PANEL ONE: The duke (I've been calling him "the lord" but yesterday's strip mentioned "the duchy" so I guess it's established he's a duke) faces Jarum. DUKE: Didn't we send for that man who brought us the Amulet of Ygraine? Shouldn't he have been here by now? PANEL TWO: Angle on Jarum. JARUM: Milord, for all we know he could have been on the opposite side of the world, so he has to journey long to get here. PANEL THREE: Close on Jarum. JARUM: It's also possible, of course, that he's dead—or that the god failed to deliver the message, or the champion doesn't know how to stop the elemental, or that he simply chose to ignore our request for aid. PANEL FOUR: Close on the duke, looking concerned. PANEL FIVE: The duke faces Jarum, the duke's daughter at his side. DUKE: So, basically, we're in deep doo–doo. JARUM: Eloquently put, milord.