Watching the Flight {open}

[Na Qaiah]

Shammy was headed back from doing chores in the barns when she heard Issarith bellow her challange to the Weyr. She could have sworn the ground shook. Such a loud voice from such a small dragon. It didn't startle her, it excited her. At last a Queen to rise, that meant a clutching soon. Jumping up and down excitedly and clapping, she headed toward the feeding pens and the closest shelter so she could watch the flight.

Some day she would be doing this same thing, of course it depended on what color chose her for their own. She watched as they took off and headed for the skies. When the pale Issarith dove under the leaping Achilleth, Shammy gasped as the queens wing tips grazed the ground before she headed almost straight up.

She giggled a bit at the look on the poor bronzes face as he looked like a humped up tunnel cat trying to stay out of her way. The rest was a site to see, a rainbow of bronze, brown and blue headed for the sky doing their best to catch the shining Gold.

She moved over under a different over hang out of the weather so she could watch easier. She noticed a few of her fellow candidates coming to watch too. Ohhhh, how exciting this was. YES YES YES!!!

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K'dan was lounging in his Weyr it was a rare day with nothing important to do. He was aware that Osirith was out on his ledge in the rain. He was intently watching the goings on, something he did from time to time.

Issarith Rises! [/b] The blue alerted his rider.

Are you going to give chase Rith? K'dan asked as he headed up toward the ledge entrance. He grabbed a leather coat that was treated to keep most of the rain off, and stepped out to look down on the feeding pens.

No, I will not chase mykdan, this is for the bronzes and browns. It is for the weyr. I will not interfere with this one. the egyption blue stretched out a wing so his rider could stand under it and stay pretty dry.

Patting the blue just under his wing, K'dan was grateful for the lack of water hitting him. From their perch they watched the flight as it happened. They both chuckled a bit at Achilleth when Issarith dove under him when they took off. This was going to be one interesting flight. He wondered how it would turn out.

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T'mar was mending a shirt, something he hated to do. he wasn't very good at it and he kept poking his fingers. "OUCH!" was heard every once in awhile. Petroth was snoozing on his couch, it was a fitful kind of sleep.

A loud bugle from the feeding grounds made them both jump. T'mar stabbing his finger hard with the needle he was holding. "OUCH! SHARDS that HURT!" He yelled as he stuck the hurt finger into his mouth.

Petroth all most fell off his couch, he gave a loud SNORT as he spred his wings for balance. Issarith Rises Mine. Are you ok? Do you need a healer?

I'm fine Pet, but the needle hurt, and I won't need a healer. Do you want to watch the flight?[/i] He asked as he headed for the twin blue, his finger still in his mouth.

Together the pair headed out to watch the flight, he noticed there were several others doing the same thing.

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Aisynn and Shivath had just come in from another sweep ride. they were both soaked, more the greens rider then the green. They had seen the gold in the feeding pens bleeding her kill and were anxious to get out of the path of the pending flight.

They landed on their ledge just in time. Aisynn had just hung up Shivath's riding straps to dry, when Issarith roared her challange to the Weyr. Together the pair walked out onto the ledge and back into the rain to watch.

It's Issarith. Good timing, we needed a Gold to rise. The pretty green informed her rider. Not that she really needed to, it was easy to tell by the size and color.

Nodding in agreement, Aisynn walked under her dragons neck between her front legs and stood pretty much out of the rain. This was good, very good.

[freya]

"There will soon be eggs on the sands," said R'kin as he was helping out in the barns the noticed the dark haired beauty that was in one out of the out hangings. R'kin had been working in the barns as part of his weyrlings chores as his bronze was in the barracks sleeping. His dragon had already done his maiden flight as had all the other weyrlings and it was perfectly time out that soon enough there would be more eggs on the sands. The young bronze weyrling looked up at the sky and imagined that soon enough it was be his Krestanovith chasing after queens. "Soon it will be us," said Krestanovith as he talked to his rider in his mind then went back to sleep. The young dragon still slept a lot as they we're still growing and Krestanovith was one of the largest dragons. R'kin couldn't imagine mating flight as he had just flown and had to smile at this fact.

He went to stand near the young woman who looked to be older then other candidates. She was definatley one to impress a dragon the way she carried herself and smiled at this fact. "Are you another gold candidate or would another color suit you," asked R'kin as he ran a hand through his brown hair. The girls seemed all to be out for gold dragons and he wondered if they would be disappointed if another color actually chosen them. R'kin had to agree that the odds we're good that a gold would be born sense this was a new gold and was a proven breeder.

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Trelia was down in the bowl with the others and she had heard that the gold was rising. It was just the thing that the candidate was hoping for and watched the skys with hopeful eyes. The young woman hoped that a gold egg would result out of this mating flight. Her eyes we're harsh as she made out a brown dragon daring to try to catch the queen. A brown dragon would not produce a gold queen and hoped that it would be a young bronze that would win her flight. She was a small gold that was a proven riser and producer of past clutches which meant a good clutch. Her eyes darted over to her old friend T'mar and she waved then said, "Wow, I can't believe that she was the first to rise,".

