User blog comment:SaynaSLuke/Four Warriors Cometh/@comment-2142396-20150327193901

Yay, I finally finished reading the story! (even if it taken me ages).

Sayna saving Timbal was powerful, but what I especially loved is the scene from Timbal’s PoV right after that as he realizes that Sayna gave her life to save his. Great work on this one! And Fragorl’s death is so ironically awesome! I mean, after she had spent the entire story so proud of herself and her abilities, he is killed by a blind horse – the only one on whom her gaze wouldn’t work? That’s exactly what Brian Jacques would’ve written! I love the addition of Rigvar Skurr - isn’t it strange that for organization that had been there since the times of Kotir, Doomwytes are so highly unnoticeable? ;)

By the way, you did a great job raising the tension before the final battle. The action scenes were great! I loved all the duels, Gingivere vs Tsarmina, Groddil vs Ferran, Amber vs Raker… Amber saving Estella is such a strong moment, I love it. And Amber had always lived like she didn’t expect to survive to the end of the war…

By the way, having Sayna healed by the Flowers of Icetor was exciting and interesting move, but having the Flowers instantly heal all her wounds kind of… lowered the stakes. And while I love Groddil dearly, I wouldn’t have minded if he died. (Yeah, I’m cruel.) However, I totally loved the moment when Germaine apologized for ‘overdosing’ Sayna and Groddil! :D Ferran’s healing, on the other hand… That’s one more interesting twist that evens the odds of the battle.

And I liked the fight for Brockhall. Goody, Columbine, Brome and Redfarl won’t let anyone near their home, even if the former are peaceful beasts and the latter are youngsters. And I was amazed at Urran’s development when he chose to fight for Mossflower, especially when he saved Brome. He’s really a wise and strong leader now.

Tsarmina’s death was awesome on so many levels! First, there is her getting splattered with poison from her own scepter – that’s ‘killed by their own weapon’ twist that is just classic for Redwall. I love the irony and symbolism of it. Second, there is her being killed by a creature that was considered kind of harmless and non-fighter – but you don’t mess with an angry mouse! ;) I absolutely love it!

That ending… I swear I read the last chapter with a huge grin on my face – as I imagined Groddil having his hair braided by Redfarl and Amyl, for example. And Timbal being a master of marriage proposals. ;) And all these weddings: Trubbs and Lepus (them being not so young anymore makes it even more touching), Whegg and Regina (my favourites), Rupert and Estella (one more of my favourites), and of course there is Martin and Rose and Timbal and Sayna. And I loved reunion of Luna and Midnight – though I’ve always assumed that Midnight was older because she could actually remember her mother, but now I see that is probably because she was the stronger of the two.

Now I’ll probably take a little break… and off to catch up on ‘The Prophecy Fulfilled’!