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10.Jul.12, 12:16 AM
D’ren’s announcements always left everyone with mixed feelings and R’nd suspected now would be no different. There was still some unease in the bluerider’s mind thanks to the lashing decree that had seen B’jin getting brutalized by a sadistic brownrider before the weyr, something R’nd still blamed himself for. He understood the need for the punishment just like he understood the ruling that women needed to have a child before they could Stand. Neither seemed overly fair but they held merits. Given those last two announcements, and the one that N’gelt was now Weyrsecond, R’nd had been trying to figure out what this one could be about. He didn’t get too far in theories thanks to his chore this cycle being in the crèche. R’nd never let his mind wander for too long with so many children surrounding him. They made him nervous but angry guardians did even more so. No need letting a child choke on paint because he wanted to guess what D’ren would say.
When D’ren finally came out, carrying a tiny bundle of baby in his arms, R’nd decided it would be good news. Then again, the girl could be used as a shield to keep anger at bay. There probably wasn’t many who would hurt a child even accidentally and since she was the Weyrleader’s daughter, it was an even riskier move. Still, R’nd stayed in the optimistic route, letting his good mood from talking and laughing with friends standing nearby continue as D’ren called them to order and Ronarth assisted. He laughed at the flyby and then hoped Ayyonth wouldn’t join in. I have more common sense than that. R’nd grinned at his blue’s indignation at the suggestion. Ayyonth was well-behaved when it came to classes and working; it was another matter entirely when they were alone and the dragon felt his rider hadn’t been picked on enough that day.
He almost missed the actual announcement thanks to Ayyonth but tuned back in just time to hear about the reinstating of wings. Cheers and groans came from all sides around him but R’nd was silent for a moment before lending his voice to the cheers, though softly. He was excited to do more things that riders did before the plague. He loved the life they had been forced to adapt to since forming Katila but he knew from his brief time in Benden before going South that they were missing out on a lot of things all the same. He longed to fill his role properly, just like he hoped Ayyonth would test well for Searchriding when D’ren opened the North to them once more. He still didn’t exactly approve of the method of stealing people away but it was needed and R’nd wanted to show he was useful like the older riders. So to start training in wings again? That didn’t sound too bad. It would be more work but R’nd was willing to go with it.
Once more, he almost missed what D’ren continued with, this time thanks to some of the comments being tossed between riders around him. When he heard his name linked to B’jin’s and realised they were being listed under the category of assigned to the same wing because they were weyrmated, R’nd wished he had missed the entire topic. Grey eyes went large at the implication and as they slowly returned to their normal size, noises around him seemed to dull and he swore several people turned to stare at him. It didn’t matter as they were soon forgotten with his mind racing to sort out what he had heard and why D’ren thought it.
Weyrmated.
Weyrmated to B’jin.
What?
D’ren was clearly mistaken. Sure he spent a lot of time in B’jin’s company and had even won two of the last three flights but that simply meant they were good friends and Ayyonth was lucky to have earned such high favour from Larrikith. That’s all there was. D’ren was likely a romantic at heart and took all of their interactions, especially that day in the Square where B’jin chose a painted bluerider over obeying his Weyrleader, as something more than two friends having fun. Still, R’nd couldn’t complain about having one of his friends in the same wing since his protective nature wouldn’t tolerate having everyone scattered around on him.
R’nd was distantly aware of Ayyonth laughing hysterically in his mind, and no doubt out loud wherever he had ended up sitting to watch. That was more like his dragon. He may behave himself in public but harassing his bonded in private over something that left R’nd shocked and staring at nothing in particular was almost comforting.
Ayyonth couldn’t help it. It was one of the funniest things he had heard in ages. B’jin and R’nd practically acted like they were a couple but they hadn’t realised it yet but to have the Weyrleader notice and announce it to all of Katila? That was priceless and Ayyonth wondered if there was a way he could thank D’ren for that gift. Maybe he would visit with Ronarth later. The big bronze was always fun to spend a little time with and maybe playing distraction to the big guy would be reward enough for the hard-working Weyrleader that was now also a dad.
