Brad: Too bad, I really like some of the concepts I've seen in the comic so far.

Ashley: There used to be quite a few things, back on the old site, but that was for 3.x. Most of that stuff was taken down when Al-X decided to update it. Now he's decided to make it for PF, but hasn't put much up yet.

Brad: Or I could have used my brain and checked the "Heroes and Legends" link... *facepalm*

Brad: I've been looking for a lands of Nahast game book or something and didn't see anything on this site (for that matter, nor any of the others that I regularly check for that sort of thing). Has anything like that been released?

Ashley: heh. I'm looking forward more to the updated class details so I can play my own chars using Nahast classes. (maybe races too. those Xolotzin's were fun)

Yannosh: Something just occurred to me - Any chance there is a character sheet for Dexi, Xu're, Larriki and Yanti to be found anywhere? Just basic stuf no need for stat numbers and calcuclations...

Al-X: Living? Sorta ^^; I blame the holiday-driven rush deadlines. And thanks for the tvtropes page! I see proudly how many tropes are tweaked

Yannosh: Meh, So long as Al-X gives any indication that he has not left us high and dry, I'm content to wait and come to check every sop often. That said, you are still within the realm of living (and creating) right?

Jade: Thanks for making the TV Tropes page, hopefully it will give this comic some more readers. It definitely deserves more!

Wimdit: Just figure I should say here that there's now a TV Tropes page for Nahast. I suspect this thing won't let me put down URLs, so just search for Nahast: Lands of Strife on tvtropes dot org if you want to have a look.

Bama: Nahast is one of those that I'll never stop returning to. Despite the frequent hiatuses, Al-X has a history of returning. And frankly, this comic's worth the wait.

Al-X: Geez... I stop paying attention one weekend... My RL obligations are starting to get manageable; I'll start producing pencils for the next pages sometimes this week

Ashley: Arguably, the bots wouldn't be so annoying if they'd at least put stuff up in a reasonable format, instead of as collections of (essentially) gibberish. Part of the annoyance is simply the lack of quality of the bots.

azalea: *bats at the bots with a heavy blunt weapon*

azalea: I'm still around as a long time reader and I don't intend to stop reading for a good long while. ^_^ Lovely Day of the Dead picture!

Uhl: OOOH! Love the new chapter cover.

Emote Control: I agree about the bots. I was running a Yahoo! group and the story finished, but I left the group up for others. Later when I came back, our fiction had been replaced with Viagra ads. I had no choice but to shut the group.

NOMAD: well, it sometime happens Al-X, I know I feel the same at work

Al-X: Starting with getting rid of the bots. *sigh* This has been a hard year :P

Gus: He is alive and soon..ish you'll hear news from him

Ashley: And I've seen bots attack comics that update daily, so neither is assurance that the comic is dead. (and I am still waiting for it to continue)

Ashley: I have to agree with NOMAD. We know Al-X has gone for long periods without much in the way of interaction here because of RL before.

NOMAD: I woldn;t say this site is dead, check tghe twitter link below. The auther is still tweeting so thinks just might be on highatus

Slamlander: Bots are like maggots. It doesn't take them long to start feeding on the corpse of a website. There is no more blatant indicator that a website has died due to lack of attantion by its owners. RIP Nahast.

Subitayo: And here I thought it was going to get going again, even if on a longer posting schedule. :(

Uhl: Gah! It's the "BOT" collective. They've come to assimilate your web comic for their "pills!"

lifeiscrazy: the wee little man kick him in the pants "CRIVENS"

tecuma: Alllllllllllll! What's up!

EveryZig: Like Color Spray except without the colors. (Color Spray always was a much better spell than the name sounds like...)

Uhl: And Now Xisve'ki grows 4 more heads and a big blonde warrior wearing little more than a loincloth wielding a giant sword yells "By the power of Greyskull, I will stop you!"

Al-X: Strength from panic

Ashley: Heh. Flashbang (well, don't see a bang, but at least there's the flash) and control-breaker all in one. Good tactics there.

Al-X: It's more baiting than banter It will get downright mean later ;)

Uhl: WOW! Awesome fight scene. Love the Beldari vs. Possed boy banter.

Al-X: There are times I wish I were fictional, but alas, I've always been real <.< (and this week's update has been pulled in order to fix a major continuity error...)

