Transcript

Elmwych Comic P.59
Panel 1. Panoramic view of Elmwych Cemetery at night. Lydia and the Beast are sitting on a tomb in the distance.
Lydia: That's quite a story! And there's a spell over the whole place?
Beast: Aye! To keep her hidden.
Lydia: So if for example, three dismembered bodies were left lying around the cemetery?
Beast: That seems very specific?
Lydia: Just for argument's sake!
Panel 2. While a bloodied hand sinks into the earth, foxes feast on a corpse in the background.
Caption (The Beast): They would be swallowed by the earth and consumed by every living thing here. No trace would remain to draw unwanted attention.
Panel 3. Close up of Lydia and the Beast. He caresses her head as she smokes a huge clay pipe.
Lydia: I see! And who is she? The one you're guarding?
Beast: The chosen High Priestess Of Bast! I was summoned to watch over her until initiation. I failed.
Panel 4. A figure with glowing red eyes emerges in the cemetery, swathed in a dark, billowing cloak.
Caption (The Beast): But now the spell is breaking down. Even in enchanted sleep she will not be contained and the ghost of her restless soul manifests here each night.
Panel 5. Lydia rises to her feet on the tomb, placing a consoling hand on the Beast.
Lydia: Don't worry, we're going to help you!
Beast: No! You and your friends must stay away from here! the danger is far too great!
Panel 6. Close up of the Beast as Lydia looms over him with hands on hips.
Lydia: I'm not asking. I'm telling you!
Beast: Just like my Violet! Dawson's the name. Jack Dawson.
Panel 7. Close up of the Beast's face as he sucks on the clay pipe, smiling at Lydia with one eye closed.
Beast: My friends call me Jackdaw!
 

59: Jackdaw
Posted on by JP Sewell

You may or may not be reassured to finally know what happened to the remains of Chris Clench and his cronies, but isn't it nice that all is forgiven and Lydia has found herself a handy new friend? How David will feel about this is anyone's guess - see you on the next page!