Larrikith, I think D’ren broke R’nd. He had to share with the feisty green, how could he do anything but? She would take as much amusement in R’nd’s reaction as he would but she would also share his small concern about how his silly rider would react once he came out of his shock. He didn’t think anything major would happen but Ayyonth also suspected R’nd would pull away and hide on B’jin for a day or two while he further worked out how people viewed him now.
When D’ren finally came out, carrying a tiny bundle of baby in his arms, R’nd decided it would be good news. Then again, the girl could be used as a shield to keep anger at bay. There probably wasn’t many who would hurt a child even accidentally and since she was the Weyrleader’s daughter, it was an even riskier move. Still, R’nd stayed in the optimistic route, letting his good mood from talking and laughing with friends standing nearby continue as D’ren called them to order and Ronarth assisted. He laughed at the flyby and then hoped Ayyonth wouldn’t join in. I have more common sense than that. R’nd grinned at his blue’s indignation at the suggestion. Ayyonth was well-behaved when it came to classes and working; it was another matter entirely when they were alone and the dragon felt his rider hadn’t been picked on enough that day.
He almost missed the actual announcement thanks to Ayyonth but tuned back in just time to hear about the reinstating of wings. Cheers and groans came from all sides around him but R’nd was silent for a moment before lending his voice to the cheers, though softly. He was excited to do more things that riders did before the plague. He loved the life they had been forced to adapt to since forming Katila but he knew from his brief time in Benden before going South that they were missing out on a lot of things all the same. He longed to fill his role properly, just like he hoped Ayyonth would test well for Searchriding when D’ren opened the North to them once more. He still didn’t exactly approve of the method of stealing people away but it was needed and R’nd wanted to show he was useful like the older riders. So to start training in wings again? That didn’t sound too bad. It would be more work but R’nd was willing to go with it.
Once more, he almost missed what D’ren continued with, this time thanks to some of the comments being tossed between riders around him. When he heard his name linked to B’jin’s and realised they were being listed under the category of assigned to the same wing because they were weyrmated, R’nd wished he had missed the entire topic. Grey eyes went large at the implication and as they slowly returned to their normal size, noises around him seemed to dull and he swore several people turned to stare at him. It didn’t matter as they were soon forgotten with his mind racing to sort out what he had heard and why D’ren thought it.
Weyrmated.
Weyrmated to B’jin.
What?
D’ren was clearly mistaken. Sure he spent a lot of time in B’jin’s company and had even won two of the last three flights but that simply meant they were good friends and Ayyonth was lucky to have earned such high favour from Larrikith. That’s all there was. D’ren was likely a romantic at heart and took all of their interactions, especially that day in the Square where B’jin chose a painted bluerider over obeying his Weyrleader, as something more than two friends having fun. Still, R’nd couldn’t complain about having one of his friends in the same wing since his protective nature wouldn’t tolerate having everyone scattered around on him.
R’nd was distantly aware of Ayyonth laughing hysterically in his mind, and no doubt out loud wherever he had ended up sitting to watch. That was more like his dragon. He may behave himself in public but harassing his bonded in private over something that left R’nd shocked and staring at nothing in particular was almost comforting.
Ayyonth couldn’t help it. It was one of the funniest things he had heard in ages. B’jin and R’nd practically acted like they were a couple but they hadn’t realised it yet but to have the Weyrleader notice and announce it to all of Katila? That was priceless and Ayyonth wondered if there was a way he could thank D’ren for that gift. Maybe he would visit with Ronarth later. The big bronze was always fun to spend a little time with and maybe playing distraction to the big guy would be reward enough for the hard-working Weyrleader that was now also a dad.
Larrikith, I think D’ren broke R’nd. He had to share with the feisty green, how could he do anything but? She would take as much amusement in R’nd’s reaction as he would but she would also share his small concern about how his silly rider would react once he came out of his shock. He didn’t think anything major would happen but Ayyonth also suspected R’nd would pull away and hide on B’jin for a day or two while he further worked out how people viewed him now.
