Page 60 (Patreon)

Page 60 arrives early this week, and I wonder if anyone noticed. I love subtle information, but I worry that sometimes I might not be making things obvious enough. Before reading on, did you notice something here?

SPOILER

This is only a small spoiler. No biggie. But one just the same. Others, I might not point out, but here, I think it causes no harm to the story. The keys on the orc's hip have gone missing.

Indoors and nighttime panels are always laid out on dark page backgrounds. It is at this time the Laqueus is most active. Also, it is when there are more bits of hidden objects. No, there is no need to take the page into Photoshop and adjust the brightness. They will be right out in the open to a sharp-eyed reader. There haven't been much of these so far. But future pages there will be.

I think I've said this before, but it bears repeating. I am not one for expositional dialogue. Personally, I think it's much better to figure things out yourself or even apply your own theories to a story. Such as the sudden change in attitude from the orc. Does it need explaining, or rather, do you find it better to take it at face value?

[edit] Afterthought: Or, does it just seem like lazy or bad writing!?