@Dragonfire, and now you've just brushed on one of the interesting things that may happen when her powers are fully unblocked, Lana is almost as powerful a necromancer as Lan was, with essentially a hand/paw tied behind her back, she hasn't been able to brute force her way into summoning spirits, but she can do just about the rest. On that note, Lan performed his most powerful spells while in pooka form, sometimes shifting into it from forms that would have otherwise been advantageous, so that may indicate that it was easier for him to tap into his power that way.
@Dragonfire, Lana is only Lan's heir in matters of necromancy, as his apprentice and because Boo while capable, has other interests, Montigo is effectively the head of the house, for those of his kids still together,
In regards to Lana I meant Necromancy and the dragon’s fear of what Lan could do with it. Lana for the most part is as powerful of a Necromancer as Lan was, so the dragons should respect her on that front
@dragonfire (deleted previous) its a family gathering with very disparate personalities and opinions on certain topics, OF COURSE someone is gonna try to start trouble.
I think that the issue with the zombie cousin is effectively mostly settled, there will be bitterness, but several of Lans kids were murdered, and he later died in battle. It was an accident, the offender is dead and paid a high price. Dragons have long memories, that means they can hold grudges but also can get very wise. They know that allowing mortal feuds to persist for generations can only weaken them.
Yeah I kind of forgot about Jess and Drake, as other than Jack and Baby we haven't seen them for awhile. Its a shame really, still the dragons fallow the rule, "might makes right". Jess has clearly shown that when she strangled Drake's old girlfriend to death and Lana has clearly been shown to be Lan's heir apparent. So your probably right, though we'll have to see how things go
Worth noting that trouble would happen regardless of Lana being in the middle of it or not. So you have Sky's sister's family whom will be antagonistic, Drake's family whom will be defensive, lets face it Jack and Baby are GOING to take offense to any comments against mixed bloods, and likely at least Montigo and Boo with their families (and Daizy et al).
There are plenty of ways Lana going pooka form suddenly would be plenty entertaining. Depending on the guest list. This is an opportunity for the major branches of the family to come together, and some of whom have very different opinions. You've got Sky's sister's side, Drake's side (includes some at least former slayers), and Lan's side...
I would actually expect the Dragons to have gone out of their way to get a proper embassy set up quickly for the Fae, they may be as territorial as anyone, but they have long memories, and as Red once said the one thing you don't want a Pooka to turn into is an enemy.
@Dragonfire, the problem is, at this point it can happen at any time, here she'd be among family, even the less pleasant relatives will probably have pause considering Lan fought an impossible war and won, and if they make comments, well there's the more immediate family, plus any members of Lan's nest that decided to return, or are among the guests. It wouldn't surprise me if as the keep was rebuilt they added tunnels to the nest, it'd be a natural place for a pooka embassy in Dragon territory, with portals and such an embassy doesn't have to be close to a recognized capital, just somewhere with a dedicated portal, so the best place would be one already recognized as a place of safety.
Remember that Sky’s sister’s son was killed and turned into a zombie. They won’t take that lying down. It may be an accident but as you said Dragons have long memories. They’ll hold a grudge for a long time. I wouldn’t put it past them to start trouble.
@Dragonfire she also has plenty of experience with the pooka related ones. Based on what we know about what happens when a pooka tries to hold a form too long, I can't imagine there wouldn't be repercussions when that gets unlocked. She's been form stuck for several years, the main block on her powers was removed when she physically entered the underworld, but if anything is blocking the rest, it'd most likely be a perpetual subconscious strain to hold her form.
Lets hope Sky decided to wait to do that for after Summer's ceremony. As if she did before, than we have a few scenarios. Lana collapses from the strain of holding that form, possibly reverting to her Pooka form. Causing an incident at the ceremony. She manages to hold out through the ceremony, collapsing later on and reverting. Or someone makes her angry and she goes Battleform by accident, causing a situation that way. The last one would be more entertaining.
Doesn't surprise me that Sky was told, that probably would have been one of the first things once the urgent matters were taken care of.
If i were to guess on the private discussion, it was unlocking the rest of Lana's abilities without brute forcing them through, or requiring intense stress.
That would make sense, as the witch of the family, I’m sure she has the knowledge necessary to uncover suppressed abilities. Especially dragon-related ones. Having the ability to take Battleform would help quite a lot in being considered an adult in dragon society. Though she’ll still need to do the ritual to be considered a full member of the clan and wear their colors
She just went and visited ww and Lan .. she went to help lan set up a place to live so she stayed longer then we saw...she saw the grandkids..held the baby..so it seems like Lana is my kid would of been talked about by ww and his mom... Also We don't know what Lan need to talk privately to sky about..
mhalpern at 9:13AM, Dec. 17, 2021
@Dragonfire, and now you've just brushed on one of the interesting things that may happen when her powers are fully unblocked, Lana is almost as powerful a necromancer as Lan was, with essentially a hand/paw tied behind her back, she hasn't been able to brute force her way into summoning spirits, but she can do just about the rest. On that note, Lan performed his most powerful spells while in pooka form, sometimes shifting into it from forms that would have otherwise been advantageous, so that may indicate that it was easier for him to tap into his power that way.
mhalpern at 5:45PM, Dec. 16, 2021
@Dragonfire, Lana is only Lan's heir in matters of necromancy, as his apprentice and because Boo while capable, has other interests, Montigo is effectively the head of the house, for those of his kids still together,
Dragonfire10503 at 9:03AM, Dec. 17, 2021
In regards to Lana I meant Necromancy and the dragon’s fear of what Lan could do with it. Lana for the most part is as powerful of a Necromancer as Lan was, so the dragons should respect her on that front
mhalpern at 9:50AM, Dec. 16, 2021
@dragonfire (deleted previous) its a family gathering with very disparate personalities and opinions on certain topics, OF COURSE someone is gonna try to start trouble. I think that the issue with the zombie cousin is effectively mostly settled, there will be bitterness, but several of Lans kids were murdered, and he later died in battle. It was an accident, the offender is dead and paid a high price. Dragons have long memories, that means they can hold grudges but also can get very wise. They know that allowing mortal feuds to persist for generations can only weaken them.
