15.Aug.13, 11:29 PM
The bronzerider sat patiently across from Arddra, steadily working on the stew that sat in his bowl. It really had come out just the way he intended. He hoped she didn't miss the garlic too much. He did actually like the addition of garlic to the stew, but it gave him terrible heartburn. So much so that Morith had warned him to remove it from his diet, or else. Morith, like any faithful dragon, could not stand to have his rider in pain, if it could be avoided, for any reason.
V'riy nodded as the girl explained her reasons for wanting to Impress. They all seemed like healthy reasons and he approved. Whatever her personal views about dragonriders at Katila, a dragon partnered with her would be healthy and well-cared for. She had demonstrated a genuine affection for dragonkind and he found that encouraging.
"Well, it is true that larger clutches will help increase the dragon population here, but that does bring on the other side of the equation, the need for suitable candidates." V'riy visibly winced at this admission but knew that very large clutches laid at the frequency that they were at Katila would soon bring other problems, problems he wished to avoid at all costs. "I wouldn't want a repeat of … " there was no skirting around the issue, "the kidnappings."
The bronzerider looked into her eyes, his expression intense as he spoke the last bit. He wanted to make sure that he addressed this directly, now that he had had the opportunity to bring it up. "Just so you know, Arddra… not everyone here feels the same about Weyr policies. I won't go into it further than that, but… I can tell you that the number opposed is higher than you might think. And I will request that you keep it to yourself."
He looked down at his bowl and, noticing that he had emptied it, rose and approached the pot to refill it. The bowls were on the small side to save storage space in the hut and were about half the size of a decent bowl of stew. He turned to the girl and raised his eyebrows questioningly. "Would you like more?"
V'riy nodded as the girl explained her reasons for wanting to Impress. They all seemed like healthy reasons and he approved. Whatever her personal views about dragonriders at Katila, a dragon partnered with her would be healthy and well-cared for. She had demonstrated a genuine affection for dragonkind and he found that encouraging.
"Well, it is true that larger clutches will help increase the dragon population here, but that does bring on the other side of the equation, the need for suitable candidates." V'riy visibly winced at this admission but knew that very large clutches laid at the frequency that they were at Katila would soon bring other problems, problems he wished to avoid at all costs. "I wouldn't want a repeat of … " there was no skirting around the issue, "the kidnappings."
The bronzerider looked into her eyes, his expression intense as he spoke the last bit. He wanted to make sure that he addressed this directly, now that he had had the opportunity to bring it up. "Just so you know, Arddra… not everyone here feels the same about Weyr policies. I won't go into it further than that, but… I can tell you that the number opposed is higher than you might think. And I will request that you keep it to yourself."
He looked down at his bowl and, noticing that he had emptied it, rose and approached the pot to refill it. The bowls were on the small side to save storage space in the hut and were about half the size of a decent bowl of stew. He turned to the girl and raised his eyebrows questioningly. "Would you like more?"