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25 page prologue finished as of this week! This will be posted all in one go in January. When I first started Unsounded, I posted the entire first chapter at once, and I've always felt that helped pull people right into the story. But here, have a few panels to chew on until then. They're not spoilery per se, though Sette and Jivi's speculation from the very end of the last book gets confirmed.

The Red Cost's prologue picks up in a Port Morstorben lit a searing orange by a setting mid-Autumn sun. From there we learn Duane and Sette's current circumstances but the bulk of the piece concerns a pair of mysterious skulking strangers well to the north, in Alderode. We'll watch over their shoulders as they engage in a bit - well, a lot - of bloodletting.

These two are Tree and Jaer, darlings of the Tannery, which saw some passing mention in Unsounded. In fact Tree might look a little familiar... Have we seen him before?

Next Monday will either be a few more smutty sketches or the next commission on my list... Have a great week, guys!

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L Anon

He spat in Nora’s eye? Excellent.

Capsandnumbers

I like this statue! I wonder if it's fraternal Riv. The statue in Sevencrow Court had a red beard, but this has arrow-hair, a dog, and water themes so I don't think it's Baelar

Rifter

Hearing the scientists refer to Duane as "it" is rather effectively heart-wrenching. I get where they're coming from and how they just see him as a plod, but it's an affective jab at sympathetic readers who know he's more than that haha. Idk if Sette heard but I'm sure it would tick her off as well. Probably stating the obvious, but I'm assuming Tree is our knife guy from the night of Duane's death...

A

Call me crazy but I don't think Duane is doing too well.

metrocube

I CANNOT freaking wait

Marko

D: they took duanes tongue and/or jaw, how will he let them know their heathen queens a whore without it?

CD

Is that Karl's hat? 😂 Aaaa! The time fairly flew. So excited for Sette and a Tree.

Jeremy Ball

H... what sort of mad person tries to sell plods in Alderode?

Rainwalker

I love Nora’s “Once.” And so excited for all this~ thank you, as ever, for your hard work on it Ashley.

Cassie

mmmmm Tree.....

Madison

(Squints at Jaer) that’s a Soud, innit? I like that they’re going into a plod shop- presumably Beadman owned… i guess the laws have recently changed, and the Ssaelit of the Tannery aren’t too happy…

Iniquit

Looking amazing, Glass! Super hyped for Book II!

Alight

Autonomous repair = Healing?

Ashley

No, replacing parts, like she mentions next. Replacing his tongue, his lung, coming up with saliva. Could also mention his repeatedly replaced limbs.

SET

I still find it wild that plods are in Alderode