Interviewer: Hello, Dr. Carver. Thank you for joining us
today.
Dr. Jesse Carver: Please, call me Jesse.
Jesse. How were the
snacks? Did Max leave any, or did he eat them all?
Oh, Hess is very fussy when it comes to food. I’m not. And I
love Romanian cuisine.
Really? What do you
like best?
I like traditional Christmas and Easter food. Stuffed
cabbage rolls, pork sausages, boeuf salad…
Easter sponge cake?
No, I’m afraid I’m not a big fan of the sponge cake. I’ll take
a chocolate cake any day.
Me too. So, do you
feel at home in Romania
Yes, I got accustomed with the life here rather fast. It’s
not much different when you spend most of the time working in the hospital. The
patients are the same everywhere.
Except there’s no
vampire blood in our hospitals.
One can’t have it all, but it’s manageable.
Let’s stop talking
about work for a moment. What do you do for fun?
It’s been so long since I’ve had a day off that I can barely
remember … sleeping comes to mind.
I was thinking about
something more active. Did you get to visit the country a bit since moving to
Romania?
Some. I didn’t have much time, and I’ve been traveling a lot
lately. Liana promised we’d go sightseeing when she takes a vacation. Of
course, I’ll believe it when I see it.
Do you think she
works too much?
Do you have to ask? I try to make her slow down but … even
Hess can’t so…
Well, she has a lot
of responsibilities.
She doesn’t have to carry the whole world’s weight on her
shoulders if you ask me. That’s what the Little Council is for.
Maybe she likes a
more hands on approach.
You would too if you were left alone to defend the world
from the new breeds.
Does she feel there’s
no one she can rely on?
I wouldn’t go that far. And she isn’t alone anymore.
She has you now.
And Hess. And her friends, too.
Can you give us an
update on her friends?
Ştefan won the elections. He’s the youngest President
Romania ever had. They dug Radu up from under the rocks. He’s fine. Rodica is
still recovering. She got it worse than I with the new breed venom, but the
prognosis is good.
What about you?
You’ve been through quite an ordeal too. How’s the health?
I’m fine. It sure helps that there are no more new breeds
around to make my life difficult. I’m glad it’s over.
I’m glad to hear
that. So, what’s the plan next?
I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Liana. She doesn’t share
work secrets with me.
I doubt that, but
okay. People are asking about Bella. What happened to her?
She’s at home. We sort of kidnapped her.
And Liana agreed to
this?
She didn’t have much choice. We were discussing our travel
plans upon leaving New Zealand, and out of the blue, Bella started growling. It
turned out she’s bilingual. Liana blames me for spoiling her, but it was
already done. You can’t say no to a dog trained to kill vampires once she sets
her mind to do something. So she got it her way.
That’s a cute story,
especially about Bella being bilingual. We know you’re speaking Romanian too.
Before you go, tell us something in Romanian.
Oh, that’s a tough one. Did you know Bella completely
destroyed my dictionary? It happened one day when we were returned home late.
Anyway, what do you want me to say? Hmm … Mi-a făcut plăcere şi sper să ne mai vedem. It
was nice to meet you and I hope we can do this again. I know, the accent is
terrible!
No, it’s fine. No
need to be so modest. Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions today. I know keeping a high
profile is not on top of your list.
That’s true, I enjoy being a nobody, but this was fun. So
count on me if you ever need some inside information. Maybe for a future book?
No one likes to disappear into nothingness.
I’ll keep that in
mind. Thank you, Jesse. Enjoy the opera!
Oh, God, I forgot about that!
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