User blog comment:Segalia/Segalia Riverstorm's voyage/@comment-1427879-20120628172511

Wow...I can't believe it's over. Coicidentally, this epilogue is 3,000+ words, I think the longest update on this fanfic. I will be going back soon to the first book especially to increase the quality, but I won't update you on that unless you really want to. Almost all the foods in this update: Hare's Pawspring Soup, Crispy Cheese and Onion Hogbake, Stuffed Springtide Mushrooms, Savory Squirrelbakes, October Ale, Scones with Jam and meadowcream, Deeper 'n Ever Turnip 'n Ever 'n Beetroot Pie are all foods that you can make using recipes from the Redwall Cookbook. And let me assure you, they are all delicious! The kabobs and chocolate fudge are my own modern additions that I thought might be enjoyable.

At first this update was just going to be a diary/journal entry by Ampanna, but I figured it was too cliche. besides this was a lot of fun to write and hopefully to read. About the relationships, I don't want to deny or confirm any of the main characters in relationship. It is fun to tease them though :P Ampanna and Naraudo I figure can be sorta dating because he saved her life, she's helped him and they make a good couple...I guess. But for my character, I think of myself too young to be dating and it would be weird to write about it. Rori and Carma...I want to get a better handle on their personalities before I do anything.The chars themselves might not be ready for it so...we'll see ;).

Now my mandatory fanfic monologue. You can skip this, but it'll probably be short. Besides, there's some more important info I'll be sharing after this. When I first started this fanfic, I was just starting as a writer and had no plan for this story. I just figured I'd write a story of firsts and my character. I was obsessed for a time with making this fanfic very different: there's a female Cellarkeeper, a patient warlord who loves his family, a small badger (who eventually hit a growth spurt since it's much too fun to write about), a small wolverine, subordinate wildcats (I think), a machine etc. As I wrote more, the good/bad dilemma came out. I believe that often bad guys do believe in their cause and don't think they're evil...this is why most of the vermin in this story are so multi-dimensional. I often stuck things in with no thought to how they would be resolved which is why this third book was a bit difficult. I think I managed to get everything and I'm really pretty happy with how it all came out. I'm so thankful to have finally finished it. Thanks to everyone who helped in some way whether it be ideas, donated chars or just commenting on updates!

Now...the important news. You might have noticed several things (the talk of a trip, Omi's threat, Slashclaw's disappearance and of course the ending) that hinted at something. A sequel! I've grown to enjoy writing these chars over the years so I think I'll write a sequel. If you want to be informed when I start it, please tell me. It won't be for a while though: IRL, I'm moving, taking an online class, working on a novel that I want to publish and even working on GL:GL. But, I will start planning and hopefully it will be more planned out then this one. I'm looking forward to it!

I hope you all enjoyed the fanfic. Thanks for the ride!