User blog comment:D2r/Unanswered Questions of Redwall/@comment-3462718-20110426050723

As to numbers 11 and 12: Probably the most simple answer to one of these questions is that Silvamord was barren, or unable to have cubs (a friend of mine had a dog like that, before it was neutered). Also, I don't recall it ever specifically saying Baliss was descended from Asmodeus in Doomwyte; however, it could be quite possible that Baliss was directly descended from a sibling of Asmodeus(snakes lay multiple eggs), which would still make Asmodeus his ancestor, just not his great-great(add indefinite greats) grandfather.