User blog comment:Astar Goldenwing/A Slave's Revenge/@comment-2142396-20150728083922

@Snowstripe: Thanks! Vilu Daskar is the villain I love to hate, because I consider him to be the most cruel and sadistic of all Redwall villains. So as I was planning out Zekran's character, it seemed fitting to connect him to Daskar.

@Tess: Thanks! Yes, they do have a plan...

@Sayna: Thanks, I feel I would really need the shelter of the fort... We can hide there together. ;) That's exactly what I aimed at with the prologue, people not knowing who will survive in the end. Glad to know it worked! Poor Varyg, indeed... He has like, three surviving family members out of nine... With Zekran, I went for the 'pure evil' type of villain, without bothering to give him some redeeming traits or motives. He is a lot like Ferran? Well, that's interesting! Ferran always seemed like a beast who lets his emotions get the better of him, while Zekran is completely emotionless - I guess Ferran learned some self-control in his long life. ;) Yes, I mentioned him. I decided to keep things vague, so I didn't openly say he was a Shadow Fighter. BJ made a passing mention of vermin slaves, like the old searat Martin and Co. find on their way to Salamandastron, but it was never explored. It seemed fitting to me, and it helps to highlight Zekran's cruelty even to the ones of his own kind.