Interview Interlude.

Interview Idea Credit Goes to: Nozomi ga Kanau (user ID# 64110)

What is your full name?

 Brynn Chalance

What nationality are you?

 Typically a mixture of whatever my parents are. Which means I don't exactly know.

What's your birthday?

 November 28th actually. Go figure…

What were your parents like?

 My father was all right. He worked hard on his farm while my mother ran the additional inn. I suppose they're all right, as far as parents go. I visit them every Midwinter, and sometimes during summer, and they're always happy to see me.

What's your favorite color?

 Blue. Or white I suppose, considering how much time I spend around white things. They should paint the walls a different colour.

Do you have any scars?

 I have a long scar running down my left hip to the thigh, because I was stupidly playing with some harvesting tools when I was about ten.

Do you wear any jewelry?

 Not usually. Occasionally I wear a necklace my  youngest sister made for me.

What are your pet peeves?

 When Devoni gets treated like a horse. It doesn't happen often, but when it does (usually with my extended family) it's extremely annoying. My parents and siblings understand what he is, but I'm beginning to get seriously annoyed with family reunions.

What education have you received?

 A normal one. Average for your average farm child.

What are your hobbies?

 I like to read, and be around with Devoni. It's also fun to do circuit work, which might not be a hobby technically, but it's a thing that I do that I sometimes enjoy so…

What religion are you?

 ~shrugs~ Don't have one. I've learnt about too many to decide which one is actually the right one, so I tend to believe all or none. Of course, you don't tell the other people that.

What's your favorite book?

 Er… Not sure.

What's your favorite type of music?

 I like ballads… and those humorous songs that are just a bunch of drivel…

Favorite food?

 Food. Any food is good, especially the homecooked kind.

Favorite Holiday?

 Midwinter I suppose. Or maybe the entire week of Harvesting. That's always fun.

What's your opinion on Love and Marriage?

 If it's with the right people, then it's bliss. If not, then it's not. If you're happy with it, go for marriage… I don't think I ever could get married though.

How did you lose your virginity?

 Did you ever hear the rumors that Heralds don't have that many inhibitions? Because I'd just like to tell you that they are true. I lost it when I was sixteen with one of my yearmates, who just happened to move onto Akseli afterwards. I don't mind. She was a good friend.

What are your driving forces?

 Devoni. Akseli used to be one of the major ones as well, but it's definitately Devoni. And duty. Can't forget about a Herald's duty to Valdemar. Sometimes I think we go too far… Nah.

What's your ideal man or woman?

 Typically, one who understands me and loves me and who I really am. Someone who I'm not afraid to be myself around. Someone who'll understand that duty really does have to come first. Someone who is perfect for me.

What are you ashamed of?

 The fact that I have an insatiable assertive streak. I like revenge, which is bad, considering I'm a Herald and all… I don't like people messing with me, and I don't like having to make them stop. I'm ashamed of the fact that I feel the need to go to the lengths I do sometimes.

What are you proud of?

The fact that I put myself back together (with a little help from Devoni) after my oldest sister died. I almost didn't manage…

What's your favorite memory?

 Anytime Caelis and I would drive the cart back to the farm, he always said the strangest things. And he always made me laugh. He could say anything and I'd laugh until I cried. So far he was the only person to affect me like that, but those were the best times of my life. Oh. And getting Chosen is a pretty great memory as well.

What's your least favorite memory?

 This one time a bunch of bandits raided our village, and my sister who was staying at her friends house got killed in the fight…

When was the last time you cried?

 When Kylan said he was leaving. That would have been embarrassing if it hadn't hurt so much.

What would you do over?

 I'd run faster to save my sister's life. I didn't do it quite fast enough that time… And it was too late when I got there…

Do you have a secret? Why is it a secret?

 I think I do. Because I can't tell anyone yet, obviously. ~grins~ I'm not telling you what it is. Kylan has to be told first… After I've gotten my revenge..

What do you regret?

