This is the “end” of the original arc that start with #1. Basically, I had a lot of fun with it and the characters are beginning to really show some depth (well, except for Glorious). If you are curious, Glorious is a Twilight (that’s the yellow glow with the circle missing) and Saber is a Dawn caste (the star burst). Twilights are the “mages” of Exalted, normally wise and intelligent. Dawns are the fighters and warriors and generals.
This is a very stylistic comic. The white on black just looked cool to me and seemed appropriate to running away in the middle of the night. Don’t worry, I’m planning on this going on for a while now. The next arc is already planned out.
EDIT: Jukashi mentioned that I got the caste mark for Saber wrong. I had the Zenith one, not the Dawn caste. Thanks!