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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

'Sigh... I *said*, 'I remember well the day Byron, Syr’Nj, Frigg and their dwarf and elf companions rescued our children from pirates. I could see how it changed you. Less than a month afterward, your thinking had gone from how much other races should fear us… to how much we should respect them.' And then there was a flashback and then BEDARD said 'Change was difficult to accept. But you were right.' And then *I* said 'We needed to watch out for complacent Heads of House, like Annunziata and Gigundus, who weren’t pulling their weight…' and then ARDAIC said 'And start looking for newer, more zealous Heads who might.' And then MIYAMOTO said 'Even if that meant looking under very dark corners.' And then *I* said 'it does wound us, Pardo, that you are facing your current difficulties. But in a way, you predicted them.' And then *YOU* said '... What?'

Chapter 38 – Page 9

on August 5, 2015
Chapter: Chapter 38
└ Tags: Admiral Annunziata, Ardaic, Caneghem, Grand Marshall Jarvis, His Grace Iwatani, His Grace Miyamoto, His Grace Pardo, Mister Bedard, Reynolds, Syr'Nj
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  1. Piellar
    Piellar
    August 5, 2015, 12:06 am | # | Reply

    Huh oh… there’s a power play at work here. Poor Pardo, he’s too much of a good guy to be a politician.

    • Fiaryn
      Fiaryn
      August 5, 2015, 1:15 am | # | Reply

      Either A) Pardo has been found out to have affiliations with the Cultists or B) Iwatani is pinning his own association with the cultists on Pardo.

      • Chris
        Chris
        August 5, 2015, 4:02 am | # | Reply

        Im going with B, probably supplemented with the fact the entire town had been replaced with cultists.

        • Nicolas Rei
          Nicolas Rei
          August 5, 2015, 8:01 am | # | Reply

          He’s getting dropped not for harboring cultists, but rather, for being too complacent and not noticing the infiltration of his lands by cultists. As lord there, it was his duty to root them out. So I can understand why even Jarvis would want him gone. That, and he was too nice. It made him easy to manipulate. Iwatani probably wants a better tool in that spot for his use. But I am betting if he does get his way, Jarvis will be expecting it, and it might even give him better intel on how to stop Iwatani and the cultists.

          • Bruceski
            Bruceski
            August 5, 2015, 1:27 pm | # | Reply

            I love the smell of witch hunt in the morning.

            • MidnightDStroyer
              MidnightDStroyer
              August 6, 2015, 8:38 pm | # | Reply

              …It smells like roasting weenies on a stick…

          • Benedikt
            Benedikt
            August 8, 2015, 2:17 pm | # | Reply

            My guess is that he is, too, dropped for not having a power base anymore.

  2. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    August 5, 2015, 12:08 am | # | Reply

    Do more for your shorter and pointy eared friends? I don’t see how midgets and cosplayers are going to help you.

  3. Lexible
    Lexible
    August 5, 2015, 12:22 am | # | Reply

    That’s what she said!

  4. biggmac
    biggmac
    August 5, 2015, 12:32 am | # | Reply

    So, Gigundus and Anunziata weren’t “pulling their weight”, eh, Iwatani?
    Is that a smug implication that they were obese? FAT??
    I mean, yeah, they were, but … how callous, how discriminatory, how judgmental!
    Now, since you acted that way, it gives me a license to act the same way back to you and still feel justified, you BIG DOUBLE CROSSING OVERWEIGHT DOO-DOO HEAD!

  5. Loyal
    Loyal
    August 5, 2015, 12:33 am | # | Reply

    I’m with Pardo. What’s going on here? I feel like I missed an update or two.

    • The_Rippy_One
      The_Rippy_One
      August 5, 2015, 1:22 am | # | Reply

      At a guess, he’s about to be forcibly retired in favor of a more dynamic house head.

      • Orkimedes
        Orkimedes
        August 6, 2015, 1:53 pm | # | Reply

        Additionally, his own head might be about to become a lot more dynamic. Aerodynamic, that is.

  6. Gabe
    Gabe
    August 5, 2015, 12:34 am | # | Reply

    Et tu, Iwatani?

  7. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    August 5, 2015, 12:39 am | # | Reply

    Jarvis’ look the last comic…he wasn’t giving the ugly eye at Miyamoto, but Pardo!

    • l33tninja
      l33tninja
      August 5, 2015, 11:31 am | # | Reply

      I still think Jarvis was observing Iwatani in action, letting him set his own noose (maybe not right away, but in the future)

  8. CorrTerek
    CorrTerek
    August 5, 2015, 12:56 am | # | Reply

    Well, this is taking a really quick turn for the worse.

  9. Rules Lawyer
    Rules Lawyer
    August 5, 2015, 2:05 am | # | Reply

    Quality infographic in the 3rd panel. Reminds me just a bit of the the Hawkeye series that just wrapped.

  10. Olentzero
    Olentzero
    August 5, 2015, 2:24 am | # | Reply

    Epic alt text is epic.

    • David Liao
      David Liao
      August 5, 2015, 4:33 am | # | Reply

      WHAT?

      • Taxil Necrobane
        Taxil Necrobane
        August 5, 2015, 7:52 am | # | Reply

        I’m surprised they can put that much into the alt text spot!

        • Psolo Ghoti
          Psolo Ghoti
          August 5, 2015, 5:39 pm | # | Reply

          I don’t think there’s a set limit, apart from “until it covers the entire screen”. On the other hand, I don’t think there’s a specified minimum amount of characters that the browser has to display, so it could (and probably should) cut it off before that happens.