The young woman smiled at the blue then kept her eyes on the sky as she couldn't wait to see what dragon won the flight. "Even if this flight doesn't produce a queen there's always the next queen," said Trelia hopeful as she was a patient woman and could wait out any situation. Trelia would impress a gold dragon and would not have a open heart for any other type of a dragon. She kept her eyes on the sky as the gold rose and prayed that it was a bronze that caught her.

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[Na Qaiah]

Shammy jumped at the sound of R'kin's voice. Turning she smiled at him. "R'kin and Krestanovith, am I right?" She asked hoping she didn't get it wrong. "Isn't it wonderful, the thought of eggs soon being on the sands just makes me wish it was sooner then later." she whispered excitedly before turning her gaze back to the skies.

[freya]

"Yeah, it will be great," said R'kin as he smiled at her then looked up at the skies. He had to wonder in another turn when Marley's Elynth flow the skies would his bronze be the one to catch her. R'kin held a hand up to block out the sun's rays from his line of sight as he looked at the bronzes trying to catch the gold. "I hope that it is a good clutch though it will most likely be small as our own clutch was only about ten," said R'kin as he remebered the small clutch in which his own bronze came from. He still couldn't believe that he'd been chosen that day by his beautiful bronze.

"What color do you hope to impress," asked R'kin as he looked at the young woman who no doubt had her preferences as everyone did? He turned his attention back to the young woman then said, "Even if your lifemate doesn't happen in this group of eggs there's always the chance that when Gold Rhiannoth rises that it can be found there,". The young bronze weyrling had no doubt that the two queens together would produce a large group of eggs and that the holdless would return. "The queens eggs will no doubt attract the holdless," said R'kin as he thought the news of eggs on the sands would make them come out of their hiding place.

[Na Qaiah]

"I hope to impress a beautiful blue," Shammy smiling brightly at R'kin. She was totally unaware what kind of effect this type of smile had on men. She looked back up at the clouds to see if the flight was heading back down where they could see then said, "I know, I just hope I don't have to wait too long for my lifemate, but I would wait if I needed too." She finished her smile never fading.

It did fade however at the mention of the holdless returning, "Ohhh you are right, it could very well attract the holdless to attack again. And with the refugees coming from the north..." Shammy trailed off clasping R'kins arm. "Do you really think they would dare sense they were drove off the last time?" She asked her eyes going wide in fear. She kept a hold of the bronze riders arm as she turned her eyes to the skies.

"Oh look, there they are, it looks more like they are fighting then mating, who do you suppose it is she is entwined with?" Shammy asked this time the smile back on her face as she pointed to the skies at the falling pair.

[freya]

R'kin listened to her speak and then smiled up at the sight then said, "I can almost bet it's J'ldaem of bronze Tseravith and I hope it is as I greatly admire him,". He looked up to all of the bronze riders especially the younger ones that dared to try to fly a queen. "I hope that it is him because he'll prove that the younger bronze dragons are just as good as the older ones," said R'kin as he looked at her. When he looked back at her the look of hope was one he recognized and remebered back to the time when he would just hope to impress. It never occured to him that he might impress a bronze of all colors then he said, "A blue dragon would be great for you because it seemed to fit you,".


"A blue impressing a girl is almost as rare as a gold being shelled," said R'kin as he mused at the thought of a blue choosing a girl. He'd heard that it had happened a few times in the past though it was not a common thing to occur. The bronze weyrling looked up at the skys and soon thought that would be him. It would only be another turn of growing and training then his bronze dragon would be fully grown. His dragon would go after the golds in the sky and couldn't wait for that day.

[Na Qaiah]

"J'ldaem of bronze Tseravith." Shammy said thinking out loud, "Oh ok, I can place him now, I agree with you on the younger ones showing they can fly the queens too. Your Krestanovith will be old enough soon too won't he? Then you will be able to try for the gold. I bet you two make it too." She finished looking back up at the sky. There were several coming back down now that the flight was over.

"Thank you for the compliment, I hope a blue will find me worthy, its all I dream of these days, and now that there has been a gold flight there will be eggs on the sands soon." Shammy impulsively gave the young bronze rider a big hug and a quick peck on the cheek before turning and running back into the Weyr.

[freya]

R'kin smiled at the girl when she was talking about eggs being on the sands again. When she hugged him then kissed him on the cheek this made R'kin blush. He would definatley watch for them on the sands soon and would hope that she would impress what she most desired. The bronze weyrling looked up at the sky and then just imagined the day that it would be him with his bronze. "One day," said R'kin as he looked up then went back to his dragon for another oiling.