18. Favorite antagonist and why!
Joseph “Pike” Bayn is everyone’s favorite antagonist, of course! He’s Gar’s brother and Kindra’s rival all through Fie Eoin, and even get’s his name smack dab in the title of the sequel: Pike’s Revenge. And it’s not really that he’s a bad guy (at least not at first) but he’s always been second string to his brother. Gar is big, an accomplished warrior, and a desirable bachelor while Pike is smaller, just starting out on his warrior path, and always overlooked. His hatred of Kindra started on their first day of trainee practice, when he was paired with her due to “height issues” (she’s naturally smaller than most warriors because she’s a woman) and she proceeded to just barely beat him in a challenge. When his brother takes a fancy to Kindra, Pike can’t stand the thought of having her as a sister and tries his best to stop the relationship. Which, of course, only brings Kindra and Gar closer together.
Of course, Pike gets the last laugh over Kindra in Pike’s Revenge. But overall, Pike’s just a misunderstood guy who wants to be loved.
Interesting side note? I named my two first cats Gar and Pike, and Pike did indeed become the feisty, kinda bitchy one. Gar was much more laid back. Of course I love Pike the cat oodles, even when she gives me her “I’m the most evil thing in the WORLD and I will kill you in your sleep tonight” face. It looks like this:
