I love Alinua’s face on that last panel. The lighting and only showing one, more-detailed-than-usual eye feels like she is about to make good on Tess’ expectations for her in 2-6-8 regarding what will happen to whomever harms Kendal. She looks ready to become the anti-paladin bogeyman and I am so excited to see it.
Breaking the water Falst shouts NO in frustration,
Erratically splashing thinks through situation.
Yawning sky up above filled with dragons and ships
Oh hell, he mutters, and the boat’s side he grips
No problem to aid them, she is glad, says the elf
Demigod, the Wyrm fears, she can’t help by herself
Falst: (whispering) I’m on a boat. I’m on a boat. Everybody look away ’cause I’m sneaking on a boat. I’m on a boat. I’m on a boat. Please nobody look at the contents of this boat.
Son of a Falst, I just knew he was going to do that; now the party will stay split from here to the end of next chapter at least. Well, out of all the party members, he’s the one that could make such a play work, and with how rushed the Paladin evacuation is I doubt they’ll do much of an inspection beyond a head-count.
Who knows? Maybe there’s a uniform in that boat’s cargo he could use to infiltrate further.
(sigh) I suppose a deus ex Alinua to solve all of the narrative’s problems was always going to be too much to hope for. Well, now that she’s in sync with the rest of the comic, Alinua and her friends can help Erin and Dainix out; we are only about halfway through this chapter after all, so Red’s gotta fill those pages with something.
I’m assuming fantasy language rules apply here (there’s no diegetic reason for them to be speaking English in the first place, so it’s translated for the audience and/or part of willful suspension of disbelief), but it would be interesting to get an in-world explanation if there is one.
i agree, i think it would be something like “oh caves” cuz the Singing Caves and whatnot but i can’t remember if any mention of afterlives occurred so they might have something analogous but we just don’t know about it :p
Red has said that the concept of religion is very different in Aurora from our world, and that they don’t have a concept of an afterlife because their souls simply unravel and rejoin the ambient soul energy upon death, so it would be accurate to call this swear a translation because Aurora doesn’t have a hell.
ALINUA!!! HI. We all missed you. Your friends desperately need you.
Also ohhh man it looks like Falst is gonna stow away. “Oh hell” the moment he realizes what snap decision he has to make, yeah dude, that about sums it up.
I wonder if Alinua is going to follow close behind? Or is she too deep underwater right this second, and going to help the rest of the squad first? I would guess the latter.
You know it occurs to me now that the paladins have Kendal and will presumably lock him up in a fixed location… that might give the Collector a much easier time tracking him down. Although I guess her last information was from Zuurith so she might still track the rest of the floof squad.
But it would be very fun to see the paladins deal with an army of chimeras led by an immortal life mage and realise that just maybe there is something else beyond their war. Especially if she realises their magic might be useful to her goals.
The option to give the bird a water landing and fish Kendal out of the water is still on the table. But I guess the Norther Wyrms says he can’t help with that first part.
So it is down to the two life mages of the story.
Ahhhh… now it makes sense. The Goddess knew that Kendal was being taken away and was in midair at that moment.
I actually like this way better than an Alinua deux ex machinae. It’s way more complicated and I’ve no idea where it’s headed. I was looking forward to getting the band back together.
The irony is, by taking away Kendal, the Paladins are actually increasing the danger that Erin will be taken over by the dragon. Blind idiots. No doubt this is a situation where if they succeeded in destroying the Void Dragon, their Lady would be destroyed as well.
These past few pages has just been me desperately trying to convince me it isn’t going to be as bad as I think it might be and then immediately having my growing anxiety validated on the next page lol
It’s like…. Slow release anxiety attack. And I really gotta learn how to shut my damn mouth
Ayy, the flashback’s over! Great!
“In the arms of the angel”
Starts playing.
YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: yaaaay the timelines are finally back in sync yaaaaay only good things are happening here yaaaaaay
Image source: beyond
I’m back baby!! (Not for long though)
Tumblr text: and the timelines finally realign
Bluesky text: splitting the party all by yourself, handsome?
YAAAY Party mum’s back and gonna woop some arse
ALINUA SPOTTED AT LAST
Who here has seen Pacific Rim? (Wish we got a prequel)
Oh, no reason. I’m sure that the main theme is not playing in my head for any particular reason.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Kendals have left the water. Uh, thankyouverymuch.
Also Falst, buddy, pal, friend, do you still have the fireseed? yanno the thing the GOD suggested you feed your boyfriend? Who’s still in the water?
Given the detail of that bundle inside the boat, we may see Falst disguised as a Paladin sooner rather than later.
I love Alinua’s face on that last panel. The lighting and only showing one, more-detailed-than-usual eye feels like she is about to make good on Tess’ expectations for her in 2-6-8 regarding what will happen to whomever harms Kendal. She looks ready to become the anti-paladin bogeyman and I am so excited to see it.
