29.Aug.14, 01:51 AM
R'nya lifted his arm lazily, just enough to peer out from under it and look up at Rhaedalyn with comically squinted eyes, for the sunlight was bright after the relaxing darkness his elbow had provided. His lips twisted into a quirky, teasing smile. "Later," the single word was strung out playfully, and his eyebrows arched up and he tossed her a wink, "Maybe." If she was good, or maybe naughty? and he enjoyed her story, he'd give her a story of his own as a reward, possibly. Hiding back under his arm, R'nya's smirk was still visible as he waited for Rhaedalyn to tell him a story.
"Relax, my dear." She was a funny one, stressing out over a story, but then, that was an incredibly Rhaedalyn thing to do, wasn't it? Stress out over the things that really were not worth the effort it took to think about extendedly, let alone actually worry about! It was very endearing though, and R'nya peeked out at the girl as she finally found her words and began to tell a tale.
All things considered, the type of story Rhaedalyn chose to weave shouldn't have surprised him in the least. She was a very proper young lady and it would only be suitable that she have properly fitting fantasies. He would have been lying to say he wasn't just the tiniest bit disappointed Rhaedalyn didn't indulge in fantasies of heroics. He knew some of the weyrbred girls had done so, with their whispered tales of daring - thread fighting or sword wielding and fantastic feats of daring. But, they were more out going than Rhaedalyn, probably than the girl would ever be. R'nya smiled as Rhaedalyn giggled and added some information about the tower. If Rhaedalyn had such fantasies swirling in her head, he doubted she'd have the strength to willingly indulge in them, let alone share them with someone. A pity, really, for surely she'd come up with the most outstanding tales of daring if she let herself!
"That's a lot of work," R'nya mused quietly in the silence that followed her first part of the story, shifting his arm so he was shielding his eyes but still able to see Rhaedalyn and she his face. "He must have been a very possessive man."Or perhaps afraid of wild dragonriders and their insatiable appetites? . R'nya snorted, amused. "Xyreith says perhaps he feared lusty dragonriders." Pale eyes sparkled with amusement, though the bronzerider was aware that such thoughts were once a true fear of the Holders of Pern... Dragonriders swooping in and stealing away their maiden daughters to do unspeakable things to them in the mysterious and terrifying Weyrs...
"Relax, my dear." She was a funny one, stressing out over a story, but then, that was an incredibly Rhaedalyn thing to do, wasn't it? Stress out over the things that really were not worth the effort it took to think about extendedly, let alone actually worry about! It was very endearing though, and R'nya peeked out at the girl as she finally found her words and began to tell a tale.
All things considered, the type of story Rhaedalyn chose to weave shouldn't have surprised him in the least. She was a very proper young lady and it would only be suitable that she have properly fitting fantasies. He would have been lying to say he wasn't just the tiniest bit disappointed Rhaedalyn didn't indulge in fantasies of heroics. He knew some of the weyrbred girls had done so, with their whispered tales of daring - thread fighting or sword wielding and fantastic feats of daring. But, they were more out going than Rhaedalyn, probably than the girl would ever be. R'nya smiled as Rhaedalyn giggled and added some information about the tower. If Rhaedalyn had such fantasies swirling in her head, he doubted she'd have the strength to willingly indulge in them, let alone share them with someone. A pity, really, for surely she'd come up with the most outstanding tales of daring if she let herself!
"That's a lot of work," R'nya mused quietly in the silence that followed her first part of the story, shifting his arm so he was shielding his eyes but still able to see Rhaedalyn and she his face. "He must have been a very possessive man."