MikeJF posted:

Loving this little bit from the tumblr:

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In my travels, I came across an obscure, unconquered world. I was surprised to find a book which contained an account of the life of God-King Solomon David, who even in this backwater, which knew nothing of the Concordance or the Wheel, was regarded as a paragon of wisdom! To demonstrate this, it told the tale of two prostitutes who came before him with a babe, each claiming it as their own. The God-King rendered a judgement that amazed all who witnessed. How close is this tale to the truth?

Very true. I believe the well-known story was that Solomon offered to split the babe in two for fairness’ sake, and when the real mother began to cry, Solomon knew who was telling the truth.

In fact, I was recounted the true story of this incident by a traveling peddler. Solomon was very kind to both women and listened to their concerns, leaving them with the promise of the assignment of a high imperial clerk to their case. The clerk quickly determined in no time at all through the well-organized imperial intelligence service that one of the prostitutes had a liason with a minor but decorated officer of the third legion some time ago. Questioning the officer uncovered very quickly the true identity of the baby’s mother, who were notified and brought to one of the world courts at haste. It had scarcely been a day.

Since lying in the court is a serious offense, the false mother was sentenced and executed later that day. Since copulating with an acting officer is a serious offense, the true mother was sentenced to six months of hard labor, her child was taken as a ward of the state, and her lover, the officer in question, was discharged from the imperial military, had his citizenship revoked, and died of complications from syphilis a year later, or so I hear.

The true mother is doing better, I’ve heard she is a clerk now, and her education was paid for by the crown.

She will still never get her child back.

Schwarzwald posted:

Someone isn't bowing.

RiotGearEpsilon posted:

Nadia looks more... bewildered/flabbergasted/appalled than INCREDIBLY FURIOUS. Like she doesn't know quite how to process what she's looking at.

Cryophage posted:

wait poo poo what am I going to do with a tree right in front of my throne poo poo poo poo

Cryophage posted:

Begemot posted:

I can't tell if Mottom looks offended or delighted.

Begemot posted:

I can't tell if Mottom looks offended or delighted.

Begemot posted:

I can't tell if Mottom looks offended or delighted.

All the other girls seem to range from terrified to kind of nonplussed. What Allison is doing is so crazy that nobody knows how to react.

WanderingMinstrel I posted:

She's offended by the shorts/ugly sweater combo. I made the same face when I got to the last panel.

MikeJF posted:

This page confuses me. Sssssss?

chiefnewo posted:

"Is it the shoes!?"

Oxxidation posted:

I look forward to seeing how Allison fumbles through the next several pages without being rent to pieces by Mottom's harsh language.

BravestOfTheLamps posted:

An eating contest?

BravestOfTheLamps posted:

An eating contest?