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- Lilith: Wha–?
- Viviana: Take it.
- Lilith: What should I do with it?
- Viviana: Usually, the Avaril is worn around the neck.
- Lilith: Yes, I mean, but what’s the purpose of this…?
- Viviana: It’s a gift.
- Viviana: I’ll keep the Twin Crystal. This way we’ll always be connected!
- Lilith: You’re giving me the Avaril as a… gift?
- Viviana: You’ve done so much for us, Lili. But above all, you’ve opened my parents’ casket!
- Viviana: Thank you for bringing me salvation.
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Wow. That’s a nice gift…
I already wonder when this will be used in the plot ^^;
Wouldn’t it make a lot more sense for Vivi to give Lili the twin crystal and keep that Avariel? Since the Avariel is directly tied to the rulership. It might be problematic if the queen is seen without it.
(Also, unrelated, I think its really cool that as the story has evolved, our main character has really shifted. At the start, it was firmly Ilias, now it’s absolutely Viviana.)
Vivi out here making her own new leadership traditions.
The Avaril is the Holy Crystal of Ileasaar… and the ruler of Ileasaar must bear it to call themselves the ruler.
But Viviana was declared by everyone-ish the Queen of Gaia. The Avaril goes back to being what is was from the beginning… a gift meant to be cherished. Lovely how things come full circle, huh?
I love the art in this strip. The subtle glow of the Avaril in Lilith’s hand is very nice, as well as the blending of two panels in #7; the expressions were also superb. The light comedy was also a nice touch to an already-superb strip.
Puyon wrote:
Pretty much my thoughts. And maybe we don’t have enough context to know if it’s appropriate or not,
One must never underestimate the worth of closure, Lives can be spent in pursuit of it.
So Lili remembers Viviana wearing the necklace she just put on for the first time… I guess the memory including Oakdale is probably a good sign, although I don’t know how exact her memories of the future are. I know only a week ago at most, she wasn’t able to differentiate past present or future, so bits may still blend together.
Maple42 wrote:
Lili was guessing what the necklace was on the last page, she wasn’t premembering Vivi wearing it in the future.
Manabi wrote:
It was the safest bet, too.
They don’t each other all that long. And most of that time was spent being stuck in Oakdale.
And since Lili wasn’t paying too much attention to anybody for the most part of this …
Uh oh, I really hope that isn’t a look of alarm on Lili’s face in the final panel. Has this simple gift caused some unexpected closures in the bluestream world lines?
Oh, the Twin Crystal did not assume the look of the Avaril. So it is obvious to everyone present that Lili really has the real Avaril and Vivi has the twin. Intriguing….
@ Zak:
Or, perhaps,, opened some she hadn’t seen? Or had dismissed?
Viviana: “Not only did you open my parents’ casket, you also hooked me up with Ilias.”
OneTimeCommenter wrote:
given that by tommorow they depart for a dungeon mission which will likely not be broadcasted to most I would say that part is not relevant.
anyway Vivi is queen of all Gaia outside Mythal now, she cant waste time with Illesar anyway. (though well Lilith is not exactly a person I would believe to competently manage a kingdom… as Ryn pointed out to Sandril – archmages are in love with magic above all. And few arogant ones like San tend to think thats qualification for everything.
Thus I expect it will be Salacea doing most administrative jobs anyway.
bureau of byrocracy is always a necessary thing.
Ratfox wrote:
Isn’t the Avaril the sign of royal authority?
She in effect made a half-insane girl viceroy of Gaia.
Samantha wrote:
… who is also, according to the foreshadowing in chapter 1, about to go to Bhaal. What a combo, eh?!
Sweet comic. 🙂
My guesses for the plot relevance: either some function of the original avaril will be missed later on or the fact that Vivi can use it now to copy another crystal will be relevant later.
I’m having premonitions of girding loins and dispensing personal treasure before “going alone into the Valley of the Shadow of Death”. Vivi seems like the sort to do that, for the benefit of all, knowing the personal risk.
Am I forgetting a scene where Lili opens Vivi’s parents’ caskets, or is that just a strange translation?
TJohnson wrote:
The scene is in LJB-60. And “casket” here means “small box”. It’s an Americanism to use that word for coffins.
@ Samantha:
nope that just refers to Illesar.
@ zerqui:
OK… That was a completely non-internet comment. Concise, helpful and accurate. 20 minutes in the internet penalty box for you! 😀
I don’t know why but i get the impression vivi has a thing for lilith