The 6th chapter of Nimona is much longer than the previous ones. In between chapters 6 and what we have of 7, the moral lines between the characters deteriorate even more. Goldenloin denies intentionally causing harm to Ballister in the duel that lost the latter his arm. Nimona becomes even more bloodthirsty and chaotic. A mysterious Institution is introduced. Ballister remains the nicest character, and he's supposed to be the evil mastermind. The good people in the comic are becoming more and more despicable, through planning Nimona's assassination and generally being unlikeable.
As of the newest page, we still don't know what the Institution is, or how it relates to Goldenloin, Ballister, and the way Nimona's world works. They seem to be the malicious people running everything behind the scenes, but beyond that, we really don't get any information. As readers, we still don't know what their motive is, and it only serves to make them even shadier.
Ballister cares for Nimona. He's making himself a redeemable character, but he's really the only one. Nimona keeps getting thrilled at the prospect of killing people and wreaking havoc on the land, and Goldenloin continues to be his normal, pompous and mean self.
I'm curious about what Noelle Stevenson has planned for these characters. They keep getting more interesting as the story progress, in the way the treat each other and how much they reveal about themselves. Maybe everyone will end up meeting in the middle of a moral gray area?
I, too, wonder about the ethical standing of these various characters? Can we compare this sense of uncertainty to what we've experienced in relation to *Breaking Bad*? Is Nimona still likable (if deranged)? Will Ballister still hold our sympathies?
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