Legacy Interviews
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Any new interviews will be added a week after the newsletter goes out.
Tessa
This interview takes place at the beginning of Rain of Shadows and Endings.
Q: What is your current role in Devram?
A: I guess I'm the Source of power to the Arius Heir.
Q: What is one of your hobbies?
A: Fae don't get hobbies.
Q: For fun. What is something you like to do for fun?
A: I guess I like to kick around a Chaosphere ball. Really, anything I can do outside. I used to sneak off the Celeste Estate with others, but obviously that's not an option anymore. (Glaring at Theon.)
Q: What is your favorite Chaosphere team?
A: The Whirlwinds. Their offensive line is the best in the league. Now if only the defensive line could get their heads out of their asses. I mean, what the fuck was Evanson doing last season? He missed countless tackles, and don't even get me started on Quin.
Q: Describe yourself in three words.
A: Others call me reckless, impulsive, and wild. I just call myself... Well, nothing.
Q: Where is your favorite place in the kingdom or even just at home?
A: Anywhere outside, preferably around trees and nature. Anywhere I can breathe. Anywhere not dark.
Q: Describe your perfect evening.
A: Sitting in a tavern with Dex and Lange and the others, getting drunk on agaveheart before finding my way to a mortal's bed.
Q: What is the one thing that makes you feel safe or content?
A, with a harsh laugh: The Fae are never safe in Devram, and contentment is a luxury afforded only to the Legacy.
Q: If you weren’t the Source of the Arius Heir, what would you want to be doing?
A: I don't understand.
Q: If you weren't serving in the Arius Kingdom, what would you want to be doing?
A: The Fae don't get to think about that. We're here to serve the Legacy. But I suppose, if I had a choice as to where to serve... It is said the forest in the northern part of the Anala Kingdom is pretty. It's far away from the Celeste Estate, and it's not dreadfully hot. So I suppose being assigned to a position there wouldn't be so bad, especially if some of my friends wee assigned there with me. But none of that will ever happen. The Anala Kingdom only assigns Fire Fae to that section of their Kingdom, and I'm already...claimed.
Q: But what if you didn't have to serve the Legacy?
A, blinking slowly: This entire conversation is pointless. I've already been Selected, and my fate has been decided.
Q: Last question: Describe your perfect mate.
A: Someone who hates the dark. Who likes to watch the sunrise and drink coffee on a balcony. Someone who loves to watch Chaosphere while eating pizza and doughnuts. He likes to walk barefoot along streams, and he makes me laugh, never cry. No expectations or demands. Affection not given based solely on what I can give in return. Content to just...be us. (Clears throat, before blinking innocently at Theon.) Oh, and he's a mortal and owns ten pairs of flip-flops.
Theon
This interview takes place at the beginning of Rain of Shadows and Endings.
Q: What is your current role in Devram?
A: I am the Heir to the Arius Kingdom.
Q: What is one of your hobbies?
A: Researching the true history of Devram.
Q: The true history?
A: There are a lot of theories about what Devram was meant to be, especially in regards to the Revelation Decree. I simply enjoy reading them.
Q: What is your favorite Chaosphere team?
A, with an annoyed look: Chaosphere is a waste of time.
Axel: Because you're terrible at it?
A, grumbling: It's not that hard to play.
Q: Describe yourself in three words.
A: Disciplined, Determined, Astute.
Tessa, huffs a derisive laugh.
Q: Where is your favorite place in the kingdom or even just at home?
A: Anywhere with history books. In particular, I enjoy the Archives at the Pantheon. They hold texts that cannot be found in any of the kingdoms. I once found one there that--
Axel: No one cares about the random books you find, Theon, or the theories you come up with because of them.
Theon, glaring at his brother: Some of those theories have proven to be true.
Axel: Fine. Let me rephrase that. We do not have time for you to go on and on for hours about your theories just because they were right once or twice.
Q: Describe your perfect evening.
A: A night with Luka, Axel, and Tessa. It would include an evening ride with the horses. Afterwards, some cards or darts with liquor and good food. A night away from expectations and responsibilities and... Just a night away from everyone and everything.
Q: What is the one thing that makes you feel safe or content?
A: Safety is only guaranteed by power. Once Tessa and I are fully bonded and she has received all of her Source Marks, I will be one of the most powerful in the realm. Even then, I may be content, but never safe. Not when the realm is full of villains.
Q: If you weren’t the Heir of the Arius Kingdom, what would you want to be doing?
A: Ruling the Arius Kingdom.
Q: Is that what you want to be doing?
A: It's what is required of me. It is my purpose. I don't question Fate, only those who try to twist it.
Q: Last question: Describe your perfect mate.
A: Why? I will enter into a Match Contract. It will have nothing to do with a mate.
Q: Does that bother you?
A: It is how things are done to ensure the ruling families maintain power.
