以下是編劇組的作家之一WAAARGHbobo（Odin Austin Shafer），《戰爭之女：艾希》的編劇，在官方討論區上針對漫畫第四話的問題的留言的翻譯。
譯註
1.其他人的留言和問題不會全文翻譯，只會翻譯問題本身。也不會整串紅帖都翻譯，只挑我有興趣的留言。
2.專有名詞會盡量跟隨Garena的翻譯，但有些詞彙尚未在已有的漫畫和故事中出現過，沒有中文版，因此我會用我自己覺得適當的翻譯。而「Warmother」這個字，Garena譯作「戰爭之女」，但作者曾說Mother是這稱號中很重要的一部份，因此我譯成「戰爭之母」
3.內文標示的時間是我的時區，不是作者的寫區。寫出來只為作出區分留言先後之用。
紅色代表Riot員工
原帖標題：
Ashe: Warmother. Issue 4 Available now! (in special addition or free!)
譯註
1.其他人的留言和問題不會全文翻譯，只會翻譯問題本身。也不會整串紅帖都翻譯，只挑我有興趣的留言。
2.專有名詞會盡量跟隨Garena的翻譯，但有些詞彙尚未在已有的漫畫和故事中出現過，沒有中文版，因此我會用我自己覺得適當的翻譯。而「Warmother」這個字，Garena譯作「戰爭之女」，但作者曾說Mother是這稱號中很重要的一部份，因此我譯成「戰爭之母」
3.內文標示的時間是我的時區，不是作者的寫區。寫出來只為作出區分留言先後之用。
紅色代表Riot員工
原帖標題：
Ashe: Warmother. Issue 4 Available now! (in special addition or free!)
留言：
Spideraxe (NA) 2019-3-22 18:50
史瓦妮的頭盔是卡奇雅的嗎？因為我看到他們的設計很像，只是少了一隻角。還有，史瓦妮是怎麼拿到她的真霜冰晶武器？
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WAAARGHbobo (NA) 2019-3-23 01:48
1) 對，那是冬之爪的戰爭之母的頭盔。那本來是她母親的。
2) 這就有一段故事了！（噢，我跟你說，史瓦妮可是超帥的！）不過……抱歉，不能劇透。
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Hozenb (NA) 2019-3-22 15:43
謝謝你回答大家的問題。我對漫畫也有一些問題：
1. 史瓦妮、葛蕾娜和伊魯很相信並且一直強調「命運」。第四話中祭司也說「那場意外」是史瓦妮的命運。相信命運是弗雷爾卓德的文化嗎？還是這是麗珊卓為了鞏固自己的統治而試圖灌輸給人民的信念？
2. 艾希有見過她的兄弟姊妹嗎？（那兩個手足都沒有活到春天，但假如艾希是他們的姐姐，那她就該有見過他們；而假若她不是，她就應該沒有見過他們）
3. 承上題，為甚麼他們這麼容易死？他們不是寒霜之裔嗎？而且葛蕾娜和其他平民相比應該有很多資源去養育他們 （像是她為了艾希而收了十個血誓同盟）
4. 在第三話的劇本裡，你寫了艾希和史瓦妮是同年，但我還是想知道誰比誰更大一些。
5. 在冬之爪因為烏迪爾的奇怪表現而捨棄他時，卡奇雅卻追隨他而去並且關心他。當她知道冬之爪因為媽媽不合理的野心而陷入危機時，她即使不情願也回來帶領族人。她也和一個又弱又窮的部族結盟，保護他們、餵飽他們（即使她也有可能是被祭司所逼才這麼做）。她看起來比史瓦妮和希潔安（譯註：史瓦妮的祖母）更有同情心和善良。你會認為卡奇雅的性格和理想更與艾希相似嗎？
6. 卡奇雅是在哪個確切的時間點回到冬之爪？（在史瓦妮多少歲的時候？）
7. 鄂卡斯是在被咒者的沉默中（史瓦妮的短篇故事）出場的史瓦妮的血誓同盟之一嗎？
8. 史瓦妮臉上的疤痕是怎麼造成的？
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WAAARGHbobo (NA) 2019-3-22 18:31
1. 「命運」是這漫畫的主題之一，並且在我的淺見看來也是弗雷爾卓德這個地區的主題之一。因為這個區域最初的故事是三姊妹因命運而彼此爭鬥，所以我把這直接編進了現在的世界觀設定中。這是一個相信命運和神諭之類的戰士社會。甚麼是命運？你的命運是你自己掌握的嗎？還是我們全都必須跟隨某些早已定好的路？我希望日後所有弗雷爾卓德角色也會以不同方式展現這個主題。
2. 他們還是小寶寶時就死了。
3. 基本上在我的假設中，生出有魔法天賦的孩子是極其困難的 - 尤其是在一個已經有著很高的嬰孩死亡率的社會。不過這設定現在還沒有完整的呈現出來。
4. 老實說，我不是以數字來定義年紀。她們現在是青少年，之前是十一二歲，再之前是小孩子。她們會在同一個年級上。設定成一個確切的數字只會為其他作者帶來麻煩，他們會難以跟從這種特定的時間軸。所以我傾向保留一點變動的空間。
5. 我的希望是所有這些角色都至少在某種程度上具有同情心，而且能讓人喜愛。我傾向將「壞品性」視為一種軟弱，以及視為一個使你無法看見自己的自私的盲點。
