04.Dec.20, 03:37 AM
She smiled at Malvayth’s cheekiness. Their eggs… “Well, you are her rider…” Shrugging, she brushed it off to the queen’s playful attitude, but something about it didn’t sit quite right. “Shards, Impressing a gold? I don’t know how you do it. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the idea that I could Impress at all, let alone a gold.” She shook her head in amazement at the idea. “But it would be interesting, for sure.” She finished with a half laugh.
Rudi arrived with a small packet, chittering excitedly and dropping it close to, but not quite on the table. Leaning down with a sigh and a shrug, Aederyn retrieved the packet from the floor. “It’s a work in progress. But he’s gotten much better. For Lady, I’d start small like a spool of thread. They can’t lift much, even when grown, though. She’d probably respond wonderfully to making a game of it. And she’s smart enough to figure it out, I think.” She opened the packet, revealing some lightly fragrant herbs, dried and perfect for making tea.
The kettle was steaming now and she crossed to the hearth to retrieve it. Mint would do well for an upset stomach, she decided. As she was at her task, she smiled at the idea of Malvayth as a mother, curled around her—their, eggs…she’d be clutching soon, wouldn’t she? It had been nearly two months. Deftly crushing a couple of the leaves into a mug, she poured some water and set it aside to steep. She stole a look at the cracker dough, and figured it’d done around the same time as the tea.
It still nagged at her, though…their eggs… Another thought came to mind, and she stopped as she was bent over the pan. She knew what inevitably happened during a Flight, and while her queen was now limited to flying straight, surely Cazan had been between since then…but if not…The queasy stomach, the tiredness, the sensitive sense of smell…she couldn’t help but prod just a little bit more. “I guess the two of you will finish your between training once her clutch hatches?”
Rudi arrived with a small packet, chittering excitedly and dropping it close to, but not quite on the table. Leaning down with a sigh and a shrug, Aederyn retrieved the packet from the floor. “It’s a work in progress. But he’s gotten much better. For Lady, I’d start small like a spool of thread. They can’t lift much, even when grown, though. She’d probably respond wonderfully to making a game of it. And she’s smart enough to figure it out, I think.” She opened the packet, revealing some lightly fragrant herbs, dried and perfect for making tea.
The kettle was steaming now and she crossed to the hearth to retrieve it. Mint would do well for an upset stomach, she decided. As she was at her task, she smiled at the idea of Malvayth as a mother, curled around her—their, eggs…she’d be clutching soon, wouldn’t she? It had been nearly two months. Deftly crushing a couple of the leaves into a mug, she poured some water and set it aside to steep. She stole a look at the cracker dough, and figured it’d done around the same time as the tea.
It still nagged at her, though…their eggs… Another thought came to mind, and she stopped as she was bent over the pan. She knew what inevitably happened during a Flight, and while her queen was now limited to flying straight, surely Cazan had been between since then…but if not…The queasy stomach, the tiredness, the sensitive sense of smell…she couldn’t help but prod just a little bit more. “I guess the two of you will finish your between training once her clutch hatches?”