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Yes, about six hundred Tigers that could’ve been toasted and roasted, very much like those archers from Page 583. In fact, had they got into the sewers and someone lighted up the methane, it’ll be the Khalira all over again, but with the immense smell of burnt fur and overdone meat.
Imagine that coming up through every sink and bathtub drain!
Deserving of Death?
Tam’syn’s testimony makes it monumentally clear how heroic Kilani’s actions were. Faced by the Forces of Thunder And Flame Kilani stood firm and faced a swarm in the skies. Scyde doesn’t slide and comments on her capability to combat the contenders. Yet, when questioned about the veracity of the viewpoint that night Scyde supports the claim. Kiriad concerns are confirmed when the numbers of the battalion are made known. Thus it appears that Kilani, with her selfless shielding, saved hundreds of souls without a single sacrifice. The account appraises her actions.
Is Tam’syn the hand of hope Kilani holds in her heart or is it only a reprieve before the regression to regret?
Sounds like Kilani and Tam’syn might be kindred spirits here!
man I love tamsyn she may be strawny in the outside but inside her spirit is a big tiger big strong and taller than scyde
She’s not afraid of a big cat, that’s for certain!
An entire battalion caught in the open could have been lost. A bit of slip to forget that Scyde. Also I wonder if the princess was aware the commitment was going to be THAT large?
Good question! Judging by her reaction in the last panel, it sounds like it’s news to her!
Scyde’s pride seems to be the point of the proceedings. Quick judgement to kill Kilani could just be a grudge, or it could be to hide something worse – some failure on Scyde’s part that she doesn’t want known.
I’m increasingly thinking that without Kilani as a scapegoat, Scyde would have nobody else to blame for the past failure that cost all the armor and weaponsmiths but herself – and doing so could somehow strip away the big cat’s authority.
Interesting hypothesis! Does the biggest of the big cats harbor the biggest of insecurities? Hmmm…
Big cat or not, nobody wants to follow leader with a poor track record. How many losses does Scyde have weighing her down? How many times did she have to say, either to herself or her warriors or maybe someone of higher authority like the Princess or elders, “Give me one more chance to prove myself?” And as the losses mount, she could be carrying the blame for all of them in others’ eyes. Even if the losses weren’t her fault, even if dragons have all the advantages, she’d still be the one in charge with lives lost on her watch, and suffering the loss of confidence from her fellow tigers as a result.
The more I think about this, the more it makes sense that she somehow NEEDS Kilani to take the fall for a past major loss to clear her own sheet, the same way her pride may NEED her to believe that the batallion could have taken the fire and lightning dragons Kilani saved her from because one more loss would have been Too Much. She took six hundred tigers because she wanted a field of dead dragons to redeem her leadership. She nearly lost them all, but to see how taciturn she is now as the truth comes out… she still acts like she’s about to lose everything.
I see a little alliteration in your analysis, Auryn. I applaud your application.
Still mad of what she executed and innocent sweet earth dragon I know and love well I am happy that nature had enough of the dragon queens pride and the tiger commander 2nd in command to princess kiriad well the volcanoe erupted and killed alot of innocent dragons of the queens stubborness and pride well and as for red she can kiss her career goodbye because I know sombrana is going to overthrow oscura I seen oscura I saw her stretch her back its cracking found the weakness