21.Jun.18, 06:55 AM
Madiquel blinked, and then blushed when she realised she had confused the little dragon, twisting her fingers together. She smiled shyly at Xyxyth’s comment, but shook her head. “I can’t,” she said gently, glancing at A’tay and then back to the dragon. “I have to stay with my Papa.” He needed her – of course, in the time she’d been at Ista, she’d realised just how badly she needed her Papa, too. She’d never realised how easy it was to be lonely, even when surrounded by other people, nice people! She did have a new understanding for her father’s depressive moods now, though. She couldn’t image how much worse it would be to have had a dragon in your mind, and then have it empty…
Shuddering, Madiquel set her attention firmly back on the dragonet, and slicking oil across his hide for several minutes. Once she was sure she had gotten all of the little bronze that she’d self-assigned herself to, Madiquel set the cloth to one side and washed her hands in the bucket of soapy water that was still sitting nearby. She shook her hands to help dry them, and then grinned at her friend. “I think he’s done!” Leaning forward, she pressed a kiss to Xyxyth’s nose. “I’m so glad you found Ayo-A’tay,” she said seriously, smiling at the little dragon.
Standing up, Madiquel brushed sand from her skirts, and offered a hand to A’tay. She could see R’nya heading in their direction, and she wasn’t sure if he would want to go home right away, or if he was going to tell her when they would be heading home; it turned out to be the later, with the Weyrleader letting her know to be ready after lunch. Madiquel nodded seriously, reaching out to clasp A’tay’s hand. She wasn’t ready to go home and leave her friend and his dragon behind! Madiquel pouted at A’tay and Xyxyth, but her eyes sparkled with good humour.
Shuddering, Madiquel set her attention firmly back on the dragonet, and slicking oil across his hide for several minutes. Once she was sure she had gotten all of the little bronze that she’d self-assigned herself to, Madiquel set the cloth to one side and washed her hands in the bucket of soapy water that was still sitting nearby. She shook her hands to help dry them, and then grinned at her friend. “I think he’s done!” Leaning forward, she pressed a kiss to Xyxyth’s nose. “I’m so glad you found Ayo-A’tay,” she said seriously, smiling at the little dragon.
Standing up, Madiquel brushed sand from her skirts, and offered a hand to A’tay. She could see R’nya heading in their direction, and she wasn’t sure if he would want to go home right away, or if he was going to tell her when they would be heading home; it turned out to be the later, with the Weyrleader letting her know to be ready after lunch. Madiquel nodded seriously, reaching out to clasp A’tay’s hand. She wasn’t ready to go home and leave her friend and his dragon behind! Madiquel pouted at A’tay and Xyxyth, but her eyes sparkled with good humour.