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The Very Haughty Magician's Downfall By IddlerItaler -- Report

"One should always be careful around the witches of the Cursed Timberland. Unless you know what you're doing. In that case, the witches should be careful around you." -Pallen "Old Beaver" Barkickowisz, Kaledish adventurer

The scylla Anatune returns home after her vacation in Varhalia, and has a surprise visit. Well, more than a surprise, it's almost a repeat of history. Fourth chapter in the series "An Octopus's Gauntlet".

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MasterGryph

Posted by MasterGryph 7 months ago Report

Another day in the life.

Feels a little weird that Athalyne maybe develops doubts about how amoral her old rival actually is, then doubles down on killing her quickly rather than do any information-gathering.

IddlerItaler

Posted by IddlerItaler 7 months ago Report

"I don't remember you ever being this loyal, Mili…" was meant sarcastically. The chapter showed that Athalyne had a lot of pent-up anger towards Milina, and Athalyne isn't the kind of girl who becomes angry easily.

I probably didn't spend a lot of time setting Athalyne up as an asshole victim, but her inner monologue about wanting to "loot the crap out of whatever remains of Athy" shows that she's in it for more than just avenging her sister, and loyalty might not really be her primary motivation, nor secondary or tertiary.

MasterGryph

Posted by MasterGryph 7 months ago Report

Yes, we as the audience can tell that Milina is a jerk deep down. Though how much of one isn't really focused on.