Greetings,

     I've been reading through The Draconia Chronicles and have noticed something. In page 76, Gaia is executed in a rather interesting fashion. While I read her character profile and understand she had to be 'done with'. MANY readers whom I've talked to have all agreed with me on the following point:

     She was in chains. Obviously being held captive by her own kind, and visibly so even to the one holding her as a hostage. Even a warrior, with no other options, would realize "Hey, this one is a prisoner, not a bargaining chip at all"

     I'm a writer myself, and it irks me that this method was used since you depict even the executioner as an Honorable warrior, and killing an unarmed, and completely defenseless hostage would be a considerable dishonor even if it is the enemy.

     Aside from that, I have one other major question: Why are all the Tiger warrior's female? I get why the Dragon's are, because the 'males' are gone and non-morphic anyhow, but where are the male tigers??? So many holes that need to be filled! *chuckles*

     Anyhow,  those two things are the only ones I feel need to be questioned in my mind. As I said about 'understanding' why Gaia had to disappear, there's many more ways to do that, than compromising another characters style and personality. She could have remained on the correct path of being exiled and just never being heard from again, or heck, her Ancient lover could have found her and rescued her. They are watching everything apparently. =^^=

      Ahh well, I digress. It's the writer in me nagging my ear off to ask questions and discover the truths! *smiles* I hope to one day hold a place on your "Favorites" page... as soon as I can find an artist for my web comic idea. Toodles. =^^=

OUR RESPONSE...

Greeting, Mr. Darkflame!

Sorry for the delay in my reply.  Been a busy month for me.  Now, let's get to the meat, shall we?

Great observations and questions!  I want to address the Gaia execution first:

I will admit that there hasn't been much insight into Scyde so far, even for those who have been keeping up with the storyline that was in the calendars.  Be that as it may, the Draconia Chronicles depicts war.  An ages old war, to be exact.  There is honour among both sides - both the tigers and the dragons can and have exhibited a Warrior's Honour throughout the series.  Thing is, we've never specifically said whether any specific character is an honourable one or not.  We choose to let the reader decide based on how we depict their actions.

Thing is, life isn't black and white.  Sometimes dishonourable people do honourable things.  And sadly, sometimes honourable people do deplorable things.  Look at Princess Kiriad.  She's doing what she thinks is right to protect her people.  That could be looked at as honourable.  But, she's consorting with a shady individual who is playing both sides.  Not a stellar moment for the Tiger princess.

Such is war.

In Scyde's case, her actions stemmed from desperation.  Desperation can make even the most heroic character to the worst thing they can imagine.  Desperation can strip someone of all that makes them the best they can be.  In the heat of battle, Scyde and her team were losing.  They didn't even ask for that fight.  They got there and met with Elektra's team.  War being what it is, and with both sides at that site for a similar reason, both sides believed the other was there to interfere.  The battle ensued.  Scyde knew they are "out-gunned" and did her best to fight them off until they could get away.  Unfortunately, she got caught in a situation that had no clear solution.

Desperation, again.

To be fair, it was heavily raining during the battle.  Visibility was poor.  Scyde may not have seen that she was fettered at first, but after making the bold play realized she had to go through with it or her entire team would die.  When it was clear that Gaia's death was useless, she improvised to get the upper hand.

I'll also say that there are other factors that haven't been revealed that may play out soon.  All the details about that incident aren't out yet.  I can tell you that Scyde may yet see unfavourable repercussions for her recent decisions and actions.  We already learned in the last story arc that sometimes when she thinks she's right, she's wrong.  And there's always a price to pay.

I hope that was a reasonable enough explanation for you.  Now, as for your other question:  We will see male tigers soon.  They exist!  We just wanted to keep them a secret for awhile.  In fact, if you've been keeping up with the comic, you may have caught a glimpse of them already.

Thanks so much for all of your input!  Though we do love fan mail that sings our praises, it's always awesome to get e-mail that engages the mind and opens discussion.  Keeps us on our toes!

Oh, and the male dragons may not be watching things as closely as you think.

Thanks again, and keep reading!

Sincerely,
Donnie Sturges
Writer, Draconia Chronicles

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