所以，你說的不對，我覺得卡奇雅和艾希很不一樣。她不像艾希一樣有能力去心懷希望，並且充滿理想。我認為艾希在這漫畫中最動人的一刻是她挑戰史瓦妮時——並且隨後展示出她是很理解這個對手，對她是深深的感同身受的。這一點就是為甚麼我認為她是一個可敬的領袖、可敬的英雄。她關心其他人。她明白他們的感受。但她不會讓那些感受蓋過自己的道德判斷。講回卡奇雅，作為一個父親，我不覺得我能原諒卡奇雅，她把史瓦妮遺在一個她明知會很差的境況裡——但我也能明白她很不快樂，覺得自己被關住了，她盡了力作出她能做到的事。她並不是好人或壞人……她只是個悲劇。
6. 見第四點。
7. 不能劇透。
8. 史瓦妮常常和人打架。和部族裡的人、和冰霜祭師、和她的母親、和她的祖母。她總是很燥動。我覺得疤痕能反映出她這種個性。或許某一天我們會考究一下確切造成疤痕的那件事——但目前來說這並沒有必要。
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Hozenb (NA) 2019-3-22 20:40
很感謝你的詳細回答，尤其是解答卡奇雅和艾希之間的差異的部份。卡奇雅對史瓦妮不好，但我知道卡奇雅也在與母親的關係中深受折磨，她就像史瓦妮一樣受傷了。
我還有一些其他問題（抱歉，問這麼多。我明白你未必能全部回答）。
1. 史瓦妮被她的媽媽拋棄，被她的祖母虐待，而這不幸的童年很可能導致了她那種殘忍的「現實主義」思想。可是烏迪爾看來就是她畢生渴求的那個人——愛她、關心她、支持她的人。烏迪爾回到冬之爪後，史瓦妮有沒有覺得沒那麼寂寞了？
2. 在史瓦妮和烏迪爾的短篇故事中，史瓦妮看來和她的血誓同盟並沒有很強的羈絆（這也可能是我誤解了），她對他們看來有點冰冷。你認為她是不是因為家庭的不幸和艾希的「背叛」而傾向逃避這種親密的關係？
3. 在史瓦妮的童年，葛蕾娜和艾希似乎是她在那些艱難的日子中活下去的動力。而現在，在最後一話的事件之後，她表面上對艾希的背叛非常憤怒，但她內裡對艾希的真正感受是甚麼？她還會希望艾希有一天能站在她身旁嗎？
謝謝你花時間解答。
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WAAARGHbobo (NA) 2019-3-23 01:45
1. 下一本漫畫的暫訂名稱就是「誓父」。對他們的關係的詳細描寫會是這本書的一部份。
（譯註：《誓父》是作者曾多次在討論區上提及的弗雷爾卓德下一部漫畫作品，只是現在此計劃尚是暫定，能否出版將取決於今年的漫畫銷量）
（譯註：《誓父》是作者曾多次在討論區上提及的弗雷爾卓德下一部漫畫作品，只是現在此計劃尚是暫定，能否出版將取決於今年的漫畫銷量）
2. 是的。但史瓦妮也是在迎合傳統，傳統上她被期望為一個領袖。葛蕾娜也是對她的血誓同盟挺冷淡的。她被人期望成為部族的領袖，成為這個部族的戰爭之母，這比其他一切都重要。沒有人期望她有個很友善的樣子。大家都期望她有所計劃，並且剛毅果敢地去完成計劃。
但更重要的是，她對他們的冷淡是為了暗示她與烏迪爾的親近。她重視他多於她的血誓同盟。在冬之爪裡面沒有人比烏迪爾更與她親近（甚至可能連布鬃都沒有這麼親）。希望在之後的故事我們就會看到烏迪爾是如何贏得這份信任。
3. 我想史瓦妮的憤怒是很直接地反映了她的感受。她對艾希如姊妹一樣愛著，但她也憤恨和嫉妒她。她憤恨，因為艾希有（與自己相比）安逸的生活，並且有個愛她、保護她的母親。
當我想著史瓦妮能有多殘忍時，那種殘忍是來自於她的傷痛——她內心裡的那個缺口。她的成長中盡是艱辛、飢餓和虐待。她確實的看著她的部族（部族實際上就像她的家族一樣）飢餓、被打、死去。
如果換作是你一生都活在這種悲慘的絕望中，然後某天你逛進了一個在德瑪西亞的漂亮的峽谷，你看到那種愜意安穩的田園生活，你不會覺得不公平嗎？你不會覺得你的家族都受屈了嗎？
而這就是史瓦妮變得心硬起來的那個點。她會拿下這座山谷，然後憤怒的想要懲罰這些德瑪西亞村民。因為她內裡太憤怒、太多傷痕，所以她想要他們知道她和她的族人得熬過的絕望和恐懼。
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Spideraxe (NA) 2019-3-22 18:50
Oh yeah is Sejuani's helmet Kalkia's, because I noticed the similar design except the torn horn, also how did Sejuani get her own true ice weapon
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WAAARGHbobo (NA) 2019-3-23 01:48
1) Yes it is the helmet of the Warmother for the Winter's Claw. It was previously her mother's.
2) Now that is a story! ( Oh boy, is Sejuani a badass!) But.... Sorry. No spoilers.
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Hozenb (NA) 2019-3-22 15:43
