Character Interview: Leon Caraway of Kaylee Nevins and the Dragon Ring
Happy Labor Day everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday. In honor of the holiday I have a very special blog for today. It is a character interview with Leon Caraway, an important character in the novel I am working on, Kaylee Nevins and the Dragon Ring.
The book is about a girl who is magically transported from her world to the wonderous and dangerous world of Azinia. However the ring she uses to travel to Azinia is stolen. Kaylee must find the ring and outwit the other keen on claiming the ring for themselves if she ever wants to go home. (For more background information about the novel, click here.) Leon is one of Kaylee's companions on her journey through Azinia.
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Leon Caraway, tell us a little about what you do in Azinia.
I sell wooden trinkets in a merchant stall at the bazaar in Junction City.
No, tell us what you really do?
I sell wooden trinkets. I carve them myself.
How did you meet Kaylee?
She bumped into me at the bazaar when she first arrived in Azinia. I'd never met her before but I recognized her immediately because she looks exactly like her, uhm, mother.
But I thought Kaylee's mother had blond hair and blue eyes? Kaylee has dark hair and brown eyes.
Kaylee has her mother's face.
So, you recognized Kaylee because she looks like her mother. How did you know her mother?
Her mother and I were childhood friends. We grew up together on Erimas, the world Kaylee is from.
How did you end up in Azinia if you are from Kaylee's world?
Certain worlds with two moons have transportation portals that align for interplanetary travel once every 28 years. Some of the portals are common knowledge. Others are closely guarded secrets. Allison (Kaylee's mother) and I found our way to Azinia during an alignment using on of these secret portals.
Were you and Allison close?
That's no concern of yours. I'm here to talk about Kaylee and the book, not myself. Had my author not forced me to do the interview, I wouldn't have been here in the first place answering your questions.
Well, then, tell us about Kaylee.
She is as stubborn as they come. And her temper is bound to get her in trouble one of these days. Not that it hasn't already. But her stubbornness also translates into a fierce loyalty. She is young, only 14, and I think she will mellow out as she grows up. I had the hardest time getting her to do anything she didn't want to do. Had she not been sad about events that occur at the beginning of the book, she might not have listened to me at all. Even though I was supposed to be in charge, I felt like she was calling all of the shots and I was just along for the ride. I guess that's what parents feel like sometimes.
What do you know about the dragon ring?
The dragon ring is just a myth.
Leon, your author told us that you would tell us more about the dragon ring during this interview. It's okay. We won't tell anyone else about it.
Most people think that the dragon ring is a myth, but I've seen it. Supposedly a dragon created the ring a long time ago when dragons still existed. Over time, the ring ended up in the hands of humans and whoever possesses the dragon ring has the power to travel between worlds without waiting for an alignment. There are a lot of dangerous people who would do anything to get their hands on it. Kaylee would be in great danger if anyone knew she has the ring. You can't tell anyone else I told you about this.
Is it true that the ring can give you the ability to fly?
There are a lot of rumors about potential abilities of the dragon ring. I haven't really had enough interaction with the ring to know if any of these rumors are true.
And now the question everyone has been waiting for. Are you Kaylee's father?
My author will break my legs if I divulged any information about the identity of Kaylee's father. You will have to read the book yourself to find out.
