As much as I like being humble and humble beginnings, anything can be lead astray...

Fear of unknown is normal, but he key is knowing you are or something is unknown in order to keep a more open mind, if only one were to ease into things things and not force them, acceptance could come a lot easier..., not everyone is ready to accept things, much less have them thrown at them!

I would ask for bit more detail on the way to the church, while you do mention those paying attention to James, what about some of the buildings seen or people about that are working or not paying attention?  On that note the little girl is a nice touch! :D

It may be a bit of work, but at some point coming back here to let here be a scene for the Mass is an excellent world building opportunity.  I can understand skipping it for now if you wish, but skipping parts where interest and immersion can be drawn to are important!  Its the beauty of works of art not yet finalized! :3

Excellent! Highlighting the areas of focus attention on the map, to show exactly where James is looking!  You may want to redo the Deer (looks more like a Dragon, Deer antlers are generally upright, I think) and Feline (looks like it could be Fox or any animal with triangular nose, and no whiskers, though not sure if whiskers needed) (it also sort of looks smudged?), and also the Wolfen one isn't thick/bold like the others (for consistency).  In the end though none of this really matters when you done good job explaining it all!  Badgers and Otter icons not there, but could be considered newer than the map (a canon reason they aren't shown).  Same goes for the other ones, but that may also need arrows or having them spaced out around the shown island to point out generally where is their (initial in event its now shared) territory.  This is all here only if you want to add more detail visually.

That is a good drawing!

Not the same, but Grandfather passed away recently, and he was Army Veteran, and through his work after that he helped a lot of people, or at least tried to, hard to know when I don't know the people he had met, but he showed that he tried! :3

Uh... James did you forget you got throw clear across a room?  Also if you put in research for this scene, good!  I can't tell since I do not know all the particulars, even first hand.  A good CG!  Could always go back later to add in subtle variations to their bodies as they talk etc., but this is the minimum I could hope for, that does make me happy! And of course could wait until a good while later if your art improves too!  After all everything you done so far could only be appetizer compared to what the main dish is! X3  Age doesn't have much to deal with strength, but it does in terms of how to use it!  Smarts is all about using strengths of others against them!

Damn and I thought Dylun was Rad!  And I'm a sucker for those toothy smiles!  Really showy!  Fighting is only fun when its friendly.  Always better to fight with kindness but not always so easy...  Even meatheads have brains, but OW! XD

After that there is no transition to what happens next???  Nothing to indicate the sudden change in perspective!  The all consuming negativities..., but that is only the surface, there is always hope if there is understanding of why these feelings have festered... but the more far gone the harder it is to ever change them..., but in turn they all spread unless kept in check...

Its surprising even for my myself at how much can be said from a little, if only one looks beyond what is shown or said before them, for understanding is also to learn of and about others.  They do say though that big/great things come in small packages!