А 6000 REASON! WHAT’S SO WRONG ABOUT IT, ANYWAY?! THINK ABOUT IT. MEDICINE AND MAGIC BOTH COME FROM THE SAME PLACE. THEY'RE JUST... TWO TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE FOR HELPING PEOPLE.
THEY USE A LOT OF THE SAME COMPONENTS THAT WE MIX INTO INK. IT’S JUST A DIFFERENCE OF HOW THEY'RE PROCESSED AND COMBINED. MEDICINE AND SPELLCASTING GO HAND IN HAND. YOU'RE THE FIRST WITCH TO FIND OUT, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS WHAT I'M DOING HERE. HAVEN'T TOLD GRANDPA A THING. AND IT'S FUN TO LEARN ABOUT MEDICINES. THE KNOWLEDGE YOU GAIN ABOUT ONE APPLIES TO THE OTHER. THE WAY I SEE IT, THERE'S NO DOWNSIDE.
I'M SICK OF HAVING TO GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS. I'M SICK OF NOT BEING ALLOWED TO TRY. AND I FIGURE... se IF ANYONE GETS THAT, IT'S YOU. BUT... THAT'S NOT GOING TO STOP ME. I'M SICK OF THE WAY THINGS ARE. I KNOW I'LL BE IN DEEP TROUBLE IF WORD GETS OUT.
OH, TARTAH... DOCTORS SURE ARE INSISTENT THEY SENT ME OFF WITH A HEALTHY SUPPLY OF ANODYNE AND FEBRIFUGE. I SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THINGS SLOW FOR A WHILE, IF ONLY SO THEY DON’T GET AFTER ME AGAIN...
YOU HAVE TO PROMISE NOT TO SAY ANYTHING. DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE IT SLOW FOR A WHILE? CHAPTER 42 * END DID RIGHT? SOMETHING HAPPEN? А АМУОМЕ. МОТ ЕМЕМ ТО MISTER QIFREY OR THE OTHER APPRENTICES. HM. I SEE. WELL, LET'S GET BACK AND START WHIPPING UP THAT WHITE LEMON CAKE, SHALL WE?
BETA. 12220) o Y WE COULD HAVE MADE A FORTUNE OFF THAT THE CHAIR ~ À Z. å ONLY TRIPPED 44 (SS ‚ BECAUSE THE = በ. NT سل “ную you BRAT MADE A А | АУЕ ТО RUN FOR IT/ съда RUIN IT?! = ترچ»И ЛА Z ] LITTLE WRETCH. I'LL SHOW IS THERE A PROBLEM HERE? THANKS TO YOU, WE JUST LOST— CHAPTER 43
HOW ABOUT I CALL ል GROWN-UP WITCH TO FIX ІТ? FORGET IT. LET'S SCRAM. -..LIKE THE KID’S CHAIR THE LAST THING WE NEED 15 A WITCH NOSING AROUND. PERFECT TIMING/ THERE'RE SOME [ MEN IN NEED AND YOU ALL MUST BE TRYING TO HELP. I'M AN APPRENTICE, YOU KNOW. OH! MASTER!
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WHAT GOOD IS A BROKEN STICK FOR WALKING? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE MY LIFE NOW?
BONDING TINCTURE IS REAL MY STRONG NAME’S A LITTLE STUFF. TARTAH. ON, AND IT'LL KEEP THINGS TOGETHER JUST LIKE RY 222227 2 4 4 ue sv | | Й C'MON. TAKE MY HAND, CUSTAS. I'LL HELP YOU BACK TO YOUR FEET.
MASTER! YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN! OOH, THAT SMARTS! DIDN'T THE DOCTORS TELL YOU TO AVOID PUTTING TOO MUCH STRAIN WHAT ABOUT THAT DON'T ON YOUR RIGHT YOU UNDER-
ሥሙ —— 3 АН. THAT'S VERY KIND ОР YOU, BUT... ...AREN'T YOU THE BUSIEST OF US ALL? SILVER EVE 15 ALMOST HERE. DON'T SWEAT IT. WHY HAVE TWO PAIRS OF HANDS AT HOME IF NOT TO SPLIT THE HOUSEWORK? AND THEN THERE'S THE FACT THAT I'VE HIT A DEAD END WITH MY LATEST SPELL. II" WË NN MY --1 TIDYING UP WILL BE A NICE CHANGE OF YOU MEAN YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE WITH SPELLS, TOO, MASTER OLLY? 1 whenever 8 deadline 9 loom.