  11. Tide of Shadows
    Tide of Shadows
    August 5, 2015, 2:51 am | # | Reply

    So why is Arch-Mage Caneghem there? There are a few members of the House that are missing, likely because they would object to the situation, yet Caneghem is merely observing.

    • beige
      beige
      August 5, 2015, 8:11 am | # | Reply

      because who really pays attention to the pointy eared help? they all prolly forgot he was there

    • Devlerbat
      Devlerbat
      August 5, 2015, 11:31 pm | # | Reply

      Just to make it clear that this isn’t an anti-non human thing? Or maybe they begrudgingly got him to agree and he is there in case Pardo makes a scene like the admiral did (unlikely, but still.)

    • The Indomitable Eric
      The Indomitable Eric
      August 6, 2015, 12:34 am | # | Reply

      They still need him. He’s been largely aloof in the politicking thus far, but knows full well he’s a token member.

      Everyone else who dared rock the boat has met with…early retirement. Caneghem is the least outwardly passionate of the disposable members. Iwatani has been using people’s convictions against them, and Caneghem has kept his mouth shut, thus making him harder to eliminate.

    • LockeZ
      LockeZ
      August 8, 2015, 10:44 pm | # | Reply

      I think he’s the one they’re putting on this show for. They’re making an example of Pardo, so the Caneghem will see what happens to those who… do whatever they’re annoyed about, I’m not sure really what the motivation here is.

  12. Silensio
    Silensio
    August 5, 2015, 6:06 am | # | Reply

    Wonder who’s gonna be his replacement. Some undercover cultist? Someone completely unrelated? Whom exactly are they trying to get into council?

    Also, the absence of mining minister and the gnome does look suspicious.

    • Devlerbat
      Devlerbat
      August 5, 2015, 11:53 pm | # | Reply

      Sometimes they don’t so much get replaced as having someone already on the council picking up their duties. Three guesses who will control lumber with Pardo gone.

      • l33tninja
        l33tninja
        August 6, 2015, 12:35 pm | # | Reply

        . . . Iwatani?

        Second guess: Iwatani

        Third guess: Iwatani

    • LockeZ
      LockeZ
      August 8, 2015, 10:45 pm | # | Reply

      Is that a real question? You can’t tell?

      Huh.

      I’ll let it surprise you then. But it won’t be a big surprise. This chapter is about him.

  13. James Rye
    James Rye
    August 5, 2015, 6:09 am | # | Reply

    So Pardo gets dropped for a new head? I wonder who gonna take his place now.

  14. Talewinds
    Talewinds
    August 5, 2015, 7:48 am | # | Reply

    Heads are rolling, Cultists are roiling, the people are railing and the The Dark is ruling.

  15. Chris
    Chris
    August 5, 2015, 9:48 am | # | Reply

    One color to rule them all, purple to find them, purple to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

  16. DS
    DS
    August 5, 2015, 10:02 am | # | Reply

    Totally voting for ol’ purple-eyes as his replacement.

  17. recentlyafish
    recentlyafish
    August 5, 2015, 11:12 am | # | Reply

    I read the entire ALT text, which meant moving the mouse and re-hovering at least 3 times, waiting for the punch line and when I got to the end of it *I* said “Oh.” “I get it.” I guess I’m just used to snappier ALT text from you guys :p

    • Psolo Ghoti
      Psolo Ghoti
      August 5, 2015, 5:43 pm | # | Reply

      I thought it was kind of obvious what it was, just from the first few words, so I wasn’t expecting a punchline at the end.

  18. l33tninja
    l33tninja
    August 5, 2015, 11:32 am | # | Reply

    alt text today is a test. Only true GA fans will get it.

  19. wwlaos
    wwlaos
    August 5, 2015, 12:55 pm | # | Reply

    Sorry, ol’ chap, but it’s time to trade you in for a new model. Something with better gas mileage and a bit less empathy for other races.

  20. Lingo
    Lingo
    August 5, 2015, 1:50 pm | # | Reply

    This is turning into a season of Survivor. Who will be the sole Head of Houses? I hope Syr’nj finds a hidden immunity idol.

  21. Titlebreaker
    Titlebreaker
    August 5, 2015, 5:57 pm | # | Reply

    So, we see the guards reaching for their swords in the last panel. Is Pardo going to get killed on the spot?

  22. Devlerbat
    Devlerbat
    August 5, 2015, 11:37 pm | # | Reply

    And let me guess the head of Agriculture is going to take over lumber. And perhaps that’s why Persson and Syr’nj aren’t there since they are the only ones that could reasonably object to that. Well…okay I’m sure there are other reasons Syr’nj isn’t there.

  23. MichaelHaneline
    MichaelHaneline
    August 6, 2015, 1:46 am | # | Reply

    Who wants to take bets on HR being the replacement?

    • Danzin
      Danzin
      August 6, 2015, 2:46 am | # | Reply

      Huh, here I thought HR was running for God…

      Well whichever office he goes for, he’s got my vote ^__^

    • Loyal
      Loyal
      August 6, 2015, 8:51 am | # | Reply

      Not sure why he would. He’s only just arrived, and outside of the cultists he’s a complete nobody.

  24. l33tninja
    l33tninja
    August 6, 2015, 12:37 pm | # | Reply

    During all of this, Canehagm says nothing . . . his eyes in panel 3 do the talking

  25. Just_IDD
    Just_IDD
    August 6, 2015, 7:56 pm | # | Reply

    So the guy they locked in the jail wasn’t a survivor?

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