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Published: 2011-07-25 01:36:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1894; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 9
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Description Margaret exhaled and stood up. The wooden feet of her chair scraped over the stone floor. "Well played, Your Honor. Thank you for teaching me. I hope to be a better opponent next time."

Frollo's condescending smile became more strained as she passed to his side of the table.

"All this time, I haven't been able to properly thank you for rescuing me," she said. "I realize now what you must have gone through, trying to help me, knowing what happened to your brother."

Frollo was no longer smiling. He stared at Margaret the way so many commoners had looked up at him when he pronounced their sentence from the bench.


So, who wants to prescribe my penance for posting this?

Poor clueless Margaret, thinking she has Frollo pinned down. He's just a lonely, frustrated old man, but somewhere deep down, he's got a heart of gold. It would probably help if she knew he's sealed her father's death sentence.

Yes, I know he's missing his rings. Margaret's also missing her headband. It's evening, they're chillin' out. And I'm lazy. Watch me go back, draw the rings, and re-upload in a few days.

Scene from Chapter 14 ("Sins of Omission") in my Hunchback fanfic "The Traitor's Child." Read it in my dA gallery or on FF.net at [link]
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Severusiana [2017-11-11 12:03:32 +0000 UTC]

Who is Margaret ?

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ChristineFrollophile [2011-11-30 07:36:18 +0000 UTC]

I thought when I left a comment I had favored it too. Huh, weird, well, it gave me the reason to see it again.

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bluemoonriver In reply to ChristineFrollophile [2011-12-01 19:10:35 +0000 UTC]

How kind of you to revisit!

I consider myself generally a mature, non-fangirlish sort of personality. But I still when I view this one. And my younger sister

But seriously, what is it with Frollo and blondies? You see so many YouTube videos shipping him with Odette and Aurora--not that I'm complaining! Mayhaps it's because said females are tall, willowy, and obviously medieval. And they offer something different from the dark and seductive Esmeralda.

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ChristineFrollophile In reply to bluemoonriver [2011-12-02 07:21:15 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. Even tho I am into Fresme, as I want Frollo happy and he really only loves Esmeralda, it'd still be fun to see him with a blonde. And no, not just because of me being a blonde either, heh! I just find it interesting. Not saying I would want him to go with Fleur however cuz she's a stuck up bitch, lol! Naw, I'm talking about blondes like Odette, Aurora, even the one Christine Daaé that was blonde in the Charles Dance Phantom of the Opera miniseries would be cool too. He would probably find miss Daaé quite interesting since also being French and charmed by her singing. He's quite Phantom-like anyway. Oooh, that would be a fun pairing!

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bluemoonriver In reply to ChristineFrollophile [2011-12-02 23:35:17 +0000 UTC]

FrolloxFleur--now THAT'S a crack pairing! Frollo would detest her shallow snippiness!

You know, I've yet to see all of Phantom. I really need to. I'll always remember having dinner with a dear friend, and she whipped out her songbook. When I started singing the Phantom tunes while another friend played piano, our host was so thrilled! Turns out she used to sing for a living, and Phantom was her favorite show.

From what I know of the story, there's definitely some similarities between Frollo and Eric--the possessiveness, the need to control, the dark and creepy elegance. . . . Yes, this works for me!

BTW, thanks so much for the watch!

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ChristineFrollophile In reply to bluemoonriver [2011-12-03 02:17:58 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that definitely is one blonde he would not like.

Oh, yes, you gotta check out Phantom, it's an awesome story and yes, there are quite a bit of similarities with Erik and Frollo. Dark, brooding, elegant men with a lot of issues, hehe!

Awww, you're welcome.

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Allendra3 [2011-07-28 18:17:51 +0000 UTC]

Interesting! It's like a little preview for me, since I'm not yet to that chapter, lol! Great work on the drawings and poses!

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bluemoonriver In reply to Allendra3 [2011-07-28 22:57:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yeah--maybe I should've put *spoiler alert* on this one. Anyway, glad you liked it!

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Allendra3 In reply to bluemoonriver [2011-07-29 00:03:57 +0000 UTC]

It's fine! I treaded cautiously, skimming the artist's comments first. It didn't look like anything too revealing, so I thought it'd be okay to read it.

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KissofCrimson [2011-07-27 03:37:27 +0000 UTC]

Great picture. You did a really nice job on it.

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bluemoonriver In reply to KissofCrimson [2011-07-27 23:11:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, and thank you for the faves!

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KissofCrimson In reply to bluemoonriver [2011-07-28 01:14:55 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, always a pleasure.

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ChristineFrollophile [2011-07-25 04:23:38 +0000 UTC]

Even tho I love the pairing of Esme with him, I also just love seeing a blonde girl with him too. Heh, okay, my own guilty pleasure shines thru. And yes, the symbolism of Frollo holding the pawn is perfect!

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bluemoonriver In reply to ChristineFrollophile [2011-07-25 11:53:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness, I'm psychic! I'm serious, the day I posted this, I thought, "Hey, Margaret's blonde--Christine will probably appreciate this."

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ChristineFrollophile In reply to bluemoonriver [2011-07-25 13:08:45 +0000 UTC]

LOL! It totally made my day as things just have not been going well lately. This made me smile so happily, haha! Love the detail of your work, as always.

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bluemoonriver In reply to ChristineFrollophile [2011-07-25 23:24:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! Glad I could brighten your day.

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ChristineFrollophile In reply to bluemoonriver [2011-07-26 16:02:53 +0000 UTC]

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bluemoonriver [2011-07-25 03:40:04 +0000 UTC]

Ho, the age difference. Clopin's going to have some fun with this in later chapters.

Thanks for the compliments and for ing! I'm a little miffed at dA for turning up the saturation and blurring a lot of background detail. I may have to go back and make adjustments to account for that.

As for the pawn--what, me? Employ heavy-handed symbolism? Nah.

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tobase [2011-07-25 02:13:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow... you did a fantastic job! Funny that Frollo has the pawn piece in his hand :3 How appropriate. It actually looks like Margie's whispering into his ear. >BD

Also... Fro-fro looks so old compared to her LMAO. Now I ain't saying she a grave digga

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