Q: Just for fun, describe your perfect mate anyway.
A: Tenacious. Clever. Someone intriguing. Someone I can stand to spend more than an hour with. Someone who constantly makes me wonder what she's going to say or do next. Someone people fear as much as they fear me, but she would never fear me. She would look stunning wearing my shirt, sitting in the middle of my bed in the morning with a cup of coffee in her hands and messy hair. A look only I get to see because she would be only mine and-- (Sitting up straighter and straightening his shirt cuffs.) This is a moot discussion. A Match ensures that power is strengthened and thrives. That's why they are arranged. Besides, a mate seems impractical. It would complicate matters and get in the way of what needs to be done.
Luka
This interview takes place at the beginning of Rain of Shadows and Endings.
Q: What is your current role in Devram?
A: I will be Theon's advisor when it is time for him to take over as Arius Lord.
Q: What is one of your hobbies?
A: Training.
Q: As a hobby?
A: Yes.
Tessa, brow creasing: Like running?
A, with a small smirk: Something like that.
Q: What is your favorite Chaosphere team?
A: The Firewings.
Tessa, scoffing: They are not.
Luka, arching a brow: Yes, they are.
Tessa: The Firewings are terrible.
Luka: They beat the Whirlwinds.
Tessa, bristling: Because Evanson can't get his head out of his ass!
Luka, shrugging: Still a win.
Tessa, scowling and lifting her middle finger.
Q: Describe yourself in three words.
A: Intuitive, goal-oriented, irritable.
Axel, huffing a laugh: At least he admits to the last one.
Q: Where is your favorite place in the kingdom or even just at home?
A: The Ozul Mountains. Lots of open air there.
Q: Describe your perfect evening.
A: A night of peace and solitude under the stars.
This interview takes place at the beginning of Rain of Shadows and Endings.
Q: What is the one thing that makes you feel safe or content?
A: Myself. My safety is my own concern, and my contentment is my responsibility. No one else's. No one else will fight for those things like you will when you come to terms with that.
Q: If you weren’t Theon's advisor, what would you want to be doing?
A, after a long uncomfortable pause: I don't know.
Q: You've never thought about it?
A: No. I focus on the tasks at hand. I focus on the goals and the best ways to obtain desired outcomes. It doesn't leave much time for entertaining ideas of irrelevant thoughts.
Q: Last question: Describe your perfect mate.
A, shifting uncomfortably: As others have stated, this is irrelevant. I'll be assigned a Match.
Axel, with narrowed eyes: But you've thought about this before?
A: No.
Axel, a smirk growing: You answered too fast. You've totally thought about this. Tell us all about your perfect mate.
A, with an annoyed sigh: She's fierce and confident. She doesn't need anyone to protect her because she can protect herself, and she doesn't need anyone's approval. She's driven, and she's not afraid of a challenge. She doesn't mind the quiet, and she likes mountain air and solitude as much as she likes being in the middle of chaos. There's compassion, but it's not a weakness because it drives her actions.
After a long stretch of silence, Tessa tsks: There's no one like that.
Luka, with another irritated sigh: Obviously. That's why it's s perfect mate. Not someone who actually exists.
Axel
This interview takes place at the beginning of Rain of Shadows and Endings.
Q: What is your current role in Devram?
A: Behind the scenes stuff.
Q: Like what?
A, fiddling with something in his pocket: As the younger Arius Heir, I'm delegated all the tasks that would be beneath my older brother.
Theon, sighing: For fuck's sake.
Axel, smirks.
Q: What is one of your hobbies?
A: Music. I like anything to do with music. Discovering new songs and musicians. Putting together playlists. Anything like that.
Q: What is your favorite Chaosphere team?
A: The Everflames.
Tessa, sitting up straighter: They're good.
Axel, with a wink: I know,
Tessa: Really good.
Axel: I have season passes.
Tessa: Really?
Axel, nodding and his smile faltering: I rarely get to go, but I do have them.
Q: Describe yourself in three words.
A: Strategic, charming, depraved.
Q: Where is your favorite place in the kingdom or even just at home?
A: Literally anywhere away from Arius House.
Q: Describe your perfect evening.
A: Gambling, drinking, and a little debauchery.
Q: What is the one thing that makes you feel safe or content?
A: It's all about the company you're with. Certain...environments make me feel more at home than others.
Q: If you weren’t doing "behind the scenes stuff," what would you want to be doing?
A: The same thing I'm doing now. My work behind the scenes is fulfilling, and I wouldn't change it.
Q: Last question: Describe your perfect mate.
A, staring into his liquor glass: Someone who surprises me. Someone who doesn't mind an adventure every once in a while, but someone who's just as content to listen to music while drinking good wine. Someone that sees me as more than... Just someone different from all the posturing and scheming of our world.