 The fact that I'm probably too hard on the boy. But hey, it isn't my idea of a great time either. Ah well. It'll get better soon I'm sure.

Do you have enemies? Why?

 I'd like to think no, but I probably do. Whether they know I'm me though, is another question altogether. Nobody really hates Heralds anyway, so if I do, then they obviously hated me before I was Chosen.

What's your best char trait?

 I'm independent. Well… sorta. As long as neither Devoni nor Kylan leaves me, then I'm fine.

Who influenced you most?

 Caelis. And Devoni. And I guess Akseli as well.

Where are you vulnerable?

 I crave affection most of the time, which pretty much sucks because not many of the others understand. I'm not too confident of myself either I guess… Hit me where I'm weak and I'll crumple.

What do you remember most about your childhood?

 The cart rides with Caelis, working hard during Harvest and then taking illicit breaks and sneaking down to the duck pond to cool off. Getting caught by my father. Having him join us for a few minutes before making us work again. Sitting in front of the fireplace with my mother reading us a story while we carved and whittled and knitted. Ah… good times…

What's your life motto?

 I don't really have one… ~sheepish grin~

What attracts you most to the person you're attracted to?

 His eyes, his stubbornness (as much as it annoys me), the way he can suddenly look so seductive and pretends not to notice it (or maybe he really doesn't. how can he not know how desirable he is?) The fact that he's mine.

What are your ambitions?

 Don't have any, actually. To make Valdemar a better place?

What are your values?

 I value honesty, honor (no, they're not the same) duty and I guess… ~blushes slightly~ love. How school girl of me…

What are your short-term goals?

 To make Kylan see that this lifebond really is the best thing that's happened to both of us.

What are your long-term goals?

 Try to make Kylan less fascinated with death and blood and his own pride. Honestly, have you met the guy? To make him less defensive over showing his emotions.. And to make him start acknowledging his emotions when they come, not when they've frustrated everybody else because they can see it clearly and he's still refusing too…

Yes, I have a lot of work to do, I know.

What's your sexual preference?

 I'm shaych now I suppose. I rather thought I was straight before, but oh well. Guess life proved me wrong, hmm?

Do you have any siblings? And if so, how old are they and what are their names?

 I have a few siblings. From the oldest, it was Caelis, and he's a few years older than I am. He's happily married now, by the way. Apparently they're expecting. Good for him ~grins~ Then there's me, of course. Then there's Sef, who'll be a year younger than Kylan now… Then it's Cyris, who is a whopping twelve year old and thinks he's the head of the family… It would be annoying if he weren't such a sweet kid. Well, that and the fact that us older men gang up on him and have huge pillow fights with him and the girls. Poor boy. Brenya and Sera are twins at nine years, and are the youngest. Delia would have come in between Sef and I had she still been alive today, but she's not.

What do you enjoy doing?

 Talking to Devoni. Going home at times other than family reunions because my cousins are idiots. Talking with Caelis and the rest of my immediate family. Teasing Kylan is fun as well, but he doesn't always respond positively which would add the thrill of the unknown reaction, but it's not fair to either of us if I continue after he's asked me to stop. More normal activities I like include reading, circuit riding and watching other people because everyone has a fascinating life no matter how boring it is.

Do you have a significant other?

 Yes.

What is your significant other like?

 He's not who I would have chosen in the beginning; he's obnoxious, stubborn, defensive to the point of being insulting… But he's also a kid whose had a hard life, so he has his reasons. When he's not being any of the above, he's sweet and somewhat shy and hesitant and utterly adorable. ~winks~ don't tell him I said that, he'd kill me.

What did you think of Kylan when you first met him?

 I was furious with him. I thought he deserved to die but then that guard punched him hard enough for him to black out and I thought that maybe I should escort him. Mainly because Devoni told me to.

When did you realize you were shaych?

I realized I would have to be if I had a lifebond with another boy. I didn't consciously come to that decision but it happened. And I'm glad it did. Well… most of the time anyway.