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11 ЕЕК/ СЕТ хе ТНАТ ТНІМб AWAY FROM YOUR HAND! YOU'RE... HOW COME YOU CAN HOLD ІТ?! IT’S ON FIRE! IT WON'T qu : BURN YOU OR : پا CALLED THE THAN THAT, IT IT COMES “Л D i FIREBALL. LOOKS AND ACTS | INTO CONTACT VE عسل LIKE REAL FIRE. 4 IT'LL STILL KEEP BEASTS AT BAY AND LIGHT THE WAY. NO RISK OF SPREADING OR CAUSING AN INCIDENT. AND IT DOESN'T USE ANY FUEL, EITHER, SO IT'LL NEVER GO OUT. IN SHORT, IT’S FAUX FIRE WITH ALL THE CONVENIENCES OF THE REAL THING.
BUT IT'S WONDERFUL! WHY WOULD INDEED. IT’S THE FACT | THAT 1175 МОТ (ҚР Asp Li DANGEROUS. ANN SA 2 ብ” УО ПТ SEEMS LIKE اه |AN 27 -| IT'D BE REALLY vee THAT ZA Ч YW | USEFUL. FIRE MAKES IT Z, А WITHOUT ANY OF А FAILED Nay ЖУ THE DANGER! CREATION. | ANY CHILD WHO GROWS WILL GO UP WITHOUT ON BELIEVING A HEALTHY : RESPECT FOR NOTHING THERE FIRE... TO FEAR. YUP. WHAT QIFREY SAID.
OR WHAT IF SOMEONE THINK ABOUT IT. THRUSTS HER WHAT IF A KID HAND STRAIGHT HANDLES A REAL INTO THE FLAME THE SAME HEARTH... WAY HE’S LEARNED TO TREAT THIS г. CAUSE SHE’S GROWN UP / اسمBELIEVING FIRE'S б NOTHING TO BE Ai y Å 2 SCARED OF: WHY WOULD ANY BLAME FOR THAT IT'S JUST А MATTER OF ADULTS NEEDING TO TEACH KIDS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAKE FLAMES AND REAL ONES. AND WHAT HAPPENS... ONE ADULT IN А CHILD'S LIFE... «+e CAUTIONS OF THE DANGER OF FIRE, WHILE ANOTHER... TREATS IT CASUALLY, AS IF IT POSES NO THREAT?
NYA IN A WORLD WHERE CONTRADICTORY UNDERSTANDINGS OF FIRE EXIST SIDE BY SIDE... THIS FLAME HAS THE POTENTIAL... WE САМ NO LONGER BE CERTAIN THAT ALL CHILDREN WILL ARRIVE AT THE PROPER CONCLUSIONS. «ТО UNDERMINE A HEALTHY FEAR OF FIRE IN SOCIETY. Ч ЈЕ PAN PUTTING IT UP FOR SALE WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE. AND THAT'S WHY = I SIMPLY N CANNOT By’ DO IT. 2)
Å | SSS SS NN n Ai | | 62 | 1 47 , „„ТНАТ ALL OF YOU WILL TAKE CARE TO ٢ РІ IMAGINE THE MANY DE үл POSSIBLE IMPACTS <) Ker YOUR SPELLS У z MIGHT HAVE ON ,4А5 YOU THE WORLD... DESIGN YOUR CONTRAPTIONS TO SELL AT SILVER EVE. OUR SPELLS ARE BUT WHISPERS. JUST AS THEY ØP Ў LS y / увттнеи MIGHT BETTER EN У AU. HAVE THE LIVES, THEY CAN d M „POWER 10 : BE A SOURCE OF = A TERRIBLE HARM. эж À < WORLD IN IXY WHICH WE IN FACT, THAT 15 THE ESSENCE OF ALL MAGIC. PLEASE TAKE CARE NOT TO FORGET IT.
„МЕ MUST EVER QUESTION OURSELVES... ... WEIGHING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT WHICH WE CREATE. THE POWER IT POSSESSES TO CHANGE THINGS FOR BETTER OR AS LONG AS WE ARE TO SERVE THE WORLD AS WITCHES... THE IMPACT MAGIC CAN HAVE ON THE WORLD... THOSE ARE BOTH THINGS... ሠም WHICH I'M PAINFULLY
UH OH... S-SORRY! 15 СОСО I GUESS STARTING TO I WASN'T GO LOCO? | PAYING ኒ ATTENTION. TETIA'S GOT А POINT. / 2 YOU'RE SPACING S-SORRY... Ж А | COULD YOU АТ OUT A LOT YOU'RE ЈЕ LEAST NOT DO THESE DAYS. IT WHILE WE'RE VISITING MISTER NOLNOA? IT'S IMPOLITE. DON'T FRET IT, LITTLE MISS. YOUTH COMES WITH ITS FAIR SHARE OF WORRIES. TAKE TARTAH. HE'S BEEN ALL WRAPPED UP IN HIS THOUGHTS THIS PAST WHILE.
