Interviewing Gavin from Secrets of a Noble Key Keeper
Interviewer: Welcome, Gavin! You have quite the
adventurous life as Dreamland’s keykeeper. What does that title mean exactly?
Gavin: It means I’m responsible for guarding the
gates of Dreamland. If dreamers wander too close, it’s my job to make sure they
find their way back to where they belong—before they stumble into places they
shouldn’t be.
Interviewer: That sounds like a lot of
responsibility. Do you ever wish you had a different life?
Gavin: [chuckles] Why would I? Dreamland is
exactly what I make it, and I get to have the wildest adventures. Fighting
pirates, outwitting monsters, exploring endless hallways of doors—how could I
ever be bored?
Interviewer: Speaking of pirates, you recently faced
off against the legendary Captain Drake Blackmont. How did that go?
Gavin: [grins] Let’s just say, I lasted longer
than most. And that’s something to be proud of.
Interviewer: You carry a very special key. Can you
tell us what it unlocks?
Gavin: Now that would ruin the mystery, wouldn’t it?
I’ll say this—the right door only opens for the right person, and you’d better
be sure before you turn the key.
Interviewer: Dreamland sounds incredible. If someone
were to stumble inside, what’s the first thing they should do?
Gavin: That depends—do you want to explore, or do you
want to get lost? [smirks] The first thing I’d tell them is to choose
wisely, because in Dreamland, what you believe becomes reality.
Interviewer: That’s a little ominous. Have you ever
met someone who got lost in their own dream?
Gavin: [expression darkens] More than once.
It’s easy to lose yourself when you don’t want to wake up. But every dream has
a door, if you’re willing to find it.
Interviewer: Be careful what you wish for, right?
Gavin: Exactly. Some dreams are harder to wake up
from than you think.
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Read Gavin's story in Secrets of a Noble Key Keeper by Richelle E. Goodrich. Find it on Amazon.
“Reality depends a great deal upon one believing what he sees—or seeing what he believes. Either way.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
Meet Gavin, a curious young man whose calling it is to guard the gates of his homeland. As a keykeeper, Gavin comes across many outsiders whom he creatively steers away from the borders of his magical world: A world where ogres bowl for their dinner. A world where pirates sail the clouds to plunder diamonds from the night sky. A world where bubbleberries make a person burp out loud. It is a place where anything imaginable is commonplace. All the while, the young keykeeper finds himself increasingly intrigued by stories of the outside. Snooping about, he is captivated by a dreamer who piques his interest in the ordinary.
