So now we have a little background on Bennesaud. I like being able to spotlight different characters in different story arcs. I feel like Bocce and Bennesaud got the short end of the stick in the last arc, so they figure a bit more prominently this time around.
As a minor detail, in panel 1, Roka and Ril are surprised by the revelation about Bennesaud, but Cember isn’t. He and Bennes have been partners and close friends long enough that this is obviously something Cember already knew.
So the point would be they’re concerned, Bennesaud could
be in cohutes with another Dhama, and privately selling to him?
It’s more that Roka and Ril knew nothing about Bennesaud’s history and connection to another Dhama at all. They don’t necessarily think he’s actively working with another Dhama, but he’s definitely been withholding info.
LOL! I just noticed how pissed off Roka looks in the last panel.
Yeah, I intentionally wanted to squeeze Roka into that panel to show that he’s not pleased.
What I really admire about your storytelling, Sean, is that not only did you notice which members of your main cast got somewhat shafted on character background in the last story, but how you (*minor spoilers for the rest of Snow Job*) made the revelations about their pasts tie so well directly into the rest of the arc.
Thanks! It’s definitely important to me to make each character shine, maybe not all equally in the same story, but over the length of the series overall. And I’m especially glad I was able to make Bennesaud’s development dovetail with this particular story pretty well.