heh

i gotta admit, i enjoy seeing Hemlock getting her ass handed to her...

not so high and mighty now with your badass spear if you can't surprise somebody from behind, are you, Hemlock?

hah!

Rask is probably gonna save her sorry ass so I really hope that this experience will be humbling to Hemlock.

I'm thinking that to but Rask is currently injured and so we don't know if he can. We don't know how debilitating of a wound he has. It could've cut into a muscle or 2, not just flesh, and thus his movement could be very much hindered right now. Oo.

well... we will see how serious that injury will be on the following pages.... yes.. pageS... adrenalin may allow him to act despite the injury yet still suffer from it afterwards...

...and considering all that led here... that nightmare.... that spear being pushed asside.. Yarrow biting Hemlocks hood (not knowing it and spending time/energy with it)...


...also... as a bunny, hemlock got strong hindlegs.. if she get a hold of Yarrow, she may fling him away to give her time to recover and still fight.

That is all very true and possible. We'll just have to wait and see.

I am also enjoying this too much maybe

I concur on the ass-handing. About time.

Wow, this escalated quickly.
It might be humbling, but I fear she won't treat Rask any differently.

Yikes!

I've been trying to think as to why Yarrow has stopped but what I've come up with doesn't hold up.

Probably enjoys seeing the fear in her eyes. No doubt Rask will save her, though.

That's true, I didn't think of that.

I did think of the possibility of Rask saving her and I mentioned it in a comment.

I'm not entirely sure Yarrow is toying with her. Looks to me as if he tried for a "head bite," she ducked, and he got a mouthful of headdress instead - which might confound him, since he presumably has no experience with clothing whatsoever, and might not know instinctually how to deal with it. This fight isn't over yet - although it will be, if Hemmy doesn't get her spear back real quick.

Yuuuuuuuup.

I don't think he's confused by her clothing. I think he's just removing it before eating her.

Hmm... I'm starting to think SOMEBODY might have been aiming at the wrong marten earlier.

HMMMMM...

She was aiming at both of them, but Yarrow saw her about to attack and kicked Rask out of the way. She only grazed him instead of impaling them both.

Hemlock doesn't seem very experienced in using a spear. First off the way she's holding it doesn't keep the weapon very stable. She should have one hand at the base and the other half way up the staff. She also seems to have gone for a thrust towards the head, or neck, and, unless Yarrow came at her on all fours, which, from the way he's dodging downward while on two legs to evade, doesn't seem to be the case, then she made an error. She should have aimed at his center of mass, giving her a better chance to actually make meaningful contact with his body. She might be better skilled in sneak attacks than anything else, with little to no real combat experience.

They just invented bronzeworking, it's going to be a bit before advanced battle tactics gets developed. I haven't seen any of them doing any combat drilling yet, either.

If I remember correctly, Oren was a part of a colony in a desert that discovered metal way before he joined this one. True that he's probably not a combat expert, and couldn't impart any knowledge of how to fight onto the colony he has now, but knowledge of these things also come from experience. They're incredibly basic, they just require minimal thought. Just holding, thrusting, and swinging a spear will lead you to the most optimal way to hold it for control, if that's your goal, and carving a set of mock-up targets into some trees may give you a good idea of how to handle an enemy if you make it even mildly anatomically correct. The problem is, without taking that time to train, gaining experience without knowledge going in is likely lethal for them, so ANY kind of training, drilling, or even just solo examination and exploration, would do more good than picking a spear up and instantly thinking they can take on the world.

Conversely, Yarrow seems strangely accustomed to fighting spears - ducking it and pushing it aside. XD

Pine martens are weasels after all. They're very capable of fighting and good at dodging, and overwhelming their prey. Weasels can be vicious, so it doesn't surprise me that Yarrow can fight, even if he's never seen a spear before. He's intelligent enough to know that "pointy thing bad". Beyond that it's just avoidance and closing the gap.

There is a guy on YouTube named Joseph Carter whom trains ex-fur-farm mink to hunt rats and muskrat in a a way very similar to Falconry. His footage is a great example on how mustalids attack and kill prey. Its fascinating, if a bit morbid.

Yeah but it's more than that! He sweeps his hand down the haft of the spear and pulls it out of Hemlock's grip! That's harder than it looks! Maybe, just maybe, prey have always used.more primitive weapons like staves and clubs to defend themselves...

