User blog comment:D2r/Was Veil ultimately Redeemed?/@comment-3462718-20111223193257

One thing about Veil, though; he wasn't abused, really. He was the one stealing things, and any punishment he recieved for doing so would have been just and right. Bryony's well-meant babying and lack of discipline towards him probably didn't help, because it didn't teach him right from wrong; it taught him that it was really OK, and that otherbeasts just were mean for "no reason".