03.Oct.19, 02:51 AM
A'tay returned the smile and then took his turn at being embarrassed again. He really didn't have any plans, definitely nothing immediate outside of possibly moving to Fort Weyr to help out Jajojin for Madiquel. He didn't really know what he wanted to do after that. Wingleader was T'ryn's dream but A'tay wasn't as analytical as his brother and wouldn't be able to come up with formations let alone try to get everyone into it and get them moving as one. Weyrleader was Xyxyth's goal for them but he wasn't sure about that either since he preferred to stay out of the spotlight, not be the centre of it.
"I'm only sixteen and I'll only be a recent graduate so there isn't much waiting for me, honestly. At least, not for a while." Maybe by then he'd like the idea of being a leader of some sort or maybe a second. That might be okay and he said as much. "Maybe one day being the second to a wing or Weyrleader wouldn't be too bad. We could have all the Weyrs open again by then and the sky will be full of dragons." That would be something to see! It was already pretty cool when just a handful were zipping about but to have even more always on the go for whatever reason was something A'tay couldn't wait to see.
But until that point, what would he do? Eb'zer mentioned a Craft but A'tay wasn't sure about that either. He was a bit past the starting age, or so he figured from what he'd heard about some of the Crafts, and he was a dragonrider now. That seemed like two worlds colliding and making a mess. He knew Healer Hall was okay with it given the arrangements for Weyr girls and letting the Impressed Healers back in but A'tay didn't think anyone would take a bronzerider in and train him from the bottom up. "I like woodworking but I don't think I would seek out the Hall and get any lessons from them, especially since my hand sometimes twitches still." He grimaced at the offending hand, recalling the day he Impressed after the light mauling. He owed Eb'zer for helping to make sure he didn't lose mobility entirely so the twitch was something he could live with.
"But I do take lessons from a former journeyman that lives in Telgar Weyr. Or I did before Impressing, but I keep practicing my whittling and carving things." Not that it really counted as anything useful. Maybe when he was really good he could sell items at a Gather for extra marks but that still didn't overly benefit anyone. "I guess for now though, I'll just keep learning what I can, where I can and follow any orders that come." Not nearly as exciting as going back to become a Master but he was okay with it.
"I'm only sixteen and I'll only be a recent graduate so there isn't much waiting for me, honestly. At least, not for a while." Maybe by then he'd like the idea of being a leader of some sort or maybe a second. That might be okay and he said as much. "Maybe one day being the second to a wing or Weyrleader wouldn't be too bad. We could have all the Weyrs open again by then and the sky will be full of dragons." That would be something to see! It was already pretty cool when just a handful were zipping about but to have even more always on the go for whatever reason was something A'tay couldn't wait to see.
But until that point, what would he do? Eb'zer mentioned a Craft but A'tay wasn't sure about that either. He was a bit past the starting age, or so he figured from what he'd heard about some of the Crafts, and he was a dragonrider now. That seemed like two worlds colliding and making a mess. He knew Healer Hall was okay with it given the arrangements for Weyr girls and letting the Impressed Healers back in but A'tay didn't think anyone would take a bronzerider in and train him from the bottom up. "I like woodworking but I don't think I would seek out the Hall and get any lessons from them, especially since my hand sometimes twitches still." He grimaced at the offending hand, recalling the day he Impressed after the light mauling. He owed Eb'zer for helping to make sure he didn't lose mobility entirely so the twitch was something he could live with.
"But I do take lessons from a former journeyman that lives in Telgar Weyr. Or I did before Impressing, but I keep practicing my whittling and carving things." Not that it really counted as anything useful. Maybe when he was really good he could sell items at a Gather for extra marks but that still didn't overly benefit anyone. "I guess for now though, I'll just keep learning what I can, where I can and follow any orders that come." Not nearly as exciting as going back to become a Master but he was okay with it.