[Ryuga]

Berserk 348 is out now.

Spoiler for Berserk 348:

Schierke and Farnese have gone deeper into Casca's dream, and....yeah, it's already looking grim. We finally get a deeper view into Casca and her state of mind. Her dream landscape's an incredibly harsh look into how she perceives herself and Guts; Guts as a wounded, worn-down dog (complete with the Brand) dragging her on a chain as a broken doll along in a coffin (also Branded), trying to protect her from cloaked figures. The setting is a terrible wasteland, dark clouds with a black sun and a dark tower-like figure in the background which Schierke and Farnese can't make out.

Schierke + Farnese find a tiny Casca that represents a fragment of her ego inside the broken doll, which acts like her current personality (which is fitting). They don't want to separate the fragment away from the doll, because of the possible consequences. With Schierke and Farnese having an idea of the situation, Danann guides the two further into the dream, and dog-Guts and co. follow as well.

It seems that they have to collect more fragments of Casca's ego in order to help her. Guessing that the tower-figure in the distance could be the God Hand altar, or a representation of the castle that Griffith long worked towards, probably littered/made up of corpses? Art is excellent. It's interesting to see that Casca, on some level, is aware of her current situation. She seems to see herself as broken, and Guts as a haggard protector burdened by her and dragging her around in a harsh world, endlessly protecting her from constant threats (the cloaks probably represent the spectres and other evil Guts fends off to protect her). If this is true, it's a horrific perception she has of herself, and it's an undeserved one too.