08.Jan.19, 02:46 AM
Verec watched Madiquel closely as the girl went to sit down. She didn’t seem completely terrified, which was good. Calm in new situations wasn’t necessary as an Apprentice Healer — they’d be forced to learn it along the way, even if they didn’t need to start with it — but it was easier if they had it to begin with.
“The first thing I would like to know from you is why you are here,” he said, not bothering with any pleasantries and jumping right into important questions, “And if you say anything like ‘a dragon brought me,’ I will immediately ask you to leave.” Verec wasn’t in a mood to deal with children who thought they were clever, and if the girl couldn’t figure out that she should listen to his instructions around here, she really should get right back on that dragon and leave.
This first question was also important in that it would help Verec determine if the girl had any actual interest in Healing or if she was just there because her Weyrleader had decided he wanted her to be. Verec much preferred students who actually desired to be Healers, not those who were sent there because their families wanted them in the Hall. Not that that sort of person couldn’t be talented enough Healers, but Verec was much better with the students who had a real calling to Heal. And frankly he didn’t want to deal with bratty Weyrfolk who were doing this weird Holder thing because the Weyrleader said they had to. Verec was hoping to weed as many of those out as possible. It was time to see what sort Madiquel was.
“The first thing I would like to know from you is why you are here,” he said, not bothering with any pleasantries and jumping right into important questions, “And if you say anything like ‘a dragon brought me,’ I will immediately ask you to leave.” Verec wasn’t in a mood to deal with children who thought they were clever, and if the girl couldn’t figure out that she should listen to his instructions around here, she really should get right back on that dragon and leave.
This first question was also important in that it would help Verec determine if the girl had any actual interest in Healing or if she was just there because her Weyrleader had decided he wanted her to be. Verec much preferred students who actually desired to be Healers, not those who were sent there because their families wanted them in the Hall. Not that that sort of person couldn’t be talented enough Healers, but Verec was much better with the students who had a real calling to Heal. And frankly he didn’t want to deal with bratty Weyrfolk who were doing this weird Holder thing because the Weyrleader said they had to. Verec was hoping to weed as many of those out as possible. It was time to see what sort Madiquel was.