21.Jan.21, 10:41 PM
She was surprised that he agreed so readily, but she didn’t let it show, smiling over at him. “I haven’t thought it out too much, honestly. But appearing together at Gathers or things like that. Anywhere it might be useful to be seen with a woman or to allude to it. Obviously it would just be for official occasions or outside the Weyr; I’d no sooner throw over Tala than you would publicly give up Z’rin.”
Helyna considered a moment, then added, “you could also just use my name, or say that we’re close because of the dragons, I suppose. If that’s more comfortable.”
“Frankly, it would just be a relief to have someone to consider an ally here. Vondal was… well, he was my best friend. We trusted each other with our secrets, and to support the other’s ambitions, but this is so much larger in scale than trying to become an apprentice. I need to prove that Iliyith and I are dependable, and this was the best thought I had so far.”
Helyna considered a moment, then added, “you could also just use my name, or say that we’re close because of the dragons, I suppose. If that’s more comfortable.”
“Frankly, it would just be a relief to have someone to consider an ally here. Vondal was… well, he was my best friend. We trusted each other with our secrets, and to support the other’s ambitions, but this is so much larger in scale than trying to become an apprentice. I need to prove that Iliyith and I are dependable, and this was the best thought I had so far.”