Elfheim #4 Night Wynd, 1991, b&w.
1 Elfheim #4 cover Hawk wants Bran to die for all he's done but Windy tells him not to let this anger consume him. Turo agrees. Windy knows the great love he has inside him. Hawk tells him he is his conscience. Turo asks, "So...where does that leave me?" Hawk tells him, "A little pain in the neck, who always takes Windy's side against me!" Windy giggles, "That's what friends are for." Wimple brings in big warrior whom he mistakenly calls BRAN(?). The big warrior brings in two bald King's servants in jock straps. Bran is going on a trip to the vacation villa in the west without Ichi. Hawk tells the big warrior (whose name can never be straight in this series) to take the two boy elves to the Forest Druids...they always need servants. Dao adds, "Or pets." Turo gives Hawk his sword. Masked over their faces and mouths guards with shields, trolls, and a big warrior with a headdress as well as two very small bald boys take Bran in a travel cart. Bran took his medicine this morning. Dao calls Wimple the Wonderful, Wimple the pimple. Bran talks to Ichi in a crystal ball. When Wimple's attack fails, Hawk makes his move. Dao tells Windy and Turo, "You two squirts stay here. There's warrior work to do!" Windy says, seemingly innocent, "Why Dao, are you going to find one?" The warrior stabs a troll guard in the back as he chokes Wimple. Hawk kicks masked guards while Dao uses his sword on others. Hawk hits his sword into another. Windy is pulled from Turo and flown up, his clothing off. Ichi and Windy are in the Nebula. The headdress Aztec like giant uses fire to make lights come out of the warrior's mouth, nose, ears, and eyes. His head is blown off. Cindrian puts a sword into the stomach and out of the back of a guard. Turo finds Windy's white eyed body still near him but Windy's spirit is in the Nebula with Ichi. Turo hugs Windy, "Take my strength if you need it." Ichi sends more power from his crystal ball that Bran is holding but Windy, using Turo's power ("Oh...yes. Take it, Windy.") causes feedback on Ichi. The crystal ball breaks apart, hurting the bald boys and Bran. Windy and Turo fall. Hawk is hit by the giant but Cindrian and Dao jump on the giant's back with their swords. Hawk follows and sticks his sword into the back of the head of the giant and out his mouth. Hawk raises his bloody sword over Bran, "Die, rat!" Windy comes to him, telling him Hawk just freed Bran. Bran wonders how he got here and feels like he just woke up. Ichi has to pay for this, both he and Hawk agree. Hawk tells them they have to start gathering weapons and making plans. Ichi is in for a big shock if he thinks he can control the kingdom.