User blog comment:Astar Goldenwing/A Slave's Revenge/@comment-1427879-20150909014951

Wow, I mean, considering the rest of the story, that wasn't a surprising ending, but it was still very sad. I'm really glad Jarnsaxa survived however, and was even able to find happiness and meaning again.

One thing I would note, besides a few grammatical errors, is that it's actually really difficult to behead someone. It's not done with a casual swing of the sword. Neildown, an older user on the wiki, knows some great resources on the subject that I can't access right now.

Besides that, that was an intense ending. I didn't expect Zekran to cave so easily, but I think he got what he deserved. The slaves were sadistic, but he really deserved. That moment when they were listing off their family members who they had begged for and who he had killed was very powerful.

Korie's sacrifice, wow...the historical connection was cool and makes the story more powerful. But in that event at least most of the crew survived.

I really loved the song. Such great lyrics and great imagery for the slaves to be singing until the end. Fantastic job, Astar. Very well done.