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[G] [C] 735.03.07 |Graduation Fears - Printable Version

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735.03.07 |Graduation Fears - Rhaedalyn - 16.Aug.14

Rhaedalyn still couldn’t keep from smiling brightly even after B’jin left. He was the bearer of good news, telling the golden pair that they would graduate sooner than the full two turns like G’rem had stubbornly clung to. It had been the old and traditional format of educating weyrlings but S’kef had changed that a while ago since there were so many clutches of late and not enough Weyrlingmasters. There were likely other reasons but Rhaedalyn tried to keep her nose out of the politics since it often ended up confusing her. All she knew was, everyone else was graduating before them because of the change. It made her feel like an idiot; as if G’rem simply couldn’t get all the information into their heads any sooner. It didn’t help that other than Aradissicath, the entire clutch had been filled with greens.

But now, now they would graduate sooner and with the double class.

No. Aradissicath firmly stated once B’jin was well and truly gone and Rhaedalyn’s happy thoughts couldn’t be contained or ignored any longer. I refuse to graduate with them. Rhaedalyn frowned, wondering who was meant with that statement and then it dawned on her; the two younger golds were in that double class. Aradissicath had hated Mizeath and Wydrith since they hatched and gave her attitude and lack of respect. Rhaedalyn couldn’t really blame her though since she was always uncomfortable around Ameris and Peorray as well. It was likely why Aradissicath remembered her hatred as strongly as she did.

“But it’s better than graduating after them, even though they’re younger, right?” Rhaedalyn tried to keep the optimistic view but visions of what might happen with all three gold dragons trying to be centre stage started to haunt her and she had to admit that it wouldn’t be pretty. They were all divas in their own way and all far too stubborn in their beliefs that they were right and the others were nothing more than a shame or annoyance. Rhaedalyn frowned deeper as she started to come around to her dragon’s way of thinking. She didn’t necessarily like or hate the other goldriders but it seemed like a good idea to avoid more drama than was needed.

Good. Then you should go discuss it with the Weyrlingmaster. Address your concerns and let him know it needs to be changed. Rhaedalyn started to nod in agreement but then stopped, horrified at what that entailed. “Dissi! I can’t go around demanding things. It’s not polite.” She started to pace around her small room, fussing with her few belongings as she went. The whole situation was horrible! They had graduation now set with the other young golds, she was being weird around R’nya since the flight, and now Aradissicath’s mood would grow grumpier the closer to clutching she became with people pestering her.

Rhaedalyn gasped and stopped pacing as she stared at the wall. To double check her math, her fingers were used to count out the months from flight to clutching and hatching. The frown that was becoming far too commonplace on her face deepened yet again but then it turned into a cautious smile as a giggle escaped. “I think we have a case after all, Dissi. You’ll be sand-bound soon.” No one would want to deal with a cranky gold missing her own graduation! Rhaedalyn giggled again in delight as she quickly made sure she was presentable for an impromptu meeting with G’rem and skipped out the door.

After an hour that was filled with tears of pleading and joy, Rhaedalyn was once more skipping out a door, this time of G’rem’s. He had agreed! She was infinitely relieved and gave her dragon a hug with arms wrapping tightly around the golden neck. She knew G’rem couldn’t stay grumpy forever and would eventually listen to reason! Whether he finally gave in because she was annoying, too kind to say no to too much longer, or he agreed that it would be disastrous to have all three golds in one graduation didn’t matter to Rhaedalyn. She had won a victory and held her ground to do so. She was positively glowing and proud of herself.

All that was left was to tell her classmates of her success but that would have to wait as she had to find Z’ia and tell him the wonderful news. She would soon be graduated and an official goldrider, not a Weyrling or someone’s student but a well and true dragonrider!

It was probably silly but Rhaedalyn finally felt like she had accomplished something in her life and wasn’t seen as a failure. She had an amazing boyfriend, a beautiful dragon, and she was almost a graduate.

Her life was absolutely wonderfully perfect!