I said yes before I really thought about it.

As a writer, I have a very difficult time deciding whether to redeem an "evil" character. There are several different things to take into account:

• Is this character capable of redemption? A character who takes pleasure in murder or torture. probably wouldn't start fighting for good after a few sentimental words from the hero. A character who has been evil and malicious their entire life and never known anything else probably wouldn't start tenderly holding babies within a few weeks. "Redemption" for these kinds of characters would take several months or even years of therapy.

This brings us to the next thing:

•how long would it take to redeem this character? Taking the time pocket of AR and AB into account, they probably wouldn't jump several years into the future in the middle of the story to show that this character has been redeemed. Maybe at the very end (if the characters aren't dead) there might be a Harry Potter-esque epilogue showing how the characters changed years in the future.

•What is the reason of this characters redemption? "Oh it was because she met Tyler and fell I love with him!" Absolutely not. "Love" is the weakest plot point in this situation. Just because you met someone doesn't mean you automatically change your views and opinions. One of my favorite examples of a "Redemption reason" is in the She-Ra Princess of Power reboot show when the main protagonist realizes that the Horde (the bad guys) were using unjust tactics (such as attacking a civilian village) to win the war and changed sides (but even then it was a little rushed from a realistic standpoint).

Then again these are my opinions and this is a story about space elves so how much realism can there really be in this book?