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Books by Peter Tarkulich

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Make Like a Tree

on October 29, 2015
Chapter: The Challenge
Characters: Francis, Kris, Mike, Praak
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Discussion (11) ¬

  1. Jakdaw
    Jakdaw
    October 29, 2015, 02:53 | # | Reply

    The demon is dead. Long live the demon!

  2. Marscaleb
    Marscaleb
    October 30, 2015, 00:15 | # | Reply

    This is one of the best goodbyes I’ve ever seen.

  3. That
    That
    October 30, 2015, 07:41 | # | Reply

    I’m proud of you, now get out.

  4. moridain
    moridain
    October 30, 2015, 10:18 | # | Reply

    Praak: Now go, and never return to this basically empty underground cave full of violent sociopaths with selfish magic who treat you like crap.

    Francis: … okay?

    • Andy4Hire
      Andy4Hire
      October 31, 2015, 11:17 | # | Reply

      Well, it is his place of origin and the place his family lives, and even people from rubbish families often still feel some kind of positive connection to them mixed in with whatever else they might also feel.

      But since Francis has just faked his death (or had it faked for him, I guess), there’d be all kinds of problems for him and his clan if he was seen there again, alive and in good health, so he’d have to stay away regardless.

      • Dragonsmith
        Dragonsmith
        November 2, 2015, 13:29 | # | Reply

        if I remember correctly, the demon rules of succession have relatives taking the ruling title over any other choice. The only way someone else could get kingship is to kill the entire ruling family. So while it is Francis’s place of origin, he has no remaining family there.

        • Andy4Hire
          Andy4Hire
          November 2, 2015, 22:09 | # | Reply

          Good memory, Dragonsmith! I had forgotten that this was explained and had to go look it up.

          Turns out it’s not quite accurate, just pretty close. The way Praak puts the matter in this strip is, “A clan’s ruling line must be completely removed from power before another clan can take the throne.” Family members not of the ruling line might well survive, and even those “removed from power” don’t necessarily have to be removed by death, even though in practice it might work out that way most of the time. And in Francis’ case, the other members of his clan’s ruling line are dead, as this strip shows. We also know his brother was killed, but the fate of other family members he may have outside the ruling line is less certain. (We also haven’t been told much about demon succession laws and how it’s determined who is and isn’t in a ruling line.)

  5. Torechwen
    Torechwen
    October 30, 2015, 17:14 | # | Reply

    He finally used his chosen name. <3

    • stormcloud
      stormcloud
      November 2, 2015, 14:29 | # | Reply

      I DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE THAT! You’re right! 😀

  6. Gozer the Carpathian
    Gozer the Carpathian
    November 1, 2015, 22:18 | # | Reply

    SO GLAD I have not been trying to read this as you updated Pete. I had read up to knowing a fast reader and then I’ve been AWOL until now. PERFECT timing on my part if I do say so myself. 🙂

  7. Nate
    Nate
    November 3, 2015, 11:12 | # | Reply

    Hmm… I was expecting a different series of plot twists. Though we may still see them.

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