10.Sep.13, 12:35 AM
Now it was Ce'lie's turn to be confused. So it didn't have anything to do with her… it was that I'shan wasn't interested in women? The greenrider was stunned.
For a moment, the greenrider tried to imagine how she would feel if she were in I'shan's boots. While she had never partnered with a female, some of the woman at Katila were quite attractive. She just saw them more as competition for a man's attentions rather than as potential Weyrmates.
Since gold dragons did not chase greens, the only real possibility for something of a similar nature to happen to Ce'lie would be if the rare blue dragon that was bonded to a female happened to chase Twilirth. The only one she knew of at Katila was J'di and she had never before considered the consequences of such of a flight. She wasn't sure how she would feel if that particular flight happened.
Ce'lie wished for a moment that she had known of I'shan's preference for men. For the most part, her friends were either female, or greenriders, or both. She had spent many turns making sure that none of Twilirth's flights had resulted in a relationship between the winning dragon's rider and herself. Part of making sure that nothing developed was her avoidance of any lasting male friendships with riders of blue, brown or bronze dragons, which accounted for her ignorance of I'shan's sexual preferences.
"I'm sorry, I'shan," Ce'lie said gently, her voice filled with regret. "Had I realized that you felt that way, I would have urged Twilirth to pair off with another one of her potential suitors. She's usually able to outmaneuver most of the male dragons who chase her… " Ce'lie's voiced trailed off a bit as another thought popped into her head.
Her curiosity getting the better of her, Ce'lie opened her mouth to ask I'shan a question that might have been better left unsaid. "Why did Ilveriath fly Twilirth if you only like men?" the woman blurted out before she could stop herself.
For a moment, the greenrider tried to imagine how she would feel if she were in I'shan's boots. While she had never partnered with a female, some of the woman at Katila were quite attractive. She just saw them more as competition for a man's attentions rather than as potential Weyrmates.
Since gold dragons did not chase greens, the only real possibility for something of a similar nature to happen to Ce'lie would be if the rare blue dragon that was bonded to a female happened to chase Twilirth. The only one she knew of at Katila was J'di and she had never before considered the consequences of such of a flight. She wasn't sure how she would feel if that particular flight happened.
Ce'lie wished for a moment that she had known of I'shan's preference for men. For the most part, her friends were either female, or greenriders, or both. She had spent many turns making sure that none of Twilirth's flights had resulted in a relationship between the winning dragon's rider and herself. Part of making sure that nothing developed was her avoidance of any lasting male friendships with riders of blue, brown or bronze dragons, which accounted for her ignorance of I'shan's sexual preferences.
"I'm sorry, I'shan," Ce'lie said gently, her voice filled with regret. "Had I realized that you felt that way, I would have urged Twilirth to pair off with another one of her potential suitors. She's usually able to outmaneuver most of the male dragons who chase her… " Ce'lie's voiced trailed off a bit as another thought popped into her head.
Her curiosity getting the better of her, Ce'lie opened her mouth to ask I'shan a question that might have been better left unsaid. "Why did Ilveriath fly Twilirth if you only like men?" the woman blurted out before she could stop herself.