Annotated 47-14
FB: The laws of contract work and their enforcement tend to favor the privileged classes, but every once in a while you’ll see some little guys who know how to use an escape claws.
So much comical fumbling John worked in here!
At this stage in Ardaic’s apostasy, he still believes it inevitable that Gastonia/Iwatania will win against his enemies, he’s just starting to question whether it will feel great for him to be a part of that victory. Might Syr’Nj with all her intelligence still be made to see the reason of his path? I can feel for the loneliness of the man, even as he redoubles his commitment to an increasingly hollow cause.
Luckily, the Silver Centurion is impervious to slapstick
Though the Silver Centurion is NOT impervious to having his helmet crest look like someone stuck a small pushbroom head on his helmet…
It makes sense that Ardaic still expects Gastonia/Iwatania to win. He probably doesn’t believe that Syr’Nj would ally with “savages” until he actually sees it.
I don’t know if it was noted on this page or the next, but I remember that the GD on the gnome helmet stands for Gnomeland Defense and I still think it’s great!
The gnomes have left behind a veritable gnome-ansland.