Hi, Thank you for answering the readers' questions. I also have a few questions regarding the comic:
1. Sejuani, Grena and Yrael believed in and emphasized on destiny or fate a lot. The priests in issue 4 also mentioned that the "accident" will be the fate of Sejuani. Is this a culture in Freljord, or is this a belief that Lissandra tried to infuse into the people to strengthen her rule?
2. Did Ashe meet her siblings? (The other two siblings did not survive to Spring, but if Ashe was the elder sister, she would have seen them; if not, she may not have seen them)
3. Continuing the last question, why did they die so easily? Weren't they iceborn? And Grena should have a lot of resources to raise kids compared to other common people (like she took 10 bloodsworn for Ashe).
4. In the script of issue 3, it is written that Ashe and Sejuani were of the same age, but I still would like to know who is the older one.
5. Kalkia chased after and cared about Udyr when the Winter's Claw abandoned him because of his abnormal behaviors. When she knew Winter's Claw was in danger because of her mother's unrealistic ambition, she came back to lead the tribe even when she didn't want to. She also allied with a weak and poor tribe to protect and feed them (even though she may be forced by the priests to do so). It seems that she is more sympathetic and kind-hearted than Hejian and Sejuani. Would you say Kalkia's personality and vision were more similar to those of Ashe?
6. When exactly did Kalkia come back to Winter's Claw (like at what age Sejuani was?)
7. Was Urkath one of the bloodsworns of Sejuani who appeared in Silence for the Damned?
8. What was the cause of the scar on Sejuani's face?
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WAAARGHbobo (NA) 2019-3-22 18:31
1. "Fate" is one of the main themes of this comic, and Imho the freljord as a faction. Because the faction's earliest narrative depiction was of 3 sisters destined to fight each other. So I wove it more directly into the worldbuilding here. This is a warrior society that believes in fate and oracles etc... What is fate? Is your destiny your own? Or are we all cursed to follow some predetermined path? This is a theme hopefully all of the freljordian characters will express in different ways.
