Well we thought we had interviewed the
shortest candidates already but were forgetting that certain species of Fae are
for all extents and purposes, built like children. Standing at a meagre 4ft 7in
tall Karyf is one such individual, being a Fae of the Welkin variety and slim
to boot means she appears to have the head of an adult rudely stuck atop of the
slight frame of a young girl. At least in Karyf’s case her over-sized wings
somewhat balance her appearance, most Welkin do not possess wings of this size
and the majority are, shall we say, a might bit fatter than Karyf is.
Her slender form may be in part due to the
amount of mental energy she expends and of course, the fact that she is only 48yrs
old, which as we have already established is still young for a member of her
species and would therefore equal a physique not dissimilar to that of a 24yr
old.
Despite her relative youth, she does possess
extensive knowledge and experience, raised to work as a ‘covert specialised
operative’ (which we understand to be much like a spy and interrogation agent) she
is well practiced in mind-manipulation techniques and we hesitate to add, has the
ability to input thoughts into the minds of others.
At this venture, we feel we
should disclaim then that any unexpected niceties extended towards Karyf will
likely occur because she put those thoughts in our heads, we are not, after
all, renowned for saying nice things about our interviewees.
A good moment then to point out that
Karyf’s base nature seems to be one of vicious, self-righteous sniping whenever
the opportunity arises. She is argumentative and forthright in her opinions.
That isn’t to say she is unpleasant to converse with, however being heard above
her ego or breaking past her furiously fuelled need to be the most important
and correct person in the room can be somewhat of a challenge.
She is unashamedly power-hungry and driven;
qualities that she manages to make sound endearing despite the fact that all her
causes are self-serving. An unwavering and passionate soul she certainly
manages to hold our attention, or rather bolt it firmly in place for the
duration of the interview. Karyf expresses that she cannot abide laziness, intensely
dislikes ‘ditherers,’ and will not tolerate people whose, ‘minds wander every
five seconds.’ Yes, she demands you stare at her whilst she speaks and will
reprimand anyone that she thinks isn’t listening. That said there is a fair
amount of sway in her behaviour. Often sweet, calm and even charming she will
switch to deride others without hesitation and always rises to a challenge.
Her partner in business and at
present in life is a Fae of the Alary variety (that
would be the ‘bird-winged’ Fae for those not in the know) named Dhei Rysen.
Their skills and duality of
profession makes them well suited, a couple who undoubtedly argue a lot and
probably play nasty tricks on one another. They have a kind of mutual respect
due to being an even match in their opposing abilities; opposites attract or in
this case, loggerheads always reach a stalemate, aside from the part where the
woman always wins. Neither of these two are a soft touch; both are manipulative
and highly conceited, which actually sounds like the perfectly twisted sort of odd
bliss you expect them to covet. All’s well that ends indifferently in their
books, as long as there’s some kind of argument about it along the way.
Indifferent is one word however, we
would never peg to Karyf. Her dusty pink locks and bright green eyes have an
entrancing allure, a quiet and powerful mystique that we are unable to
pinpoint. On the other hand, maybe that is Karyf adding her own little thought edits
to skew our perceptions.
