07.Jun.19, 03:54 AM
“I’ll take that as a ‘not yet,’ then,” Tala said, leaning in to give R’vi another one-armed hug. That was all right. Some people just didn’t do well with young children. Not that Tala felt that was the only hang up R’vi had, but she wasn’t here to analyze all his feelings about children or himself. She had a goal, and she wasn’t going to threaten achieving it by pushing too hard. It was extremely unlikely R’vi would back out now, but still. Tala worried.
“Around dinner sounds good,” she continued, accepting the change in topic, “that’ll be plenty of time for them to get ready. And I can make sure everything’s ready here, too.” Tala had already talked to the creche, and she would likely have to do some sort of paperwork for the Weyrleader or something — there was always paperwork — but that sort of thing could wait until Ryvala was in her new home. She turned to watch the dragons, who seemed to be having some sort of conversation. Niath had settled in by Vydoriath’s feet, not quite touching him, but looking up at him as if she was listening intently. Tala wondered what sort of things the blue might be telling her dragonet. What did dragons gossip about?
“Have Vydoriath let Niath know when you get here, and we’ll meet you down in the Bowl somewhere. Back here maybe? That works, right?” Tala asked, after thinking on it a moment. Seemed a reasonable plan of action. And it would be easy for her to just hang out in the Bowl with Niath in the reasonable late afternoon weather Telgar had this time of the turn and wait. Deciding that would be suitable, Tala looked back at R’vi.”
“Really, R’vi, thank you, it means a lot,” Tala said, smiling at him gratefully. “If there’s ever anything I can help you with, just let me know. We’re friends, after all.” Tala liked to think they were, at least. She was hardly pining after him — been there, done that, got a souvenir in the form of a tiny human — but he was decent people, and it never hurt to stay in touch with old friends. Sometimes they agreed to ferry your daughter around.
“Around dinner sounds good,” she continued, accepting the change in topic, “that’ll be plenty of time for them to get ready. And I can make sure everything’s ready here, too.” Tala had already talked to the creche, and she would likely have to do some sort of paperwork for the Weyrleader or something — there was always paperwork — but that sort of thing could wait until Ryvala was in her new home. She turned to watch the dragons, who seemed to be having some sort of conversation. Niath had settled in by Vydoriath’s feet, not quite touching him, but looking up at him as if she was listening intently. Tala wondered what sort of things the blue might be telling her dragonet. What did dragons gossip about?
“Have Vydoriath let Niath know when you get here, and we’ll meet you down in the Bowl somewhere. Back here maybe? That works, right?” Tala asked, after thinking on it a moment. Seemed a reasonable plan of action. And it would be easy for her to just hang out in the Bowl with Niath in the reasonable late afternoon weather Telgar had this time of the turn and wait. Deciding that would be suitable, Tala looked back at R’vi.”
“Really, R’vi, thank you, it means a lot,” Tala said, smiling at him gratefully. “If there’s ever anything I can help you with, just let me know. We’re friends, after all.” Tala liked to think they were, at least. She was hardly pining after him — been there, done that, got a souvenir in the form of a tiny human — but he was decent people, and it never hurt to stay in touch with old friends. Sometimes they agreed to ferry your daughter around.