Description

Panel One: "Not far off..." We see a campsite with a roaring campfire and a large tent in a forest clearing. A coffeepot sits warming by the fire, and two horses graze in the background.

Panel Two: The Merchant comes out of the tent, with some folded paper in one hand and a mug in the other.

Panel Three: The Merchant sits down by the fire and hums to himself as he pours himself some coffee.

Panel Four: He takes a sip of coffee and shakes open the folded paper, which turns out to be a map.

Panel Five: We see him smile to himself as he takes out a pencil and starts to mark the map.

Author Note

Oh, yeah - THIS guy, again. What's he up to, I wonder?

Not much to report on this week, other than I'm currently working hard on the opening pages of the next chapter, which includes a lot more 3D work! Given that most of the action after this chapter will take place in the school (which is all sorts of Gothic architecture and fancy decor) I'm going to be using a lot of 3D background elements to get things moving at a nice clip. I want to have the next chapter done in time for the next Steel City Con in August!

On that note, THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who's bought the comic so far! If you didn't see it, there's a shop link up top for you to get it via Gumroad, or you can just Click Here. You can get a signed physical copy or a downloadable version, whichever you prefer! The downloadable version comes with the area map, and the signed phsyical copy comes with a plague doctor sticker I made, so you get some fun extras either way. I have PDF, MOBI, and EPUB file types available, so you can use whichever format you like.

Stay Safe,
- Bran