User blog comment:SaynaSLuke/Seven Tears Shed/@comment-2142396-20180128192811

Usually I would wait until the chapter is complete before reading and commenting, but since it seems that rewriting TWB as well as Destiny is your main focus I decided that I can as well catch up with 'Seven Tears Shed'. ;)

I have to say that the plot is beginning to slow down mostly due to the amount of political maneuvering around Rasconza and his position – I never expected the dragons' relationship with Romsca and her friends as well as other furbeasts in general to be so complicated. The complex politics of Sampetra is a nice plus compared to the simplicity of canon Redwall books, but on the other hand it also pushes back the main conflict with Ublaz... Regardless, I liked Romsca's conversation with Rasconza – it really shows the difference between their world views that Rascanza can't even comprehend why would anyone want to free his slaves. By the way, I actually like his idea of leaving the slaves on the shore as a 'sacrifice' to the ghosts – I think it would've had a chance to work if he was given time to develop it. And I can really relate to Rasconza's desire to return Sampetra to its former glory – when he said that Sampetra is his home and he is going to take it back, I could totally feel the moment.

I see Xzaris became quite confident in using his spiritual sight! That’s a real progress compared to the depressed state he had been in since losing his eyes. It’s inspiring to see him find a new way to live his life! :D But one thing I didn’t expect is his ability to pass his vision to others. And when Romsca saw the Dark Wolf behind Rasconza’s back and turned to see if there was anything following her, for a moment I actually expected to see another Dark Wolf with her as well – at least, it would’ve explained why Xzaris felt that ‘coldness’ and ‘wrongness’ in her even since their reunion. :o I also certainly hope that the Dark Wolf after Rasconza was there just to keep an eye on the enemy of Ublaz, not to turn Rasconza to his side as well... Though knowing Malimore's tactics, they’d probably try to temp Conza with something...

And it's good to have Martin and Selina meet at last, even though they didn't start off smoothly... Seriously, it makes me so sad seeing how mentally broken Selina and the other slaves are, even including Wind because she is still damaged despite the fact that she is affected in a different way, growing bitter and hateful instead of simply giving up as Selina did. :(