After the Tower Explosion
The scene described by Nora on page 585, where she mentions finding Trace with Laura in his arms after the tower explosion, suggested by Ashers BC!
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*As trace held Laura, she couldn't help but to notice a faint trace of a black color on the tips of his hair, with the last bit of magic he had, a barrier held them protected from the explotion. Then she saw his eyes, where white should be only darkness remained* I....s....keith.....safe?.... *every breath was painful and it took what little strenght she had, Trace voice was deeper, harsh, almost like a growl* he....is....safe.... *as both begin to faint, his hair recovered his blue tone, for THAT trace, knew what was comming, once more he had failed to save*
It was lady Nora's choices. First she chose to carry them away, because she assumed basitins would have Trace killed. Then she used remains of her strength to care for Trace's wounds again, not healing her mortal wounds. It results in great waste of crucial time for Laura. I think if basitins doctors got to her sooner, they would have been able to stop internal bleeding. I think best choice would have been to take Trace and leave Laura near tower for basitins to find her with all other survivors. But of course hindsight is 20/20.
From canon we don‘t know too much about traditional Mekkan medicine or basitin medicine in detail. Personally I think that the healing powers of a magical being like a dragon are far above their possibilities. Nora said, that even she had no chance to heal Laura and was just able to douse her pain. This might be because Laura caught a massive amount of magical power that even brought Nora in trouble. Perhaps comparable to a massive exposure to radioactive radiation in rl. So the whole thing might tell more about Traces magical powers than about Nora not doing everything she could to save Laura. But hey, this is a fantasy world and think about what a living Laura would have done to Nats and Keiths story arc …
I remember when this page came out, broke my heart.
Sure, break my heart again!
I am feeling so sad for Laura I wish see survived
it's a sad scene i do wish she survived from that explotion
I wonder if Laura being slightly further from the tower when it blew might have made the difference between her barely surviving the explosion and not.
Everything said so far. It was Lauras courage and dedication that saved the day back then, she is a true heroine. Tom has captured the moment perfectly.
That’s still such a touching scene, re-reading what happened next, in the archives.
KABOOM!!!
Thanks, Ashers. Needed that.
very much needed that.
Honestly I feel pretty bad for trace, when I learned that despite his efforts, he couldn't save Laura. It's kinda heart wrenching
Heartbreak in still life. Tom's artistry is masterful, sometimes more than I'm prepared for. 😭😭😭😭😭
I didn’t need a reason not to cry anyway…
Such a tragic moment for both Trace and Laura and a tragic scene in the comic
Totally thought this had something to do with the "witnessing a monster arc". But the post disaster feel I got from it was correct after all. Tom's an artist who can really project a mood!
Its even more deep when you remember that Laura was the only Keidran that Trace had mercy on when his evil self was slaying Keidrans.
We'll miss you in the cannon story Laura.
She held on long enough to see that Keith survived, at least she was at peace.
Laura: Mein Leben!
Awww… so sad, but well done (art-wise). Tried to shield, but could only do so much
One often forgets how tragic Trace is as a character
:(
Oh wow, LORE!!!