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Well, I didn’t use Brittle much yet aside from posting her picture on my profile page, but I hope to introduce her properly soon. ‘Raven’s Feather’ is currently being written, and I plan to start publishing it in a week or two – it’s almost finished, only the epilogue needs to be completed. I probably could’ve begun posting it earlier, but I wanted to establish more or less regular update schedule instead of letting my readers hang for months.

I’m really flattered that you are so interested in my characters, Segalia! The picture was drawn by Voltaic-Soda from DeviantArt, here is the link to her gallery if you are curious, she is a remarkable artist: http://voltaic-soda.deviantart.com/gallery/. I wouldn’t say that I’m an expert in genetics, but when my characters’ family trees span more than two generations, I find it very engaging to ponder on which traits and features are inherited from whom. :D Brittle’s name is one of those that were chosen just because I like their sound – it has a sort of ring to it, it’s short and sonorous, and the fact that it’s a word with meaning and not just a personal name especially appealed to me, though Brittle isn’t as fragile as her name implies. ;)