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A day late, but here we are - PAGE TEN!!! Woo-hoo! Here's to many more pages to come!

This page marks a new little mile-stone for Thay Taruu - not only is it the tenth page, but I also started drawing the pages out on a much larger sketch-book. While this seemed like a good idea at the time (and it probably allows me a little more detail in the long-run) it also means that since I have a smaller scanner I will have to scan the pages in three parts and piece them back together in photoshop. So, apologies in advance for the seams.

I'm always interested in the physiology of riders and their beasts of burden; as a kid I loved seeing x-rays of riders and horses together, seeing how their different anatomies work together as they work as a team. We all know that there are just some places you can't ride a horse - you can't ride a horse through a hole that's smaller than the horse, and riding a horse that isn't specially trained up or down stairs can be a harrowing (if not nearly impossible) experience. I figured it would be similar on a bipedal mount; with only two pairs of legs, it would be hard for the animal to keep its balance on a tight slope.

I had kind of made the decision for Rod to leave her mount not only to move the story forward, but also to show that she's compassionate. Some other people might beat their animal into submission so that they don't have to walk all those steps themselves; Rod realizes that it's too steep to ride and just sucks it up and keeps going.