21.Jun.18, 12:44 AM
Jajojin nodded as he clung to Madiquel, his anchor to reality. He hated revisiting that night but it had to be done to help her understand that Denath's death didn't set the precedent for all other bronze dragons, especially those closely linked to her. Ayontay was a lot more grounded and cautious than he had ever been and Jajojin believed the kid would be just fine. The only thing that worried him, as it did with every group of weyrlings, was learning to between. While it wasn't every class, it did reach a point where it felt like they lost at least one pair to the cold depths whether due to cockiness or a lack of concentration and confidence. Ayontay did struggle with holding his head up but Jajojin felt a bronze dragon would help make the kid more confident and believe in himself enough to overcome such obstacles.
"I really think so," he said softly and even managed a small smile that almost touched his eyes as well. "But, if anything should happen, and I stand by the belief it would be minor in comparison to the South, there are far more capable Healers here and more than a handful like we had in Katila." He didn't want to add to her fears but Madiquel was old enough to handle the fact that some accidents did happen no matter how careful someone was but there were people trained to handle such things and being so close to the Healer Hall was an added bonus. He'd have to speak with R'nya about recruiting Ayontay to Fort after the boy graduated so he could be close to Madiquel and the Healers to further assure his daughter everything would be fine.
"Maybe one day we'll even have Healers trained properly for dragons again," Jajojin's voice was wistful from memory. They were a sight to behold with the way they knew their way around a dragon and how delicate their touch seemed to be. He once saw one help splinter a wing that was damaged in a particularly brutal Flight and the dragon seemed so at ease with her. He had even been sweet on one of the Healers in his youth but she had politely turned him down, stating she wanted to continue learning all she could about helping the dragons and didn't want to be distracted by a handsome face. Those were good days.
"I really think so," he said softly and even managed a small smile that almost touched his eyes as well. "But, if anything should happen, and I stand by the belief it would be minor in comparison to the South, there are far more capable Healers here and more than a handful like we had in Katila." He didn't want to add to her fears but Madiquel was old enough to handle the fact that some accidents did happen no matter how careful someone was but there were people trained to handle such things and being so close to the Healer Hall was an added bonus. He'd have to speak with R'nya about recruiting Ayontay to Fort after the boy graduated so he could be close to Madiquel and the Healers to further assure his daughter everything would be fine.
"Maybe one day we'll even have Healers trained properly for dragons again," Jajojin's voice was wistful from memory. They were a sight to behold with the way they knew their way around a dragon and how delicate their touch seemed to be. He once saw one help splinter a wing that was damaged in a particularly brutal Flight and the dragon seemed so at ease with her. He had even been sweet on one of the Healers in his youth but she had politely turned him down, stating she wanted to continue learning all she could about helping the dragons and didn't want to be distracted by a handsome face. Those were good days.