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AN INTERVIEW WITH
KURIL KRENARIN


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Q: I'm sorry if I'm being too forward, but what are you?

KURIL KRENARIN: [Laughs] What, you've never met a dragon before? [Gets serious] Ah, wait -- you must really have never met one. Hm.

Q: Much less spoken to one.

KK: [Talking as though to himself] I should have thought so. We keep to ourselves.

Q: Why are you dressed the way you are? That shirt and tie don't look like they were made for you. Well, not originally made for you anyway.

KK: Yes, well, it's what you humans would call a collar shirt and necktie. Everything had to be tailored. The shirt didn't allow room for my wings and the slacks needed a hole cut in the back for my tail. It's all terribly uncomfortable and I don't see how any of you put up with it all. And really, the necktie is the worst fashion item ever conceived. What sane person would willingly tie a noose around his own neck? [Shrugs his shoulders] I don't know.

Q: So then why are you dressed that way?

KK: Oh. Well, this is my uniform. I work for Emperor Rao's ministry of foreign affairs. [Glances over his shoulder] Emperor Rao is a great leader. Magnanimous. Enlightened.

Q: You look nervous.

KK: [Wrings his claws] Me? [Chuckles] Hardly. Never. Inconceivable!

Q: You must be on important business.

KK: Oh yes! But I can't share too many details, you understand. It's sensitive international business. We're on the brink of war with a human nation -- I'm not allowed to say which. Thankfully, they've sent an emissary to negotiate a peace agreement. It's my job to pick him up and escort him to a meeting with Emperor Rao. [Sighs heavily] I hope we can come to an agreement and avoid senseless fighting.

Q: So, do you know who you'll be picking up? Do you have a description of him?

KK: [Bats a claw] It's all been taken care of in advance. The emissary will have his credentials on him, I'm sure. It's all just a matter of him showing his papers. Technicalities, really.

Q: Without getting into details, do you mind telling us where you're headed?

KK: I really shouldn't tell you, but I suppose there's no harm in it. [Leans in close] We're on the brink of war with a nation called Hazaranth. It's a landlocked country, and the closest seaport is just outside of a small town called Quirantes. That's were I'll be meeting the emissary.

Q: I met someone from Quirantes once.

KK: Really? [Scratches head] A coincidence?

Q: If you say so.

KK: Hm. [Pauses a beat] Well, it's been nice speaking to you, but I must be going. I can't be standing idle while on Emperor Rao's business. [Glances one way then the other] You won't tell him, right?

Q: I won't.

KK: [Sighs] Good. Thank you. Oh, and if you should see Dria, would you ask her to tell her father I'm doing a good job?

Q: Who's Dria?

KK: [Nervous chuckle] The emperor's daughter.

Q: Don't worry, I will.

KK: [Smiles] Thank you. If you like we can chat some more when I get back from my voyage. Just... [Trails off] Don't forget to put in a good word for me to Dria, okay? It'd mean a lot. Thanks again!


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