Oh hey, it’s Ember!
I love entering new arcs. Every single one is another piece of the story that I’ve been looking forward to telling! Also I’ve been looking for excuses to draw more perspective shots, so you can expect a lot of those in the next few pages.
Fanart:
Something feels VERY off… did she have a paper cut or did the demon inside of her take over temporarily?
Wait, what happened? why is there blood?
Hmm very ominous, I hope that isn’t blood. So assuming that is happening roughly around that same time Bernin regaining consciousness where could’ve Ember gone to in the past 3 days?
We last left her at the local library in Tenguard, and she was trying to find a way to “tear out” The Voice’s from her. So I’m thinking the blood might be from Ember herself trying some of the dark magic/rituals in attempt to get rid of The Voice’s blessing that has awaken in her.
Though staying in Tenguard might draw some attention of other readers, but maybe she found a way to hide her presence from one of the many books in the library. So the question is where in Tenguard was she able to find refuge while she is doing all this? Perhaps Ember found a way to temporarily suppress The Voice’s presence so she can stay in the Tenguard without drawing much attention.
Heck perhaps Ember is actually in Medaris where the more “risky” dark arts books are at. Then again being in the Tennin capital might be risky if Ember has no way of hiding her presence; and if she is there maybe she’ll run into Callum’s mother.
Where ever she is hope the owner doesn’t mind the mess! Unless of course it is an abandon property, and Ember is just squatting.
Now that I think about it IF Ember is still in Tenguard doing research she maybe is staying with Teili the merchant from Sai-Vayan she helped out back in comic 182. The place does like a bit messy so I don’t think this would be a inn or any official building that provides room and board for approved readers/casters.
Then again an abandon building may be preferred so she can experiment on a “cure”. The chances of someone walking in on her while Ember is reading up on all these dark texts might raise a few flags. Then again Tenguard is full of readers eventually someone will wonder why this demon presence has been hanging around town for awhile. Primarily Elane Null the healer she visited, as a reader she may notice Ember still around after she told her to leave Tenguard.
This could also just be her ‘time of the month’, what with her being female and all.
god I hope that Ketchup…
Do they even have Ketchup in that universe?
All this fuss over a few red splotches on the floor.
There is a book laying open, face-down to be sure, on the ground just outside of the door…
I… I am not certain that is Ember anymore…
Well the easiest way to tell is to see what color are her eyes, but at this moment we cannot. Ember does easily get lost in books so perhaps she is just reading a real page turner, and is just oblivious of the mess she has caused in her research.
Just looking back on some of the old comics Ember was directed by Ahrem Leece to go to Tith to meet his friend Lawrie. Then again Ahrem did tell Ember to deal with her demon problem first, so she could still be trying to find a way to suppress The Voice. I do want to see what the fuss is all about for the dark catacombs, and Tith.
* whistles *
Something must’ve been gone horribly wrong here.
must be one nasty papercut
oof dat ass makes me reaaally gay for Ember right now.