COURSE, I SUPPOSE IF HE'S GOT CLOSE THAT FRIENDS LIKE OUGHTA BE YOU GIRLS... ENOUGH FOR ME TO REST EASY. HE OUGHTA BE BUSY WITH HIS SCHOOLWORK SOMEWHERE DOWNSTAIRS. STUDIES ARE IMPORTANT, I TRY TO BRING IT UP CASUALLY, BUT HE JUST WON'T OPEN UP TO ME. IT’S TRUE, THEN. HE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING TO MISTER NOLNOA. IN FACT COULD YOU LET'S GET RUN DOWN AND INVITE HIM TO HIM UP JOIN US?
а шие ] Z på à AND УМ BE RIGHT е, к ۷ لس S: То WON MUCH BACK WITH I ` ' K We NS Ё LONGER THAT шог ТАВТАН! А. GN BRUSHBUDDY | ОҒ YOURS CAN HOLD OFF. NO! BAD BRUSH- BUDDY! AND THE ЭС: p HALFTONE ! | ( | TRANQUILEAF ds SELLS > ЖЕ (| 16 EDIBLE... DEFINITELY DON'T EAT IT/ NEXT, LET'S WORK ON WRITING THE ; 1 š xj Poጋ SSSSSSSSS CAN'T WE JUST REMEMBER HOW MUCH THEY'RE Ер WORTH AND `L CALL IT A DAY?! f
SWEET! COCO! YOU'RE HERE! DAGDA AND I WERE ALWAYS ON THE ROAD... «SO ANY РАСЕ I SEE TWICE IS LIKE A GIFT FROM FATE! .. GATHERING STORIES TO | PERFORM AT THE CASTLE DURING THE SNOWFALL SEASON. Coco! I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE HERE. EVERY YEAR, FROM SNOWEND TO HARVEST, THEY TRAVEL THE LAND... АНА/ I THOUGHT ГО FIND YOU IN THE STOREHOUSE! IT’S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! CUSTAS AND DAGDA ARE WANDERING MINSTRELS.
SORRY, BUT NO CAN DO RIGHT NOW. TRUTH 15, OUR INSTRU- | МЕКТС... OUR OG LIVELIHOODS... چک سپ WERE WASHED AWAY... ... DURING THAT MESS WE GOT INTO AT THE RIVER. = OF COURSE! E THE STAIRUZ, CASE RIVER! NEW ONES ARE GONNA COST US A PRETTY TREATMENT ۰ IF DAGDA WEREN'T SUCH A SOFTY, HE'D BE PLAYING AGAIN IN NO TIME.
222) BUT... UT || 1 ФУ å| ማያም NE THAT'S 5ዘፕ MISTER (И < | ЭГЭЛ Й | WHAT HE DAGDA YOUR АЩ 7) E ENS SAID WHEN — FATHER? ሠሪ НЕ BURST | INTO THE ATELIER. DAGDA'S THE GUY WHO GOT ME OFF THE STREETS. LEAP AND DANCE TO SLEEP WITHOUT FREEZING. SOUND YOUR BELLS TO EAT FOR THE DAY. I WAS ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION, LIVIN' IN THE FILTH OF THE SLUMS... „..МНЕМ DAGDA SHOWED UP TO TEACH ME THAT WAY OF LIFE.
I'M REAL LUCKY TO HAVE CROSSED PATHS WITH HIM. IT'S NOT HIS FAULT I GOT HURT... „АКО ENDED UP THIS WAY. HE'S NOT MY DAD, BUT TO ME, HE'S FAMILY. AND MY TEACHER. AND MY BUSINESS PARTNER, TOO. MISTER DAGDA SEEMS LIKE A WONDERFUL PERSON! IN A WAY, HE’S TOO NICE.
, APPARENTLY cuu 50 ГМ HAVIN’ zz o ros SOME PEOPLE JET TARTAH TEACH ET THAT'S WHY EXCITED WILL PAY BIG а ME ABOUT UM uin TO ABOUT THE TIME FOR WEEDS JE: HERBS! | Be ў 7 HERBS, BUT YOU PICK UP es | EVE EA COULD YOU OUTSIDE OF I - LITTLE! FOCUS ON THE МА | ALPHABET >ቾ ል LOTTA THESE SELL у | "аде, babu: YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY MORE OPPORTUNITIES BUT I NEED FOR WELLTO RAKE IN PAYING JOBS... THE DOUGH „.. IF YOU NOW! LEARN HOW TO READ BOOKS AND STUFF ALL ON YOUR OWN. YOU TWO HAVE IT EASY. YOUR FUTURE'S SET "CAUSE YOU'RE WITCHES.
