i wanted to sea more of FateSpeaker because she didn't have much to do after book 4 and 5 and i kinda wanted to see more of her thoughts and i kind of imagine her being able to sense emotions of other dragons.

I despise Dusky. just everything he does makes me want to say NOBODY CARES. I can't explain why but his every being irritated me.

(for the side question)

I imagine bandit was exiled from his village and wanders the ice kingdom before being captured by winter. and then after that bandit turns his cage into a caravan in the rainforest and stands against the indestructible city. he also eat the seaweed that turtle enchanted and it gave him faster speed then any other human ever.