Tractus’ staff-head lights up when he’s making a threat (uh-oh), and then wow! Shirallas moves so quickly, in the blink of an eye suddenly appearing out of nowhere and startling the guard-mage onlookers. I wonder what the magic in the fortress and in the courtyard can do? It’d have been no mean feat to escape from this place as a slave, it seems, especially bearing in mind there’s only one proper way out, that causeway (passage not included). That the Venatori had to be convinced to accept someone as a Danarius - implications for the role of the Venatori remnants and their role in Tevinter and things in general going forwards? Lightning flashes overhead as Tractus and Nenealeus have this face-off in that panel, emphasizing the tension between the two. I’d guess Tractus’ life thus far, as a bastard, has had themes and struggles with inferiority and consequent lack of power but desire for it (being disrespected, but craving respect, being connected to a certain world but not really part of it, in fact rejected by it). It’s like, expanding on things, but without anything conflicting. They’ve done a good job integrating the new characters’ pasts with previous canon events with things like these. It also hurts to think that not far from there, Duncan is seeing the same thing. I’m positive that in panel 2 here, it’s the exact moment when he sees Cailan die. Aaron is so brave, he was the sole or one of the few soldiers in Loghain’s company to make this kind of stand (and you can see that there was a moment when he did turn to leave and considered it before turning back), and these panels convey the extent of the trauma that he experienced on the field of battle that day. Aaron reaching out for Cailan in his sleep with his other fist clenched, jerking awake from a nightmare in a cold sweat. I’m not going to lie, the “I am coming my king” and subsequent panels make me cry on this re-read. Now we see the truth of the matter is exactly as he told Vaea, which speaks of the trust and close relationship between the two. Did he miss the fight, did he kill two ogres, etc. In-universe before now, there have been varying accounts of Ser Aaron’s experience at Ostagar.
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