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Wow, Rhosyn really wasn’t kidding around, huh? But we knew that the moment she WHOK’D Rathik in the jaw with her crossbow stock. Hardin’s been stabbed–may even be dead–and the one who did it is advancing on you?

In the Wastes–as well I imagine in many other places throughout the world of Dunia–one might see that as reason enough to put them down. This will obviously evokes memories from readers of Quinlan’s unfortunate run-in with one of Rhosyn’s bolts. While our tamian hero slipped into a state of shock and didn’t come out of it until the next morning, Rathik has a bit more on his mind… and the physical prowess to do it.

RIP Rhosyn’s crossbow: we hope its final act was not in vain.

Oh hey, speaking of our tamian hero, longtime reader and friend of the comic Mitch de la Guardia (who also streams games and art on his Twitch channel Sunday, Monday and Thursday as “Dammitch”) spent a bit of time creating this incredible pair of pieces featuring our very own Quinlan! Check ’em out!

Here’s the day version:

And here’s the night version! I like to imagine Quinlan is just sitting up there in the tree looking totally boss, completely unmoving, all throughout the day and into the night.

I absolutely LOVE these pieces, Mitch! It’s always fun to see Quin get to look cool, especially considering that most of what we’ve seen of him has been him second-guessing himself and experiencing all kinds of existential angst.

But following his experiences over even the last few days of in-world time, Quinlan has matured in ways that I’m sure surprise him more than anyone else. It may not be long before we see him striking a killer pose like this! Only time will tell!

Thank you SO MUCH for the amazing art, Mitch! We all certainly hope you’re able to revisit the world of the Western Deep sometime soon :)