This is a standalone version of a panel from this comic page: twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.… A friend of mine asked me for the last panel by itself in high resolution, and I decided to just go ahead and do a sort of remake of it instead. Hard to believe that page is from 2012! Doesn't feel that long ago.For those who don't remember the context, Natani tried using magic to attempt a male disguise. Unfortunately, the illusion has problems. Two large problems, to be exact.Skillful illusion magic in the Twokinds world isn't supposed to just trick the eyes, but all senses. A person's brain could be fooled into thinking that something is there when it's not, and vice versa, even when trying to touch it. However, Natani doesn't have that kind of skill. And like bad programming, unskilled magic is inefficient.A well trained mage could weave a much more advanced illusion spell that costs much less magic to maintain. For example, the spell could be designed to only work when necessary, fooling touch or sight only when someone is touching or looking. But Natani's illusion, made through guesswork, is put together sloppily. It's running all the time, and as a result only lasts a few minutes.That's why Natani doesn't try to go around illusioned all the time, and uses bindings instead. It would cost huge amounts of expensive mana crystals to keep up. And clearly, it doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny... or probing basitin fingers.