Gray Gradient

In the mist-covered highlands of Erva, Gray, the young lord of Clan Arista, bears the responsibility of protecting his family and the people under his care. His elder sister, Cate, has always protected him in her own fierce and uncompromising way. But when a villager invokes the memory of their late mother, Gracee—an immigrant from a distant island across the sea—old wounds resurface. What begins as a dispute over duty and dignity soon exposes the grief, resentment, and unspoken expectations that have divided the siblings for years. Inspired by the culture and landscapes of Scotland, Gray Gradient is a full-color graphic novel about family roles, inherited memory, and the different ways people try to protect those they love. Through food, landscape, and the traces left by an absent mother, Gray and Cate must learn that understanding each other means looking beyond what appears simply right or wrong—and recognizing the shades of gray in between.