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12.May.14, 07:16 AM
It truly was amazing that he was still standing and conscious given his track record when it came to serious conversations that typically involved feelings. Even B’jin had had some close calls with him that ended up with R’nd sitting down before his knees gave out and somehow didn’t fall to pieces as his mind shut down and worked to block out the part of the conversation that scared him so much. It was a bit harder to block out this confession, though, and R’nd was still reeling from the revelation as he continued to stare at T’ryn. In a way, it worked in the weyrling’s advantage as it kept R’nd focused on the similarities more than the shock of having a nearly adult son. True shock finally set in when T’ryn asked a question R’nd never would have gone to otherwise.
“What? No! Why would I…” R’nd hesitated as he frowned, watching the boy silently interact with his dragon that seemed to be on a never-ending growth spurt. When he set aside the boy himself, knowing he wasn’t a disappointment for anything that he was or did, R’nd came to a reason as to why the question really wasn’t that out of place. Sure he was friendly, sometimes too much so, and did his best to treat everyone kindly and fairly, but even he knew he was also seen as a playboy and flighty, one that could never be pinned down and ran away from emotions, especially love and possibly even responsibility. It could easily be taken that he was disappointed that he now had another kid to care for, one that was old enough to resent him for not being there from the beginning or not caring enough about the mother to be one big happy family.
Perhaps it was thanks to his relationship with B’jin that taught him a new level of compassion and tenderness or perhaps it was his attempts to be a father to Benden who was now reaching an age where he was full of stories and questions, or maybe it was his desire to always protect those directly associated to him in some way but R’nd finally shook off being stunned and walked from Ayyonth to T’ryn. He was only a foot taller than the boy but still R’nd dropped down to a knee so he was now the one looking up at the weyrling and smiled sadly. “I’m sorry I’ve given you cause to ever doubt yourself like that, T’ryn. No, I’m not disappointed. I fear you might be though. I’m still learning how to be a father to a toddler and not quite sure what I’m supposed to do for your age.” It was probably a good thing he was so close to the ground now – he was starting to feel a bit lightheaded from the ordeal.
“What? No! Why would I…” R’nd hesitated as he frowned, watching the boy silently interact with his dragon that seemed to be on a never-ending growth spurt. When he set aside the boy himself, knowing he wasn’t a disappointment for anything that he was or did, R’nd came to a reason as to why the question really wasn’t that out of place. Sure he was friendly, sometimes too much so, and did his best to treat everyone kindly and fairly, but even he knew he was also seen as a playboy and flighty, one that could never be pinned down and ran away from emotions, especially love and possibly even responsibility. It could easily be taken that he was disappointed that he now had another kid to care for, one that was old enough to resent him for not being there from the beginning or not caring enough about the mother to be one big happy family.
Perhaps it was thanks to his relationship with B’jin that taught him a new level of compassion and tenderness or perhaps it was his attempts to be a father to Benden who was now reaching an age where he was full of stories and questions, or maybe it was his desire to always protect those directly associated to him in some way but R’nd finally shook off being stunned and walked from Ayyonth to T’ryn. He was only a foot taller than the boy but still R’nd dropped down to a knee so he was now the one looking up at the weyrling and smiled sadly. “I’m sorry I’ve given you cause to ever doubt yourself like that, T’ryn. No, I’m not disappointed. I fear you might be though. I’m still learning how to be a father to a toddler and not quite sure what I’m supposed to do for your age.” It was probably a good thing he was so close to the ground now – he was starting to feel a bit lightheaded from the ordeal.
