Diversion successful.

It pays to have friends who are way stronger than you and can move boulders for ya

Oh god she's so adorable in panel 6!

Daww.

panel 6 annie is very pretty

Can you dig it?

Who could say no to those eyes? 👁👄👁 Wonderful colors and shading. Still don't know what those lights are (you're the one who brought it up lol) ✴️ Annie has such a lovely grateful, warm, mature expression in the bottom left panel, in contrast to the incredible weariness when Coyote told her she'd have no choice in killing Loup ☺️😞

And down they go into the center of the earth! 😳

And the court can't get too damaged while they're away. Can it?

Surprisingly magnanimous of James. I think he was suitably chastised by Annie insisting in the wisps nest that he take her capabilities seriously.

PUNCH THOSE WALLS JAMES

Love her expression of gratitude. Very well drawn.

The ol' puppy dog eyes claim more sidequest victims.

No, no, dig UP, stupid.

These mooks The one with the beard is called eglamore

Getting that claustrophobia again- "come on down this gently narrowing tube!" Plenty of space in the last panel though- very evocative nice shadows...

singing: "we're going deeper underground, There's too much panic in this town"

It's rock surrounding them? I was convinced it was tree.

Antimony has grown into a powerful, compassionate young woman.

I am confused but this page is very sweet!

6th panel be like : Sir, i...

I like scenes like this that show more of Annie's character. It seems to me that the older Annie has gotten, the less will defined she is.

GO TEAM!

Since Annie ended up in here, I've been hearing this music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkVMVD18PGQ

Really nice portrait on Annie in the lower left panel! Interesting to see Jim & George so ready to support Annie. Think the next few pages are going to be unexpectedly … different.

I got kinda choked up seeing just how far Eglamore's regard for Annie has evolved, even since Loup's appearance.

Hm, I can see these two champs helping, but not without first establishing whether the citizens of the Court are in equal danger.

THAT ANNE SMILE *chef kiss* I’m always impressed with how much your art has improved!!

This page specifically made me remember the whole incident with Red and Ayilu. I don’t remember if she’s already been asking if others want to help before she involves everyone in a situation (in this case asking them to literally help dig herself into a hole lmao), but yeah the weight in her expression made me pause.

Spelunkerkrigg, the greatest mini-arc since roof piece ended.