Rune

Rune cares about people, especially the ones he believes are his responsibility. This page explains why he’s in a no-win scenario. If he gives the throne to Hawthorne, people will suffer. If he runs away from claiming the throne, there will be a civil war. He also believes that giving the throne to someone other than Hawthorne, or even claiming it himself, will only delay the war.

Art notes: the first panel shows what Valheigh looks like now. The second and third panels are what Rune imagines things could become, so I desaturated the colors to give them a dreamy look. I intentionally left the fire and blood fully saturated, however, to draw attention to them.