User blog comment:D2r/Unanswered Questions of Redwall/@comment-1479469-20100125010855

@ Akash:

11. Animals traditionally make someone their mate...well, shall we say, after the fact. Even if we assume a human-type pre-flagrante delico marriage system, you'd think that being who they are, they'd eventually get drunk/bored/impressed with how evil they are etc.