This refers back into Searsha and Larya's conversation a few pages back. Searsha felt Glorreaka's presence but it was unfocused. And now Glorianna has “tuned” into it.
Scrying is a time honored form of magical remote viewing. Fill a special silver basin with water and look deep and you can see what you want. But in here magic is like electronic warfare. It's a battle of measure and counter measure on the different wavelengths spell casters use. Every sorceress has her frequency and if a sorceress can focus on that frequency she can effectively block any magic.
A tiny detail, the cheer is “long may he reign” because the office of High King is not a lifetime appointment. It is expected that a High King unable to serve would step down and another election held. Also if the Council of Clergy felt the High King was way out of line they can remove him from office. There is no divine right of kings here. This is more like the Chinese “Mandate of Heaven” where the emperor only rules with the blessings of heaven but once those blessings are gone it is the duty of the people to remove him from power. But then for every king unmade in Europe during the Middle Ages similar reasons were formulated. See the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV of England. Once there was an heir or a rival claimant to the throne there were always those willing to support that claim over another. Stephen and Maud, Henry II and his sons to the whole Wars of the Roses. Makes Game of Thrones look like a casual stroll in the park.
Interesting! Cool stuff vis a vis the scrying thing. Magic and Politics - quite neat (I have never seen Game of Thrones. This comic is Game of Thrones for me)
Never seen Game of Thrones?!! Jeez! That's one of the best shows I've ever seen; at this point, the production values are like a (very long) major motion picture. I do get that some folks can't stomach it, though. The show can be brutal to watch at times.
jerrie at 1:29AM, July 21, 2017
with goblins....come EVIL!!!
Jason Moon at 9:20AM, July 10, 2017
Is that a goblin watching her? He is creepy looking
bravo1102 at 1:18PM, July 10, 2017
Good catch. It is.
KimLuster at 7:28AM, July 10, 2017
Yes, very clever use of magic...! So, is this magic like magic in other stories? You know... 'All Magic has a Price!'
bravo1102 at 7:52AM, July 10, 2017
More like "with great power, comes great responsibility. "
El Cid at 7:19AM, July 10, 2017
So this is like the HQ of their magical spy agency. Very state-of-the-art!
Banes at 7:07AM, July 10, 2017
'who's scrying now?'
Banes at 7:06AM, July 10, 2017
Interesting! Cool stuff vis a vis the scrying thing. Magic and Politics - quite neat (I have never seen Game of Thrones. This comic is Game of Thrones for me)
El Cid at 7:20AM, July 10, 2017
Never seen Game of Thrones?!! Jeez! That's one of the best shows I've ever seen; at this point, the production values are like a (very long) major motion picture. I do get that some folks can't stomach it, though. The show can be brutal to watch at times.
plymayer at 1:14AM, July 10, 2017
!! Now to the election night party!!!
bravo1102 at 4:49PM, July 10, 2017
Coming and it promises to get pretty raucous.