Scott: I'm really glad you're back! It seems that I keep going back and re-reading the entire story every 6 months or so.

Slamlander: Oh wow, you're back (O_o). Are you real this time? Keep up progress and .... damnit, too much wine and hiccups to boot. It's good to see you back at work.

Ifalik: After losing all bookmarks a year ago, it took me an insane amount of time to find Nahast back (I forgot the name of this awesome webcomics). So glad it still continues

Ashley: Yeah. Had to pull the plug here because of thunderstorm, too. Seems like it's everywhere except where you need it.

Al-X: Agh; I had a series of rain-induced blackouts the entire weekend. It may seem like a slow job day ahead, so I may have extra time to work on the update today.

Bamawing: Yay, it's back!!!!!

Uhl: YAY! MANA COMBAT! FIGHT!

Al-X: Thank you! And as you can see, it keeps continuing! ;)

Jade: Your worldbuilding is unique, and the characters you write are compelling and realistic. I'm so glad you're continuing the comic!

Uhl: And it makes sense that the mage would be the one seeing the shadows.

Uhl: Yes, dark magic is all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

Al-X: Actually, that's Jakitza. Eruhien right now is only seeing stars...

Ashley: Hmm... That could be interesting.

azalea: *always watching* lovely to see a new page! and I wonder if Eruhien seeing the shadows might mean she has her own special talents?

Jazyl H: Great page!

Wanderer: I repeat, NOW would be a good time, guys...

NOMAD: Word bubbles I want to know what is happening, monday is too far off

Al-X: The page is ready, so do expect an update next monday!

Wanderer: That does not look like proper sportsmanlike behavior. Now would be a good time for someone to interfere with lizard-guy's link to the mercs...

Gus: Onegai?

Sohtes: That doesn't look like a politely rounded spearpoint.

aqua: attempted murder?

Al-X: Had some unexpected trouble helping my sister with something, but here's proof that it IS happening! Can you guess what's happening?

Sohtes: Please, Please, Please don't let this comic die - I love just about everything you've done here - great art, great story thus far, excellent characters all the way through. Lovin it!

aqua: Alive? Aliiiiiiiiiiiveeeeeeeee! sweet! so glad i checked back, this is now going into my favorites

NOMAD: good to see your back Al-X

Subitayo: Great to hear!

Al-X: Script for the chapter is mostly done, but nevertheless I start drawing today. Expect the story to resume next monday

Al-X: Well, I wimped out on the perseverance department, so I'm not blaming ^^; And there's 6 pages fully scripted now; I expect to have the rest of the chapter written by the weekend, and then it's drawing time!

Chris: Well, Nahast is not doing that bad compared to Undertow for example which hasn't updated since August 18th, 2010. But plz don't follow that example,Al.

Ashley: Unfortunately, I don't actually use twitter, so that doesn't help me. I'll keep checking in, tho, to see what happens next. (also, I'll note that some of the posters below are wimps when it comes to patience and perseverance :p)

Al-X: Also pt2; spam removed, and generally getting my act together. If you want to send me comments, pokes, etc., my Tweeter feed is on the top right of the page.

Al-X: Also, I've made a decision to change the page dimensions to be a little bigger.

Al-X: Not dead! I'm writing the whole script for the chapter so I don't run out of ideas and run into a block.

Daremonai: You know, it looks like entries for this are sanitised. You may as well stop that. Shame the comic is dead though, I was quite enjoying it.

aqua: ah darn this is where it ends? shoot you just know what comes next would be awesome

Gus: Dead sounds so ominous A better one would be on hiatus

Trey: Officially moving Nahast to my dead webcomics folder. Will check back in a few months.

Slamlander: RE: Mid-life crisis - See me when you hit 50 or at least 45. Live like there will be no tomorrow. In the meanwhile, I'm writing off Nahast as dead and abandoned. Enjoy life, dude!

Ashley: I'm still waiting for the updates to Pathfinder for gaming. I'd like to see the Martial Artist and Shaman classes (and associated feats) again.

Gus: Agreed now waiting for a starfire one

NOMAD: well alex isn't out of it yet, just check out alex deviant art gallery. that re-make of Raven is pretty good

Trey: Hahaha I like that outlook on life!

Slamlander: Been there, done that, it's over-rated. Accept the fact that you are aging, which implies dying. Life is a terminal disease. That realization will improve your writting ;)

Trey: Understandable, why not just take a short hiatus? See how you feel after that?

