User blog comment:Segalia/Segalia Riverstorm's voyage/@comment-2142396-20140315154001

Yeah, I've finally finished reading your story, even if it took me ages to do it! And I loved it. The main trio of Segalia, Lijel and Ampanna are wonderful, I like their friendship and how their stories developed. Rori is also an interesting character. I admit that the fox twins didn't interest me at first, but as the story progressed their personalities became more complex, and by the end they turned into my favourite characters.

Villains were interesting, too. I was surprised to see a warlord who has a loving family where nobeast tries to overthrow or backstab each other and who treats his army decently (aside from a couple of times). Slashclaw, that crazy coyote, is my personal favourite since he is more traditionally portrayed but nevertheless has a distinct personality.

The plot was good as well, though I would've liked to get more details about machine. Action scenes were well-written, especially the final battle. I like that they found and used Martin's armour - it's always interesting to see things from earlier books reappearing. It was pleasant surprise that it was Nottenc who killed Grovelum - I expected it to be Lijel or Segalia. Wraltor's death was a shock for me. I expected that not all characters would live to see the end, but his death was so sudden, so unforeseen... Story-wise, I see how important this death was, marking a turning point in the story. Another powerful scene was Abbess Fern being carried to the infirmary. It was especially touching since we don't actually know at the point whether she survives or not... By the way, I take it as Paldra became a new Abbess?

So, kudos to you for such a wonderful story! I'll pick up a sequel for sure, though I'm not certain when exactly.