LICD: BEGINNINGS #723 TITLE BOX In the title box, RAYNE is standing outside in perfectly comfortable fall weather. RAYNE Is there a place where it’s always fall weather? NEXT PANEL, RAYNE looks thoughtful. RAYNE And how well is their capital fortified? NEXT ROW RAYNE’S ROOM. DAD is putting RAYNE to bed, about to close the light. RAYNE Dad? DAD Yeah, kid? RAYNE asks a question. RAYNE You know how Tolkien wrote The Hobbit for his kid? DAD Yeah. RAYNE looks at DAD Expectantly. RAYNE, fighting sleep, tries to convince DAD. DAD turns out the light. RAYNE Do you really want to be a worse father than Tolkien? DAD Good night.