December 10th, 2025
10 Dec 2025 · page 1271 of 1306
Like being bitten by a golden retriever.
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Cast: Blake Thackerey, Bryony Thackerey, Heinrich Wolfe
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I have the horrible suspicion that B&B will take it out on Eliza and Will.
If they try to, it will backfire on them like everything else today.
They aren’t going to forget this. They will spend the rest of their lives doing everything in their power to undermine The Witch of Widdershins and their perfidious brother. Not to mention the tales they will tell on Ben to their parents to alienate him from the rest of his family.
Zathras diplomacy!
And Wolfe to the “rescue".” I do think the word “threaten” was correct in this case.
“Blackmail” might have been more precise, but “threaten” isn’t wrong per se.
I love him so much XD
The politest blackmailer ever!
Only Wolfe would go “Pardon me, do you have a moment to be threatened? 💖”
Well no, not the only one. But he is one of the most pleasant among those who would. 😉
He’s the only one who can pull it off like that anyway
That’s also a very polite way of saying he doesn’t want to see them again.
Wolfe only needs a little favor, between friends, right? We're all friends here in this dark alley with no witnesses, right? No need to make a scene.
Right?
Always beware the kind, patient ones. You don't often survive their anger unscathed.
So what's happening in the Pacific {where it should probably be night, BTW}?
Also, i like the being-bitten-by-a-normally-nonaggressive-doggie image, but i would select a St Bernard to refer to, as a Saint is significantly larger and would do more damage with one chomp…
yeah i realised it should be night at nyree’s place a few years back but it was too late by then! doesn’t really matter anyway
Well, that cosy little island could easily be a volcanic one, soooo …
Witches don’t take notice of other people’s rules. If she wants it to be daytime, it is daytime.
Kissing, and suchlike
And those BLUSHES too. The twins are going to have some very odd dreams tonight I think.
That was the politest threatening ever.
Ah, Herr Wolfe. ^_^ I believe the word you are looking for here is “blackmail”. And you may have an unsuspected talent for it.
With that being said… Miss Ashwin, am I wrong in assuming the Twin Twits got their shiny degrees mainly through nepotism and bribery, whereas Ben legitimately worked his butt off for his?
Wolfe is a man of many talents.
i think i’ve mentioned before that people just have varying levels of ability to tap into it, and they’re just naturally pretty good at it, where ben isn’t. so not so much nepotism, moreso sheer good luck! and yes ben absolutely worked 10x harder, have no doubt
They may have won the genetic lottery, but it seems to me they’ve been coasting on that luck, fueled by arrogance. And now, Karma is presenting one bill after another, whereas Ben’s sincere effort is finally paying off. :D
They’re an interesting contrast to Sid, in a way. He also kind of coasted on natural ability and didn’t apply himself in school, but he has a genuine curiosity and knack for dealing with spirits, a good heart, and good friendships, which makes a big difference.
I thought Sid’s heart just wasn’t in the whole university scene. That he loved stage magic more than wizard magic, and that’s why he didn’t apply himself to his studies. It’s different from the Twin Twits, who are so proud of being “best”.
I think it’s not so much the genetic lottery as a knack for giving the correct answer, while Ben would always have given the right answer. As illustration, the correct answer might be ‘the crown maintains the stability of the realm’, while the right answer would be ‘that crown isn’t magic.’ One of them gets you good marks, the other has no virtue or value beyond being the truth.
“Blackmail is an ugly word. Accurate, but ugly.”
Not the first time Wolfe has said exactly what he means and then played it off as unfamiliarity with English. https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-25th-2014
Oh, I see the twins are bisexual too.
I love the “I hope that we shall not have to meet again.”
That’s got a very ‘Giles talking to Principal Snyder “Would you like me to convince you?”’ vibe, dunnit?
We must always remember that the only reason Wolfe is not the most dangerous member of the cast is because he does not wish to be.
Wolfe is always polite and usually nice.
I’m reminded of a quote from the Kingkiller Chronicles “…The wise fear the anger of a gentle man....”
Or, in “Doctor Who;” “Demon’s run, when a good man goes to war!”
“Now, if you will excuse me, I need to see if I am to be kidnapped again…”
Enjoy !
YAAAAAAAS this page is BEAUTIFUL thank you Wolfe
Stolen Crown? Fake News!
I had a dream last night where @KateDrawsComics started responding to comments with reaction images of Nyree. When someone made a comment that was apparently too spoilery, the image (Nyree grinning and holding her hand over her eyes) was positioned so that it covered most of the text.
haha, that is a very cool effect that i wish i could achieve!
I remember a line from one of Terry Pratchett’s earlier stories ‘Final Reward’ in which a writer meets the Barbarian character he killed off. When the writer grows tired of him, he has the idea of just retconning his death but the Barbarian stops him, gently, but firmly placing his hand on the writer’s shoulder, “much like an industrial clamp that bends steel would hold an egg”.
I love it when Wolfe gets to be threatening