Those are pearls that were his eyes

Be seeing you!

Dess.

I think Roaring Knight is connected to December, but is a discrete entity. It isn't literally Dess, Kris, or Carol, and is instead a manifestation of the grief/trauma the Holiday and Dreemurr families went through after December's disappearance. In my experience, grief can sometimes feel like an utter void, the complete absence of someone, and only negative space remains where they were. The Roaring Knight just visually looks so much like negative space to me, a hole carved out of the universe where someone used to be. December is gone.

[A sketchbook page with a few drawings of two comic characters, Kestrel and Avery, a large, menacing sword with an eye on its hilt, and a sigil combining the alchemical symbols for fire, Mars, and Saturn. Most of these drawings are of Kestrel, who has long, black hair, pulled into a ponytail, red eyes, and looks severe or annoyed.]

[Line art of a Star Wars fan-character: Caminoan doctor and consummate trickster, Cik Ko. He is a tall, slim alien with large eyes, no nose, and a mohawk. Blood is smeared across his face, he holds up a syringe, and smiles mischievously. His wink produces a little heart.]

[Line art of a Star Wars fan character, a battle droid named ZX-7. He wears a duster and cowboy hat tilted over his eyes.]