Chapter 2: Page 87
Dakkan’s blood phobia rears its head again — this night really just keeps getting worse, doesn’t it? But it looks like Dak’s had just about enough of its twists and has decided to start dealing out a few of his own. It doesn’t take much to set Dakkan off against a foe, but if you shoot his best friend with a crossbow bolt, it’s going to take more than a few hasty words to stay his hand!
Obviously this night isn’t quite over yet — there are still many unanswered questions, the answers to some of which will likely lead to even more questions! To think of how much has changed in the course of a handful of pages — and how much could change in just a few pages more…
Speaking of a few pages, do you remember the One-Eyed Ermehn (Feyn) and the lady Canid who helped save Quin’s neck back on the tower roof? Well, regular Western Deep reader and registered Lively Discussion Devotee Fourth Master has submitted a guest piece of our favorite tertiary characters!
In the battle between “that one Ermehn who backtalked Hardin and found himself getting thrown off a tower” and “that one lady Canid who slashed that Ermehn who stood next to Feyn while he backtalked Hardin back in chapter 1” (seriously, go back and look) it’s a real barn-burner of a battle between Western Deep’s tertiary characters! WHO WILL WI-oh, I guess Feyn’s already dead, isn’t he? Guess that kinda settles it?
Well, EVEN SO, if Feyn had managed to square off against her I’m sure it would’ve been a great battle! And thank you Fourth Master for submitting this awesome guest art to remind us of what could have been! :)
Aww, poor Dak! This really is not his night!
No, no, that’s Bevan that just got hit.
Tbh it’s no one’s night tonight
I’d say Hardin is having a pretty good night.
This was a serious page but oh my god. I love Bevan. Rhosyn just looked flat out surprised, and then in the middle of a pitched battle, it’s Bevan who pops up with that look on his face to say “NO WAIT DUDE HE’S SOMEWHAT OKAY–” and all the drama is gone and I’m sniggering. But ow. He’s gonna have one big headache in the morning, if not a cracked tooth, and Rhosyn has trouble coming next page.
Poor Dakkan and Quinlan though. Neither of them are having a good day, and Dak finally snapped. Quin’s gonna be out of commission for a little while. As for Lady Canid vs Feyn, no, don’t make me choose between alliances like this :v Awesome art, Fourth.
…and his heart grew three sizes that day.
Go Dakkan!
Poor Bevan XD He’s gonna be sore later, and I doubt Rhosyn’s good at close combat if her weapon is a crossbow.
I cant believe I’m laughing at this. I’m a supposed to be laughing at it? Just looking at Bevan’s “No Wait!” face and Roshyn not really giving any cents look from seeingBevan getting smacked just made my day. Dakkan though, you’re such a bro I swear. But what did Bevan meant by that last statement? Did Roshyn shot Quinlan’s shoulder on purpose? Oh man is this gonna turn into some huge conspiracy after all?
But lols at that cool fan art. We need some kind of BWD character smackdown or something where we pit some of the characters against each other to see who will win.
High five, I’m not alone in being the only one who started this page with a serious face and then started hooting.
Actually now that I’m taking a second look at this page (I had to step away from the monitor for a good while since I lol’d so hard), Roshyn does seem a little surprised at the end. I forget that she can sometimes feel other emotions besides being so smuggy all the time.
And I can bet that all Bevan’s fangirls out there are crying over the defacing of his poor handsome face……….all 1 of them *trollface*
You’re terrible. *grin
Ahhh… :( This terrible frindzone…. :(
Mortal Kombat: BWD Edition?
In all seriousness, I would go see a BWD movie and I would buy a BWD video game.
Me too, Fourth ;)
(I dreamed about such movie, and of course I not gamer (If I Good remember, I was play on last time on game “Narnia Prince Kaspian” …. three years ago? …. ) but I really want to play in BWD game…. Mmmm ^^ – Anyway I Really like your graphic, good and great job Fourth ;) )
(For now I have to go to work, to the Schindler’s factory – then I get back I will write an appropriate comment, but for now I’ll say that much, and I apologize in advance for the word)
Ja pierdole….
Do you have to produce lists in that factory?
XD – Hahaha – I mean that I am on the list of employees – I watch over the exhibition and tourists; and because I work in the original place/building where was the famous Schindler factory and was shot here “Shindler’s List” by Stephen Spielberg -everyone including myself, we’re somewhat employees Mr. Schindler ;) . (I live near the Factory and places where these tragic story taking place [Kraków ghetto, Plaszow concentration camp, etc.], and every day I’m and I pass the place where this great movie (Movie masterpiece) was maked – I love this movie – 80% of the movie was established here in Krakow ;) )
But a few days ago I had to clear the gallery with photographs of saved people from the Schindler list, meaning dozens of photos on the outer wall of the building XD – This is I was cleaned – inside and outside the building, two hours in the Sun XD –
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Dakkan definitely wins for best expressions during this battle. Seriously. That third panel face. Exquisite.
