Author: lazaruscarpenterauthor

You have a number of magical friends you met during the course of the Prophecy. Who would you say was your favourite?

“I do not have a favourite friend, I love them all equally as only a dwarf can I suppose. Carron the Raven, Tan-y-Mynedd the Dragon and Merlina my trusted steed all have qualities unique to them as indeed do all living creatures. But my teachers are also my friends and you could say, Owain Glyndwr was magical in many ways.”

Carron the Raven is a very interesting character and somewhat mischievous is he not?

“An understatement, if I may be permitted to say so? Carron is a very clever bird and has incredible abilities to change his appearance from bird, to whatever he must in order to do his duties. He has taught me much and always with a great sense of humour and concern. With skills of transformation, knowledge of time portals and so much more, far to complicated to explain here. Suffice to say, no dwarf should be without a raven as a friend.

Yes, he can be irritating, great joy flutters feathers every time he hides my spoon, nibbles at my ear or sticks a pointed beak so far into my ear, I think he may pierce my brain. He can be very annoying to Merlina too, but they are good friends and always have been since the day Carron alighted on the mare’s back, whispered in her ear and then pecked at her long shaggy mane. A little irritation that Merlina never did enjoy. Carron did!

A master of many languages and especially those of a most sacred nature, Carron is an asset in many a tight corner. When I left Glyndwr standing in his garden at Syncarth sat upon Tan-y-Mynedd flying towards the moon and on to the Council of Blue Stone, I would see Carron again in all his glory.”

MORE FROM CRACH FFINNANT COMING SOON

THE BOXES ARRIVE

When the boxes full of my new book arrived the other day I was of course delighted. Opening them enthusiastically, carefully breaking the seal and removing packaging, there in front of me, stacks of my book from  wordsmatterpublishing.com The first thing I saw was the wonderful front cover illustrated by Debbie Eve and designed by WMP. Holding my book in reality is, one the one hand quite humbling, on the other, the most amazing buzz I have ever felt. Tammy Koelling told me I was now a novelist and here in my hands, the hard proof.

So even though one knows the story well, I mean I wrote it, I read it as if I had not. As odd as that may sound, it is how I felt. I finished it in three sittings, laughing at Crachs humour, moved by his honesty, the magic, incredible characters and sub plots within the prophecy and excited by what was coming next. It is rewarding to read your own work and feel you have certainly done your best and created a story that may be read by anybody and a character, dear Crach Ffinnant…. who is so lovable, wise and entertaining in everything he does or says.

So… ‘Did I enjoy reading my own book? I did thank you, very much indeed and I hope you do too. I was certainly left feeling I wanted to read on…. fortunate, Crach Ffinnant – Rise of the Dragon is nearly finished! Bless you Crach Ffinnant…. ‘justice does prevail’ .. you are back!

INTERVIEW WITH CRACH FFINNANT

PART THREE

Crach, do you mind if we continue talking about dragons?

“I do not mind at all and am grateful for the opportunity to do so. Dragons are my friends and Tan-y-Mynedd, wisest of all was a tutor when I was an apprentice, later becoming a great friend. Dragons are mystical and magical creatures, their true natures unknown to most.”

But not to all?

“Not to me!”

Would you tell our readers more about Tan-y-Mynedd?

“What would you like to know? There is so much to tell and knowing where to start such a great story about this beautiful creature, could be years of your time in the telling, yet no time at all for me.”

In the ‘Prophecy’ Tan-y-Mynedd thinks there may be a cache of eggs somewhere, hidden deep in the caves of Wales. Does he find them?

“You will have to read ‘Crach Ffinnant – Rise of the Dragon’ Book Two of  my stories to find out .. and it will be here soon as sure as day follows night.”

In the Prophecy, Tan-y-Mynedd teaches you a great lesson about illusions whilst you were an apprentice, with your old master Llywd ap Crachan Llwyd. Has it served you well since?

“As you will read in the story, this illusion was so great and powerful in imagery, without the teaching I would have been unable to pass this deep ravine, which was not at all as it first seemed to this dwarfs young eyes. Indeed I thought I may plummet to the depths of who knows where. Yet a dip of the toe (I hate getting my small feet wet) ripple after ripple fogging my vision……. and whoosh…… by dragons breath ……. an illusion. It has served me well as it would all. There are many illusions in nature where light plays with shadow and phantoms stalk our visions. A first glance creating fear or amazement of what is seen, only flicks of an eyebrow later, what we see is not what is there. Consider a walk at dusk and remember what you thought you saw.”

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CRACH FFINNANT PROPHET & SEER TOMORROW

PART TWO

So you have noticed the absence of bears, wolves and dragons and I think you find this distressing Crach?

‘I am indeed distressed by such a travesty of injustice. Who gives anybody the right to destroy and annihilate sentient beings? Your country is a worse place for their absence. When I trod this earth over six hundred years ago, bears and wolves were commonly seen and avoided by anyone with any sense.

But Dragons….. where are they? 

Six hundred years is not that long for a dragon and they hate human kind with a vengeance after having such cruelty thrust upon them for centuries. In reality they are timid creatures contrary to their reputation for fierceness,  I hope there may be a few secreted deep in caves where mankind will never walk. There must be.. there has to be… we cannot live in harmony without dragon breath wisdom.

Tan-y-Mynedd is one of the wisest and he taught me much worthy of the knowing, when I was a young dwarf and along with so many others from magical realms, he served the Prophecy well.’ 

Do you think you have any other quest after six centuries of serving the Prophecy?

‘Of course I am questing to share stories of the old world with the new but, I must seek the dragons as in my heart I feel they are still with us. Your world as it is now, needs dragon wisdom more than ever. Breath and fire is life and it is rebirth of all things new, it must be protected, cherished and loved and tells us change is always constant. This is the wisdom of the dragon.’