User blog comment:Astar Goldenwing/A Slave's Revenge/@comment-2142396-20150906084149

Thanks everyone for your response! To be honest, I didn't expect such a positive response, especially considering the ending wasn't exactly optimistic.

@Sayna: I'm glad you liked it even if it was sad - I wanted it to be kind of sad but inspiring. 'Where Heroes Fell' are just perfect for the story! Also, I've been listening 'Flowers of Bermuda' when I wanted to get into the right mood for the writing. Davar was a grey character till the end, I think... He was in it for his personal revenge, not the idea as Varyg and the others. Zekran... *evil laugh* Yes, I decided to make his demise more detailed and horrible instead of killing him quickly... and he showed his real face in the end, the face of a miserable coward. Jarnsaxa got her happy ending, though she still wasn't the same... but I wanted to somehow compensate for what she came through, so she found love, family and happiness in the end... I didn't want Varyg's line to end, so I came up with that family tree, and I like to think that all my stories take place in the same continuity, so I connected it to 'For Freedom'.

@Tragedy: Aww, thanks! I'm honored to be compared to such a master as Dickens. I'm glad that you like the final scene, I really wanted to make it powerful, and it's good to know I succeeded. I painted Zekran as 'absolute evil', so he had no honor at all. Portraying a beam of hope and joy in the dark is exactly what I wanted to do with the epilogue, so again, I'm glad you liked it. I've never heard of 'Moonrise Kingdom' before, so parallels are unintentional... I may check it out!