Breaking the water Falst shouts NO in frustration,
Erratically splashing thinks through situation.
Yawning sky up above filled with dragons and ships
Oh hell, he mutters, and the boat’s side he grips
No problem to aid them, she is glad, says the elf
Demigod, the Wyrm fears, she can’t help by herself
Alternative to today’s acrostic
BACK! SHE’S BACK!!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
YAY!!!
OMG ALINUA IS HERE!
Now the timelines are in sync
Don’t worry Kendal’s fine 🙂
Falst: (whispering) I’m on a boat. I’m on a boat. Everybody look away ’cause I’m sneaking on a boat. I’m on a boat. I’m on a boat. Please nobody look at the contents of this boat.
Son of a Falst, I just knew he was going to do that; now the party will stay split from here to the end of next chapter at least. Well, out of all the party members, he’s the one that could make such a play work, and with how rushed the Paladin evacuation is I doubt they’ll do much of an inspection beyond a head-count.
Who knows? Maybe there’s a uniform in that boat’s cargo he could use to infiltrate further.
(sigh) I suppose a deus ex Alinua to solve all of the narrative’s problems was always going to be too much to hope for. Well, now that she’s in sync with the rest of the comic, Alinua and her friends can help Erin and Dainix out; we are only about halfway through this chapter after all, so Red’s gotta fill those pages with something.
FINALLY
I MISSED MY GIRL
Woo, Alinua is back! We missed you, girl! (It has been 10 months, 3 chapthers, and 81 pages)
Also, any theories as to what ‘hell’ means to the people of Aurora?
I’m assuming fantasy language rules apply here (there’s no diegetic reason for them to be speaking English in the first place, so it’s translated for the audience and/or part of willful suspension of disbelief), but it would be interesting to get an in-world explanation if there is one.
i agree, i think it would be something like “oh caves” cuz the Singing Caves and whatnot but i can’t remember if any mention of afterlives occurred so they might have something analogous but we just don’t know about it :p
Red has said that the concept of religion is very different in Aurora from our world, and that they don’t have a concept of an afterlife because their souls simply unravel and rejoin the ambient soul energy upon death, so it would be accurate to call this swear a translation because Aurora doesn’t have a hell.
I choose to believe that it means something to the effect of GOLLY GEE WILLIKERS BATMAN
Aww dangit. Well… At least most of the team will be reunited again?
shes bacc
ALINUA!!! HI. We all missed you. Your friends desperately need you.
Also ohhh man it looks like Falst is gonna stow away. “Oh hell” the moment he realizes what snap decision he has to make, yeah dude, that about sums it up.
I wonder if Alinua is going to follow close behind? Or is she too deep underwater right this second, and going to help the rest of the squad first? I would guess the latter.
You know it occurs to me now that the paladins have Kendal and will presumably lock him up in a fixed location… that might give the Collector a much easier time tracking him down. Although I guess her last information was from Zuurith so she might still track the rest of the floof squad.
But it would be very fun to see the paladins deal with an army of chimeras led by an immortal life mage and realise that just maybe there is something else beyond their war. Especially if she realises their magic might be useful to her goals.
Alinua is back!
The option to give the bird a water landing and fish Kendal out of the water is still on the table. But I guess the Norther Wyrms says he can’t help with that first part.
So it is down to the two life mages of the story.
“He was nearby a few seconds ago but just left my senses I wonder what’s up with that.”
yes, now save him Alinua I know that you can I belive in you
Ahhhh… now it makes sense. The Goddess knew that Kendal was being taken away and was in midair at that moment.
I actually like this way better than an Alinua deux ex machinae. It’s way more complicated and I’ve no idea where it’s headed. I was looking forward to getting the band back together.
The irony is, by taking away Kendal, the Paladins are actually increasing the danger that Erin will be taken over by the dragon. Blind idiots. No doubt this is a situation where if they succeeded in destroying the Void Dragon, their Lady would be destroyed as well.
That’s funny. I think we know EXACTLY where things are headed. The Snowfast.
Oh goddamn it…
These past few pages has just been me desperately trying to convince me it isn’t going to be as bad as I think it might be and then immediately having my growing anxiety validated on the next page lol
It’s like…. Slow release anxiety attack. And I really gotta learn how to shut my damn mouth
…is Falst gonna run off and do something stupid on his own again
Time for the crash out we’ve all been waiting for!
whoa alinua looks so haunted in the last panel :0 i love the difference compared to when we saw it from her perspective!
Alinua: OKAY, it’s time to stop splitting the- where’s Falst.
Also, I should’ve said this last page- but I understand more and more lately why Erin called the paladins a cult.
Stefan… RUN.
Shes Back!!!!!
Finally! Alinua! SAVE THEM!