Al-X: I -don't- want to abandon Nahast, it's just been hard working up the energy and inspiration these past months.

Al-X: Still alive. Working on my motivation :P About lots of things. I don't want to burden my contents-spaces with a batch of pre-mid-life-crisisness ^^;

Slamlander: After 60 days, I consider a hiatus semi-permanent. After 90 days, the author is probably not going to finish the story. It's headed towards 60 days, rapidly.

Slamlander: @KEZ: That only works if he's already following you. He is not. Therefore, no messaging possible from The Slamlander

Kez: Instead of venting on the chatboard, one might try Al-X's twitter. As it is active. http://twitter.com/#!/Alex_Melchor

Trey: I don't mind checking back every week, but even an update explaining what's going on currently would be nice.

Ashley: I'm still checking back (usually) every day. Of course, I stuck with Outsider through it's 1.5+ year non-update period, so that doesn't say much.

Slamlander: Is it time yet to delete the link frm my portal? Users are begining to talk. No updates, no link references, no eyeballs, no click throughs. There is nothing worse than an incomplete story. Pissed-off readers will never trust you again.

Subitayo: Would love to see this up and going again. It's been a great story so far and I would hate to see it fall short of completion.

Slamlander: 28Jun11-Over a month. Not even monthly updates now.

Trey: :( Almost a month

Slamlander: Summer Solstice, First day of Summer, and it's been damned near a month since the last update. I'm trying not to be too subtle here ;)

Uhl: Uh, Oh. Looks like Behari's "first" is dead and he knows it.

Gimbal: Nice sense of perspective, through the page - I really like that point of view in the second panel, I think. With the shifting "camera angle" and the nice movement lines in the drawing, it really adds a sense of action to the work. Cheers!

Ganurath: I count 4 v 1 in the girl's favor: The 2v1 tag to get an opening, dwarven awesome, and the three tags in the most recent strip.

NOMAD: current score is 3 hawk maids Vs 2 boys if I count correctly

Ganurath: http://nahast.spiderforest.com/archive.php?comic_id=327 Nope, need to step out until the gong rings.

Gus: Think the tags are just points the fighters are not removed

NOMAD: Just waited for it to get worst, that snake will not take another defeat to the hawk maidens again

Ganurath: So the girls are down one, and the boys are down four... Not a flawless victory, but I'd say the girls have a decisive edge at this point.

Al-X: That would be me ^^; But here! Update! And the next one is almost ready too!

NOMAD: Nope, Ayra is just having internet problems at home Plus RL

Slamlander: Are you moving to monthly updates now?

Ganurath: Superior range with polearms is gains by sacrificing leverage, so the attacks could easily parry through such a defense and Tag. Best bet is to outmanuever.

Ayra: Although, to me it seems that if the flag guards simply swing at max range to keep them at bay for a few moments, the men will be at a big disadvantage.

Ayra: That is one swell fight scene! Very well done! I love the strategies too, although it looks like it'll devolve pretty quick with her "Do something!!! panic call...

EveryZig: While ganging up can be a useful strategy, if the greens can't take advantage of it fast they are asking for some backstabbing.

Ganurath: Interesting tactics. If the retrieval team breaks the same direction, the formation's strength will be broken, though.

Al-X: The very reason Jakitza put her on defense Next page is -almost- done. I'm fighting a large infux of Job in preparation for Easter holiday weekend.

Wanderer: "Nothing moves a dwarf!" ...Least of all an arrogant bully who thinks he can take her himself just because she's short.

Baron: I was waiting for this one. Last page, I was like, "She's a dwarf, right? As in, mythologically the best defenders ever?" And now, "Heck yeah, arse-kicking!"

Uhl: "TAG!" Bwahahahaha! Nice!

Ganurath: White Rook takes Black Pawn at King 4.

Fred Stoll: Pawn to King 4!

Al-X: I'm ALMOST done with commission work and ready and eager to get on with Nahast!

Mike: Shout!Spartacus!!!

Uhl: "Think she can take that guy?" YES, yes she can. She can take him, and throw him back, just so she can take him again.

Ganurath: Someone is about to learn that that "runt" is amazing, and shouldn't forget it.

Al-X: I've been going through some experimentation/artblock/RL busy phase, but next update is coming in the next few days... sorry for the wait... ^^

Slamlander: Are you still there?

