Man, spying must be hard when you're luminescent xD

Hehe 🤣

Just means you need even bigger distractions. Oh look, what's in the bag?

They failed the perception check. Lol

Haha, Nigels grin sure approves of going against what Luna said. :D

for everybody that's exploded at the Goddess's treatment of people over the progress of this comic, your question and worries have been answered. the Lady is a Trickster type on top of having the Life domain. and that's gonna be the factor that counters Rah'Jaan and his machinations.

Told you... But at least she made some progress: she waited until they were behind the corner to check the pouch, I thought she would do it right in front of the Tree the exact moment she gave it to her...

Omfg that is GENIUS, thats one way to get them to work together, make them think they have an important thingamajig they have to deliver TOGETHER even though it's just a freaking BONE XD

Getting feeling the bone is a red herring to distract them.

Omfg look at tristens face lmao I’m dead lolll

Well that didn't take long lol. Reverse psychology at its finest.

Lmao, I knew it! XD
Just like wranglig some unruly kids, but Guardians. Xp

Bwahahah 🤣
Luna knows perfectly well his daughter.
Also realy a big brain move. Clearly this team, as flawed as it may appear, is not a accident and are fully intended.

God Lynus is such a insufferable asshole.

I think you meant Leo, Lynus is the old guy who's alongside the Tree in the last panel

Do’h my bad but yeah Leo is such an insufferable bastard.

I got the names confused for a moment, I’m terrible with names. XD

So.. they are delivering a threat like as 'You mess with the tree you are going to get BONED' kidna deal?

Mission failed.
Also what's with this pranking angle the goddess is pulling?

Mission 'successfully' failed, I think.

As for the pranking angle, I'm getting the distinct impression it's not the objective but the journey that will matter for her new guardians.

I get that feeling too :)

No it still failed, they were told NOT to open the bag until they get to the person it has to be given. And I don't think there is time for the whole "let's turn these group of unlikely people into a great team" thing. Since the enemy is practically at the gates. The crowd was rightfully pissed at the ceremony.

I guess.. fake mission they knew about failed. Actual mission not yet failed.

Tristan my poor boy <3

welp

Two thieves on the team, and they didn't even get a chance to break the rule first.

Looks like they're boned.

So Miralle is a hypocrite not even five minutes after berating Leo for going against the given orders she does exactly what the Tree of Life forbade. I find it hilarious that technically Nigel is (probably if Leo does not turn around) the only one who obeyed that order even if it was because he can't look at what was inside the bag.

Also I feel sorry for poor Tristan. Someone please get Nigel his walking stick soon, Nigel needs to relearn how do things for himself for his own sake and Tristan's. Nigel would probably prefer to be independent anyway.

Oh please let the tree follow her and spy on her the WHOLE trip.

X3

Regardless of how interesting and funny it's to see this new "team of heroes" work together, so to speak, I must say that Luna was really smart to give Mira that bag with a small bone in it for her and her team to do what they were ordered to do in the first place; that's dishonest but effective. XD

Say what you want about Mira but she is steadfast not gonna let these boys fuck up her sacred mission from her mom.

Also I love everyone who got SO PISSED about this story a few pages ago like... just let the story happen man. It's a friendship building exercise XD And Mira, even if she doesn't like Nigel, has too strong a heart to let Leo fuck up the mission by turning Nigel to pulp.

Oy vey..

Hmmmmmmm.

Someone get Chili a stool to stand on! Poor thing can't even get fully into frame. D:

They are going to be one of those couples that fight and make up a lot. :)

That bone is a perfect metaphor. Mira is a bone head, but as long as it helps this misfit team work together, who's complaining other than the people complaining about the story? I just answered my own question. X'D

... huh...
alright, looks like we are going for the trickster route and have them go on a team bonding mission to get started.
so far one is about to have a heart attack and the other a stroke from rage, yep. so far this has the markings of a great road trip XD

At least it's not a bag of air.

When you are in fact predictable to a fault. Also that last panel is pretty cute.

So that's where the bone went after Emporio reset the timeline.

Leo's face in the top right... Wow he is pissed.

I'm going make this point about Miralle.
Just because you were appointed leader by The Tree, doesn't mean you ARE the leader in the eyes of Leopold (He ain't free of criticism.), and the villagers.
Nigel... just, Nigel... (Oh I'll get him, don't worry.)
Heck, even CHILLI, your best friend throughout the years doubts it.

Being a leader is more than barking orders, expecting others to do all the work and demanding respect. If you want others to see you as a leader; to respect you, you have to be willing to show that same respect back to your subordinates, put in the same amount labor-albeit a bit more, and know when balance issuing orders and when to issue guidance.

right off the bat, you want to know WHY Leopold is only following "orders", is because it's out of respect for The Dear Mother. In his eyes, Miralle is spoiled brat that simply handed the title "Leader" when having showing none of the qualities that make her one, one Leopold at least believes.

Keep in mind, they grew up together, so he has an idea of what she's like, and a majority of the time, it was either herself or both Chilli and Miralle that constantly ganged up on him and belittling him, when we see him working his ass off. I mean, look at those muscles of his, that takes years of hard work, strict diet control and a razor focus mentality.

Case and point, she's going to have to, at some point of the journey, learn to see Leopold's perspective and why he acts the way he does, if she wants him to see her as the potentially great leader of the group.

anywho, that's my TED talk about Miralle. I'll get around to Leopold and Nigel, eventually. Oh, they're getting scrutinized, for sure.

"Was just a prank bro"

Now if only she'd given Nigel a similar mission of discovery years before instead of "You arent ready yet."
"Do this mission for a year in disguise, taking (mcguffin) to 5 people in every village you reach, Then you will be ready."

Curiouser and curiouser!

Solus-the-lone-wolf and chronocrosser are such schmucks.
To DrManhattanMedic: Miralle is NOT a bonehead. You and the people who are foolishly complaining about the story are.