@TA07 I was like - is this new info? have we known this before?

@Angeldust chapter 340, Baam confirmed he has thorn that Mustang unlocked and gave to him

@Angeldust not only he got it, he already used it when jahad tried to kill him in the hidden floor. 
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@Angeldust Baam already got the second thorn

@Umr Al-Tawil Gustang is too important fo the whole narrative to die at this point. He was the first family leader to be shown because of his influence in the current plot, and likely will be among the last ones to be killed.

@Angeldust just checked the wiki. The second thorn was in the spirit room on the floor of death, and Gustang have it to Baam before going into the hidden floor. There, when the real Jahad appeared, the second thorn activated and "teleported" Baam to safety.
The third thorn is believed to be with Madoraco, and Hwaryun wants to trade it for the Soul-stirring ladle she got in the floor of death.

Man, the lore is just so deep that it's impossible to remember all these details. And that is after I have read this comic for some 7 or 8 times.

@LOL69 the second thorn works differently, it's not a power up like the first, but a support style effect, though I don't remember exactly what

@Kotoe I might be wrong because the series is so long, but I think it comes from his inner demon, that he conquered in the He** Train. The one he met in the rice pot, i think.

@reaper wrong reply, lol

@Abyss @Ink Imagination. Also, two double spreads influence that. 

@reaper Imagination. Also, two double spreads influence that.

@OneEyed_K1ng I dont think the pace has changed, really. The story always had many 'side quests' - think of the He** Train phase, for instance. Now, even, things are even more crazy because family leaders are directly involved and fighting one another, so nothing is suposed to be streamlined and direct.

@OneEyed_K1ng Man, if Mirchea and Urek don't hype you, I don't know what will.

@Joker That is the thing: I don't like spoilers, so I read completely unaware of it. And I was like "wtf is going on?". Still am, in fact. There is no continuity!! How can someone write such an atrocious thing?

@Windex15 Most likely, and Icarus seems to be Luslec.