User blog comment:SaynaSLuke/Seven Tears Shed/@comment-2142396-20161012191209/@comment-2142396-20161024182039

Ooh, I completely forgot about Ublaz’s crystal ball and that Rasconza had seen it! *headdesk* That what happens when you read the story with such great intervals as I do. Yes, Rasconza’s tactic makes much more sense now. And I can’t wait to hear the story of why Hood had to leave Icetor and how he got his scars, that’s going to be interesting!

Hmm, I don’t think you confirmed that theory until now, probably to avoid spoilers. And that’s a good point with not revealing his backstory earlier, because there is a chance at least I would’ve interpreted it as an excuse, and there are few things I dislike more than justifying evil by tragic past. In such cases I support ‘explain but not excuse’ approach to the subject. Ah, and villain-hero parallels are awesome, as they allows you to show that there is always a choice no matter how hard your life is. In fact, I just realized that I’ve been exploring the same topic in ‘Cripple’, and that’s the reason Viscum’s and Kyle’s backstories almost mirror each other – the difference is that Viscum holds onto her hatred while Kyle strives to put his past behind him.

Haha, I believe Merith and Xzaris wouldn’t be the only ones not happy with Kage trying to flirt with Romsca, since Romsca herself would probably be irritated at best about his advances. ;)

Ah, it’s great to finally get some explanation about the nature of the ferals, something I’ve been wondering for a long time, as well as more backstory on the old Sampetra. Though I guess I would’ve reached the explanation on my own if I kept reading further. ;) I definitely understand the nature of the dragons’ relationship with the pirates and their reasons for choosing their tactics of dealing with them better now.

Oh, I see. Yes, Lutran is mostly ruled by his emotions, especially his anger, so it’s natural that his anger at seeing Romsca and Barranca would overshadow any gratitude who may have felt for Val. And while I would say that his hatred for Romsca is illogical, it’s true that emotions are never logical – and since he was so young when he was captured, it’s not unusual that he focused all his anger on her, since a lot of Lutran’s bad memories were connected to Romsca and Conva, and he barely saw Barranca at all. And it’s interesting that you mentioned his reaction to Romsca sparing Grath, because that’s something I’ve thought about but wasn’t sure if I should comment on - that Romsca sparing Grath doesn’t lessen the evil done in that raid. I mean, just not doing evil shouldn’t be considered a heroic act, because that’s how things should normally be, and only when you go out of your way to do good you can be a true hero.

Haha, yes, Surt also has zero tolerance to the beasts he considers to be weak, stupid or cowardly. And though he and Lutran hold the same views, I think this is exactly the case when they would clash because they are too similar. Surt doesn’t specifically dislike woodlanders, but he isn’t exactly a nice person overall, so he just dislikes everybeast until they earn his respect.