1. They died as babies.
1. I've basically assumed having magically gifted children is difficult-- in a society that probably already suffers from high infant mortality. But it hasn't been fully fleshed out at this time.
1. Honestly, I don't think about age in numbers. They are teens. They were tweens. Previously they were kids. They would be in the same grade. Exact numbers only create problems for other writers conforming to a specific timeline. So I prefer to leave wiggle room.
1. Hopefully all of the characters here are at least in some ways likeable and sympathetic. I tend to view "evil" as weakness and as a blindspot to your own selfishness.
So no, I think Kalkia is very different from Ashe. She lacks Ashe's capacity for hope and as a visionary. Ashe's strongest moment for me in this comic is where she fights Sejuani-- but then reveals her deep empathy and understanding of her rival. That, in my opinion, is why she is worthy leader and hero. She cares about people. She understands feelings. But she doesn't let those feelings cloud her own moral choices. Back to: Kalkia. Ultimately, as a father, I'm not sure if I can forgive Kalkia for abandoning Sejuani to a situation she knew would be bad-- but I understand she was deeply unhappy, felt trapped, and has ultimately done the best she was capable of. She is not meant to be good or bad.... unfortunately she is tragic.
1. see 4
1. no spoilers.
1. Sejuani gets into a lot of fights. With the people in her tribe, with the Frost Priests, with her mom, and with her grandma. She's troubled. I viewed the scar as indicator of that part of her personality. Perhaps somewhere we'll examine the exact incident-- but at this point its not needed.
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Hozenb (NA) 2019-3-22 20:40
Thank you very much for your detailed answers, especially the part explaining the difference between Kalkia and Ashe. Kalkia did not treat Sejuani well, and I can see that she also suffered a lot from her relationship with her mom, and was hurt just as Sejuani did.
I have some more question though (sorry for asking so many! I understand that you may not be able to answer them all).
1. Sejuani was abandoned by her mother, mistreated by her grandma, and this unfortunate childhood should be part of the reasons for her "realist" and somewhat cruel views. But Udyr seems to be the one that she has sought for in her whole life - the one that loved her, cared about her, and stood beside her. Did Sejuani feel less lonely with Udyr coming back to the Winter's Claw?
2. In the short story of Sejuani and Udyr, Sej did not seem to have a very strong bond with her bloodsworns (which may be my misinterpretation), and she was kind of "cold" to them. Would you say that she would be likely to avoid going into an intimate relationship given the tragedy of her family and the "betrayal" of Ashe?
3. In Sej's childhood, Grena and Ashe seem to be a motivation for her to live on in those very hard days. Now, after the incident illustrated in the final issue, she on the outside ranted on Ashe's betrayal. But how did she really feel about Ashe on the inside? Would she still hope that Ashe one day will stand with her?
Thank you again for taking the time to read this.
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WAAARGHbobo (NA) 2019-3-23 01:45
1. Well the working title of the next book is "Oathfather" so seeing the details of that relationship will be part of it.
2. Yeah. But also Sejuani is fulfilling the traditional role expected of her as a leader. Grena was pretty cool with her bloodsworn too. More than anything else she is expected to be the leader and mother of war for this tribe. She's not expected to be nice. She's expected to have a plan and have the grit to see it through.
But more importantly her coolness to them is supposed to hint at her closeness to Udyr. She values him ABOVE her bloodsworn. No one is closer or more dear to her in the Winter's Claw than Udyr. (maybe not even Bristle). Hopefully we will get to see how he has earned this trust in later stories.
3. Sejuani's rant, I think touched on how she felt pretty overtly. She loves Ashe like a sister, but she also resents and envies her. She resents that Ashe had an easy life (compared to her) and a mother that loved and protected her.
When I think of the cruelty that Sejuani is capable of it comes from that pain-- that hole in her heart. She grew up tough, hungry, and mistreated. She's seen her tribe, really her extended family, literallystarving, beaten down, and dying.
What if you were forced to live your whole life in that sort of desolation? And then you strolled into a beautiful valley in Demacia and saw an easy, comfortable, safe, bucolic life. Wouldn't you feel like you had been cheated? That your family had been cheated? And this is where Sejuani's heart hardens. She's gonna take that valley and then, in spite, want to punish those Demacian villagers. Because she's angry and hurt inside, Sejuani wants them to know the desolation and fear that she and her people had to survive.
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