IT'5 ALWAYS BUT PEOPLE BEEN THAT WAY BORN DOWN IN FOR ME, AND IT THE DREGS GOTTA ALWAYS WILL BE. FIGHT TOOTH AND I'VE MADE MY NAIL JUST TO PEACE WITH IT. SURVIVE. SARS መመ وک ос 4 NY ⁄ /А | J IK ( | / | | እ. N 4 ZZ T =: М | И AE ” yl x | 1 ТНАТ”5 NOT TRUE, CUSTAS! JUST BECAUSE YOU AREN'T BORN А WITCH DOESN'T MEAN... WHAT I'M SAYING 15... THERE'S HOPE FOR EVERYONE! S / Ее ЯН PLEASE... 7» ae 0 — —
+ ; X “2 277) 28 ሠ YEAH! MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT! AND THE ABILITY TO CAST SPELLS, MAYBE I'D BE JUST LIKE YOU! IF I'D HAD A HOUSE AND A SCHOOL... ሠልከሀ МО WORRIES ABOUT FOOD OR MONEY...
BUT I WASN'T BORN ON FORTUNE'S SIDE! THE WHOLE WORLD'S AGAINST ME... ... AND NOW | I GOTTA 20 “ኢኒ በ. . МАКЕ МУ МАУ 4 ~ i 2 5 THROUGH ІТ PU ү ши ON THESE STUPID, BRITTLE LEGS OF WOOD! JUST FORGET FEEL LIKE ; ) ЕЕЕ Й IT. ГМ GONNA neck HEAD BACK " Ў ለ TO MY ROOM. TODAY.
LET IT 60, COCO. WHERE WERE YOU? I WORRY WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN YOUR ROOM! PLEASE! YOU | HAVE TO STOP! 2 JUST WHY ARE YOU 1 МЫ + e | ር MEO BANDO LIFE FOR 7 ME! LIVE A MERCENARY’S YOUR LIFE, PAY IS TOO GOOD TO TURN CUSTAS! I DIDN'T MEAN— THERE'S BLOOD ON YOUR CLOTHES! ARE YOU STILL OUT DOING DANGEROUS
ТНЕ COBBLE- STONES ІК KALHN ARE AWFUL SLIPPERY.
AND МЕ МЕ GOT LOTS ОР SLOPES AND STEPS AND DITCHES. WHEN I'M OUT WALKING, IT’S EASY ТО ТКЇР НЕКЕ. KINDA LIKE HOW POISON APPLES AND SILVERWASH DON'T MIX. THAT'S THE REAL REASON YOU STARTED STUDYING HERBS, ISN'T IT? A ROAD MADE FOR HUMANS ISN'T A GOOD FIT FOR A SEALCHAIR.
...1 لا۳ НІМ ВАСК ТО HIS FEET. I HELD OUT MY HAND ONE TIME, AND THAT WAS IT. YOU'RE DOING IT FOR CUSTAS’ SAKE. BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE DONE FOR HIM. I MAY NEVER KNOW HOW HE FEELS ABOUT IT... BUT I KNOW EXACTLY HOW I DO.
I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE YOUR WHOLE FUTURE CLOSED OFF... BECAUSE ОР SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DO A THING ABOUT. IT’S AWFUL. IT LEAVES YOU FEELING 50 POWER- LESS. CHANGE.
LET'S CHANGE IT, TARTAH. LET'S CHANGE THE THINGS WE | MAGIC IS.
IT’S THE POWER ТО ALTER... ooo THE LITTLE SLICE OF WORLD AROUND US... WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE HIS BODY... „ВИТ WE CAN CHANGE WHAT’S AROUND НМ. IF HE FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD'S AGAINST HIM... ዕ LET'S š RESHAPE IT SI INTO A PLACE H| МНЕРЕ HE CAN 8 BELONG/ о + амл
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ЖШ by ኑ THEYRE اځ ТАТАН SURE IS 89777 E NOT [43] SPENDING A LOT OF PLAYING. | FÆ TIME HERE LATELY. X I WONDER WHAT SORT OF GAMES THEY'RE PLAYING. THEY'RE DESIGNING SOME KIND OF NEW SPELL! THAT'S WHAT СОСО SAID. WELL, THAT | EXPLAINS THE IWONDER EXCITEMENT. WHAT SORT OF MAGIC THEY'RE US
WE'VE BEEN COMING UP WITH IDEAS FOR THREE MY BRAIN'S ALL OUT OF STORMS! WHAT ABOUT THESE SEALCHAIR LEGS YOU CARVED? THERE'S NO WAY. A SPELL TO CHANGE THE WORLD? HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PULL ТНАТ WELL, WE'VE HAD А FEW GOOD
МЕ WERE GONNA INSCRIBE SEALS OF CRUSHING ON THE BOTTOMS, REMEMBER? THAT WAY, ANYTIME HE'S ON A ROUGH ROAD... ... EACH STEP HE TAKES WILL TURN THE BUMPS INTO NICE, EVEN SAND!
