That doesn’t really make sense though, because Red has *said* that there are plenty of Ferin paladins, so maybe its something else?? Or maybe this paladin is just extra ignorant and bigoted.
I interpreted it as “good, you’re willing to speak and won’t just stay completely silent no matter what”. It’s possible that this guy is just a bigot though.
I think it’s a deliberate taunt rather than actual surprise, referring to how last time the paladins reported seeing Falst on the island, he’d mostly been roaring incoherently as he beat the crap out of them. Sort of like “Oh, NOW you want to talk,” but with an extra side of being a jackass.
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: pardon me while I turn away from my helpless captive to monologue, a strategy which has only ever turned out well
Image source: disadvantage
Hell yeah Tess!!! Also: Falst breaking free of those binds is clearly imminent. Excited to see where this goes. I think Tess and Falst will be a really fun team up.
I would have also liked seeing Falst get out of this alone, but I assume Red knows better than I do whether he could do that. And I won’t say no to more Tess.
wow this guy SUCKS – he literally doesn’t even care about his own teammates (not to mention the dehumanization and literal freaking t0rture! UGH) I can only feel okay saying this bc it’s fiction not real life, but I hope we get to watch him melt in lava. Especially if Falst literally came back to warn people about Rakhn ‘s imminent explosion (bc I legit cannot figure out why Falst would hang around those guys to begin with – was he just trying to sneak past while looking for Tess??)
You don’t need to censor “torture” here. There is no algorithm to please, and filtering here is mostly to weed out spam or harassment. All you’re doing is annoy people who use screen readers.
Recten: You should pray for an ambush, Caled.
(the Caleds get ambushed) Recten: (surprised Pikachu face)
“Good. You speak.” Rectum End, you better mean that to be that Falst is willing to speak and isn’t using the silent treatment; otherwise it sounds like you’re implying that some Ferin are incapable of speech. Is that so?
I wonder how virulent anti-Ferin prejudice is among the Paladins. If the theories about Falst’s father are true, what could that imply about the organisation? Could it have played a part in why Falst Sr. abandoned his son?
Tess doesn’t typically do stealthy, but it seems she does know how to; stealthy electrocution, runic circles, yellow and blue lighting, this arc is showing she’s more than a one-punch-trick pony. She sounds rough, but I’m hopeful Falst should be able to handle the rest; his history of breaking light magic and humbling pompous mages makes him more than qualified.
Tess to the rescue! And, hopefully, more of my favorite: Paladins looking surprised after Falst does light stuff and then said Paladins immediately getting beaten up
I hope the reason Recten is written to be so hateable is so that the readers don’t pity him when he’s gonna meet some horrible fate very very soon (Collector, maybe?..)
Tess ex machina! And hopefully Falst’s claws towards his face. Too bad he’s armored. Maybe eye poking is on the table? Either way, I’m happy to see Tess. Plus it’s now very obvious why she can’t do that big Lightning explosion again. If she’s injured/spent enough to be doing stealth, then if she weren’t made out of metal, she’d probably be dead.
Meta: I LOVE how frequently Tess showing up is foreshadowed. Frequently as a shiny thing in the distance, but electrocuting the mooks while the recten isn’t paying attention is also very fun!
my tessisabouttoshowup sense is tingling
Wow, the leader guy is incredibly hateable.
It appears that the Recten was under the impression some Ferin couldn’t speak???
could be the “it’s a savage ferin” or the “it’s a savage void worshipper” to be honest
More dehumanization and willful ignorance it would seem to me…
That doesn’t really make sense though, because Red has *said* that there are plenty of Ferin paladins, so maybe its something else?? Or maybe this paladin is just extra ignorant and bigoted.
I interpreted it as “good, you’re willing to speak and won’t just stay completely silent no matter what”. It’s possible that this guy is just a bigot though.
I think it’s a deliberate taunt rather than actual surprise, referring to how last time the paladins reported seeing Falst on the island, he’d mostly been roaring incoherently as he beat the crap out of them. Sort of like “Oh, NOW you want to talk,” but with an extra side of being a jackass.