Slamlander: Dude! What's up?

Uhl: Oh noes! Mike is turning into a giant reptile monster!

Al-X: Argh?

Mike: argh

Al-X: I suspended the PitS ad until they fix this. You should not get any warning now.

Al-X: Ok, I'm getting it now too, and I know which one...

Bryn: Malware detected! sorry i'm getting it too

Dvandom: Getting a malware warning for this site.

Uhl: Yay! Update, let the trash talk begin!

Arklite: Doesn't matter where you are, you can always spot the dwarf ^^

Emperor Zoron: Hi, Celidah! *waves back*

Celidah: Ooh, I can just feel the tension. Love the bored expression on the official's face. Also, hi Zoron! *waves*

NOMAD: So teh two sides face off. Emperor Zoron, I think this game might solidify the girls together

Emperor Zoron: Well, this is a poor turn of events. Lets hope the fights turn out better than their current friendships are... =/

Al-X: The update is coming along so slowly.... <.< But it -is- coming along.

Scott: Happy new year, Al-X! Looking forward to more of this story.

Ayra: Well... I'm a bit late, but happy new year! Thanks again for the wonderful comic

Al-X: My parents are back on their home and I have use of my studio again ^^; time to get cracking!

Ashley: @Slamlander: Cultural upbringing has a major effect on the exact ages those changes occur. The USA, at least in most places, has continued pushing the maturation age ever higher, so kids stay "kids" in mind for longer and longer.

Slamlander: That's the point isn't it? Teens are well known for doing stupid stuff like that. It is only until the late twenties that people stop abusing their friendship and start cherishing them instead, if even then.

Scott: @wanderer: I've seen behavior like that pretty often in people in similar situations. I think I've even done something that stupid when I was a teen.

Ashley: Wanderer: It may logically have been quite counterproductive, but most people do not think of logic before acting. And unfortunately, Niriko's behavior, while quite obviously stupid to any outside observer, is quite common in real life.

Wanderer: I have yet to be persuaded that Niriko's behavior made sense. From any perspective. It was not SANE behavior, let me put it that way.

AmpTheBard: We Want the Fight! We Want the Fight! We Want the Fight!

Gimbal: "I'd trade that for everyone trusting themselves" - indeed.

Slamlander: That is the *only* way to make twits like Niriko to quit abusing their friends. Abuse, you lose.

Uhl: Yay! New page. OOOH, Niriko's got her work cut out for her.

Al-X: Or me mixing up the two alternatives for text and mucking them up as I tried to fit them in the balloon... ^^; I'll correct it shortly, although it's time for NEW PAGE!

Guest: It seemed to me like it was just her manner of speaking; not many people speak in perfect english all of the time. More like out own distinct way of thinking and speaking.

Puck: Well, it could also be "or is she ..... and Tzie .... merging?!" Which is more of a unformed thought being expressed.

Grammar Nazi: Just a minor quibble here, but it should be "Or ARE she and Tzie... merging?!" Great update, as usual!

Uhl: Ooh, this is ominous. When two personalities inhabit one body, and they start to merge, it can be very DANGEROUS. It usually takes a great deal of therapy and care to make the transition safely.

Al-X: The archiving system treats the first page as 0, not 1, hence the disparity ^^

Wanderer: Hmm. Says 198 at the top, but 199 in the archives. Well, whatever.

Wanderer: We knew that already. Although I suppose it has been a while since we were last reminded. But we've known her identity since comic 198, and we've known she's a split-personality for a while before that.

Gimbal: Eclipse is an alter-ego to a daughter of the royal throne? What an intriguing turn of exposition!

Al-X: That is actually the subject of the chapter after the match

Wanderer: Hmm... I'd like to know more about how Eclipse and Tzie came to be the way they are. Are they natural multiple-personalities, or something else?

Al-X: Yeah, this is the longest I've been sick; I do feel a lot better, but I still have a few WTF episodes... but I'm almost done with the update ^^ It SHOULD be done by Tuesday.

Ashley: Odd. apparently it doesn't matter what country you're in, these last 2-3 weeks everyone's been getting sick. (/me was sick for about 2 weeks of that, and is just now getting better)

Celeste: Yay! Glad you're feeling better. <3

Al-X: Feeling better, that is... >.>

Al-X: Ugh... I mentioned there wouldn't be a hiatus, but I had to take a sick leave this week; didn't want to cough and spit all over my drawing board ^^ I'm feeling now, so I'll begin with the page for a Thu-Fri release.