Dragonfire10503 at 3:28PM, Dec. 16, 2021
Yeah I kind of forgot about Jess and Drake, as other than Jack and Baby we haven't seen them for awhile. Its a shame really, still the dragons fallow the rule, "might makes right". Jess has clearly shown that when she strangled Drake's old girlfriend to death and Lana has clearly been shown to be Lan's heir apparent. So your probably right, though we'll have to see how things go
mhalpern at 10:05AM, Dec. 16, 2021
Worth noting that trouble would happen regardless of Lana being in the middle of it or not. So you have Sky's sister's family whom will be antagonistic, Drake's family whom will be defensive, lets face it Jack and Baby are GOING to take offense to any comments against mixed bloods, and likely at least Montigo and Boo with their families (and Daizy et al).
mhalpern at 9:13AM, Dec. 16, 2021
There are plenty of ways Lana going pooka form suddenly would be plenty entertaining. Depending on the guest list. This is an opportunity for the major branches of the family to come together, and some of whom have very different opinions. You've got Sky's sister's side, Drake's side (includes some at least former slayers), and Lan's side...
mhalpern at 6:27AM, Dec. 16, 2021
I would actually expect the Dragons to have gone out of their way to get a proper embassy set up quickly for the Fae, they may be as territorial as anyone, but they have long memories, and as Red once said the one thing you don't want a Pooka to turn into is an enemy.
mhalpern at 6:13AM, Dec. 16, 2021
@Dragonfire, the problem is, at this point it can happen at any time, here she'd be among family, even the less pleasant relatives will probably have pause considering Lan fought an impossible war and won, and if they make comments, well there's the more immediate family, plus any members of Lan's nest that decided to return, or are among the guests. It wouldn't surprise me if as the keep was rebuilt they added tunnels to the nest, it'd be a natural place for a pooka embassy in Dragon territory, with portals and such an embassy doesn't have to be close to a recognized capital, just somewhere with a dedicated portal, so the best place would be one already recognized as a place of safety.
Dragonfire10503 at 9:12AM, Dec. 16, 2021
Remember that Sky’s sister’s son was killed and turned into a zombie. They won’t take that lying down. It may be an accident but as you said Dragons have long memories. They’ll hold a grudge for a long time. I wouldn’t put it past them to start trouble.
skobel at 5:20AM, Dec. 16, 2021
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starj at 11:13PM, Dec. 15, 2021
nice page
felonimayhem at 6:09PM, Dec. 15, 2021
Summer seems to have grown up in more ways than once since we met her last.
mhalpern at 11:45AM, Dec. 15, 2021
@Dragonfire she also has plenty of experience with the pooka related ones. Based on what we know about what happens when a pooka tries to hold a form too long, I can't imagine there wouldn't be repercussions when that gets unlocked. She's been form stuck for several years, the main block on her powers was removed when she physically entered the underworld, but if anything is blocking the rest, it'd most likely be a perpetual subconscious strain to hold her form.
Dragonfire10503 at 7:08PM, Dec. 15, 2021
Lets hope Sky decided to wait to do that for after Summer's ceremony. As if she did before, than we have a few scenarios. Lana collapses from the strain of holding that form, possibly reverting to her Pooka form. Causing an incident at the ceremony. She manages to hold out through the ceremony, collapsing later on and reverting. Or someone makes her angry and she goes Battleform by accident, causing a situation that way. The last one would be more entertaining.
mhalpern at 6:47AM, Dec. 15, 2021
Doesn't surprise me that Sky was told, that probably would have been one of the first things once the urgent matters were taken care of. If i were to guess on the private discussion, it was unlocking the rest of Lana's abilities without brute forcing them through, or requiring intense stress.
Dragonfire10503 at 9:29AM, Dec. 15, 2021
That would make sense, as the witch of the family, I’m sure she has the knowledge necessary to uncover suppressed abilities. Especially dragon-related ones. Having the ability to take Battleform would help quite a lot in being considered an adult in dragon society. Though she’ll still need to do the ritual to be considered a full member of the clan and wear their colors
Ozmandious at 6:44AM, Dec. 15, 2021
I love the last panel, they look very good together
Dragonfire10503 at 3:20AM, Dec. 15, 2021
I feel like I missed something when did Sky learn Lana was her granddaughter?
rmccool at 3:32AM, Dec. 15, 2021
She just went and visited ww and Lan .. she went to help lan set up a place to live so she stayed longer then we saw...she saw the grandkids..held the baby..so it seems like Lana is my kid would of been talked about by ww and his mom... Also We don't know what Lan need to talk privately to sky about..
Mr Kaos at 3:02AM, Dec. 15, 2021
a good hunter makes sure their prey don't suffer too long.