01.Aug.19, 12:53 PM
As she told him some of what had happened the blood drained from his face. “Shards… I’ve never heard of such a thing” He moved around the table to sit beside her, concerned. “You’re alright though? No one was hurt?”
His mind raced. Maulings and other tragedies were common enough at hatchings, that was true. And he’d heard rumors of candidates thinking some dragonets disliked them during the Touching, but this sounded more extreme. His normally unflappable Sariel was shaking, for goodness sake. L’gan slipped an arm around her, gently rubbing her back and arm.
She didn’t seem to be going into shock or anything, just shaken and a bit frightened, and no wonder. Being between two queens was daunting on any day but when one had a clutch and was pitching fits, that would be enough to rattle even the bravest bronze rider, he thought.
“Do you want me to stay? Semath and I can kip in with someone or find a spare weyr.” He knew that she wouldn’t be able to leave, having participated in the Touching.
His mind raced. Maulings and other tragedies were common enough at hatchings, that was true. And he’d heard rumors of candidates thinking some dragonets disliked them during the Touching, but this sounded more extreme. His normally unflappable Sariel was shaking, for goodness sake. L’gan slipped an arm around her, gently rubbing her back and arm.
She didn’t seem to be going into shock or anything, just shaken and a bit frightened, and no wonder. Being between two queens was daunting on any day but when one had a clutch and was pitching fits, that would be enough to rattle even the bravest bronze rider, he thought.
“Do you want me to stay? Semath and I can kip in with someone or find a spare weyr.” He knew that she wouldn’t be able to leave, having participated in the Touching.