(Plato didn’t exactly say, “Those who do not seek power are most qualified to hold it.” But it’s a fair paraphrase.) Penk’s developed no small affection for his one-time mortal enemies, not least because they’re so consistently politically useful. It’s true […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
FB: “I mean, your wife and best friend are RIGHT OVER THERE.” We’ve got a few things to get to, here. In ascending order of importance: Clair showing a little humor in the last frame as we set up the issue […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Penk lists the others’ names in order of seniority–which here means how long they’ve been representing their people, whether they did it on the War Council, were Heads of Houses, or made their “debuts” here. Gondolessa was allied with Harky […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To the surprise of nobody, Syr’Nj is more productive in retirement-from-adventuring than any of her fellows. She was already a government figure, ambassador, and scientist when she was with the Peacemakers. Now she’s got new frontiers to explore and the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gravedust is proud of his role in Byron and Syr’Nj’s happy ending. He deserves to be. Byron once described “the gray luchador,” a mythical figure like the Grim Reaper, only what he does is give fighters gray hairs and remind […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