I think It has more to do with the fact that Yarrow recognizes the spear as an external source of danger separate from Hemlock, like teeth or claws that are detachable from his opponent. In that way he doesn't fear her, OR the spear by extension because Hemlock is a rabbit, a prey animal to look down upon and eat, one that doesn't fight or can not kill a predator in a one-on-one scenario. Because of that, neither Hemlock or the spear are any meaningful threat. On the other note, in recognizing the real potential danger, Yarrow DOES take the spear from Hemlock, but as I pointed out in my initial post, Hemlock is not holding the spear in a stable manner. It may be difficult to disarm someone who is properly holding their weapon, but it doesn't seem as though Hemlock was.

one way to get an ear piercing~

She lost her spear, which is her main defense item. She will likely get saved by Rask.

I think armor will be next on the list of bronze forging inventions.

HUMBLED lmao

Paragon or Renegade option coming up quick for Rask.

*spits* Renegade for life.

Rask, I know you're still pretty shook from getting hit by Hemlock's tooth earlier but you gotta save her dude.

The irony of your name. XD

Bonjour,
tout d'abord continue ce que tu fait c'est vraiment excellent
Ensuite quel est la version kickstarté car j'ai déja la version BD de 65 page (environs) sorti en france

Loving these expressions. Hemlock's especially throughout the past few comic pages have spoken untold volumes.

We are approaching a very heavy page very soon. I'm by the edge of my seat!

It's funny how carrying a weapon can make you more likely to make bad decisions...

What's this? Am I actually rooting for Hemlock?

Hell yeah, I am!

I like Hemlock, so sad to see her get so much flack. She was really traumatized and being attacked by Yarrow kinda proves her point. Regardless of whether or not she was also aiming for Rask, she's got a point. I'm hoping she can learn and also come to terms with her traumas tho. You go Hemlock!

Traumas do not justify trying to kill others . I can understand her feelings but that does not justify her trying to kill Rask.

Wow, Arterian21. you blocked me? for this comment? Wow. What is wrong?

Also Can't see whatever that person said to you but hope it wasn't too awful :/ promise I'm just here to yammer about the comic, not to make waves.

Nothing bad. He just said morals of the normal world cannot not be put into a story. I wanted to ask him soemthing but he blocked me right after his answer. I jsut do not know why Oo I have said nothing harsh to him or so. I am just confused

In this world predators kill prey tho, so killing predators to keep from being killed is justifiable in this world.

We as readers know Rask isn't going to kill anyone (I think at least), but Hemlock doesn't know this. I hope she can learn to trust Rask and find a way to cope with her trauma, but I just feel her response is reasonable for someone who's gone through what she has.

Like I said I do understand her feelings. But Understanding still does not justify her ways ^^ I hope I get this over right.

" Regardless of whether or not she was also aiming for Rask, she's got a point. "

But didn't she just lose that point on this page? :P

I will see myself out...

I appreciate you for the pun, thank you.

You're welcome :D

yessssss yes to all!

God damn, having flashbacks of reading bear mauling survivor stories. This is exactly what its like to be starring down the gullet if a Browny before it starts literally ripping your face off. I always have a dog and a gun on me when hiking for just this reason.

As much as I despise Hemlock, one thing is fact. She is a seasoned fighter she is not paralyzed by fear after Yarrow evaded her spear and got in close. In last panel there is not even a smidge if fear in hear eyes anymore (as was still the fact a few pages before) just surprise.
She is not down for the count and as nimble as Yarrow might be, hares have strong back legs and the marten is in a perfect position to get a massive kick in his midriff.

Agreed. His belly is danger-close to those strong rabbit legs, and yes they have claws, too.

What happened to the other rabbit that was with Hemlock before she went over to kill the other marten on page 158?

She told them to get Oren:

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41155288/

Ohh oops my bad, thank you ^_^

Also wouldn't Oren save the day? Comes out like Rambo and saves the day!

We'll see. :)

Awesome news!

Will the hard copy be available in digital format as well?

I prefer dead-tree books, but for portability you can't beat digital. I also like to protect my actual books.

Yes, there will be a digital-only option, plus any option with a physical book will include a digital copy. :]

Lovely!

BTW, Just got a copy of "Dude Where's my Fox" and "Dude Where's my Pack". Love your take on Kyell Gold's words.

YES! A print version!! Definitely shall be part of this.

Now as for Hemlock..., she’s over her head. Hopefully she didn’t loose it.

When you make a hard copy of this, I'm definitely buying one.

Ha! Hemlock's "fursuit" is saving her at the moment. Owning a fursuit is always worthwhile.