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'Today... we declare Gnomish Dependence Day.'

Chapter 47 – Page 13

on April 26, 2017
Chapter: Chapter 47
└ Tags: Ardaic, Reynolds
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  1. Steel Resolve
    Steel Resolve
    April 26, 2017, 12:08 am | # | Reply

    A small problem, to be sure.

    • Gabe
      Gabe
      April 26, 2017, 12:18 am | # | Reply

      Time is short! The gnomes better escape soon!

    • chantelune
      chantelune
      April 26, 2017, 7:11 am | # | Reply

      I find those puns to be a little taste.

      • SteelRaven
        SteelRaven
        April 26, 2017, 1:34 pm | # | Reply

        It’s is low brow humor but it won’t fly over anyone’s head.

        • Taran Alvein
          Taran Alvein
          April 26, 2017, 4:38 pm | # | Reply

          Let’s try not to offend anyone here. I say we agree to gnome more short jokes.

          • BFletch651
            BFletch651
            April 27, 2017, 9:00 am | # | Reply

            Truly. Less is more.

  2. Talewinds
    Talewinds
    April 26, 2017, 12:18 am | # | Reply

    He’ll be back shortly.

  3. Talewinds
    Talewinds
    April 26, 2017, 12:19 am | # | Reply

    ALL the explosives? That’s a tall order.

    • Tsapki
      Tsapki
      April 26, 2017, 3:29 am | # | Reply

      Well there goes the budget for the fireworks…

    • Just_IDD
      Just_IDD
      April 26, 2017, 9:09 am | # | Reply

      It’s militarily stupid too. Why would you use explosives to punish people that have already escaped when you should be using explosives on your enemy?

      • Wyvern
        Wyvern
        April 26, 2017, 12:41 pm | # | Reply

        First, I think he’s concluded that the gnomes *are* the enemy now. Second, we don’t know that they’ve escaped, only that they’re hiding. Third, who said anything about punishing them? I suspect the purpose of the explosives is to root them out, like dynamiting a rabbit warren.

        I mean, think about it: the Gastonians (sorry, Iwatanians) are now faced with an enemy force, known for being elusive and skilled in laying traps, which has already infiltrated their capital city. Far from being “militarily stupid”, I would think that dealing with them would be a number one priority.

        • Charon the Fateless
          Charon the Fateless
          April 26, 2017, 6:50 pm | # | Reply

          Which again, is fated to be a fools errand because sadly; that’s how it always goes.

    • David Simon
      David Simon
      April 26, 2017, 10:09 am | # | Reply

      Fat chance they’ll be able to get them all in that room.

    • minando
      minando
      April 28, 2017, 2:55 am | # | Reply

      Ignoring little problems often results in big explosions.
      Especially if you’re a tinkering gnome.

  4. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    April 26, 2017, 12:43 am | # | Reply

    I really hope there’s so explanation given as to how Ardaic can be the Silver Sentinal when they were both in the same place a while back.

    • Schneidend
      Schneidend
      April 26, 2017, 12:44 am | # | Reply

      It’s a magical amulet. Presumably anybody could use it. There may even be multiple such amulets.

      • Kennerly
        Kennerly
        April 26, 2017, 12:48 am | # | Reply

        Ardaic could have a twin brother, or a faithful butler who’s a master of disguise. Maybe the magic amulet not only does transformations, it creates clones of the one who possesses it. Or maybe there’s some other explanation, but there should be an explanation.

        • Insufferable Nerd
          Insufferable Nerd
          April 26, 2017, 2:46 am | # | Reply

          I interpreted it as the wearer of the amulet becoming a host for some Silver Sentinel spirit or whatever, instead of actually being him. There may even be an order of similarly-appearing Paladins tasked with giving themselves up in pursuit of justice.

          • Insufferable Nerd
            Insufferable Nerd
            April 26, 2017, 2:48 am | # | Reply

            Silver Centurion, I mean. Ugh, you’ve got me doing it.

    • Anvildude
      Anvildude
      April 26, 2017, 1:55 pm | # | Reply

      Maybe it’s like the amulet of the Paladin in “Magic Kingdom for Sale SOLD“?

      • Theodore Lief Gannon
        Theodore Lief Gannon
        April 28, 2017, 6:07 am | # | Reply

        Hey! I’m not the only person who’s read that book!

        I’m probably still the only person who’s read that book and none of Shannara.

        • Borg
          Borg
          June 20, 2017, 3:11 pm | # | Reply

          You’re not.

