Artist's commentary
Not My Cause Of Death
"What astounds you so much? Is it that peculiar for a king to partake in peaches?"
"...Oh, very well. I see you're familiar with the rumors over my cause of death... Why do you even bother learning this inconsequential nonsense? There must be more important things to study if you're trying to save the world or to live after it's saved."
"First point of note: the scholars who concocted this theory made it up from nothing. The death of the failure of the century must have been quite the delicious source of entertainment for the people who outlived me. I know of a bunch who spread the word that I was a werewolf. Imagine the poor sense of humor it takes to make the lion's brother into a wolf. Naturally, this narrative didn't get too far, as no one in their right mind would consider me awesome enough to be a monster of legend. Although I would probably have been more useful to your forces if some kind of Innocent Monster variant manifested me in werewolf form."
"Still... 'He died for ravenously eating too many poisoned peaches', huh... You can get a far more memorable story with a queen dying from a piece of cheese to the head. Lil' old John is utterly pathetic even in his fake death scene... This is not the death I recognize as my real, but let people say whatever they want. This version suits me way better than a less stupid death, wouldn't you say?"
"Want some too, Master? Don't worry. They're not poisoned. My revenge against all of you will come later, but it will be honorably announced. Being all sneaky about it would defeat the point."
"Oh, you liked them? ...Great, so do I."
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