I’m not sure of the exact shelf life of fresh newt cataracts, but I’m guessing it’s not very long. Unless there’s some sort of freshness preservation magic going on, I guess. Will this mystery be resolved in an upcoming episode? Um… probably not?

Trying something a bit different this week – maps! A staple of fantasy fiction, but not something I’ve used in a comic before. And are there perhaps clues on the map to things that are going to happen in later episodes? Yup!

If there was ever a Venn diagram showing the overlap between “cool and mysterious” and “very silly” then I think Lemrin would place nice and centrally within that overlap. Although it’s possible that Frain gets to see a bit more of Lemrin’s “very silly” side than the public at large.

Highly developed lecturer senses – finely honed by teaching regular classes and tutorials over many years – have allowed Lemrin to pick up on the subtle clues that Tector and Drorn may not be telling the entire truth.

Spoiler incoming for a future episode of the series! Look away now all those who don’t want to be spoiled! Okay? Here we go! Spoiler: It isn’t going to be fine.

How much slaughter is too much slaughter you ask? Exact tolerances remain difficult to determine. But our current data suggests that, for froglets, even relatively small amounts of slaughter are likely best avoided.

I think “Bartog The Surprisingly Open To Reason” will need a bit of workshopping before it really settles in as his new nom de guerre.

It should be noted for the record that this author neither approves of or condones any of the pedagogical methods employed in this series, no matter how effective or amusing they may indeed prove to be.

Poor Facilitator Nux – we hardly knew thee! I guess on account of you never having appeared in the series other than as a silhouette in the last panel of this week’s episode. But still! You’ll surely be missed! Presumably by someone who forms very fast attachments to silhouettes with little to no character development.

I was able to let everyone know Sleen’s name back in Episode 10 because he raised his hand in this episode. Will the rest of the First Year’s get names? Maybe! Although at time of writing, the rest still remain mysteriously anonymous.