May 13th, 2026
13 May 2026 · page 1291 of 1306
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Cast: Elaine Barber, Florence De Montfort, Frederick Barber, Gren, Harriet Barber, Sidney Malik
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Proposing with a stolen engagement ring? Someone is going to want that back. This is going to be extremely embarrassing if Harriet says ‘no’.
My money is on the magpie being misdirection, and he’s still had the ring this whole time. Remember that Sid’s a magician as well as a wizard!
That’d be my guess as well.
Third option: The magpie “stole” from Sid himself for a change (i.e. it’s Sid’s own ring, it just moved it to his shoe)! In which case, he is currently being hapless but he can just roll with it once he realizes.
That's plausible but the magpie is scattering confetti on the group and I don't think it would have stolen confetti.
Not shiny enough.
…and it’s outgribing to call attention to the event
Oh, the magpie is definitely wingmanning… wingbirding… heck, just winging, I’m just saying it might be doing that using Sid’s own ring. (The confetti, meanwhile, is already lying around everywhere; it might not be shiny enough to be appealing normally, but under the current circumstances, I could see the magpie “stealing” it a few feet into the air for effect.)
Fourth option: The magpie “stole” from Harry.
Having the magpie deliver the ‘stolen’ ring is a great piece of theatre, but given that Mr and Mrs Frederick were just almost framed for stealing the crown, Sid may be on thin ice with his potential future in-laws.
Not even Sid would be naive enough to think he could propose with a stolen engagement ring without consequence. Pretty sure that’s the actual ring he got and he’s just performing like the showman he is.
Sid’s showmanship fools me every time.
Sid, you wonderful showman, you! 😁😄
And how wonderful that the Magpie played along! It’s good to see that they’e really become friends. 😊
Now Harry … please don’t hesitate. Say yes. 💖
Harry’s hrm and the magpie being so happy to play along made my day :D
Ha. Gren is having none of this.
Gren: “Ugh, why can’t hoomans be more sensible about these things, instead of hoomaning about like a bunch of hoomans…”
doggo Gren is unimpressed XD
I could hear the hmfph from here.
I don't think Sid is intentional proposing here, and I do think the ring is, ahem, ‘borrowed'.’ But I do think this will comedy of errors into a yes from Harry. A perfect end.
Magpie, you are a true wingman.
It does kind of look like Sid might have turned around while still crouched down from getting the ring out of his shoe, not thinking about how much it looks like he’s going down on one knee.
Okay, but Florrie sprinting for a front-row seat is so funny though xD
She has a sixth sense for such things.
More like Florrie teleporting in when her romance-sense tingles.
The buggerup imitating Sid’s standing-on-one-foot pose in panel 2 is cracking me up.
Even if the ring was stolen, Florrie will have a wedding set up, booked with guests, and possibly the new Queen presiding before Sid can straighten up.
Bloody well ‘bout time, ya laggart! Sooo… will the figures on the cake have the bride cuffing the groom? Which of the three stooges (Wolf, Mal and Ben) will be the best man? Will the officiant give the standard “I now pronounce you cats and dogs, you may kiss my arse”? Will the magpie’s activities get the ‘Pealers’ involved? Will we actually meet Florence’s husband? Will Florence have a fling with Wolf? Will Fredric’s testicles finally descend? Will this posting get me banned from this site? Learn these and many other conclusions in our next exiting episode!
why am i picturing this being posted by Gren?
WOOF! WOOF! aROOOOOO! GrrrrrrUFF!
This page is so adorable! Good job Sid and Sid’s Bird~
I guess we’re about to find out how serious it really is!
ahaaaaaaaaaaaa perfect!!
wAIT THAT’S SO CUTE OMG?? What an amazing callback 🥹
Maybe someday Gren will learn to like him. 😆
Sidney Malik, when did you learn to be smooth?
I’ve actually been spending the last few months befriending the local magpies here. Today they came when I called (to let them know I was putting out the grapes)
After skimming back through this chapter, I think this really is Sid just being clueless (and the Magpie “helping” with a pilfered ring). When he tried to propose back at the start of the chapter he said he didn’t have a ring because Harry wouldn’t care about that, and Florrie read him the riot act. And though he tried to slip out for a quick trip to the jeweler's, he got swept up in (gestures at the entire chapter) before he could actually do it.
Perfect Florrie reaction. 😆
Also: Yaaaaaaaaay! 🎉