Fred the Elfling interviews
Fred the Elfling
Fred:
Who the heck is Fred the elfling and what have you got to do with the Tales of
Tiberius?
Mr.
Elfling: I’m a reporter that lives in the fairy lands. I’m going to talk to some of the people involved
with the events depicted in the Tales of Tiberius and try and fill in a bit of
the background for you.
Fred:
What the heck is an elfling?
Mr.
Elfling: A short elf. You must have noticed there is more than one
kind of elf. Elfling is a technical
term for the shorter type of elf, as distinguished from the taller wood
elf.
Fred:
You’re a reporter?!
Mr.
Elfling: We can’t all make cookies, shoes, or be dentists.
Fred:
Why you?
Mr.
Elfling: Well, Mr. Stuart has done a remarkable job putting together the major
events and stories. But someone’s got
to be on the scene to ask the tough questions.
Fred:
So you’re going to interview people connected with the Tales of Tiberius? How is that going to work exactly? You sit down with these people and tell them
you want to do a brief interview with them for the internet? Isn’t that going to raise a few
eyebrows? Especially seeing as a
computer would burst into magical flames if you tried to use one in the
Anderheim?
Mr.
Elfling: I wasn’t actually going to mention the internet part. I’ll just tell people that it’s for a
magazine. The printing press was
invented in 1436 over one hundred and fifty years before the founding of the
Stewardship. Of course some people in
the Stewardship have at least heard of the internet and computers. Wizards mostly.
Fred:
Isn’t this going to give away the story?
I mean if you’re talking to someone, they must have lived though the
novel, right?
Mr.
Elfling: Not necessarily. It’s not
beyond a bit of elf magic to interview a dead person. Odysseus did it, I don’t see why I can’t. Anyway I’m trying to ask questions you
wouldn’t typically have time for in a novel.
Things like, what’s your favorite food, what’s the latest gossip, that
sort of thing.
Fred:
So you’re going to be sort of a Gossip columnist for the Stewardship?
Mr.
Elfling: Right. As accurate as any
other feature columnist you’ve read.
Fred:
So your column will be filled with inaccuracies, misquotes, out of context
statements and the occasional outright lie?
Mr.
Elfling: Hey! Look pal I’m a serious reporter…
Fred:
Gosh that’s all the space we have for today.
Check back next month for another fascinating interview.
Artwork Copyright Theresa Flaherty 2011