I CARVED „ВИТ УМ THESE TO KINDA GLAD L FRONT x ከ LEGS TE OF 1 7 HE CHAIR HE'S SPEND TIME Д М CO TRYING TO DO I MEAN, HE'D BE ALL FOUR. CRUSHING WOOD FLOORS AND COBBLESTONES IN TOWN... „АКО I DOUBT THE CHAIR WOULD WORK AT ALL IN MUD OR WHEN IT’S RAINING. NOT TO MENTION, ANY STAIRS HE TRIED TO CLIMB WOULD CRUMBLE RIGHT BENEATH HIM. I THINK WE'D BETTER GO WITH 7 | SOMETHING HEY/ WHAT АЖ МУ 2 ELSE. ABOUT THAT T ы 26710 THING YOU SUGGESTED? IT SEEMED PRETTY GOOD.
WOULDN'T EXACTLY HELP ON THE BUMPY ROADS YOU FIND OUTSIDE OF TOWN. IT SURE 15 TRICKY TRYING TO FORESEE EVERY POSSIBLE SCENARIO... YOU KNOW, A SPELL THAT MAKES STAIRS AND WALKWAYS SLIDE AHEAD AUTOMATICALLY! < t MEL NE YR ራኤ AND KINDA COOL, USEFUL. HONESTLY. HE'D BE TRAVELING IN STYLE! THE PROBLEM IS, THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT STAIRWAYS IN THE WORLD. “ЇГ бочичицицциме — ° SS N х
EVEN IF I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD, AND START WHERE I CAN... 22? мэ | STILL ISN'T څو ©; съ 2 VERY MUCH, / e | IS IT? г, 4 ~ fF v N ж NS INC , | 0 4 № Nm . ( + 7 Nu E) > = Эл Å | > | NN s I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE THE SIZE OF SPELL WE'D NEED... TO CHANGE EVERY ROAD IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. = ЗЕ АХ ха € ее
STILL, THE ROADS WE HAVE NOM... ARE THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE LAID THEM STONE BY STONE FOR OTHERS TO USE. ; AND IF THE Z < PEOPLE LIVING “Жау LONG AGO COULD MANAGE e THAT... endi. UG: “ç, ፍ D M РУУ; — THEN SURELY o IT’S POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE THEM 50 THEY'RE USEFUL TO EVERYONE.
..MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOR THEM. 35 4 EON | “ም ТНЕКЕ АКЕ ALL SORTS ОР BARRIERS OUT THERE... THAT YOU NEVER EVEN NOTICE UNLESS THEY AFFECT YOU PERSONALLY. I WONDER WHY THE WITCHES OF OLD... «ee DIDN'T MAKE THEM THAT WAY IN THE FIRST WALKING'S NEVER EXACTLY
NOT MUCH OF A PROBLEM. OF COURSE, THE WHOLE POINT OF MAGIC 15 TO LIGHTEN THE BURDENS OTHERS BEAR. I GUESS WE JUST HAVE TO TRY HARDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN— IT’S NOT WALKING MUCH OF A VG ISN'T PROBLEM! Z MUCH ОРА PROBLEM FOR WITCHES!
МАУВЕ THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO AFTER SMS Д >, "id ў 27; к å AME ~ ሆራ» 5 ` LIKE THIS... MAYBE WE CAN TURN THE THING WE COULDN'T DO INTO SOMETHING WE CAN/
МІ5ТЕК КІСЕ ТО 5ЕЕ YOU AGAIN, m T. ЗЕ mS == сыч ው. ME, TOO! E eet б THE TWO OF THEM MUST HAVE COME UP WITH AN AWFULLY GOOD IDEA. I'LL HEAD TO MY MEET Ир ROOM/ WAS THAT COCO AND TARTAH, OR WAS IT A \ GOING TO үсэг CLOSE THE WINDOWWAY NOM, MASTER!