More Sylvan Secrets
"Wait, I thought it was the Ferals who foolishly banished that because of the war?" Katari asked.
"Oh, no. In fact, we would have won, and the two tribes would still be on good terms if they hadn't turned on us. We might even have better relations with neighboring species. But, the Imperials have always loved to meddle, make extreme decisions for others to follow, and then find a way to exclude themselves from those rules, the whole time parading as the superior party," Chartek shook his head. "But, the rebellion is hopeful. We will do our best to encourage it, and bring honour back to the Sylvan name once again. And somehow, right old wrongs with other species too."
I learned a few more interesting things from the Weolcen while we were with them. It was the Imperials who abolished magic and shifting, and not the Ferals? And caused such chaos with that old war?
Complicated. Everything is so complicated! One big, muddled mess. Although, some little part of me is curious if things are finally about to mend...
~ Shanku Ravenwing
Notes & Commentary
December 17, 2015, Thursday
More Sylvan Secrets
Annnnd the Ferals just turned into Klingons! They're way too scruffy to be honor-bound bishie babes anyway.
Much too wishful thinking on Shanku's part. Once something gets that screwed up and a lie gets that deeply ingrained, it will never be repaired. The winners write the history and the losers write the songs. It's the way it's always been and will always be. Made even worse in a society that doesn't have a common writing material yet. Most Sylvans can read and write enough to leave messages on walls, but there aren't any journalists or books yet. Just the bards. And only so much wall space.
Chapter Notes:
I've been looking forward to revealing a few of the underlying twists and motives for some time now.
Arc Notes:
It felt good to bring Shanku back home. Even if I did have to send her off again so soon.
During this very frustrating hiatus I have come to realize something. After five years of working on JAD, it has become vital to my well-being. I had thought at first that the comic was simply a reflection of the stress in my life. The better the artwork, the less stress. The worse the artwork, or the prevalence of delays, the worse the stress. Oh no. Much more than just a pressure gauge. It is the closest thing to a routine I've got in my chaotic life and working on it also keeps me focused. In these past five years, I've gone through quite a bit. Seasoned wives and mothers still can't figure out how I made it through some of the situations, much less with an untreated heart condition. (Which I now have a wonderful CRNP lady looking out for me and helping me! Who I swear is half-naturopath, which makes her that much more awesome.) Some folks in art exchanges I'm in wonder how I can do all those feathers in detail. The repetition is just more therapy keeping me that more anchored. Considering this page was due on December 15 and here I am working on it in February... Yeah, August was a pretty bad month that knocked me to my knees in a number of areas.
Characters - Katari - Chartek -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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