She hits him twice. She's that asshole. Noiyal is a character that has a rich history, which we won't get much of in this scene, but hopefully you can get some hints as to who she is and why she might be the villain she is.

Um, happy 2015? Terrible page to start the new year on. Wow. I'm sorry. I'll make it up to you?

Super sorry for the delay - had trouble getting home from the holidays and then started inking this page and decided to shove half of it to the next page. Because I can layout. Clearly. So now the next page is a mess, and I'll be realistic - with classes starting next week and travel likely this weekend - I may miss next week. I'm the worst. I'm gonna try super hard not to. Obviously.

Stick with me. I know this sucks. Resist the urge to send me flaming piles of poo. See you next week.