August 21st, 2020
21 Aug 2020 · page 1013 of 1306
Sid ya goof
Cast: Gren, Harriet Barber, Kirti Malik, Nyree, Rajeev Malik, Sidney Malik
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Gren is the happiest doggo in that last panel- after a year of being stuck with a wizard, it's nice to see her reunited with her human.
I'd love to see a day devoted just to Gren's take on all of this.
Happy Gren is literally the greatest thing. :D
And Nyree looks so happy too! I think she and Gren are going to be great friends. :D
Gren: "Master master you're BACK! ... So where's all the food you were finding for me? Don't leave me with anymore skinny boys."
Heh. ^_^ Yeah, I figured the university must've written to Mr. and Mrs. Malik at some point.
Shame they didn't mail them Sid's medal for outstanding achievement in defeating Pride, though.
Wasn't a student then, though. Probably went on the Wall of Honorable Former Students We Kicked Out, though.
You'd think his performance of a great service of benefit to magic would be worth a honorary diploma, at least.
T'would be bad business. "Oh Yes we kicked out this one guy but he ended up defeating one of the Seven Deadlies and dragging our butts out of the fire, We're so smart, come study with us!"
"Oh, Sidney Malik? He was in the middle of his life enrichment year - a wizard of his caliber really needs a independent study track, OBVIOUSLY - when the Deadlies happened. Afterward, well, the review committee saw no reason to make him go through the formality of a final examination."
"And another guy defeating Pride didn't even consider entering our uni." XD
"Sidney defeated Pride while under the watchful eye of a professional wizard who was acting as an adviser and mentor."
"Goes on to achieve great things despite being kicked out of school" is, like, one of the top reasons honorary diplomas are given, at least in the US. Mostly it's "we asked them to give a graduation speech," though. (Honorary degrees are different from earned degrees)
University College Oxford has a substantial memorial to Shelley, whom they expelled.
Nyree loves dogs because of course she does :)
Sid looks so bewildered in Panel 5. priceless
Yeah, yeah good talk and all but I'm far too distracted by the extremely happy pupper in the last panel.
Hang on, NINE YEARS?!?!
What?
Sid, she's your Mum. Of course she knew.
Aw, look at how happy Gren is to have her favorite human back (such a happy puppers ^_^)
Also, ha, just realized that the one henchman Rajeev puched got decked by an ol' deckhand, how ironic ^^
That is where the term "decked" comes from, you know. Hit such that you hit the deck of the boat you're on.
Huh, neat ^_^
The Maliks continue to be adorable. That casual, confident, pleased lean, and her giggle. Sid may have his dad's height, but he looks so much like his mum! And Harry's smile looking up at him, and him at her. Mom all clasping her hands in the last panel-you just know she's suppressing a squee. 'EEEE MY BABY'S IN LOVE!!' And best doggo getting all the pets. Finally, her human's back!
I just noticed-Harry and Sid in the last panel have the same smile. Awwwww!
And it's so SOFT! We've never seen Harry smile like that. (Sid's come close, when reminiscing about Lei Feng.)
And after recent events Sid's parents have probably figured out that Wolfe is not in fact Harry Barber, so Sid doesn't have to confess to that either!
FINALLY.
I figured they must have, but after... Good grief, has it really been nine years since Darken was laid to rest and we began this merry jaunt?... nine years it's refreshing to see Sydney work up the nerve.
I suppose all that victory adrenalin probably helps!
Dad with the most obvious answer to why they knew, which of course Sid didn't think of. Which is why Harry is bounty hunter.
(I almost said "the detective." Must be the pipe)
"Must be the pipe"
Indubitably, my dear Billy. Indubitably.
Now he has to tell them he found the source of his "problem". And introduce them to the real Harry Barber.
Calling it now, next page is Harry giving Sid the ol' Dip & Kiss :D
So Nyree finally shows her face. And FINALLY Sid overcomes the fear he's had for the entire series. Now it's time for him to overcome his other fear and admit his feelings to Harry.
Quoth Rajeev: GO GIT ‘ER, BOYEEEEEE
Best reunion of the chapter: Harry/Gren :P
Yes, yes, very important you have your heartfelt meeting and all, Sid, but MORE IMPORTANTLY GREN HAPPIEST DOGGO EVAR HARRY PERSON HOME.
No offense, Sid, but if you can't figure out that your university is going to mail an expulsion notice to your address on file, you probably never should have been accepted in the first place.
high int low wisdom, probably pretty common in mages XD
I feel like figuring out what your mailing address on file is an INT check, though.
His lack of wisdom would be the inability to figure out that his completely awesome parents wouldn't be ashamed of him for getting expelled for not-really-his-fault reasons. Or on the extra-hard check level, to suss out from subtle hints that they already knew.
I'd say wisdom is Sid's dump stat, but he isn't exactly doing much with constitution or strength, either.
Curses! More delaying of the Sid and Harry reunion.
But, again, for a good cause! I'm glad he finally came clean with his parents. Of course, they knew.
Happy Gren! Happy Gren! Happy Gren! Happy Gren!
Oh, good, Sid came clean.
Nyree came through the door.
Happy Gren! Happy Gren! Happy Gren! Happy Gren!
D'yknow, First Sid, then Sharpe. This Uni seems to have the worst luck with expelled students coming back to save them.
I think I just figured out why Sid's a bit shy. If the magpie has always been with him, he probably spent his entire childhood and teen years getting in trouble for things he couldn't explain.
By talk, they mean smooch. Lots of smooch.
That is the happiest Gren has ever been since before she was taught cynicism in training school.
I'm looking forward to seeing how Kate deals with the mutual profession of affection between Sid and Harry.
You know, all this seems a little anticlimactic. Everything got resolved pretty fast. Makes me wonder if this is the last we'll see of those Americans? (To be clear, I don't think this scene is badly written, far from it. Just guessing at some subtext.)
I suspect that there's a fair bit of wrap-up left.
(And it's never a good idea to write off the Americans, especially the bad ones!)
I'm thinking there's another BOOK left! Which makes me happy!
Harry's face in the last panel is just beautiful in a 'I didn't know her face could even DO that' kind of way.
Rajeev, a sailor, has seen that look many times (sometimes even directed at himself) and well knows its meaning!
We will diplomatically assume that he has only seen it directed at himself from Kirti, after they were married, at least.
Oh no, I'm sure he's seen it directed at him by many a charmed rescuee; OTOH, I'm equally sure he only reciprocates the ones from Kirti. :-)
Wait... why does Gren want a word?
An American without a gun is like an Englishman without tea. It's been known to happen, but it is rare and faintly suspicious.