14.Dec.20, 01:55 AM
He thew his head back in a laugh at the girl’s enthusiasm. “Of course!” But only if they’re good and comfortable. New shoes, even Runner shoes, might rub, and if they start to do that, we’ll stop and put your others back on. No sense damaging your feet. That would just keep you out of those shoes for longer. You can always break them in around the weyr. The floor in the rooms is worn smooth enough to not cause harm to the soles.”
He stood and nodded at the building. “Yes, Venan has tasked me with keeping them in decent shape. There are a few of them. One between forty-two and the Weyr trace station, and this one between the Weyr trace station and the Benden. How’s it look?” He waited for her reply with a raised eyebrow before he continued. “There’s another one, too, but it isn’t really used anymore.” He jerked his head in the general direction of the other building, the shape of it barely visible in the growing sunlight. “A landslide a couple of turns back wiped out the trace, and they moved the route down here where the ground was firmer. Made the run shorter, too.” He gave the girl a sideways glance and a small smirk. “But, I’ve been given permission to use it for a…project. I’ll show you sometime. Soon, hopefully. But not until it’s ready.”
He pulled away at an easy jog, sunlight creeping over the horizon and bathing the trace in a golden glow, and waited for the girl to catch up and pass him like he was sure she would.
He stood and nodded at the building. “Yes, Venan has tasked me with keeping them in decent shape. There are a few of them. One between forty-two and the Weyr trace station, and this one between the Weyr trace station and the Benden. How’s it look?” He waited for her reply with a raised eyebrow before he continued. “There’s another one, too, but it isn’t really used anymore.” He jerked his head in the general direction of the other building, the shape of it barely visible in the growing sunlight. “A landslide a couple of turns back wiped out the trace, and they moved the route down here where the ground was firmer. Made the run shorter, too.” He gave the girl a sideways glance and a small smirk. “But, I’ve been given permission to use it for a…project. I’ll show you sometime. Soon, hopefully. But not until it’s ready.”
He pulled away at an easy jog, sunlight creeping over the horizon and bathing the trace in a golden glow, and waited for the girl to catch up and pass him like he was sure she would.