User blog comment:D2r/Was Veil ultimately Redeemed?/@comment-1859920-20111223210045

I agree with Segalia, mostly. Except when you mention that Veil was a poor abused kid. I think that his case was somewhat like that of the Taggerung(Deyna) only the situation was reversed. Deyna left the Juska camp not only because they practiced violence in a way that was against his moral inclination, but also because there was none of his species(otters) in the clan. Thus he knew that his existence in the Juska camp was unusual. Veil was in a similar case only his moral inclinations were toward evil and all those around him viewed him as out of place(just as he probaly thought out of place with them) even though they might have treated him well they still most likely subtely shunned him but not treating him as normal and somewhat babying him(Bryony). I believe there is no doubt that Veil was evil(which was actuly completely normal for one of his species) and he saved Bryony because of his love toward her as the only one who loved him and asw a mother figure. I think it is possible for a vermin to be good(such as Blaggut which Seg mentioned) but I also think that, in a way, Veil did redeem himself. Also, although I do not blame this creature for Veil's evil lifestyle, Bella of Brockhall did a nasty think by naming giving Veil his name which made "evil" and "vile". She subtely cursed him to live in evil at the same to she expected it of him. I hope I made that clear enough for you.