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MikaniaC — The weight of the throne_pag160
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Page one hundred and sixty of this long comic based on the life of the kings of Ferelden (Alistair and Mikania) after the Blight and the fight against the Architect and the Mother. Mikania has left behind her life as Commander of the Grey Wardens to return to court...
Awkward...
special thanks to , who helped me with the translation
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Erm....just because you're with someone doesn't mean the other one can't have his/her own life, sweetheart.
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Battle lines are drawn....love is a battlefield.
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i don't like him! fight for her, brendon! do it! do something, man!
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hahaha I guess in the animal world this would be tantamount to mark territory
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Brendon don't let him win!
Oh and Congrats on 160!
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Yay!! thank you!!! I can't believe the 160 pages
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Like the lake? Oh, the clash of education. It leaves and audible ring. Bren's face is priceless, too.
Aaaaand it is out. I guess now is Jurina's turn to be somewhat confused about that bed that was just made for her. Cal has good instincts, though, possessively grabbing his precious-to-be and challenging Bren in revealing his intentions. No hesitation. Has he smelt -- dun dun DUN -- a rival?
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hehehe both men can smell something that Jurina doesn't, I guess
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That's why they are men. Not quite out of the ape stage, fighting over a female. Once she catches on, this will be some smothering attention.
Funny thing is, I would presume Calenhad to have the advantage. He will woo Jurina. He will fight for her approval. There is a lot at stake for him. There's not a lot at stake for Brendon insofar as Jurina's hand is concerned. There is no one to push him to pursue her, and the fact that he might lose what little relationship has been there between them could be stifling instead of motivating. Worst but not least, Brendon does not woo. Only one of the many personality traits nicely kicked out of him by virtue of his father, if I remember correctly.
I'm rambling again... I apologize.
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sorry, I've mixed up the comments a little. the part about the royal guard is something you said in a comment below
but, you're right about Brendon's father. he really changed him as a kid and, as a result, Brendon is now a grown man different than he would have been if he would have had a normal father.
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oh, no need to apologize
more than that I'm really surprised for all that you can gather from my comic 
but I have to say that be part of the royal guard is an important position because is the queen who decides its members and they are her personal bodyguards, so it's not something easy to get. In other words, it is a position of respect, not like any other guard at the royal palace.
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Despite the comment mix-up it will be easier to answer here. And so I shall!
Stories are my most favorite hobby and profession. As an avid reader of good/mediocre/bad/abysmal books, I always try to understand what went right and what went wrong. Character motivation plays a big part in that respect. If this is something you barely need think about in order to write your comic, it speaks well of your skill and instincts. If I seem to grasp something you weren't aware of, then I'm only giving voice to something you construed, intentionally or not. But thank you for noticing; my attempts to impress have born fruit at last!
I have to disagree here. For Brendon it would be even more difficult to be accepted as a member of the Royal Guard for a few rather simple reasons. One, he stems from a poor family without significant rank. Two, he used to be a wanted criminal. Three, rumors will spread that Brendon attained his position not through standing and effort like practically everybody else, but only - and only - because the Queen wished it so (which is true); he would be seen as the least of the Royal Guardsmen, and more fantastic rumors would spread from there throughout the nobility. Fact is, not title nor rank can command respect if the person himself didn't command any to begin with.
If I were Calenhad, I would see Brendon as a lowlife trying to retcon his way into credibility by using his clout with the Queen.
That said, if I were Calenhad I may not be privy to all these facts, and then I would see a member of the Royal Guard intentionally dragging my name through the mud despite knowing full well that it's not the freaking lake, all in front of my fiancé, the bastard! Arrogance! Ignorance! Hubris! As you may have gleaned, I am neither Calenhad nor famed for my angelic temper.
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you are certainly right in some aspects... but, as I see it and as I thought the idea of the royal guard for my comic, I must say some things.
Mikania created the royal guard by herself when the blight ended and she chose its members, regardless their social position and stuff like that. I mean, she chose those people who helped her in the blight and showed her their loyalty and strength. So, among the royal guards there are people of noble birth, like Jeff, the captain, but also people that has nothing to do with nobility. Mikania, even being from a very noble family, had learnt that there are more important things and she didn't want a royal guard only to pretend or like a rich and noble private club. that's why she wanted Brendon to be one of them, even when she didn't know him and he tried to kill her in the first place. As she said when she invited him to go with her "she had a hunch" about him.
that said, I agree with you when you say that probably Calenhad could see this a mere favorable treatment by the Queen and that, being from a lower social class, Brendon doesn't have the right to be in that important position. I'm sure many nobles and people of Ferelden think that way about Brendon.
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I understand that discrimination inside the Royal Guard was probably as non-existent as in the Grey Wardens. I was merely guessing in terms of how people outside the royal circle might perceive Brendon being a part of it. Perhaps I should remind myself that fantasy works a little different than the real world, too.
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no, no, don't worry, I like these discussions! It's very interesting to know your opinion
in the real world it would be as you say, and that's way fantasy is so refreshing, because you can use real world aspects and others not so realistic to create a new world that suits your story. So, in summary, in this matter I think there is a little of both.
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Looks like someone's a little late... with his feelings ^^
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and now... B... we all know what you need to do... you are alone... no witnesses.... only the 3 of you 
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hahaha Calenhad has a thing with his name and the lake
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It is a name to be proud of. It carries heavy significance. Can't be easy living with a name that has so many expectations attached. His parents must be arrogant, choosing exactly that name for their son. Royalty complex and delusions of grandeur at their finest.
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well, you know, noble families usually expect a lot of their children and I guess you can say that Calenhad's father is like Jurina's in some formal and tradicional ways
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It's too easy to force others to do what is beneficial for oneself. That Cal is proud of his name however shows that he does to at least some extent agree. I find it difficult to picture him with any less authority than his family wields. As a lowly guardsman, the first thing out of his mouth would be, "Nice barracks you have there. So, where is my room and attendant?" All of this in my humble opinion, of course.
My first name is that of an unbelievably cruel and extinct people, my second name that of the Mother of God. That's my parents for you: covering all bases.
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yeah, Calenhad is really proud of his name and his family... that's why he didn't like Brendon's comment about the lake, because instead of saying "oh, like the famous first king of ferelden", which is something to be proud of, Brendon said "oh, like the lake".
this only shows that probably Brendon doesn't even know about the first Calenhad. brendon didn't go to school so he didn't study history... well, he didn't even know how to write or read
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Two alpha males... I wonder how this will turn out.
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