Rhythm of Affirmation (part one of two, part two is here)
The time felt right for some more Rlainarin fluff, so please excuse (or join me in) my indulgence
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Comic of eight pages in warm oranges and cool browns Page 1 / two panels
Upper panel:. We see Rlain’s back as he approaches Rock standing next to big caldron handing out stew to a woman in a Windrunner uniform (a long flaring coat with a bread cloth belt). On some table next ti them bowls are stacked and Rock’s oldest son is handling something in a a large bowl. Next to him a solder in the normal Kholin (dark trousers and a shorter tight fitted jacket) uniform is picking something from the table. In the back big steps of stone are occupied by other soldiers, leisurely eating and chatting.Rock calls out to Rlain: „Rlain! Isn’t Renarin with you today?“ Lower panel: Rlain (he also wears the old Kholin uniform with a bridge four patch on the shoulder) picks up one of the bowls: „No. He has to attend a lighteyes thing.“ (The lines going towards his speech bubbles are drawing rhythmic waves) To his right Rock’s son is happily kneading bread dough.
Page 2 / four panels Upper left: Close of Rock filling the bowl. „You know I am glad I send hin to you that day on the plateau.“ Upper right: Rlain is receiving the bowl, taking it with both hands, looking down at it. Rock: „ I did not expect the to of you to become such good friends.“ Lower left and right: Rlain looks up: „We just find it easy to talk to each other.“„Both of us…“ He hesitates and glances to the side (his speech bubble line becoming less regular and more insecure) „… weird.“
Page 3 / 3 panels Upper panel: zoom out, we see a bit more of the room and its structure. The big stone steps surrounding the floor in a circular fashion. In the back is the entrance, a large open stone arch. Large tripods holding bowls with fire are placed here and there although the scenery is lit fairly light. Rock laughs: „Ah, everyone is weird in their own way. All those airsick lowlanders? Even up here? Still very weird.“ Lower left: close up to Rock’s face as he glances down at a black shock of black hair passing him. „Especially this one.“ Lower right: Slight zoom out. Rock is grinning down at Lopen, a big hand on his shoulder. Lopen wears a Windrunner uniform holding a cup and a bowl in his hands. He looks up at Rock over his shoulder and asks „what?“
Page 4 / 2 panels Upper panel showing Rlain, Rock and Lopen. Rlain looks at Lopen with his rather expressionless face and says: „You’re weird Lopen.“ Lower panel: The same frame as the upper panels but now Open grins smugly and answers: „A well-honed skill.“ Rock grins at this. Rlain just stares.
Page 5 / 3 panels Upper panel: Rock and Rlain watching Lopen falling horizontally out of the right side of the frame. From the bowl in his hands spill some droplets of stew. Middle panel: Rock shouts „Don’t spill my stew! It is good!“ after him, while Rlain shuffles away to the left .Lower panel: We see Rock in the background standing behind his caldron, calling to Rlain walking away in the foreground: „And you! Just because he is not here doesn’t mean you have to loom alone in the corner. This is Bridge Dour, and you a part of it!“ Rlain answers: „Yes. Yes.“ In the background we see utensils on the table, the soldiers on the stairs and several tripods with bowls of fire.
Page 6 / 5 Panels A series of images showing Rlain eating his stew alone (a scribe and a female Windrunner chat in the back at the highes step). A Bridge Four member passes by, smiling and patting him on the shoulder, close-up of the bowl on the stone-step, Rlain being given company bei Lopen, Huio and Punio, while some other Windrunner crosses in the foreground. Lopen lies in the step above the one Rlain and Huio are sitting on. His grinning face propped on one hand. Huio holds a bowl and spoon in his hands and Punio stands in front of him with his back to us.The long horizontal panel shows Rlain sitting alone again. He holds a fly goblet in his hands and is crouched forward his forearms on his knees, silently watching the room.
Page 7 / 4 panels Upper panel: we see the lanky figure of Renarin in fancy lighteyes attire lurk at the entrance of the room. A woman with a sack over her shoudler is passing in the corridor behind him. Middle left and right panels: Close up of Renarin’s face and shoulders, There is silver ornamentation on the shoulder parts ans the collar of his dark coat. He nervously looks to the left and then towards the viewer. His brows in a continuous crunch of unhappiness. Lower panel: He stiffly walks towards the calmly sitting Rlain, his shoulders hunched, arms tucked to his sides, fists clenched.
Page 8 / 3 panels, all showing Rlain and Renarin next to each other Upper left panel: Renarin plops himself next Rlain who watches him with calm curiosity. Upper right panel: Renrain sits very stiffly. Wringing his hands between his knees. Rlain still says nothing. Lower panel: Rlain sets the goblet to his side next to his empty bowl and asks: „What crumbling pricked your toe?“
Urithiru is a city on Roshar and, during the Silver Kingdoms Era, functioned as a Central point for all the Ten of the Silver Kingdoms and home of the Knights Radiant. Urithiru is 100 levels tall. Each level is wider going down and every level has balconies. These balconies have gardens built into them. On the Stormward side of Urithiru there are large glass windows. Remarkably, this glass has stood for thousands of years and is still intact. Urithiru is so massive that it is able to hold all 10 Oathgates.
