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What a dark topic... Assassinate the assassin!

o.o;
But I like Natani! :O

Y'know, I liked Alaric, at one time...now I don't like him too much anymore. And, of course, Keith and co. will find some way of fighting their way off the island, Natani included, and probably with a little help from lady nora...yeah, things can only go downhill from here.

Somni 8)

I think that there was a very minor typo in it, in the second panel Alaric says, " But against all odd you did it! " Now I am not sure if it was intended but, wouldn't he say, "But against all odds you did it!" ?

Keith also won't be able to kill Natini, he knows him (her) too well, "love" will get in the way maybe?

OMG! I'm agreeing with Inso. Things are only going to go downhill from. I thought Alaric was going to tell Kieth to kill Trace. I sure wasn't expecting this.

[quote=Korey]Keith also won't be able to kill Natini, he knows him (her) too well, "love" will get in the way maybe?[/quote]
That isn't the only love struggle he will have. We still have our little fancy foxy lady out there, and I don't think she would be entirely happy to know that Keith has to kill one of his friends. Especially a keidrian. In fact, those two still have to have a reunion to make, and she needs to tell us all what happened on the day of their wedding that made her leave Keith.

I have some ideas though...
1) She slept with another guy like the rumors said, and she felt too guilty about it and ran away in shame.
2) Keith's own wishings where her jealeous sister slipped her "the milk", and after realizing what she did with the unknown guy kiedrian, she ran away.
3) She out preparing herself her the wedding when she was suddenly captured by humans, and was sold off into slavery. Her name was just muddled with a rumor.
4) Royal aliens from the planet Bob came and adopted her as their own kid, and took her away to teach her how keidrian can have longer life-spans.

Either way, Kieth is going to once more get a bunch of problems just as he was feeling good about everything. Love triangles, politics, assinating the hot chick who secertly likes you but can't seem to admit that she is in fact a girl making her look like a crazy puppy, and the immedding doom that Eric will get them all in trouble for sneaking into the women's baths so he can paint them nekkids... TT-TT Poor guy...

Where did you get the idea of Eric sneaking off to the womens baths. I'm not saying that its not impossible just kinda curious where you got it from. That would actually be funny as hell to read.

Dun dun duuunn!
Much trouble shall come in the very near future of the comic.
Where did the idea of aliens from the planet Bob come from? :? :lol:

I'd spit in Alaric's working eye right there, I wouldn't care if he killed me.

Oh... my... gosh.

o_o

Excellent artwork, and an excellent plot twist. Definitely worth the wait! :D

Thanks, Tom.

Keith did say to trace that he would have to follow orders, regardless of whether he didnt like it..

I see a serious moral dilemma, as keuth does not want to be banished yet again..

Very interesting. I've always thought of Keith as a soldier type so this really is a big dilemma. His heart is probably going heywire as well, knowing that Laura is there to and that Natani has good looks to :p

yeah but he didn't tell anyone else... if he did attack them for all they would know he just went crazy. hmmmmmmmmmm

I think when keith sees laura he'll think about life everywhere but here, since there isnt much incentive for him to stay other than to be with his own people but he's been doin that for years.

As the saying says, "You can never go home again" - and what with the Templar and their tower, schemes of magic, and these dark orders from a former friend... I wonder if Keith will decide that this isnt the home he'd been dreaming of returning to. He's loyal to the idealized Bastins of his memory, and the reality is most likely NOT living up to his expectations...

All that being said, things are probably going to get VERY messy in just the Laura-Keith-Natani mix before Keith is able to make a decision, and I'm guessing that there will be harsh words exchanged and bad feelings spread about even before Keith is able to tell Natani what's going on. Frankly, I hope that Natani doesnt go TOO much into the denial/jealousy anger cliche, however much in-character it would be; call me crazy but I just feel like she should be a lot smarter and more experienced than that. Perhaps cue a moment's self-revelation where she realizes what an idiot she's being and just plain confronts Keith with her thoughts and misunderstandings/questions... preferably BEFORE she does something stupid (and perhaps to her mind, stereotypically female)?

Ways out of this that I see? (or at least a short list of them)
a) Fake Natani's death (this would probably fail; Bastins dont seem forensic pushovers)
b) Reveal Natani's gender and instead claim: "My target is a male; this isnt him!" (this could be messy but hilarious for readers)
c) Defy order and leave Natani alive (this could be good for Keith and Natani's feelings, but give him other problems)
d) Lady Nora deus ex machina - advanced 'illusion'/posing as Natani herself/general badassery (this could leave a lot of nasty loose ends and generally be a cheap way out)

One way or another, expect to see a bunch of Keith-introspection as he decides how to proceed.

-Auryn

Possible solution for Keith:

This is a test of his LOYALTY. If he cannot bring himself to blindly follow this demand, remind them that while he is loyal to his people, he also has a binding relationship and loyalty to his friends and companions. They have put him into a catch-22, where he must be disloyal to one in order to prove loyalty to the other. Simply ask for another option that won't violate his honor...these guys seem like they would value that, or at least consider its merit. Meanwhile it will give Keith some room to maneuver.