Although Bevan’s got a pretty good mug going there, too.
And Rhosyn don’t care. Her expressions in order of appearance:
1. Don’t care.
2. Dude, we’re having a moment.
3. Eh, he had it coming.
Also, FM, hah, love that picture. Tertiary characters never get enough loving. They’re some of my favorite people!
As Alex said, the potential of what might have been intrigued me, and I just had to draw it once the thought entered my head.
Now, when you say they’re some of your favorite people, do you mean all tertiary characters, or are you specifically referring to the two that I drew?
Glad you liked the art, just didn’t quite understand what you meant.
Your drawing does pose a serious dilemma….
I choose Buzz Lightyear!
Oh, all tertiary characters, definitely. Biggs, Wedge, Feyn, Faramir, all dem great peeps. :3
Wow, Bevan, that’s gotta hurt. Ouch. Not to mention that Dakkan is now in his “unshackled literal blood frenzy mode”.
Not sure what next page is going to be. Will it be Dakkan whaling on Rhosyn with the staff? Will it cut back to Hardin and Kenosh? Or will Hardin step into this scene to even things up a bit? Maybe Rathik will finally appear, who knows.
As for the art, thanks for all of the kind words. I guarantee that I wasn’t kidding a while back when I mocked my own ability . . . let’s just say that I’ve been practicing, and that Rachel’s available material was valuable. Without reference pictures of these two I never could have made the final result look as good as it turned out.
… it may also be so that Dakkan including “killing machine mode”, the first time he will take to fight sword and is no longer making jokes…. maybe Bevan was lucky that only has a broken jaw and he lies unconscious knockout in the mud…
And as for this practice, I believe in you and all my heart I suuport you Fourth ;) ; and I wish you that you came to the end, drawing images;) (I am in the process of this path and also still learning – this is difficult live way, but give how far the Council, because I have a goal – my own comic ;) ) – And I really Liked your graphic Fourth :D Especially this colours :D
Nice work, Fourth! I can tell you put a lot of effort into the drawing- the detail is pretty awesome!
Also I say Feyn wins on the grounds that he has an actual name.
To be fair, Lady Canid has an actual name too, we just don’t know what it is.
I do hope that she shows up again, though. I stand by the theory that she is Clovis’s daughter on account of her similar appearance and attitude. If I’m right, she will have a large stake in how events turn out in the future.
Perhaps we’re in for more flashbacks as he bleeds out, life flashing before his eyes. I’m no expert on squirrelman anatomy, but there’s a number of major blood vessels that pass through that area on humans. He’s in for a rough time, even in a universe where drawing a greatsword from a shoulder scabbard is somehow possible :P
Speaking of which, I wonder where he lost it to. it’s gone missing.
…I don’t see a shoulder scabbard anywhere?
Pages 83 and 84 are the most recent examples of him wearing it. It’s the thing holding the sword up.
While the usability of a shoulder scabbard is certainly a valid question to raise, it didn’t disappear. Kenosh left it behind in their room earlier. Probably in case he ran into opposition right outside the door, which as we saw almost did happen. X)
Such mistake can cost live….
But he’s seen wearing it sheathed in pages 83 and 84! the strap (and scabbard) later disappear while he seems to start slashing canid, which potentially precludes him from ripping it off and throwing it off screen.
Mm. Must’ve forgot he wasn’t supposed to have it when I was drawing those pages. I’ll add it to the list of things to fix later.
I hadn’t remembered he’d left it in the room! I only noticed because I’ve reread the last few pages a lot haha!
While we’re on the subject of Kenosh’s sword, I am curious as to whether or not we know exactly what kind of sword it is. My guess is a claymore or something similar, as it’s a broad, straight, double-edged, two-handed weapon, but I could be wrong.
Kenosh two-handed sword makes me think of the other two-handed sword of Longinus Podbipięta, from fantastic novel adventure “With Fire and Sword” by Henryk Sienkiewicz – he just had a lovely and a great two-handed sword ^^ – one cutting He was able to cut down three enemy head ^^, here I can find the similarity of Quinlan – when he went for a Scout, He was attacked by the enemies, and he’s also the first wound he got with a bow on the left shoulder and survived it. But then the shot was more and more … And he was killed from multiple shot rather than what he got in the shoulder, so Quinlan survives :D ;)
You can this sword and how it ruled, and shooting arrows to see here (sorry that I do not have subtitles in English – but you might want to see this ;) )
Forget sword skills, that man’s greatest accomplishment is his moustache.
