Interview with Jax and Darius
Interview with Jax and Darius, one week prior to the opening chapter of Stealing Magic.
When the first three books in the Legacy of Androva series became available on Amazon, I thought it would be an interesting idea to meet two of the main characters, just before the events of the first book get started. So I 'interviewed' them. To set the scene, here is the blurb again:
What would you do? Would you open your eyes, if you were the one that heard them? Two magic-takers from another world, arguing about whether they can collect what they came for before you wake up. It sounds like a crazy dream, or a practical joke. But what if the air around you started to vibrate with an invisible force field? What if, all at once, it felt terrifying yet familiar too?
You would have no way of knowing that your life would change forever. That this discovery would set you on a path no-one from our world has taken for centuries. Towards a deadly enemy, and a fight that you will almost certainly lose. All you know is that your heart is beating so fast you’re worried they will hear it, and your brain is starting to buzz as the force field reaches it. Would you open your eyes?
(Jax and Darius are those two magic-takers, by the way).
Me: Thank you for agreeing to do this interview.
Jax: (rolls eyes) Not like we had a choice, is it? Given that we’re your characters.
Darius: (looks embarrassed)
Me: (tries not to laugh) OK, fair point. But if you’re my characters, how come you sometimes do and say things that I don’t expect you to?
Jax: I could tell you, but then I’d have to project a Distraction Spell so that you didn’t remember. Those are the rules. So why bother? (looks cheeky) Maybe I’ve told you already…
Me: You’re quite sure of yourself, aren’t you?
Jax: Obviously. I am the best underage magician on Androva.
Darius: (sniggers) Modesty being one of his more hidden qualities.
Jax: Modesty is for girls like you.
Darius: (pushing Jax on the shoulder) Remind me again why I’m friends with you?
Jax: (grinning) For my sense of humour, probably.
Me: (trying to get the interview back on track) Can you tell the readers something about yourselves? Like why they should download Stealing Magic, for example.
Jax: Stealing is a strong word. Is it really stealing? (turns to Darius)
Darius: It depends on whether you come from Androva or Terra, I suppose.
Me: Well, the readers will be from Terra.
Jax: (shrugs) I don’t think it’s stealing. It’s not as if anyone on Terra even knows it’s there. Perhaps if they knew…
Darius: (looking nervous) They can’t, Jax. We’ve talked about this before.
Jax: (avoiding Darius’s gaze) Yeah, I know.
Me: (changing the subject) Tell me a bit about Androva. Imagine you’re talking to someone who isn’t a magician.
Jax: Someone who isn’t a magician? You mean a Terran.
Me: Yes. At the moment, there are no magicians on Terra.
Jax: (raising eyebrows) At the moment? Interesting…
Darius: (shaking his head) Don’t get any ideas.
Jax: (innocent look) I wouldn’t!
Darius: (frowning) Yes, you would.
Me: Can we return to the question please? What’s it like on Androva?
Jax: We’re all magicians, and we don’t do much without using magic. It’s everywhere. Your brain would probably find it hard to handle. If you ever went there for real, of course.
Darius: (covering face) Please don’t insult the person who is telling our story. I don’t want to be written out before anyone’s even read the first book.
Jax: I don’t think the book would work without me. I’m pretty sure I’m one of the main characters.
Me: You can be a bit of a brat, can’t you?
Jax: (grinning) Isn’t that part of my charm?
Darius: (groans) Can we stop the interview before he says anything else?
Me: What about the part of Androva that you don’t know?
Jax: (warily) What do you mean?
Me: There are a lot of secrets, aren’t there?
Jax: (reluctantly) Maybe.
Me: How far would you go to find out what they are?
Jax: (looking intrigued) I don’t know. You tell me. How far would I go?
Darius: (warningly) Jax...
Me: Thanks very much both of you. I’m going to have to stop the interview there because we’re out of time.
Stealing Magic is the story of what happens to Jax and Darius next.
When the first three books in the Legacy of Androva series became available on Amazon, I thought it would be an interesting idea to meet two of the main characters, just before the events of the first book get started. So I 'interviewed' them. To set the scene, here is the blurb again:
What would you do? Would you open your eyes, if you were the one that heard them? Two magic-takers from another world, arguing about whether they can collect what they came for before you wake up. It sounds like a crazy dream, or a practical joke. But what if the air around you started to vibrate with an invisible force field? What if, all at once, it felt terrifying yet familiar too?
You would have no way of knowing that your life would change forever. That this discovery would set you on a path no-one from our world has taken for centuries. Towards a deadly enemy, and a fight that you will almost certainly lose. All you know is that your heart is beating so fast you’re worried they will hear it, and your brain is starting to buzz as the force field reaches it. Would you open your eyes?
(Jax and Darius are those two magic-takers, by the way).
Me: Thank you for agreeing to do this interview.
Jax: (rolls eyes) Not like we had a choice, is it? Given that we’re your characters.
Darius: (looks embarrassed)
Me: (tries not to laugh) OK, fair point. But if you’re my characters, how come you sometimes do and say things that I don’t expect you to?
Jax: I could tell you, but then I’d have to project a Distraction Spell so that you didn’t remember. Those are the rules. So why bother? (looks cheeky) Maybe I’ve told you already…
Me: You’re quite sure of yourself, aren’t you?
Jax: Obviously. I am the best underage magician on Androva.
Darius: (sniggers) Modesty being one of his more hidden qualities.
Jax: Modesty is for girls like you.
Darius: (pushing Jax on the shoulder) Remind me again why I’m friends with you?
Jax: (grinning) For my sense of humour, probably.
Me: (trying to get the interview back on track) Can you tell the readers something about yourselves? Like why they should download Stealing Magic, for example.
Jax: Stealing is a strong word. Is it really stealing? (turns to Darius)
Darius: It depends on whether you come from Androva or Terra, I suppose.
Me: Well, the readers will be from Terra.
Jax: (shrugs) I don’t think it’s stealing. It’s not as if anyone on Terra even knows it’s there. Perhaps if they knew…
Darius: (looking nervous) They can’t, Jax. We’ve talked about this before.
Jax: (avoiding Darius’s gaze) Yeah, I know.
Me: (changing the subject) Tell me a bit about Androva. Imagine you’re talking to someone who isn’t a magician.
Jax: Someone who isn’t a magician? You mean a Terran.
Me: Yes. At the moment, there are no magicians on Terra.
Jax: (raising eyebrows) At the moment? Interesting…
Darius: (shaking his head) Don’t get any ideas.
Jax: (innocent look) I wouldn’t!
Darius: (frowning) Yes, you would.
Me: Can we return to the question please? What’s it like on Androva?
Jax: We’re all magicians, and we don’t do much without using magic. It’s everywhere. Your brain would probably find it hard to handle. If you ever went there for real, of course.
Darius: (covering face) Please don’t insult the person who is telling our story. I don’t want to be written out before anyone’s even read the first book.
Jax: I don’t think the book would work without me. I’m pretty sure I’m one of the main characters.
Me: You can be a bit of a brat, can’t you?
Jax: (grinning) Isn’t that part of my charm?
Darius: (groans) Can we stop the interview before he says anything else?
Me: What about the part of Androva that you don’t know?
Jax: (warily) What do you mean?
Me: There are a lot of secrets, aren’t there?
Jax: (reluctantly) Maybe.
Me: How far would you go to find out what they are?
Jax: (looking intrigued) I don’t know. You tell me. How far would I go?
Darius: (warningly) Jax...
Me: Thanks very much both of you. I’m going to have to stop the interview there because we’re out of time.
Stealing Magic is the story of what happens to Jax and Darius next.
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