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: pardon me while I turn away from my helpless captive to monologue, a strategy which has only ever turned out well
Image source: disadvantage
Tumblr text: 👀
Bluesky text: good morning!
Oh fuck yeeh this is going to be good
Hell yeah Tess!!! Also: Falst breaking free of those binds is clearly imminent. Excited to see where this goes. I think Tess and Falst will be a really fun team up.
Probably not the first comment.
Yup, it wasn’t.
That’s a new one
Yayy, Tess to the rescue!
I would have also liked seeing Falst get out of this alone, but I assume Red knows better than I do whether he could do that. And I won’t say no to more Tess.
shoulda gotten his hands :]
Guess who’s back? Back again? Tess is back! Tell a friend!
Tess: “Now this looks like a job for me!”
wow this guy SUCKS – he literally doesn’t even care about his own teammates (not to mention the dehumanization and literal freaking t0rture! UGH) I can only feel okay saying this bc it’s fiction not real life, but I hope we get to watch him melt in lava. Especially if Falst literally came back to warn people about Rakhn ‘s imminent explosion (bc I legit cannot figure out why Falst would hang around those guys to begin with – was he just trying to sneak past while looking for Tess??)
You don’t need to censor “torture” here. There is no algorithm to please, and filtering here is mostly to weed out spam or harassment. All you’re doing is annoy people who use screen readers.
Recten: You should pray for an ambush, Caled.
(the Caleds get ambushed)
Recten: (surprised Pikachu face)
“Good. You speak.” Rectum End, you better mean that to be that Falst is willing to speak and isn’t using the silent treatment; otherwise it sounds like you’re implying that some Ferin are incapable of speech. Is that so?
I wonder how virulent anti-Ferin prejudice is among the Paladins. If the theories about Falst’s father are true, what could that imply about the organisation? Could it have played a part in why Falst Sr. abandoned his son?
Tess doesn’t typically do stealthy, but it seems she does know how to; stealthy electrocution, runic circles, yellow and blue lighting, this arc is showing she’s more than a one-punch-trick pony. She sounds rough, but I’m hopeful Falst should be able to handle the rest; his history of breaking light magic and humbling pompous mages makes him more than qualified.
wow these paladins get worse every page (also is falst abt to break out??? 👀👀👀)
Wait, Tess’s ears are ringing due to explosion? Right?
She also took a HARD landing after causing the explosion distraction.
Tess to the rescue! And, hopefully, more of my favorite: Paladins looking surprised after Falst does light stuff and then said Paladins immediately getting beaten up
I hope the reason Recten is written to be so hateable is so that the readers don’t pity him when he’s gonna meet some horrible fate very very soon (Collector, maybe?..)
Well, the volcano is about to errupt. So if the paladins don’t hurry…Pompeii was a horrible way to go.
I got anime heart eyes when I saw that lightning <3
Also, like Sam Vimes once noted, when it comes to badguys, hope you get a monologuer.
I think about that quote so much, its brilliant!
You’re about to follow the example of your order’s most august champion by wearing an angry cat
Y’know, Tam is looking downright considerate right about now
Tess ex machina! And hopefully Falst’s claws towards his face. Too bad he’s armored. Maybe eye poking is on the table? Either way, I’m happy to see Tess. Plus it’s now very obvious why she can’t do that big Lightning explosion again. If she’s injured/spent enough to be doing stealth, then if she weren’t made out of metal, she’d probably be dead.
Never take your eyes off a cat while holding it. It will escape your clutches faster then you can think!
Show yourself! I know you’re watching me!
Meta: I LOVE how frequently Tess showing up is foreshadowed. Frequently as a shiny thing in the distance, but electrocuting the mooks while the recten isn’t paying attention is also very fun!
“Hey DM, how does conductivity work in this world?”
[sees only the enemies are wearing metal armor] “Dammit”
Sounds like a Ruunaser to me…