NOMAD: Well wouldn't you be, if you invited to a CTF game with seats next to the governor and you came from the poorest area of the city ? all the while, your daughter is participating in a full contact sport and your only 12 ?

Ashley: Eruhien's parents seem a little unsure of themselves. heh.

EveryZig: The staff/spear is always a good trick to pull, so you can have your staff and stab people too.

Al-X: Thank you! The best is still coming

Random dude: I'm REALLY impressed by this webcomic.

Gimbal: *warmage* - that sounds fun

azalea: Jakitza's expression in the first panel is similar to mine *goes back to working on her 13 page essay*

Al-X: Jakitza is prettier than she thinks. Scarier too ^^

Uhl: And she bonds with it instantly! Prof is right, she is TOO talented.

Tangent: She's cute. I like the effect with the staff, btw.

RGE: Ho ho ho. I'm pretty sure I could nap in armour without any training at all. ;-)

NOMAD: Ah, now that page is showing Derrexi as a very good leader. can't wait till the make-up scene

Ayra: "what I hope will be one of the best scenes in the comic" It's certainly shapping up this way so far

Al-X: Not that I remember. There is Lady Matzidari's plot to isolate Tzie and leave her friendless, but that's a very different set of motives and effects.

Uhl: Hmm, Zintzi's explanation to Behari sounds familiar. Another cast member have a tendency to do that?

Gus: In this corner Soul-lord using a mean sax and on the other soul-slaver with the necronomicon

Al-X: That's just combat WITH soul

Ark the Legend: For some reason, 'Soul Combat' always makes me think nice suits and saxophones.

azalea: ah yes, you can see my progress as an artist through my fanart for Nahast XD

Al-X: And the new fanart page is up, with long-forgotten contributions, even! (and nifty scripting!)

Al-X: Corrected! I have this problem of thinking ahead while writing and my hands sometimes go along (was thinking about the Dragons entry)

Finn MacCool: the beastfolk's entry in the glossary says that they ruled during the second age although it was the fourth.

azalea: love the new layout!

AmphimirTheBard: Nice new site!

Dvandom: Yep, works for me now too.

Tauon: Much better indeed.

Al-X: Fixed! Everything should look good now.

Al-X: And I thought migrating to CSS would make things simpler... <.<

Tauon: The design is nice. However when I tried to view the page with opera the positions of some elements seem to be off. I have to scroll way down to see the current comic.

Ganx: Happy B-Day Nahast

Al-X: @Uhl: It's a mix of power and... something else

Al-X: @DvD: Agh... I thought I had solved that problem. It's something about <div> tags and floats, I'll have to install Safari to try and fix it again :P

Uhl: Typo alert. "It's memories, personality and power" should be "Its"

Uhl: Layout's very pretty in firefox, though the chat is a bit hard to find. Gratz on the anniversary. Oh boy, the snake must be mega-powerful to control THAT shade.

Dvandom: The layout's weird in Safari. Rather than being between the two sidebars, the comic is below them, several pages down.

Al-X: And update is here, together with new (in progress) site!

Al-X: Update is coming along. I spent the weekend working on another Nahast-related thing

Uhl: Not a bad strategy, Jakitza. "Would you like a game of chess?"

gus: ah spring cleaning good for you

Al-X: Took me a couple of days to give up on an update this week. Reasons why are on the news blog below <.<

Uhl: Way to go, Jakitza! Congratulations on the promotion.

MtHermit: Considering how I ponder that after each new page....yes, yes it is.

Al-X: Hmm... dunno... is it working? <.<

MtHermit: I think this is really just an effort to extend this little cliff hanger and make us wonder what could possibly happen next >;)

Al-X: Update will be late this week. I had a serious case of art-block + freelance writing work. But it WILL be done this week.

Gus: Interesting litle trinket I wonder.....

MtHermit: Woohoo! Sign me up!

Al-X: Yes, it's... DAAARK chocolate...

MtHermit: I'll only join if they are chocolate chip.

Ganx: Welcome to the dark side... we have cookies

Uhl: Never really had a chance, did he?

Al-X: Many things can happen yet... >;)

Ashley: Bother. Looks like heroic sacrifice is the winner. I guess that does explain the future stories. :(

Uhl: And the mage proves her oats as Captain. Well done.