    • Ved
      Ved
      April 26, 2017, 6:48 pm | # | Reply

      It has nothing to do with the amulet itself. The amulet is just a holy symbol. Silver Sentinels are just the avatar of a “god” similar to how Frigg is an (unwilling) champion of the Wolf God and the way Harky was a champion of Tectonicus. They’re Paladins who “worship” Gastonia itself.

      • Ved
        Ved
        April 26, 2017, 6:51 pm | # | Reply

        The reason I place them in the same category is because Rachel explained that champions like them are able to channel the power of their dedication into “Glowy Hammer Shit.” And the Silver Centurion has been shown to manifest a glowing magical sword.

  5. Schneidend
    Schneidend
    April 26, 2017, 12:44 am | # | Reply

    Oh come on! Not even Ardaic should be able to rationalize blowing up every gnome in existence.

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      April 26, 2017, 12:55 am | # | Reply

      Because Gastonia places such high value on all life, especially non-human life?

    • Pylgrim
      Pylgrim
      April 26, 2017, 1:21 am | # | Reply

      Pretty sure that Ardaic has stopped caring. He lost the woman he loved (or rather, never gained her), the Kingdom he so nobly upheld is now a sham cooked by corrupt politicians and taken over by a kid and he found himself a coward, incapable of standing up to those circumstances. Thus, he has now resigned himself to be the rent-a-monster he allowed himself to become.

      • Bryan
        Bryan
        April 26, 2017, 7:37 am | # | Reply

        I really hope not…

    • Meadowbrook
      Meadowbrook
      April 26, 2017, 1:25 am | # | Reply

      I’ll wait to see where this is going before I pass judgement. Might be pulling a Snape.

    • sanzuka
      sanzuka
      April 26, 2017, 1:34 am | # | Reply

      but but . . . I though Ardaic is a Paladin of Gastonia?

    • Sahara
      Sahara
      April 26, 2017, 1:41 am | # | Reply

      Rather, he’s probably thinking he’ll need all the explosives they can get to blast a hole *into* the underground bunker or wherever the gnomes are hiding. There’s bound to be some secured entrance with a very thick door

    • Insufferable Nerd
      Insufferable Nerd
      April 26, 2017, 2:49 am | # | Reply

      I’m still convinced that Ardaic isn’t actually the Silver Centurion, just a duty-bound host for whatever spirit the amulet channels. He may not even be aware of, or have any control over, the decisions the SC makes.

      • Gtgtgt
        Gtgtgt
        April 26, 2017, 4:05 am | # | Reply

        I’m pretty convinced about that one too.

    • tlhonmey
      tlhonmey
      April 26, 2017, 12:45 pm | # | Reply

      As an old friend of mine once said under similar circumstances: “There’s no better way to hurt someone than to work for them — badly.”

      • Lirazel
        Lirazel
        April 26, 2017, 11:26 pm | # | Reply

        I rather like this. May I steal it?

        • tlhonmey
          tlhonmey
          April 27, 2017, 3:50 pm | # | Reply

          If I give you permission, then it’s not stealing… so… no?

          You’re welcome to use it though as far as I’m concerned.

    • The Gorram Batguy
      The Gorram Batguy
      April 27, 2017, 5:01 am | # | Reply

      I’m pretty sure they are simply planning to dynamite their way into the underground tunnels. Every access point is too small for humans to enter, and all the entrances are likely heavily booby trapped anyway. So, blowing up the ground above it in a controlled way to make a suitably large entrance is the best plan.
      The line about “all we’ve got” is just dramatic hyperbole, surely, other than the fact that you and I don’t know just how deep the “underground” starts. For all we know, there’s a kilometer of earth from the surface down until its begins that the troops need to blast through (though it’s probably less).
      On the other hand, all the entrance ways to all the parts of the underground are too small for humans. With no space to move, human troops can’t hope to accomplish anything down there themselves. So maybe the explosives are all about blowing things up until the diminutive insurgents give themselves up.

  6. tecani
    tecani
    April 26, 2017, 12:46 am | # | Reply

    The Gnomes have had enough of Gastonia belittling them like this!

    • Lirazel
      Lirazel
      April 26, 2017, 11:27 pm | # | Reply

      Now, now. Let’s not be small-minded.

  7. Ning
    Ning
    April 26, 2017, 12:48 am | # | Reply

    Reynold’s smile scares me. Hoping for some awesome revenge plot to happen though, given how the poor gnome has been undercut and manipulated.

