User blog comment:D2r/Was Veil ultimately Redeemed?/@comment-1427879-20111223164420/@comment-1479469-20111223212058

As Scotty mentioned above; wherein was veil abused? And at what point does abuse excuse murder in cold blood - as Veil attempts with one Abbey beast and succeeds with two foxes? A good action, even one at the end of your life, does not exonerate a lifetime of evil, nor does it provide an excuse for such actions: many murderers, gangsters, and thugs have poor childhoods, but we don't think they're any less evil for it. And as Bryony herself admits, she doubts Veil meant to die. The key here is that although Veil may have had a moment where he did the right thing, I think it's reasonable to conclude that he would have slid back into evil had he remained alive, since at no point does he display remorse for his actions, or understanding that he did wrong - which, in my opinion, is key to redemption. Lacking these, his redemption was nonexistent, and he died a villian.