Blasphemy- you mean his eyebrows.
XD Hahaha XD this big mustache that’s nothing – he swore that as long as the sword – one cutting – do not cut down three enemy heads, he do not marry and will not have any physical relationships with women… And best of all he kept his word, and when these three heads cut it on the next day he was killed… XD Poor Longinus…. Xd
OK, finally I went back ;)
The first case.:
I wanted to thanks Alex for that today has posted this page; because .: I had to work today in the factory, unfortunately, after a sleepless night and a big headache (because of the barely healed illness) – and when early in the morning I woke up with this powerful headache and not expecting I saw what I saw – I thought that with my emotions head pain would break, but at least at the same time like I have been prompting what gave me energy throughout the morning – Alex thank you ;)
The second case.:
For the first time even I became pale and scared that Dakkan also was injured, luckily it turned out it’s not true … ;)
Then sitting all day in a factory, I had time for a cooling off period of emotion and rethinking all things and events which have taken place today.
To be honest I was expecting that Dakkan Hemophobia can turn in a horrifying for me an attack of aggression and anger… (It is a little bit frightened) – but that’s maybe even good, because at least Dakkan not fainted (Alex, forgive me now for my words – but I can’t look at losing consciousness Dakkan face XD… Really at the sight of the faces in my mind appeared a stupid thought… XD – it’s the fault of my stupid school colleagues, they give me these smut destroyed my mind – I’m verry sorry for my stupid think )
And here the third case (today my favourite ^^ ) .: Bevan. Poor Bevan … XD ; I love this site for Bevan, after the knockout on nothing innocent poor Bevan XD…. So I was terribly sorry for him, but it was hard for me to stop laughing … I have hope that Dakkan accidentally don’t killed him… ; -; – After such a knockout-instant departure and jaw to attitudes, not to mention the bruise he will have under the eye… XD… It really had to hurt…. But even this Dakkan face as he hits Bevan (I would give here the words “Go about your business! -.- ” XD), not to mention the quiet as if nothing has happened Roshyn face … XD I love it, I love it…. :D
And here also I have praise for Bevan, for his heartbreaking gesture, I applaud and I like the fact that stood up for the Roshyn – behaved like a true gentleman ;) – and here I have my theory that actually probably Bevan a little quietly is in love with Roshyn, but unfortunately I guess without reciprocity (Typical courtship youth boy to a girl, increasingly rare today seen… :( ) ;) )
I very liked Bevan, a little me resembles those in courtship and the action XD (so much that I am not knocked out anyone XD )
umm… okay i’m confused who is the good guy’s and who is the bad gay’s?. also i love the art’s in each page .
The beauty of stories like these are that no one’s really good or bad, just clashing view points and life experiences.
When Quinlan tells this story to his children years from now:
“But I thought the Ermehn were the bad guys!”
“Not exactly, son. You see, while they attacked us, they were defending themselves from the Canid, who wanted all Ermehn killed. We were Canid allies, so the Ermehn were worried that we would attack them as well.”
” . . . so they weren’t the bad guys? ”
“You see, what I told you was true . . . from a certain point of view.”
… “Aaaaaah… Thanks Dad – now I understand why Uncle Dakkan hit Mr Bevan, which today funny says … ^^ “
thank you for explaining the good and bad.
So, Dak basically just dropped Quin and ran to engage the Ermehn? Becase in the first three panels he’s definitely supporting Quin, and by the fifth he’s charging, unencumbered by any Tamian.
“Sorry, Quin ol’ pal ol’ buddy, but I gotta go do the Rawr Thing now.”
*squirrely goes splat*
Somehow, this mental movie amuses me far more than it probably should.
Hahaha, that’s an excellent point. Maybe he had the good sense to lower Quin to the ground first. Maybe
If Dak did let Quin fall, we should also hope that our Tamian protagonist fell on his back and not on his frontside, as the latter is likely to drive the crossbow bolt deeper into his shoulder.
No; just Dakkan took dying Quin simply threw him down the drain and went to clobber Rhosyn and he was clobber poor Bevan XD
Ahhh, my dear freinds – I just really die with laughter – I love your ideas and comments; a long time already so healthy there I laughed XD I love it, just I love :D
He probably believes that Quin is dead, and isn’t thinking straight.
He did not die ;-;
He can’t… And I don’t belive that Dakkan think that Quin is Dead :p
Ha, I knew he was OK. Quinlan can’t die now, he has to die later.
