But my father raised me by his values, and he is the most upstanding person I know. That I’m willful and headstrong and don’t respect the boundaries of the law and court. I know what you’re thinking-that I’m young and inexperienced and bound to make mistakes. How can I expect my people to trust me if I’m sneaking behind their backs and committing treason? HESINA: What are you talking about? A queen leads by example. Where & how do you draw the line? Does this line change? Does it even exist? VICKY: Hesina, as queen, you have to make a lot of hard decisions–and maybe even commit treason. She dives right in, assaulting Hesina with a multitude of questions. Must be the deceiving round face that makes Vicky seem unthreatening. She darts out of the shadows and plants herself in front of the queen, startling her more than putting her on edge.

Sure, the queen might be able to choke her to death, but Vicky is willing to risk her wrath to find out more. Hesina’s reign has already begun with a bang–a trial for the murder of the king. Questions in hand, she prepares to stop Hesina and have her answer her questions, no matter the cost. She watches in the shadows as the newly crowned queen exits her office. Vicky is at the Eastern Palace, having snuck past the guards to reach Hesina’s quarters. I won’t keep you waiting to read for long (but stay tuned for a giveaway at the end). (Is this like fanfic with your favorite author? omg)ĪND SO YEAH. It was so wonderful collaborating with Joan about this– she wrote the character dialogue (bold) and I wrote the framework. You all probably know just how much I love this book (this is the third time this week I’ve posted on my blog about it I LOVE IT THAT MUCH), but today, I have something different and still very exciting for y’all:Ī character interview with the characters from DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE!!!ĭon’t fret about spoilers because there are none here, but you get to meet all the characters that I love.

The descendant of the crane