hot brown morning potion podcast with adrian petriw (voice of gren / translator for amaya)
He did a little interview as Gren and then as Amaya, and here were the things and answers that jumped out at me the most! This is no substitute by far for the interview as a whole so if you like this post / this content go listen to the full thing!! Tis way better than this post, lol
These first three are from Gren.
Kuno: What do you think of Amaya and Janai?
I live to see the general happy, and she is happier than I have seen her since before Sarai died, at least when she’s with Janai. So, as long as Janai treats my general with the love and respect she deserves, I am their biggest fan.
Hailey: What has it been like being by Amaya’s side all these years?
Exciting, enlightening, emboldening. She really has taught me so much about the world, about myself, about humour, and cuss words — that I won’t repeat, but I am happy I know. I’m just utterly grateful to be able to serve her, she’s helped me to find a strength and a poise that I didn’t know I had in me. And that’s one of the things I think that she gets from everybody. Or she gets out of everybody, I should say. She really knows how to inspire the best in people, and it’s been such a pleasure just to see. She does have a bit of a potty mouth, I’ll say that, — don’t tell her I said that — but she’s also just one of the wittiest people I know. I hope I’ll be able to serve her for as long as she’ll have me by her side.
The same way I was following the orders of my general, Soren was following the orders of his father, so I can understand and respect from that perspective, but also I hope that yes, he has developed more of a moral compass.
Kuno: Do you and Corvus ever go out on a night on the town as dashing bachelors?
Oh, you know it. We’re known to ‘get lit’ from time to time. Really, we do. I go for the music, I enjoy sitting at a quaint table and people watching, and I’m also the designated driver. Corvus, he is more of a dancer, he’s more charismatic, he’s good at meeting folks. I would say he’s the doer and I am the watcher. I am what you call a perpetual wingman! But you know what, I’m just fine with that. It suits me just fine. [Interesting, gotta keep him out of trouble I guess.] Oh yes! I often do. But that’s sort of my role, you know? I appreciate that and you know, he’s known to get a little party attitude out of me as well. I sometimes need a little assistance loosening up and Corvus is good at catching me off balance as it were, so I thank him for that.
Kuno: What is it like to be a general of such a large army?
[...] I wouldn’t want to serve my kingdom any other way.
Hailey: How much do you miss Sarai these days? Cause I know she was very important to you, she was your older sister. What has it been like without her?
It’s difficult to articulate. I miss her every single day. Especially as the days grow darker and stranger. She always knew what to say to make me feel at ease, and perhaps disarm my incredible defences. She helped me connect to my vulnerability and I miss that. I feel her, though. I feel her presence, that gives me calm, that gives me purpose, that gives me focus, but I miss our conversations. I miss her humour and her wit and her grace. And I miss our sisterly arguments as well, but... The world would be a better place, were she in it right now.
Kuno: Did you two always get along growing up?
We were sisters. That should answer your question. We were both stubborn, her more than me often. We actually grew even closer in adulthood. We respected each other’s strengths and we often wouldn’t let each other forget about our weaknesses, but we grew together. We learned together. In many ways we were two sides of the same coin and now I’m just learning to navigate through this world without that other half, and it’s hard to find balance. But perhaps I have found that.
Hailey: At least you still have your nephews. Do you think Sarai would have been proud of them?
Without a doubt. She would’ve been over the moon with Callum’s newfound confidence and Ezran’s wisdom that’s beyond his years. I believe that she is proud.
All I will say about Viren is that he thinks he is smart, but I am much smarter, and he knows it. I’ve never fully trusted Viren and that will never change. After Sarai’s death I kept him at a distance emotionally, even more than I had before. I know he regrets what happened, but that does not change the past.
Kuno: What do you think of Callum’s newfound relationship with Rayla? Especially since you’ve kind of had some blows with her in the past.
That’s one way to put it. I’ve come around to it. Obviously, at first I was fully opposed, knee-jerk reaction given our history, and then I thought maybe there was some sort of captive-captor attraction. Then I realized her heart is in the right place, and actually Callum could learn quite a lot from her, in fact he badly needs to. But she’s going to have her hands full, I’ll tell you that.
I think working on to not only but accept, but to learn to love the new relationship between elves and humans.
Kuno: What is your opinion on Rayla? Callum introduced her as his girlfriend and you didn’t even know he was dating.
Now, my opinion of Rayla has nothing to do with her being an elf, I know lots of elves, I’m adjusting to the idea of Callum dating. It’s a bit of a frightening thought, and it’s more for Rayla’s sake than for Callum’s. So of course Callum has my blessing, I think Rayla is actually an incredibly skilled warrior, her heart is obviously in the right place, and she was right and frankly, I was wrong in the past. So I have quite a bit of respect for Rayla, I just hope, between you and I, that Callum doesn’t screw this up.
Girl needs a break. I’m getting into the Ben n’ Jerry’s, I’m catching up on Hulu. I zoom with Janai, twice a day. [...] It’s been difficult being socially distanced apart from Gren.
