Snow by Night

Reputation, pride, status, glory. All these words are wrapped up in the ideology of Gloire, which is discussed in today’s Almanac entry. We’ve seen gloire raise its head a couple times in this comic. Jassart felt that Snow-by-Night was making him look bad (she was) which hurt his gloire among the other rooks. We saw gloire in all its ugliness in Losing by Winning which drove Vivienne into conflict with Marguerite and cost her family dearly. Gloire is the driving force of many of the great figures of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It still lives on today when presidents talk about leaving a legacy.

A bit of news. Snow by Night will be taking a brief break over the holidays. We will not be posting pages or Almanac entries from December 24 to January 6 (so we still have all of next week when we are posting). This unintentionally works out to be the 12 Days of Christmas. During this time, we will be posting holiday-themed illustrations. So check back with us during the break to see some merry whimsy. Happy holidays everyone!

And now, our last riddle for the week. I saved one of my favorites for last.

A march to hold back the foreign seas

Yet leaks a thousand salty streams.

Its soil ranges from rich, dark loam

To palest sand by the white sea foam.

Smooth as silk, rough as leather,

Wrinkled as time, soft as heather,

Thin and thick, you can split it in twain;

The ground can mend but the mark remains.

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Topics: Almanac