Those is some epic sword-cleaning skills.

awww.... hes crying!!!!! omb...

oh, comeon, another sexy white/silver headed elfydude? COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know. Id hate to throw a monkey wrentch into all this. but wasnt this epic assult happening in the dead of night, while its clearly daylight outside suddenly?

Colby's been changing the lighting over the last 20 something pages, to simulate the passage of time. :-) If you reread it and look at the background, you'll notice how it gets steadily lighter.

The sun rose some time ago.

Where is James?

oh wow, these pages are awesome...
...
Is Al'bert dead then? *sniffle*. But Zedwig has been amazing lately. heh :D

o/ Oh, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year. o/

It immediately appears in my head when I read the sixth panel, even though it says weren't. Crazy. Anywayyyyyy ...

Wonderful page. The colour of Zedwig's magic is so pretty and striking, has anyone noticed? It really draws the eye, in this page and others.

Keheth is so thoughtful like that. Don't want a cross contamination of blood when he runs his sword through Zedwig afterall.

I love your sarcasm. :-D

Also, it's practical in that blood will pit the blade if you don't remove it.

Indeed. Blood is acidic, as you can note when you taste it. *has been cutting herself a lot this week and gotten very used to the taste of blood*

But I don't think the sword will be too badly damaged in the couple of minutes between Brenge's dying breath and Zedwig's hypothetical death eulogy @_@ Keheth is just a nitpicker!

(That or he prefers not to have the blood of a friend drying any time soon upon his blade - although the idea of wiping said friend's blood off on his own cloak is equally harsh imo)

The real reason is I wanted to limit the amount of blood in these pages. I think they're violent enough, and that's just a small detail that doesn't make a difference with the plot.

Well, yes... And we like to speculate. Interesting the in-depth conversations we have in your comments, Colby... Maybe you should get a c-box for us too. XD *is teasing, honest!*

Plus, with the sword being bright and silvery, it stands out better against the dark of Kelneth's outfit and the background. By the way, the panel with Zedwig's hand stopping the blade is just too cool. I can see the motion of it. And it's just so... I don't know, almost mocking. He's making it clear that their weapons are pretty much useless against him.

Kelneth is great. I like his thin and pointy face. And his determination. The fact that he didn't get distracted from the matter at hand, or, worse, get swallowed in guilt for what HE didn't really do, is very commendable IMHO.

Since learning the full name of the late Horatio Brenge (I immediately think of Horatio Hornblower, awesome show by the way, you'd like it) I wonder: is Kelneth his first, or last name?

Love Horatio Hornblower!

Last name.

Well what's the first?!

Why do you tease me so?? XD

This is so sad! :(

Maybe Brenge was a traitor . . . ? :(

With those eyebrows? Blasphemy! XD

An elf's eyebrows are a measure of his character.

This message has been brought to you by the People for Eyebrow Awesomeness (PEA).

Aahh! No! Don't kill my favoritest elf off! I love Kelneth and his awesome red hair. =(

Why does this have to be the last page I'm going to get to see till May? :(
Zedwig's a great villain... but I'm hoping probably against hope that he didn't kill Kelneth...

This page makes me cry...
it's just so sad. And the art is gorgeous.

... I knew that expression of Zedwig's on the last page was too Fang!

you draw good blood. I envy you. >_>

Woooaaaoaoaaaa!!
Don't have words, but completely enthralled!

I thought this would flow better when read as a whole scene, but I just can't stay away long enough!

Oh well. I'll just have to re-read it once the scene is over...
But then again, I'm re-reading the whole scene twice per week now....


Ok, while I was writing this, I got some words. Four:

This is Absolutely Amazing!!!!!

That's surprisingly cruel for Zedwig... I guess Fang's mind control left some rather nasty influences on him after all.

Oh but also the bloodied sword, in this and the last page, looks just so incredibly real. Amazing.

*weeps*

Zedwig! Why aren't you being nice? Why... WHY???

I guess Zedwig and Kelneth must have known each other pretty well in better days, both being in the castle and all...

Oh Em Gee... Are they all going to die? *bites nails* Even Derf? Say it isn't so! No, I suspect that Sum'melph will save the day.
Speaking of which, I realized the other day that Sum'melph was there through all the great historical moments of the story. If he survives he can write a very insightful autobiography. Colby, your next NaNo should be "Just Sum'melph. The (hitherto) untold story." Or: "Shloefellonia through my eyes." Or something...

Or maybe Sum'melph is one of the people in this scene, and he will die, and nobody will even notice.

Seriously, though. Why, oh why would Zed attack the good guys? He said himself he wants to kill Fang. He CAN'T want Fang to win... Is he really completely cracked by now? Is there some secret plan? Or at least a twisted string of logic by which he guides such actions? I still want so badly to believe in Zedwig's ultimate goodness. But it's getting harder and harder.


(Long-winded any? I'll totally shut up now.)

You're not long-winded. I've done the same. XD

Actually, since Sum'melph first appeared in Pixie Pass, Sum'melph #1 has died already. It must be a popular name. :-D

Why do I get the feeling that Zedwig is attacking someone other then Kelneth? He'd be a poor mage if he could control only one thing at once. :-)

Brenge!! Your cool eyebrows!! Noooooooooooooooooo....

As for me...I shall wait for Fang's death, with a cup of People's Kindness in my hand. (20 Zedwig points to the person that can say the movie I am referencing! [Or book, as it were])

Sum'melph is in fact the one person besides Sangwine who survived Pixie Pass. He's the one who lived to tell the tale.

wait, wait, wait. which one is Sum'melph?

The one who Sangwine ordered to go report the goings on in Pixie Path. On this page... good question, he pops up occasionally but I usually can't identify him.

Gotta love a character whose name is "Some elf." XD Who always seems to be around and not killed.

I know, right? :3

Poor Zedwig... and poor Kelneth. *sniffle* It almost makes me cry. Literally (rough year, like every other person on the face of this earth...)

Though the tears on Zedwig's face made him human/ elvish in my mind again. I just has a thing for pretty elves...

((And I think I have first post. Woohoo if I do?))

Nuts. I thought I did. I did when I wrote it?

You fail! I got first post XD!!! *chortles*

I blame my computer that took three minutes to submit the post. And I will stop spamming Colby's comments now, because such awesome artwork does not deserve it. XD

"That went well" - how harsh!! It's interesting, watching the conflict on his face and in his words! :D Awsome page as always!!