09.Sep.18, 05:16 AM
Madiquel was handling the news a lot better than she had! Thankfully all of her well-intentioned mentors and helpers had been off doing other tasks when the update came in so she could panic and even cry a little in peace. She knew Wenon and Jajojin would think her weak for showing such emotions, especially since she was the one in charge while R'nya was away but it was a lot to do! Overwhelmed as she was and as worried as she was for dragonriders and Holders alike, she couldn't help the tears that finally slipped free. If she only knew how Madiquel viewed her as so put together, Rhaedalyn would have enjoyed the laugh it brought her.
"From what the report said, I looked on the map in Ren's office," normally she was rather good at keeping her nickname for her mate between them and a select friend or two, but Madiquel had become family in recent months and Rhaedalyn often forgot herself and relaxed around the dear girl. Not really a girl anymore as she just had her fifteenth birthday! "and I don't think the Weyr has anything to worry about. Even if the fires did spread, it would burn itself out on the exterior." That was something at least. She also knew some of the dragons were being tasked with digging fire lines, trenches that would hopefully cut off the fire with their fuel being taken from them.
"Varlea, give your sister back her grapes. You know they're her favourite," she loved her children but sometimes she swore the eldest two, normally as thick as thieves, purposely goaded the other into tantrums as much as they worked together to pick on dear old mom.
"Ista Hold will also surely be fine with it being on the southern tip. A few Holds in the north will likely be lost, though." Rhaedalyn fell quiet as she looked at the food on her plate. She had automatically filled it but hadn't taken more than a nibble or two.How could she eat with so many lives in danger? But she had to. R'nya would worry about her and that would leave him distracted and could lead to him being injured. Too many people looked to her as an example as well, three of which were sitting with her. So she began eating what she had grabbed.
"From what the report said, I looked on the map in Ren's office," normally she was rather good at keeping her nickname for her mate between them and a select friend or two, but Madiquel had become family in recent months and Rhaedalyn often forgot herself and relaxed around the dear girl. Not really a girl anymore as she just had her fifteenth birthday! "and I don't think the Weyr has anything to worry about. Even if the fires did spread, it would burn itself out on the exterior." That was something at least. She also knew some of the dragons were being tasked with digging fire lines, trenches that would hopefully cut off the fire with their fuel being taken from them.
"Varlea, give your sister back her grapes. You know they're her favourite," she loved her children but sometimes she swore the eldest two, normally as thick as thieves, purposely goaded the other into tantrums as much as they worked together to pick on dear old mom.
"Ista Hold will also surely be fine with it being on the southern tip. A few Holds in the north will likely be lost, though." Rhaedalyn fell quiet as she looked at the food on her plate. She had automatically filled it but hadn't taken more than a nibble or two.How could she eat with so many lives in danger? But she had to. R'nya would worry about her and that would leave him distracted and could lead to him being injured. Too many people looked to her as an example as well, three of which were sitting with her. So she began eating what she had grabbed.