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Post by robsan on Aug 31, 2019 8:02:21 GMT -5
Consist of spoilers from RA: The Icebound Land
In the third book when Horace and Halt is on their way to Skandia to free Will and Cassandra/Evelyn Horace see something in Gallia that he isn't used to, girls in very short skits. When asking Halt about it he get the answer that it's because they are couriers and that the short skirts help them to run faster. Someone named Neodactylus has illustrated this scene and her own ending of the scene on Deviantart. What do you think about it? Do her ending sound likely or do you feel like it would end differently? How did you think Halt handled the situation? Would you have done it in another way if you were in his position?  Bonus: Another greate RA-comic from Neodactylus
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Post by yosefu on Aug 31, 2019 8:19:03 GMT -5
Haha, That comic is hilarious! Props to Neodactylus. As I read the book, I imagined Halt saying it in his usual tone, but I remember him feeling bad for tricking Horace so that was a first. Halt always handles things like a mischievous yet responsible father, I think!
I also love that because there isn't a select true canon artwork of the series, the few artists that draw characters always add their own flair to them, myself included!
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Post by elkifasi on Aug 31, 2019 21:40:51 GMT -5
That is very funny and the art is really cool.
If I was Horace, I'd probably also question why the other girl isn't wearing any skirt at all.
I think the skirts they were actually wearing were probably about knee length. In those days, most girls would wear dresses that just about touched the ground. To show any bare leg at all was very immodest.
The second comic is also very cool. The only problem is I can't really remember what's going on so it doesn't really make any sense. It's probably time I read the books again.
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Post by yosefu on Sept 1, 2019 3:01:14 GMT -5
Knee length makes sense, it would be too short from their viewpoint as people of medieval times.
I still have to go through the 12th book and the current royal ranger books to start again, but I can't find the sequel books in my country, probably not published yet.
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Post by elkifasi on Sept 1, 2019 5:09:18 GMT -5
Okay. You could always read the books you do have again. I read Ruins of Gorlan about four times before I moved on to anything else.
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Post by Arkos on Sept 1, 2019 10:43:31 GMT -5
While I understand it was mostly comic relief, how would Horace have not known what they where? It wasn't that rare in medieval times and Horace is what they would be looking for. Surely he must have been catcalled in Redmont at least once before and an orphanage isn't exactly what you would call sheltered. (I have to remind myself this is a fantasy world and not completely historically accurate  ) |
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Post by yosefu on Sept 1, 2019 10:49:22 GMT -5
Well, the historic accuracy is often there when there is a fight or when explaining how weapons work, but I guess comic relief can bend the rules a little. It might be possible that King Duncan prohibited such things just like slavery.
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Post by elkifasi on Sept 1, 2019 19:43:09 GMT -5
I think the Araluens, especially in Redmont, have high standards as to modesty. Historically, it actually was that shocking and people just didn't do it. (generally. There are always exceptions) Horace wasn't in the upper class but he wasn't a peasant either. Being brought up in the castle ward, rather than just a regular orphanage, it actually would have been rather sheltered. Then he went to battleschool which has very strict morals and sense of propriety.
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Post by yosefu on Sept 2, 2019 2:19:18 GMT -5
Exactly, that is what I thought as well. It is also to show Horace's innocence and näivete, and you can see how pragmatic and sharp he gets over the series, while still keeping a sense of justice.
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Post by elkifasi on Sept 3, 2019 3:18:39 GMT -5
He does get more... culpable as time goes on but he's still just an innocent bash-and-whacker at heart.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2020 1:23:26 GMT -5
welp, Etta, you just about said everything that I could, but I Really love the art stile! it must have taken so long to make...
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Post by dixie on Dec 26, 2022 12:08:07 GMT -5
That comic is amazing 😂
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