SURPRISE! Twas Lily the whole time! Nobody suspects Lily Snodgrass! Because she has a magic talisman that makes people not notice her, specifically bugbears. Now I can stop pretending that she hasn’t been in the background of this scene the whole time. Do you remember Lily? If you need a refresher, she was last seen pranking Alec in The Bugbear Talisman!

Actually, rereading the Bugbear Talisman might be a good idea for this part of the story, considering it’s been…THIRTEEN YEARS??? Since that story ended?? That can’t be right. Webcomic Time, my one true villain…