[687] Keep in mind the REAL Ysengrin

I was reading Coyote's middle panel speech bubble, and first I mapped the three ways left-to-right, but then I got confused because surely 'the way he truly is' refers to the Ys in the middle, and then I thought it was left, right, middle, but then I confused myself again and now I can't figure out which way is which Ys. *facepalm*

I would say that tree!Ys is how others see him, trembly!Ys is how he sees himself, and blinkerstone!Ys is the real one.

But that's mostly because blinker!Ys is so pretty.

Just like a real ":V"

Only with teeth.

I went from right to left. Now I'M confused. Which I assume is kind of the point. There's no doubt how others see him.

I think it's all of the above and none of the above.

The "forms" are just images, nothing more. They are all how others see him. The real Ysengrin was the glimpse she caught when he told her not to apologize--the intelligent General, not just a soldier or Coyote's lackey.

I think the point to the forms is that he's all that and in order to understand him you have to understand all the different parts. That being said, one of the reasons why he is so angry and sensitive toward others could be that he sees himself as weak.

I do however think that the point is that it's all a mix. She has seen his three true forms but there is nothing being said about them being fixed all the time. Perception is changeable.

Also: Gift? This can never be good. And it's not like she can refuse him.

It occurs to me that perhaps Annie saw a 4th Ysengrin-- the one that told her not to apologize for something she didn't do. Not sure if Coyote is aware of that Ysengrin.

I think that's the point. It's supposed to confuse us. It sure confused Annie.
Coyote's little tricks with his neck never fail to amuse me. Also, am I the only person loving the way Annie's face is drawn in the second to last panel?


Since I have now gotten all my sane thoughts about this comic written down I might as well move to my others.
HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP! HIS TEETH BURNS!!!

Toothsome! Someone better make that last panel into an avatar quick.
(Hm. Delurking after over a year for saying just that feels kind of silly.)

See I thought Coyote was describing Tree-Ysengrin and the way others see him, Etheric-Ysengrin the way he sees himself and Weak-Ysengrin the way he truly is.
I'm not saying this is correct, I just think that is probably Coyote's interpretation and what he meant when he said it.

I think Annie will come to a different conclusion as to what the "real" Ysengrin is.

Also, can't wait to find out what this gift is and what awful trouble it causes.

cf. 680

if the "real" Reynard is in the court, rather than in his body, then the way Ysengrim "truly is" is probably not his body, either.

I think that the "real" Ysengrin the ether-one is. The way he sees himself is the weak naked one and others see hem as the "dangerous" tree-wolf. But the way that others see him is a mask because he is afraid what happens if people know what (he thinks) he really is. That is why he is so angry. That is also the reason he was so mad that Annie saw him. He thinks that he is ugly and weak and is afraid to show his real self, the caring Ysengrin that Annie saw for a moment.

Or, it could be that everyone sees him as the strong, towering tree Ysengrin. He sees himself as the ethereal Ysengrin because he has upheld an image of strength and intimidation for so long that he is very prideful about that. But the shaky, weak, empty Ysengrin is the one that he truly is. Annie could be someone to help him learn a little humility and return (assuming that's correct) to the beautiful Ysengrin that he should be.