User blog comment:SaynaSLuke/The Veil is Torn/@comment-2142396-20151106101127

Finished chapter 33. Luke and Forest join the team! Okay, considering they all had to flee Redwall, maybe it’s not such a good thing, but I was glad to see them more. The confrontation between the runaways and Xzanthia was amazing, especially since Xzanthia was outnumbered and outgunned, but still almost managed to come out on the top. By the way, are Forestfire and Mystiquestar twins or any of them is older? Because I kind of always imagined them being the same age. And Sandingomm still suffers from her old wound? I almost forgot about that, but that makes a realistic detail.

Poor Tyre, having to deal with Xzanthia’s temper again and again. One minute it’s ‘You are my adviser, advise me!’ and the other it’s ‘Shut up, I know better!’ XD

The situation is heating up quickly: it was smart of Xzanthia to try and eliminate two of the marks while they are divided, but at least now Sayna and Timbal know how dangerous she is. I love how mischievous Gustav and Crowwings are, they are among my favourites now! I find it interesting how they were eager to go into battle first, but then freaked out at seeing all the blood and dead bodies and being attacked. Poor guys, they are too young to know it all firsthand. By the way, why doesn’t Coll talk? Is he just a silent type or is there something more to it?

Xzanthia, you should’ve really put the poison into a drink that is red by nature, like juice or berry cordial, since most beasts actually look at their drinks while pouring them. ;) Well, at the very least things turned out in Rose’s favor at last. Almost. Listen to Rose, Martin, just do it! If you can’t believe your wife, then whom can you believe? Especially since Xzanthia’s story was so easy to check if Martin had only asked Columbine whether she sent Xzanthia for a bowl.

I see that Rose follows her own noble tradition of defeating vermin warlords almost all by her own. ;) Yes, Xzanthia, you were almost killed by a gentle and sweet mousewife! :D Though as always, the moment turns from triumphant to dark and bloody. :( I actually felt that with all the tension building up, something really, really bad would happen… I just didn’t think it would be Beau… In a way, I’m actually relieved that it wasn’t someone from my more beloved characters.