Over the next couple of days I will be posting a lot about Charlotte English and her Draykon series, which I love. All leading up to the review of her new book Orlind! At the bottom of this post you can find links to other sites, all dealing with Charlotte English and her book release (there's some fun stuff at the other end of these links).
So for day 1, we did a short character interview, with questions for both Llandry and Eva, two women who kick butt in their own right!
Llandry
What
is your favorite part about being a Draykon?
Not feeling afraid anymore! It’s hard to
feel threatened when you’re so much bigger than everyone else, and wielding
full draykoni powers on top of that. Unless you’re facing another draykon, of
course…
Trying
to find a place for yourself in your new form has been challenging, what is the
hardest part about being this new version of you?
Adjusting to the physical changes was hard
at first, though I’m used to that now. I don’t fall out of the sky anymore! At
the moment I’m struggling with finding my place now that I’ve changed. Some
people are actually afraid of me, which can hurt. I mean, it’s nice not being
the frightened one but I don’t want to be intimidating my own people.
How
has Sigwide been coping with your new identity?
He’s unfazed. He barely seems to realise
that I’ve changed. Pensould says that I haven’t changed in essentials; I’m
still me and Siggy responds to that more than my outer appearance. Isn’t that
interesting, that you can recognise and value somebody based on the way their
personality feels rather than how they look? I wish more people worked that
way.
Eva
You
seem to have found yourself pulled in many different directions in the past, do
you ever see yourself settling down in one place?
Hmm. I’ve spent most of my life in Glour
and honestly I’m enjoying the opportunity to put aside those responsibilities
and see more of the world (and beyond!). But I do place a high value on home
comforts. The question is, will I still want to make my permanent home in Glour
City once all this is over? At the moment I don’t know.
Your
ability with animals is truly amazing, do you have a favorite animal you have
worked with?
Rikbeek and I have been partners for a long
time, of course, and I wouldn’t be without him for the world. However, he can
be hard to live with. If only he wouldn’t bite so much…! Secretly I would love
to work with animals like Bartel, my shortig hound, a bit more often – they’re
a little more docile and certainly sweeter-natured.
There
is so much mystery surrounding the events of your world right now, do you think
the people are prepared for the things to come?
No, I don’t think we are. The return of the
draykoni will have a considerable impact on the Seven Realms and at present it
is hard to predict how relations between draykoni and humankind will turn out –
especially when there’s currently the threat of outright war. As for the
Lokants, who knows? Even I can’t feel sure of their real motives. I only hope
it will be possible to minimise the potential damage while we work through
these problems.
Links
E-Book Apothecary (blog doing a series of events for Orlind)
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Very nice! Thank you, Llandry and Eva!
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