oots


Nale crosses his father for the last time.

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Panel 1, Page 1

Tarquin: Now, if you need transportation, Laurin can open another Wormhole to your next dungeon.
Elan: No way, Dad! I'm not playing your game!
Tarquin: Then you're willing to let the world be destroyed or conquered or whatever?
Elan: No—but—

Panel 2, Page 1

Haley: Just 'cause you benefit from our actions doesn't mean we have to accept your assistance.
Elan: Yeah! That's right!
Tarquin: Ah, then you're willing to possibly fail just to spite me? How enlightened of you.
Nale: This is horsecrap.

Panel 3, Page 1

Tarquin: Nale, please, I'm trying to manipulate your brother into tacitly accepting my authority.
Nale: You don't even have the balls to go big anymore. You're just a scared old man protecting his rut.

Panel 4, Page 1

Tarquin: Be quiet. I've heard quite enough out of—
Nale: I killed Malack.

Panel 5, Page 1

Laurin: What? What did he say?
Nale: I made him scream for his god in the desert sun.
Nale: Read my mind if you don't beleive me, "Aunt" Laurin.

Panel 6, Page 1

Laurin: Ishtar's crown... he's telling the truth.
Nale: His ashes smelled like burning leather.
Nale: He suffered.

Panel 7, Page 1

Laurin: You arrogant little sh—
Tarquin: Laurin, please. Try to stay professional.
Tarquin: I need a moment to talk to my son. Alone.

Panel 8, Page 1

Tarquin: Do you care to explain yourself?
Nale: Not to you.
Tarquin: What the hell is wrong with you?

Panel 9, Page 1

Tarquin: Putting aside the years of friendship, do you have any idea how valuable an asset he was?
Nale: More valuable than me, right? That's why you were going to let him kill me.

Panel 10, Page 1

Tarquin: No! OK, yes, I led Malack to believe that. But I told you before I left to collect the army:
Tarquin: This was your chance to impress me.

Panel 11, Page 1

Tarquin: If you'd outmaneuvered your brother and secured the gate, I would've had something to show the rest of the gang.
Tarquin: I could've convinced them your rebellious days were in the past and you were too useful to let Malack kill you over petty revenge.
Tarquin: He'd have had no choice but to accept their judgment, and this whole ridiculous feud would've been over!

Panel 1, Page 2

Nale: So this was all just another one of your cruel tests.
Tarquin: Are you even listening to me? I'm saying that I came out to this miserable desert for you.

Panel 2, Page 2

Tarquin: To give my son a second chance.
Tarquin: Now come on, I'm sure I can smooth things over with Laurin. We'll have you up and running as part of the team in no time.

Panel 3, Page 2

Nale: I don't want your hand-outs!
Tarquin: You'd rather I had just stood by and let Malack hunt you down?
Nale: YES! Malack was my problem, not yours! And I solved it my way, without your help!
Nale slaps away Tarquin's outstretched hand, "smack!"

Panel 4, Page 2

Tarquin: That makes no—
Tarquin: I swear, Nale, I don't even know what you want from me anymore.
Nale: NOTHING!

Panel 5, Page 2

Nale: I want NOTHING from you! I am my own man, not some cog in your latest oh-so-clever scheme!
Nale: I don't want your nepotism or your charity or your pity! I want NOTHING!

Panel 6, Page 2

Beat.

Panel 7, Page 2

Tarquin: Is that really how you feel?
Nale: YES!

Panel 8, Page 2

Tarquin: *sigh*

Panel 9, Page 2

Tarquin: As you wish, Son.

Panel 10, Page 2

The scene pans back, revealing that Tarquin stabbed Nale, much to his shock.

Panel 11, Page 2

Tarquin: What did you think the price for killing my best friend was going to be?
Tarquin: Really, Nale, you would have been dead years ago if it weren't for my protection.

Panel 12, Page 2

Elan: NALE!!

Panel 13, Page 2

Nale dies.

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