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On Tue, 15 May 18 23:21:03 UTC Bren (47) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Confinement
Where would you like to live?
Near the ocean. Do they still exist? I have memories of them.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Being free from the Liege that controls Vanandium.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
I am trusting of all.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Our books have been banned. I once saw a copy of Little Women. I don't remember where I put it.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
My memory of my past comes and goes, but I rexall stories of Athena.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
I don't have one.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Joe. Now, where did I hide that book.
Your favorite painter?
Joachim. He leaves our mark on many of the Liege's buildings.
Your favorite musician?
Music is banned. Sometimes, I remember a song that my mother used to sing to me. She would hum it to me.
The quality you most admire in a man?
I have only met bounty hunters. They have little to admire.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
I know few women, but I would imagine it would be strength.
Your favorite virtue?
Goodness. There is little of it left in Vanandium.
Your favorite occupation?
The people under the Liege do not get to choose their occupation. I would choose the keeper of the oceans, as I have memories of the hill they sat upon, watching as the waves crashed upon the sand.
Who would you have liked to be?
Jo March. I know that she is only in a book, but she had qualities I admire.
Your most marked characteristic?
Patience. I have had little of it since he arrived.
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty. I know that they will keep watch over me.
What is your principle defect?
My trust in him. I should not trust him. He is a bounty hunter for the Liege.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To return to the orphanage. I wish to be free.
What would you like to be?
I do not know. My only thought has been freedom.
What is your favorite color?
Blue. The oceans are blue, at least from what I remember.
What is your favorite flower?
My mother's was red rose. I recall the wildflowers my father brought to me when I was young.
What is your favorite bird?
I have none.Vanandium has none.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
I don't have any.
Who are your favorite poets?
The books were banned long ago. My only connection to the past is my book of the Marches.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My friends. They will never let me down.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Joan of Arc. I think that was her name. I remember my mother reading about her once.
What are your favorite names?
I have no favorite name, but not Finnegan. Definitely not that.
What is it you most dislike?
Finnegan. He is most distressing and distracts me from my purpose.
What historical figures do you most despise?
The Liege. Although, I am not sure if he is historical.
What event in military history do you most admire?
My father told me once of a war between a lion and a witch. I think that is military, but I recall a closet full of coats?
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
The gift of peace. We have little of it in Vanandium
How would you like to die?
I would not wish to die. I would not wish it for my friends, but if it were so, then I would gladly die by his Liege's hunters to give them freedom.
What is your present state of mind?
Curiosity. I am not sure what all of these questions have to do with entering the gates of Croatoan..
What is your motto?
Freedom of spirit and body from the Liege. Peace for all.

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