"I've not the Foggiest" (PDAP, Chapter Four, Pages 37-40)

Last week, Alexandra came so, so close to getting what she wanted: an opportunity to apologize to her mother. Instead, her father dragged her down the treacherous slope below the walls.

This week: we learn more about the strange thing that the Pirate Captain was holding, with all the bells on it, as well as the "fireflies" that have been drifting around for a chapter and a half.

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The Pirate Captain originally had an ornate horn instrument. Late in the game (during the "lettering" stage), I changed it into this "Staff of Chimes." This is for two reasons, both of which I want to be cagey about: 1) it ties in better with the Pirate Captain's design, as you will see later, and B) I am certain that the chimes will look and feel better than a horn when I bring them back near the end of the book — they will be more useful to me later than a horn would be.

In other "late revision" news, that second-to-last panel — the one with the pirate flag — was originally drawn as a shot of the Pirate Captain's face, dramatically up-lit. You can see this if you want to go back and look at the original inks (which, incidentally, reveal the salient detail about his design that I was being cagey about in the previous paragraph). But I decided this stole the thunder from a similar later panel, near the end of the chapter. So I changed the panel, just last week.

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Thank you to the commenters who left feedback on both the "glowy effects" and the "thank you" panels from last week. My eyes are all crusty and creaky, they're too familiar with this stuff. I appreciate your fresh eyes greatly.

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How will this frightening supernatural mist affect our heroes? We'll find out next week!

Until then,
I remain,
pfapp, patch, thaff,

TC