An In-progress review of "Firetale," 1st quater report.

I have reached 26% completion, so I thought now would be a good time to update my reaction to this tale.  We have gotten a fair amount of backstory in the last few chapters, as well as being introduced to a few new voices.  Zinno, the dwarf with the mysterious face, seems to be a character worth noting.  I find this slightly ironic as he's described as having a face that's impossible to remember.  But he is used by Lazarus to keep tabs on Greg, and we're starting to understand why Lazarus is so concerned with Greg's actions outside of the circus.


The circus, it turns out, has a patron - the one who set up Lazarus in this business shortly after the Civil War.  That patron is non other than Lucifer himself.  His reasons for wanting to create the circus, he says, are to gather up all the part-demon children that remain in the world and keep them safe.  Lucifer, or Louie Louis as he introduces himself, seems like a concerned grandfather, just looking after his flock.  But taking Lucifer's story at face value seems like a poor decision.  As Lazarus says, even before realizing who Mr. Louis really is, "to believe means to trust, and I never trusted the Devil."


Lazarus takes quickly to his task of collecting the demon spawn, known as demionis, as he seems fond of the idea that he has a purpose in his life.  He has quickly accepted the fact that his immortal and can never be killed or die of old age, and he seems to appreciate that there is an important task he'll be able to do with his time that not just anyone will be able to do.  He is special, even if only to the Devil.  Thus, Greg's threat to the circus seems to carry more consequences than Greg is yet aware of, leaving room for an interesting confrontation, especially if the Devil decides to weigh in on the outcome.