Across the speakers came a hiss of static, and then a voice sounded—a horrible, crackling voice full of sickness and madness—and with a shock, Kira realized it was speaking in English: “… die. You will all die! Flesh for the maw!” And the voice began to laugh before the recording abruptly ended.

Seriously, dude?

Seriously.

Isn't this supposed to be Paolini's "serious grown-up book for grown-ups"? There are Redwall villains subtler and more dignified than this, FFS.

And I don’t know what to expect for the Staff of Blue. Is it going to be dangerous?

Pointless. It's going to be pointless.