Annotated 24-8
Watch out for the rhyming, first-panel Sundar. That first speech balloon of yours is sounding a little Brother Tom-mish.
This page was a probably necessary transition between this chapter and the last, and a bit of closure on Byron and Sundar’s conflict. But in retrospect, I think it was even more necessary for Byron’s development. He might not have any interest in the (cough, cough) “bear” label, but he is tacitly agreeing to help Sundar carry on for Brunhilde.
And though neither of them would be the one to say it, they both know that Byron is going to end up doing most of the mental legwork here. So what Byron’s really agreeing to is to take up the cause of adventurers’ rights. He may have been moving gently toward that role before this, but with this decision, he’s committed.
Byron didn’t want to bear the label.
It was a rather grizzly proposition for him.
Hopefully they’ll take a picture because this is a “kodiak” moment…
…I’ll show myself out. ;-)
Yeah, it’s a bad ursine.
You can’t do a rhyme with nation and not conjure Team Rocket to mind.
Sundar confirmed steals pokemens.
Especially when bringing in the idea of “… to unite all people within our nation’ he’s definitely channeling Team Rocket!
There’s only one Grand Poobah anyway, the Dedoink of all of this and that…