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17.Aug.19, 02:05 AM
Every Hatching Verec went to only served to reinforce his decision to only allow older, more experienced Healers to attend. The Master and two Journeymen he’d chosen specifically for their ability to stay cool in chaos, and while L’gan and Eb’zer were younger and a bit out of practice due to Impressing themselves, their more personal connection to the dragons could come in handy. And he didn’t have to worry about them Impressing twice, that just didn’t happen.
All five of them had comported themselves well, and Verec did not regret choosing to allow them at the Hatching. He sort of regretted allowing Madiquel at the Hatching. R’nya had made sure she was able to attend, due to technically being considered a Candidate despite the fact she wasn’t actually Standing for the Clutch- he was going to need to specify the rules after this. Since he was pretty sure Madiquel was the exception he wasn’t overly concerned about R’nya resisting him closing the loophole. And if he did, well, Verec would find a way.
It was something of a disappointment Madiquel had Impressed already. She wasn’t what he would call ‘a natural’ at Healing, but she was determined and worked hard and Verec had no doubt with proper training she would be an excellent Healer. If after this she ever reached that point, though as per his request all Healer-Candidates who Impressed would be allowed to return to the Hall after they graduated Weyrlinghood. Verec thought Madiquel would likely continue, but he could hardly predict nearly two turns in the future, especially when dragons were involved. She’d done well taking care of her dragonet, certainly, making sure people brought her what was needed to take care of it. It gave some further indication that Madiquel would do well as a Healer.
On the other end of the spectrum was Sariel, the other of the Healer-Candidates in attendance, and the only one who was officially Standing. Quite frankly, Verec hadn’t seen a whole lot of proof that she’d do well as a Healer in the field. Empathy and stubbornness were good things for Healers to have, but they needed to be restrained so that a Healer could get the job done efficiently. Verec could appreciate a strong will in a Healer, but Sariel had let her emotions be in control of her and that would not serve her in the Hall. She’d even yelled at an already upset gold dragon, and Verec may be no dragonrider (thank goodness) but he was well aware how poor of a choice that was. No, it wouldn’t do. He would have to have a serious conversation with her.
And then there were the dragonets themselves. Completely malnourished and clinging desperately to life; those that had Impressed, anyway. Caring for young creatures was not his area of expertise, but he had enough training and basic experience - he had a daughter, after all, she’d been a baby once and he’d attended plenty of births - to make sure his Healers kept the dragonets alive through the rest of the Hatching. Verec was planning on finding a Master with more experience in malnourishment in children to take over the care of the dragonets. He’d get it sorted out once he made it back to the Hall.
Verec had not expected the goldrider’s offer, giving the deceased dragonets to the Hall. It made good practical sense though, and he graciously accepted the offer, thanking the woman (Casa?) and assuring her the Hall would do what they could to help. The loss of knowledge about dragonhealing was tragic, and, as much as Verec hated to admit it, the Hall and the Weyrs would need to work together to rebuild the lost knowledge. He’d have to talk to R’nya about it, probably the Istan Weyrleader as well, and he’d like to bring in Eb’zer and L’gan to the conversations if possible.
Life had gotten much more complicated when the dragonriders had returned North, and while it was ultimately for the betterment of Pern, it inconvenienced Verec personally and he did not like it. What kept him from being completely insufferable as the Healers conferred with the Weyrlingmaster and his assistants about transporting the dragonets was making a mental list of all the things he wanted to try and get out of R’nya and the other Weyrleaders to support the Hall as it did its best to handle the influx of dragons and all the health problems they brought.
All five of them had comported themselves well, and Verec did not regret choosing to allow them at the Hatching. He sort of regretted allowing Madiquel at the Hatching. R’nya had made sure she was able to attend, due to technically being considered a Candidate despite the fact she wasn’t actually Standing for the Clutch- he was going to need to specify the rules after this. Since he was pretty sure Madiquel was the exception he wasn’t overly concerned about R’nya resisting him closing the loophole. And if he did, well, Verec would find a way.
It was something of a disappointment Madiquel had Impressed already. She wasn’t what he would call ‘a natural’ at Healing, but she was determined and worked hard and Verec had no doubt with proper training she would be an excellent Healer. If after this she ever reached that point, though as per his request all Healer-Candidates who Impressed would be allowed to return to the Hall after they graduated Weyrlinghood. Verec thought Madiquel would likely continue, but he could hardly predict nearly two turns in the future, especially when dragons were involved. She’d done well taking care of her dragonet, certainly, making sure people brought her what was needed to take care of it. It gave some further indication that Madiquel would do well as a Healer.
On the other end of the spectrum was Sariel, the other of the Healer-Candidates in attendance, and the only one who was officially Standing. Quite frankly, Verec hadn’t seen a whole lot of proof that she’d do well as a Healer in the field. Empathy and stubbornness were good things for Healers to have, but they needed to be restrained so that a Healer could get the job done efficiently. Verec could appreciate a strong will in a Healer, but Sariel had let her emotions be in control of her and that would not serve her in the Hall. She’d even yelled at an already upset gold dragon, and Verec may be no dragonrider (thank goodness) but he was well aware how poor of a choice that was. No, it wouldn’t do. He would have to have a serious conversation with her.
And then there were the dragonets themselves. Completely malnourished and clinging desperately to life; those that had Impressed, anyway. Caring for young creatures was not his area of expertise, but he had enough training and basic experience - he had a daughter, after all, she’d been a baby once and he’d attended plenty of births - to make sure his Healers kept the dragonets alive through the rest of the Hatching. Verec was planning on finding a Master with more experience in malnourishment in children to take over the care of the dragonets. He’d get it sorted out once he made it back to the Hall.
Verec had not expected the goldrider’s offer, giving the deceased dragonets to the Hall. It made good practical sense though, and he graciously accepted the offer, thanking the woman (Casa?) and assuring her the Hall would do what they could to help. The loss of knowledge about dragonhealing was tragic, and, as much as Verec hated to admit it, the Hall and the Weyrs would need to work together to rebuild the lost knowledge. He’d have to talk to R’nya about it, probably the Istan Weyrleader as well, and he’d like to bring in Eb’zer and L’gan to the conversations if possible.
Life had gotten much more complicated when the dragonriders had returned North, and while it was ultimately for the betterment of Pern, it inconvenienced Verec personally and he did not like it. What kept him from being completely insufferable as the Healers conferred with the Weyrlingmaster and his assistants about transporting the dragonets was making a mental list of all the things he wanted to try and get out of R’nya and the other Weyrleaders to support the Hall as it did its best to handle the influx of dragons and all the health problems they brought.