  8. MatthewTheLucky
    MatthewTheLucky
    April 26, 2017, 1:04 am | # | Reply

    Yes, Ardaic. Bring your entire arsenal of dangerous munitions into the newly hostile territory that was recently occupied by master weapon and trap smiths. What could possibly go wrong?

    • minando
      minando
      April 27, 2017, 2:57 am | # | Reply

      That’s Ardaic?

      • The Gorram Batguy
        The Gorram Batguy
        April 27, 2017, 5:02 am | # | Reply

        Minando boy, the tags, the tags are calling…
        If not for them, I’d not have known for sure.

  9. Brasca1
    Brasca1
    April 26, 2017, 1:52 am | # | Reply

    Hopefully Bandit and her crew can make their lives miserable until the cavalry arrives.

  10. Sleeping Dragon
    Sleeping Dragon
    April 26, 2017, 3:04 am | # | Reply

    Panel 1: Reynolds is so stalling, and he’s so stressed, and he’s just So Very Obvious about it.

    Panel 3: That smile…

  11. Tsapki
    Tsapki
    April 26, 2017, 3:39 am | # | Reply

    I honestly never expected Dean Reynolds to look as sinister as he does in Panel 3. Seems a good look for him precisely because it’s so rare.

  12. Fairportfan
    Fairportfan
    April 26, 2017, 4:48 am | # | Reply

    I sense the proximity of a briar patch.

  13. comicgourmet
    comicgourmet
    April 26, 2017, 5:35 am | # | Reply

    Stealing all the explosives while switching sides

    • Just_IDD
      Just_IDD
      April 26, 2017, 9:14 am | # | Reply

      The world’s Rebellion doesn’t seem to have a lot of use for explosives. Even if they can’t capture the explosives if they make them be used in a worthless endeavor then that’s just as good. It may even kill some Gastonian soldiers

      • Wannes
        Wannes
        April 26, 2017, 10:02 am | # | Reply

        It’ll be the gnomes stealing all the explosives. They’ll know how to use it against Gastonia.

    • Citrakayah
      Citrakayah
      April 27, 2017, 10:29 pm | # | Reply

      I half think Ardaic is counting on just that.

  14. The Indomitable Eric
    The Indomitable Eric
    April 26, 2017, 10:04 am | # | Reply

    NEVER underestimate a gnome who goes full ‘evil monologue shadow face.”

  15. Chris
    Chris
    April 26, 2017, 10:42 am | # | Reply

    His whole page is the computational probability of escape through Gnomish tactics.
    CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!

  16. Psolo Ghoti
    Psolo Ghoti
    April 26, 2017, 12:56 pm | # | Reply

    “It was me – that is Reynolds – and my five droogs – that is Bandit, Tobias, Watcher, Berta and Brock – and we sat in the Korova alehouse, trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the government.”

  17. Blatherskite
    Blatherskite
    April 26, 2017, 2:11 pm | # | Reply

    Ardaic took his eye off of Reynolds. What are the odds Reynolds will still be there when he turns back around?

  18. myIDID
    myIDID
    April 26, 2017, 3:32 pm | # | Reply

    Damnit Reynolds, I fail to see wherein you proved the series is unbounded! Also you did a poor job of formalizing your claim that the series is strictly increasing. Shame on you, Reynolds, shame on you. You should spend more time on this facebook page.

  19. zathael
    zathael
    April 26, 2017, 9:12 pm | # | Reply

    …I was just studying the Harmonic Series. I have a test tomorrow. Which of the writers is spying on me?

  20. minando
    minando
    April 27, 2017, 2:54 am | # | Reply

    Wow, that was quick. From diplomatics to explosives in mere seconds.

    • The Gorram Batguy
      The Gorram Batguy
      April 27, 2017, 5:04 am | # | Reply

      Probably happens a lot more often than you think, judging by the state of this, our real world.

    • tlhonmey
      tlhonmey
      April 27, 2017, 3:53 pm | # | Reply

      “Diplomacy is the art of saying, ‘nice doggie,’ until you can find a rock…”

  21. drealm2459
    drealm2459
    April 27, 2017, 11:02 am | # | Reply

    This has you have no idea what you are getting yourself into written all over it. Dean wants them to come and try and find his people. He wants them all the whole damn army, or as many of them as he can get. to come and just try to find his people. Because went they do the trap will snap.

  22. tlhonmey
    tlhonmey
    April 27, 2017, 3:55 pm | # | Reply

    He must have a trap already laid. Otherwise the thing to do would be to claim you were so busy with your mathematic work that you hadn’t noticed, and then offer to “help” him find the others. “There’s only a few places they could have gone…”

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