colors and lineart on Patreon as always; honestly I think I'm going to say that the next update is just next week outright, less because it's what I've been managing and more because taxes are due tomorrow as of this writing and I need fewer things to think about.
A good point, actually! Now that you've made me do the mental math, at this point Silver would have been in power for less than three years. (oi, webcomic time)
Silver gives me the impression of being good at politics yet miserable at administration.
The skills needed to take power are not the same as the skills needed to wield it well/responsibly.
Silver had enough of the former to take the throne for himself, but now that he's in charge of everything, it's become evident he is very, very bad at the latter.
people like silver seem to be a consistent problem for systems of governance in general(though familicide seems far rarer), and I don't see a good solution.
I'm just... going to save this comment, because you've pierced to the heart of who Silver is really meant to be as a character much better than I could articulate on my own.
not that long?
The skills needed to take power are not the same as the skills needed to wield it well/responsibly.
Silver had enough of the former to take the throne for himself, but now that he's in charge of everything, it's become evident he is very, very bad at the latter.
people like silver seem to be a consistent problem for systems of governance in general(though familicide seems far rarer), and I don't see a good solution.