16.May.13, 08:57 PM
If Caxith wasn't known for her flights, it was at T'rielle's begging request. At first it had been in concern over her; he could handle whatever happened, he said, but what about her? She wasn't the largest of greens, and that, naturally, meant that she couldn't take care of herself. Not, of course, taking into account that she hadn't been too terribly far from taking his arm off at her hatching. When particularly proddy, she'd entertain the thought of what would have happened if she'd been of a slightly more sadistic mind and actually done it. At first, it had taken T'rielle back, but when it continued to fall into conversation whenever she was close to rising he finally made the connection and formulated a response; she'd only have hurt herself, after all, because who else was there, for her?
Even she couldn't deny the logic in that statement.
Brooding sentimentality aside, though, he was slightly mortified with the desecration of her food. She wasn't usually this violent, and he could only guess that it was because she had an audience. Amusing, in part, but more worrying at the immediate moment. He didn't need to deal with rumors that she was a rabid beast because some poor soul happened upon her while she was feeding and made her feel like she needed to show off. She had enough going for her without that, even if she didn't think so. Any more randomly initiated stunts than she already had in her array would put him into cardiac arrest.
"That seems to be the norm lately, as far as I've heard. Despite all of the chaos around the Weyr." He observed lightly. "Apparently I hang around all the lucky ones." Grinning, he turned back as Besulth landed, cocking his head with a chuckle at C'vir's explanation. "At least that's something relatively mundane. That one over there is convinced she's a fish. Or a salamander. Nearly gives me a heart attack when she dives into the lake and doesn't come up for two minutes." Which was precisely why she did it, and they both knew it. Some day, T'rielle would grow up and realize that, no, giving her the attention she was seeking from such stunts would not, in fact, make her stop.
"They certainly tend to be better conversation than most people, I'll give them that." He grinned. "What, you don't like adventure? Unpredictability? That's the best part of the day!"
You're one of a kind in that respect, love. She was slowing down. Almost imperceptibly, but the decrease in pace wasn't lost on the greenrider. I have plenty of cohorts, thanks. You're just bitter because you're too big to fit most places that stuff happens!
Of course, that must be it.
Even she couldn't deny the logic in that statement.
Brooding sentimentality aside, though, he was slightly mortified with the desecration of her food. She wasn't usually this violent, and he could only guess that it was because she had an audience. Amusing, in part, but more worrying at the immediate moment. He didn't need to deal with rumors that she was a rabid beast because some poor soul happened upon her while she was feeding and made her feel like she needed to show off. She had enough going for her without that, even if she didn't think so. Any more randomly initiated stunts than she already had in her array would put him into cardiac arrest.
"That seems to be the norm lately, as far as I've heard. Despite all of the chaos around the Weyr." He observed lightly. "Apparently I hang around all the lucky ones." Grinning, he turned back as Besulth landed, cocking his head with a chuckle at C'vir's explanation. "At least that's something relatively mundane. That one over there is convinced she's a fish. Or a salamander. Nearly gives me a heart attack when she dives into the lake and doesn't come up for two minutes." Which was precisely why she did it, and they both knew it. Some day, T'rielle would grow up and realize that, no, giving her the attention she was seeking from such stunts would not, in fact, make her stop.
"They certainly tend to be better conversation than most people, I'll give them that." He grinned. "What, you don't like adventure? Unpredictability? That's the best part of the day!"