Wanderer: Zintzi? Do you have something to tell us? Something that involves an explanation the author promised us was coming and still needs to be pretty good to justify all this?

AmphimirTheBard: I love the added characterization for Niriko, Behari and Jakitza, but I feared for a moment the plot would derail for weeks on end. Glad it didn't. Excellent how the rest of the girls appear to deliver the punchline.

Al-X: Spam no more!

Wanderer: I think that's spam again. milesbr29's post.

Uhl: Sad thing is, there's no "yuri" present to be a fan of.

Anon: Or she's a yuri fan...

Al-X: It's a nosebleed. It's a combination of her being a rookie and being totally unprepared when casting that spell.

Arklite: i would think a nose bleed actually. considering the pre-established "dangers" regarding magic (mind loss and whatnot) i wouldn't be too suprised if more agressive forms of magic had feedback on the user

Uhl: (In the last frame) Either would be awesome for that pose.

Uhl: Is that a shadow or a nosebleed?

Tangent: Glasses-girl can be quite badass at times, can she not? ^^

theeter skeeter: I'm so crushing on Jakitz right now

Arklite: wind magic ftw ^^

NOMAD: Thxs Al-X, keep up the good work. i getting the feeling the upcoming CTF is going to be very good .

Al-X: Spam has been eliminated! (so nobody mistakes Uhl's post )

NOMAD: SPAM, below, danger danger

Uhl: And it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. So now we know how the "Furies" came to be. Or do we?

Osk: ah yes, i forgot she coloured her hair :p sorry man (or woman)

Wanderer: ...Try remembering the half-Elf's NAME, and then read this page again, and I think your question should be answered.

Osk: Oh, and a good example of how someone in armor without a weapon is in trouble against someone without armor and without a weapon

Osk: i'm just wondering, but why are the ears of that girl pointy too? i thought only elves had those and we already have the half-elf. Did i miss anything?

Al-X: And azalea uncovers another clue Although the "why" is still in doubt.

Gimbal: wow! You can even see Behari's exasperation in the first panel - feelin' this one ><

azalea: She's purposely getting Behari mad. The only time Behari is not likely to be defensive is when she's on the offensive. >_>

Al-X: That's all I ask for now, the benefit of the doubt. And more input! Be it the forum, this box or comments on the newsblog. Your insights do help shape the story.

Wanderer: ...And of course he posts while I'm in the middle of trying to cut my post down small enough to fit...

Wanderer: That has been a matter of some discussion and a great deal of disbelief on my part. At the moment I'll keep giving Al-X the benefit of the doubt, but it's going to take a pretty good explanation to make this believable.

Al-X: This kind of plot point do make me wish I had time to produce more pages per week, and so get to the explanation sooner...

Tangent: You know, with her hair dyed black I'm not really realizing who Niriko was; and now that I've realized, I have no idea /why/ she is behaving that way. Especially to Behari of all people.

Al-X: I couldn't stay awake enough to finish Nahast, but I'm almost there; expect the update around noon.

Uhl: "I .. Will ... Betray.. My friends" and "I'll do my part, you do yours." Not the best things to hear when you've got fresh "trust" issues.

Wodan46: Did she accidentally use the Living Shadow crap that Eclipse uses as hair dye by mistake or something? That said, I'm glad that both Behari and Jakitza had appropriate reactions to the ridiculousity.

Wanderer: "Chemicals in dye may causing itching, redness, minor skin irritation, and paranoid delusions."

tanonev: Side effects of hair dye? "May cause bouts of taking kung-fu flying leaps to conclusions"?

Al-X: Self-<insert issue here> is right, tho'

Wanderer: Your hinting may be too subtle for me.

Wanderer: January 25 just appears to be Niriko having self-image problems, which could be understandable after recent events. I don't get an explanation from it about why she would accuse BEHARI of all people like this.

Al-X: Little hint on Jan 25th's comic, and open discussion in the forum (whether questions, suggestions or finger-pointing ^^)

Al-X: All I can say right now without spoiling is that no suspension of disbelief is required. This is obviously Not Right, and there's a reason.

Wanderer: This is utterly ludicrous. I don't think I can suspend my disbelief this far.

Wanderer: She hears two words out of the conversation, and immediately jumps to the conclusion that the person who was NEARLY KILLED saving her life would try to betray them?

