User blog comment:Astar Goldenwing/Cripple/@comment-2142396-20150221143516

Thanks a lot for your comments! Since some of you wondered whether or not Naita is really dead... Viscum is an expert liar who will outlie just about everyone, and she is equally good in manipulating others. She can lie to gain better control over Kyle. She can tell truth to gain better control over Kyle. As you can guess, the key words are 'gain control', and she doesn't care whether it's lie or truth. So, do you have the right to doubt her words? Yes. Is Naita really dead? I won't tell you.

@Illusion: I'm so glad that you like Viscum as a villain. I'm really proud of creating her, but I worried she may seem too melodramatic. And you're right, Armata will certainly be an important character in the future chapters. The story is already planned out, so pretty much all the little details are important. (Have you noticed that Stark the Stormfang was mentioned in the first chapter?)

@Sandingomm: I wouldn't want to be Viscum's enemy either. Bad things happen to her enemies. Actually, originally I planned Razorclaw to be the main villain, but then I realized that would be too predictable, so... Enter Viscum! And you're right, Kyle would have to be really careful from now on.

@Segalia: Thanks for mistakes pointing! Insane, sick and twisted is exactly what I was aiming at, so I'm glad I succeeded. I've always had love/hate relationship with the topic of revenge: it appeals to me (Grath, Zaran), but I don't like when the characters go too far in their quest for revenge (Lonna, Felldoh). Also, it wasn't intentional, but I realized that in her desire not to kill Razorclaw but to destroy his life Viscum is pretty much like Count of Monte Cristo (I've always viewed him as a villain...)