Lives Disasters & a Character Spotlight

Hello everyone!

I hope that this has been a fantastic week, so far, for all of you. Without getting into it, ours has been a rough one. While normally I’m not an open book, because of the people involved and the sensitivity of the situations; I cannot get into it. I will, however say that these are the events that I often process through my writing. So, do not worry about me. I won’t hold on to anything unhealthily. I will, however, impart some advice. Let the people in your lives know you love them. Put aside any fears you may have, or anger you may hold on to, to let them know they are important to you, and that you will be there for them. I know regret from my personal experiences, and some of them can be hard to live with.

Now, on to the lighter side of things. I thought I’d do another character highlight from "The Fae Chronicles". I’d like to introduce all of you to King Kniall. He was loosely inspired by the famous former legendary high king of Ireland. Kniall of the Nine Hostages, who I, along with millions of other people across the globe have way, deep, deep down in my family tree. He ruled the ancient center of Ireland from A.D. 379 to A.D. 405. There are many wild legends about him, however, he was reportedly so wildly virile that he was blessed with 12 strapping sons. As I had mentioned, the King Kniall from my story was only loosely based on him, however, and they are quite different.

King Kniall is married to Queen Vesta, and sadly they could never have children. He is a kind, strong, wise and benevolent king who rules over not just his own kingdom. But all the realms surrounding it, from Oceana to Oighear. His only wish is to keep the people safe and see them thrive. Unfortunately, in the snow realms of Oighear and Ifreann, there is great tension that has arisen due to what their leaders view as archaic rules set on the lords and ladies of the various realms, and these tensions have caused a rise in violence, which ultimately cut of trade to those areas. Of course this does nothing to strengthen ties between the regions and only feeds into the desires of the cruel Lord Kai, of Ifreann, to take over as the new king. While King Kniall regrets this decision, he feels that this is the only way to keep the other realms safe from the cruelty of Lord Kai.