User blog comment:D2r/Was Veil ultimately Redeemed?/@comment-3462718-20111223193257/@comment-1479469-20111223210713

Exactly. Like any psychopath, Veil never once displays any remorse for his actions. Yes, he protected Bryony - and it's dubious whether he meant to or not - but the fact remains that he neve repented for his actions, or acknoowledged that he'd done wrong. Thus, he was, in my opinion, irredeemable.