Are you a morning person, or more of a night owl?
Any day I am not up to watch the sun rise is a wasted gift.
What’s the first thing you notice about a person when you meet them?
The laughter lines around the eyes, and the worry lines across their face. How deeply do they feel, and how often?
You see a huge spider in your room, what do you do?
Coax her onto a rose and take her to the garden. She’ll be happier there.
If you could go back and change one decision you made in the past, what would you change?
I don’t believe in regrets.
Tell me about your first kiss.
We were both young and bold, and both exploring beyond our restricted boundaries. By chance, we met in the middle; two birds from different cages whose escape flights the stars had brought together. Our lifespans inevitably pulled us back apart in time: I would not be old enough to marry for another fourteen years, by which time it was expected she should have at least one litter of her own. Nonetheless, every year on that day I sneak a caged bird from my family’s menagerie and set it free for her.
Do you give people second chances?
Much that is foolish or cruel is done out of pain or neglect. I would rather offer redemption where I believe it could be managed, but I will not hold out for a change of heart indefinitely.
Are you a cat person or a dog person?
It would seem a betrayal to both noble creatures to choose a side. Even so, I must confess a greater personal affinity for the poise of a feline than the honesty of a dog.
Do you think you’re attractive?
I have been blessed with a handsomeness it would be foolish to seek to hide from.
What’s your worst habit?
Feeling too greatly and thinking too little, I fear.
When was the last time you cried?
Most moons I will shed a tear or two, but I find it less troublesome to avoid dwelling on such times.
Are you a good liar?
Were that it only were not required, and yet, I am.
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
Dress codes.
Have you ever had your heart broken?
I have. It is the price we pay for love.
Are you more likely to use your fists or your words in an argument?
I consider words a more fitting weapon for a civilized age, even one so flawed as ours.
What’s something you’re naturally good at?
Love, and adventure.
What’s something you had to work hard to be good at?
My mastery of the deceptions required of me by the court came only from many decades of careful practice.
Can you tell when someone is flirting with you?
I can, of course. I would not want to risk allowing such a gift to go unrepaid.
Do you think money can buy happiness?
I do not believe anything so seraphic as happiness could be bought by anything so crude as wealth.
Do you believe in destiny?
I do. But I do not believe I shall ever know my own.
Are you a good cook?
I have learned to imitate the many greater cooks I have been able to steal time with.
What do you think happens after you die?
Freedom, I’m told. But I do not expect to know for sure for another few centuries.
Did you have to grow up fast?
I did not. Perhaps it would have been easier if I had; though it did allow me time to blossom and, hopefully, flourish.
Who do you look up to?
I have a Bunbun friend in my family’s menagerie who is wiser than any noble at the court. I also have a great aunt who made it out of her own gilded cage and secured a life of adventure on her own terms, though she lost much to do it. I visit both as often as I find the time and means.
When you go to a tavern, what do you order?
My family supplies many of the taverns with our own sweetwine vintage. I am working on a brambleberry variant, with a little help.
What do you like most about yourself?
I know I care deeply for those I love, no matter what trouble it may lead me to.
What do you like least about yourself?
I know so little of the world, in spite of having already lived longer within it than many.
Do you want kids someday?
I do, but not here.
Are you a planner or more spontaneous?
I prefer to experience life however it comes, where I can, although the nature of the court often requires some planning to make such a thing even possible.
Can you keep a secret?
For those I care for, undoubtedly I can.
Do you like being the centre of attention?
I do, even though it makes it more difficult to slip away. I am an elf of contradictions, I suppose.
If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?
I would like to spend it with my beloved. But I have a friend I would need to find a place for, to keep a special promise.
Do you enjoy getting all dressed up for a special occasion?
Certainly I do.
Where do you feel safe?
I’m afraid I cannot reveal the exact location without another’s permission, even if I wished to risk it – but there is a rented room above a pastry shop where I can finally be myself without fear of the court’s judgement.
Do you love or hate being alone?
I become deeply lonely very fast, although in many ways that is also a consequence of many kinds of company as well.
What’s the last nightmare you remember having?
I prefer not to remember them, if I can help it. Though… it was about a boy with whom I once was close.
Do you admit to mistakes when you make them?
Not to most.
Do you want to grow up to be like your parents?
I would greatly rather prefer to find my own path unbound by their own restrictions.
How do you deal with being sick? Are you stoic or super whiney?
I am told I can be… dramatic.
What did your parents expect from you when you were born?
Propriety, grace and courtly manners.
Do you have a strong sense of style?
Many have called it my greatest asset.
Would you rather camp outdoors or stay the night in an inn?
I would much prefer the comfort and privacy of an inn, myself.
Is there a food that most people like but you absolutely hate?
I could never appreciate bitterness, in food as in people.
Are you more of a hoarder or a minimalist?
I am rather fond of trinkets and baubles. I tend to fill wherever I live with flowers, given time.
Are you superstitious?
I feel it would be a tragic waste to concern oneself with a macabre paranoia in the face of nature’s gifts.
Are you the kind of person who remembers people’s birthdays and pet’s names and stuff?
Certainly I am.
What do you do to feel better when you’re sad?
If I might speak to Johann or to Martini, I do as much. If not, I have taken to speaking to another power, less visible yet no less able to listen.
Is it hard for you to trust someone?
Perhaps it is easier than I might like it.
Are you susceptible to peer pressure?
I have never been one to let another choose my path, both for good and for ill.
If you decided to stop adventuring and settle down, what kind of job would you take?
I fully intend to become a florist. In time.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wished to be a dashing swordsman, seeking grand adventure and writing wrongs. I have since learned to find the adventure in matters of a more personal scale.