Wanderer: Ridiculous and ridiculous. Not only is Behari the least likely person to betray them, NIRIKO is the least likely person to even THINK Behari could betray them.

Al-X: And Uhl gets it right, mostly

Osk: meh, it would soon be cleared up. remember the early oages about when she got there?

AmphimirTheBard: Badass-looking Niriko is badass-looking

Uhl: Kinda hard avoiding being paranoid when the first time you see your mother in over a decade, she tries to kill you.

Nickless_One: Niriko is going to screw stuff again...

Wanderer: Feels contrived. Niriko should and would know better than that. Especially talking to the person who TOOK A GODDAMNED POISON ARROW for her.

ClayDoll: Niriko is a dumb bixxtch right now. I wanna backhand her...

Al-X: Is Niriko paranoid or is there an actual traitor among the Hawk Maidens? Forum discussion!

Uhl: Oh boy, did she misunderstand or what. 'Tis the danger of hearing only bits and pieces.

Kez: Angry Behari is angry! D:

Uhl: "I'm here now, and I'm sorry" would have been a good opening line.

Al-X: @Osk There were many choices and paths that led to his position, some out of his control, which one(s) would you mean?

Al-X: The only harriers I know are either raptor birds or VTOL fighter jets... ^^

Tangent: Harriers for the cup! They've got to win eventually....

Osk: used to be agile, fast, and stronger than i look, ideal recruit, no? still, i wouldnt have gotten in his position

Osk: I wouldnt have gotten in his position, al-x

Arklite: SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! RAWR! o/

Al-X: If you were him, what would you have done? Discuss in the forum! (I check it several times a day! )

Uhl: Ouch! Yeah, that WAS cowardly alright. Behari is also correct, betraying your current friends does NOTHING to raise your stock.

Al-X: Delivered, and now update!

Tangent: How's the freelancing stuff going? (I figure it must have run long. RL trumps comics, naturally. ^^)

Al-X: The update will be up Monday night. I had to push it this weekend to finish some freelancing stuff.

NOMAD: Well this is setting up the CTF challenge to be very intense for Behari. Still, show that under the tough exterior is a caring heart ( unforunately, harden by pain and her past)

Arklite: bah! misdirection from the author i say!

Al-X: I think it's safe to say Arklite's guess is waaaay off without spoiling anything

Arklite: I'm going to go for the "abducted by deamon spawn" excuse. came down in thier flying doom fortress and whisked him away to battle the evil emperor bhrematot!

Ashley: Or is it a case of "I couldn't come back because I asked your master how much it would take to free you, and I was saving every cp of my wages to earn that amount."

Tangent: Aww. :( I bet that boy either wasn't allowed to... or realized that she'd be worse off with him in a mercenary band. Not that she'll listen. Damn. At least not every time was horrid for her....

AmphimirTheBard: (only kidding, of course)

AmphimirTheBard: I meant it more like "more strips, more! Work, you lazy artist!" LOL

Al-X: What do you mean? We ARE with the girls...

AmphimirTheBard: Yay, character development! Now, back to the girls! Quick, back to the girls!! ;)

Tangent: Glad to hear you're on schedule though. ^^ That's always a good thing. =^-^=

Tangent: WTF? Why's it repeating that line on me? oO

Al-X: Fortunately, next update is right on schedule; and I'll prolly pull a double update next week to compensate for the unannounced hiatus.

Tangent: Harriers for the Cup!

Arklite: BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! wait... wrong fantasy world. :P

S San: Yay for update! Defiantly worth the wait. I can't wait to see how Berhari reacts.

Uhl: Worth. THE. Wait.

Al-X: Spam-gnat thwapped! And comic updated! Yay!

Gimbal: Oh look, it's a spam-gnat. *THWAP*

Al-X: *sigh* Work keeps creeping up and invading my free time. There won't be Nahast this week. If work leaves my weekend a lone for a change, I'll try to compensate next week.

MtHermit: I'll take bets against the heroic sacrifice! I see more of a life threatening wound that he recovers from after turning against his own teammates.

Ashley: That might explain the spoilers, but just because I'm a hopeless romantic I'll hope he survives. (maybe taking over that mercenary group and leading it to do good)

Ark the Legend: Taking bets on the heroic sacrifice now, two to one odds he bites it.