On the same night, when the ewes are falling for Rognvald, the same moon also rises high in the sky, where Baapolis can see.
In the moonlight, Houdini fillets fish for one of his eagles - Puffers. Houdini’s eagles fly messages and scrolls to and from Baapolis. Puffers is especially diligent, and has come to become good friends with Houdini.
Yes, Houdini’s also fluent in reading the stars, the rotations of the planets, and in reading weather.
Houdini beheads another fish. Can it be the delicious seabass? As the head leaves the body, the fish becomes the token of thanks to Puffers. As Houdini says to Puffers, “My gratitude again for your timely delivery on that urgent scroll,” Houdini hears a loud knock from down below.
It’s a troubled Kopernicus.
Houdini lowers a sheep carrier through the pulley system from his office. Sheep don’t like stairs.
Rolling, rolling, Houdini uses all his arms’ strength, and he presumes that the nutmeg Kopernicus was pounding has not resolved Kopernicus’ problem.
As soon as Kopernicus reaches the top, he lands on a mountain of fluffy cat beds. It’s ironic because Kopernicus has made these cat beds from his own wool for Houdini.
Big SIGHHH…
Houdini does not press what’s wrong, and lets Kopernicus let off steam at his own pace. In the meantime, Houdini continues to throw filleted fresh fish into Puffers’ beaks.
Finally, Kopernicus utters his jumbled thoughts into a conclusion, “There’s gotta be another way.”
Puffers agrees in an instant.
“You don’t even know what he’s talking about.” Houdini muses.
Then the philosopher inside Puffers presents the truth, “For everything, there’s always another way.” Though there is something Puffers cannot do, and there is no other way around it: hunting rodents where hogs and pigs live.
Houdini sneaks in a fresh piece of fish for himself.
Will Houdini and Puffers help Kopernicus come up with a solution? Make sure to follow up next week with Chapter 25.
And looking ahead, our last chapter will be published March 19th, 2025 for VOLUME ONE. And that will conclude our first season. Volume 2 is scheduled to release some time in the Autumn of 2025.
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Writer: Odele B
Sequential Artist: Bea Varela
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