…Ok, he’s not OK but he’s not dead. That’s something, I guess?.
This page. Gaaah. So much goes on, but it all meshes beautifully together. Those first twos panels. ;_; Both of their faces kill me. I love how you can see the blood on Quinlan’s tunic, and the mist on his glove. From how rapidly it spread, it looks like it did hit an artery. It’s refreshing to see a shoulder arrow wound treated as a serious threat. Usually, in fiction, getting shot with an arrow is like getting hit with a spitball, especially in the shoulder. But bows, especially crossbows, have a LOT of punch and this was a relatively close range shot… ow…
And that quick temper comes in handy. Dakkan’s protectiveness was foreshadowed ish way back in Quinlan’s match with Crim, when Dakkan nearly lost his temper over Crim’s blatant abuse of (Quinlan) the rules. But now Quin’s definitely down- and, in a couple panels so was Bevan.
I love that transition from the onset of the hemophobia to the angry Lutren. The changes in body language and expression are well done across the three panels, and I like that the bubbles that indicate his hemophobia didn’t just vanish, but took a few panels to leave entirely.
Bevan made me kinda laugh and go :I at the same time. I love the look of his silhouette, though.
As a quick smack to the jaw showed, Dakkan’s not in much to a mood to listen to the people who just shot his friend. And what Bevan said prety much sealed the deal for me- the fact that he tried to talk to Dakkan first (and that it wasn’t a shot to the neck like the Canid got last panel) instead of moving into attack mode (her crossbow isn’t loaded and she’s not trying to load it again) means that killing them is not on the Sratha-Din agenda, (unlike Feyn’s) so that means that Hardin’s core group knows something that Feyn and the others didn’t- ie, they’re working with Kenosh. Which is something Ashtor might not know, considering that he didn’t know killing Clovis was on the agenda (By the way, how’s the funeral going? Any sad kazoos?~)
And it’s a bit hard to read what Rhosyn’s thinking here- She seems a bit surprised that Dakkan went after her, mildly annoyed at Bevan, then kinda of ‘whoop there he goes’ when he went down.
I’m still pretty sure that Kenosh didn’t know Dakkan and Quinlan were down here, although that rrrrRRRRAHHHHHH probably alerts him. I bet his first words are “I told you to stay in the tower” and he’s probably the one to restrain Dakkan next page.
…and that conversation is going to be a wreck. Kenosh //why (OK, we probably know why- save the Sunsgrovians from having to wipe out the Ermehn and all that) but. Dude.
There’s one detail that gets me- in the last panel, Quinlan’s blood is still on Dakkan’s hand and it’s smearing onto his staff. And on that happy note, this concludes my late comment.
I think that there isn’t so much blood. After all, do not give advice to not shed blood as you have arrow in shoulder – but it’s good that wound is not open, only the arrow there is stem blood, and a lot of blood should not lose ;) .
And what’s the truth about the dead should speak well or don’t speekabout this dead person; so I will not say anything about general Clovis, and unlikely to pick up on his funeral. Even for him, I do not I’ll drink cherr*
Let’s not forget that Quinlan shouted “Captain Kenosh!” last page, so there is no reason he should not know that his son and fellow captain are here. Of course, the Dakkan snarl OF DOOM seals it.
But you know … It came to mind that as Dakkan have already knocked out Bevan, he will want to hit the scarves Rhosyn, but it can stop him including scarves Kenosh, or Hardrin – and try to explaining to him that it was a misunderstanding…
(Kenosh runs between Dakkan and Rhosyn and his sword breaks Dakkan stick which already flies on Rhosyn – it will be looked cool :D )
Rhosyn shot Quinlan. Dakkan has every right to be angry. And there’s not much time to explain in the middle of a fight. Even if Kenosh tries to talk to Dakkan, it’s only going to end in an argument at best.
Bevan: Look, this is all just a big misunderstanding!
Dakkan: General Clovis is dead!
Bevan: . . . it’s still a misunderstanding?
Dakkan: YOUR FRIEND SHOT MINE!!!
Bevan: . . . she has muscle spasms?
*WHACK*
At least Bevan tried to explain it…
And Yes, Dakk had a right to be angry if his friend slumped to a bloodied on his hands … And me at all it seems that Rhosyn thought that Quinlan wants to stop Kenosh, and without thinking lightly shot to him… That’s one big misunderstanding… Kogel-Mogel :p
… And thanks Fourth, for the point comment ;)
…And more and more I’m convinced that Bevan is quiet love without reciprocity in Rhosyn…
No, I’m pretty sure he’s not. I do think Eira has a crush on him though, and Bevan doesn’t seem to mind that too much. Then again, he doesn’t seem to mind flattery, period.
