the pages are to be read from right to left, like a manga would be.

i don't like how it turned out, too many shades. maybe next time i'll try to keep it to only two grays rather than four. the bed completely messed up when i blurred and shrank the image.

that lady is natalya's lady-maid, she assists natalya in getting dressed. she wears a different outfit than the rest of the servants. she won't be an important character, but she will appear more than once.

no, alistair is not wearing a dress or a skirt, he's wearing a long coat. natalya will have the pleasure of explaining why alistair has a ball-jointed hand on the next page.