I just once again realized with my stupidity… How could I go wrong Rhosyn with Eria… How?!…. XD
Ahhh… Ok, Saraa that is my mistake – I was mean about of the situation from the page, where Bevan exercises throw a dagger, and talks with Eria – we can see that it is in love with him… And actually it’s the chemistry between them … ;)
(For now I have a theory that if Bevan survives this knock out and battle, Eria is concerned about take it/provides his wounds and head ….;) <3 )
You’re right, I forgot about that. Even so, the last two pages have happened in a span of no more than forty-five seconds. It feels weird considering the week-long gap between them.
Holy fudgemuffin. Well, these last few pages have certainly been exciting. Understatement of the year, I know, but there’s too much to comment on. The always wonderful expressions, for one; Bevan’s ill-fated attempt to placate Dakkan, for another. Ah, I feel like I’ve missed so much, when really it’s only been a couple of weeks. (Packing up the whole house, yay!)
Excellent work, both of you, for putting this together and sticking with it all this time. I mean it! We’ll never know how much blood, sweat and tears went into this or how much is still to be shed, but we can see the products and they are beautiful. It obviously doesn’t take long for people to appreciate the art and the story after they start reading- it certainly didn’t for me. Congratulations, you two! You’ve built something truly amazing, and I know that it will last for years to come.
Hey people, please advise me… I very sadlly :( …
Just a moment ago I ordered a first chapter of BWD – I’m very happy for this :D ; I ordered it in Europe, making me a much cheaper cost. but I just felt Alex and Rachel, that you do not have a branch store in Europe… :C Because a Dakk and Quin VS Hardrin poster, you can buy it without a problem for $ 5; but I’d have to pay 120 PLN, with the poster – It is a lot of money – for 120 PLN I can buy for example a very good headphones or very good speakers to a computer system or a cheap Smartphone :C ….I was looking if there is a poster on E-buy, Amazon or the Allegro; but unfortunately I have not found anywhere on this poster … And I got sad because I have a place on the wall specifically for it, and I can’t get it for now to buy because I simply do not pay for a poster to give 120 PLN … :( :C (I bought a book on Amazon and it cost me 60 PLN)
And I wanted to ask you, especially Alex and Rachel – do not you know where else I can buy this poster? :)
If you know something please advise me please…
Hi Jakub,
Unfortunately, we don’t sell any of the prints or posters through Amazon. We only do it through our personal Big Cartel web store, and also when we appear at comic conventions. Because we sell the prints ourselves, we have to use standard shipping rates, and USPS Flat Rate charges quite a bit for international shipping.
Even if I just sent out the mini-print (which sounds like the one you want?) in a standard flat-rate mailer, it would cost 26 USD just to get the envelope to your doorstep. All told it would be about 100 PLN — which stinks, I know, but Poland is very far away from Connecticut :(
Ahhhh … Thank you very much Alex for your generosity and highly appreciate it, but unfortunately, for me, is still too expensive… :C In a sense, the problem is not in the price of the poster, because it is very good price – the same poster I have to pay 20 PLN – very good price; It’s just that the rest of the 100 PLN it is shipping and it hurts me… :C :(
And at this point a little regret that I am not from the USA :( XD (You know, in Poland and in Europe is such a belief, and so I guess it really is that we Krakovian’s (A real inhabitant of Kraków) we are not miser; but we have a nose for business, save, earn and the issue with the head of money – and it now by me speaking ;) … ) So I prefer to wait – sooner or later I will bring cheap this poster, I even plan that I’d like my long distance family from Canada to order on the spot this poster and how this year will come to me to Kraków, it be bringing and me is only 20 USD will cost ;) “Ot i Technika” ;)
But really Thank you very much Alex for your generosity :D
See, this whole “must make a Big Cartel” account thing is the main reason I still have not ordered a BWD book yet. I like Amazon.
One of these days, though, I’ll get over it and place an order. Really!
Hi Fourth,
You don’t actually create a Big Cartel account — there’s no such thing. Big Cartel is just the service we run our store through. It accepts standard PayPal and online payments without requiring an account.
Whoops. Well, then I really don’t have any excuse.
Right, looking back I didn’t read the details carefully enough. Oh well, not the first time.
But I just wanted to advise you, I didn’t want to do here is confusion…. I’m very sorry for that :C
just readed it all, felt short but too awesome.
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We all love new readers coming and sharing in the experience of this wonderful comic.
Hello Bearwulff, Nice to meet you :D ^^