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05.May.13, 09:12 AM
Kahleena flushed at the compliment paid her name, twining her fingers anxiously as she ducked her gaze, only to freeze at the gentle question, wide eyes lifting to stare up at N’kal. His amusement was clear, but Kahleena just as clearly misinterpreted it, the girl flushing in shameful horror at being laughed at and ducking her head down, allowing her hair to fall over her face. Her hands remained frozen, refusing to move though it was quite clear she would have resorted to wringing them where they not the focus of attention.
She is such a stress bucket! Okalinath admonished lovingly, her words to Torath, though her attention flickering to her silly bonded for a moment and the strange interactions she was having with the other human. Okalinath rarely saw Kahleena with or around men, besides the constant guardian she and the other girls had found in R’nya, and the clearly treasured memories of her husband before she had been brought to Katila and Impressed to Okalinath. The gold didn’t really understand all the ups and downs in the young woman’s memories, but she understood that Kahleena usually avoided the men of the Weyr because they made her uncomfortable; she didn’t understand why they made her rider uncomfortable though – none of them had ever hurt her!
“Playing?” Kahleena asked timidly, peering up at N’kal with an anxious frown before her gaze darted away, seeking security and safety in watching as her dragon leaped and bound through the shallow water, sending waves in every direction. While there was certainly a lot of water being thrown around, Kahleena wasn’t quite prepared to believe they would be capable of emptying the lake – that was ridiculous! – but she was tempted to recall Okalinath; N’kal seemed so disproving and she didn’t want to cause any troubles! Don’t be silly, love! He’s not angry! The young gold’s voice was radiant with her delight in the game of chase, and her eyes were bright with colours of her enjoyment.
The question of Impression seemed to distract the bronzerider, however, and Kahleena was deeply thankful for that! Her gaze lifted once more to watch his face subtly as he spoke. A string of words, unintentional no doubt, caused Kahleena’s lip to tremble suddenly as a hot and ice flush shot through her body, and Okalinath came to a sudden halt as she became keenly aware of her rider’s very true distress. The unconditional wave of love her dragon sent her made Kahleena’s eyes shimmer, the girl lost in her own memories far removed from the idealistic remembrance of Impression. A gentle shudder rippled down her spine as she pulled herself out of the icy grip of those memories, focusing on N’kal as he continued his tale.
The closing statement had Kahleena flashing a gentle, timid smile of understanding; she could relate to the dragon saving sensation. Her gaze shifted once more to watch as Okalinath raised one golden paw to bat at Torath, slapping it down in the water with a great splash and a chirp of good-natured amusement as she danced away from him, wings half extended to help balance herself in the restrictive restraints of the lake water. “Me?” she asked dumbly, blinking and turning her attention back to N’kal with a wide-eyed look.
“Okalinath was a surprise.” She stated, turning to look back at her dragon, “her egg didn’t glow enough, and no one knew there was a gold in the clutch and she was sired by Tyrrisath. The Searchrider, B’jin, he shoved me out onto the Sands with the other gold candidates and Okalinath picked me.” She shifted her gaze back to look up at N’kal with a slight frown, shrugging one slim shoulder slightly. “There wasn’t time to be scared. First I was shocked there was a gold, and then I was shocked she was mine.” She smiled slightly, losing the timidity as she gained confidence in the subject and the moment. “I didn’t even go through proper candidacy – there was no gold egg, so there was no reason.”
Brown eyes suddenly widened and Kahleena pursed her lips as she ducked her head once more, flushing in embarrassment at how much she had said. She must have sounded terribly full of herself, talking so much! The apology had almost left her fretting lips when Okalinath’s sudden and very amused but just as insistent don’t you dare! rippled across her mind and Kahleena pursed her lips into a line, looking first in her dragon’s direction with a confused frown, before glancing up at N’kal anxiously, eyebrows drawn together.
She is such a stress bucket! Okalinath admonished lovingly, her words to Torath, though her attention flickering to her silly bonded for a moment and the strange interactions she was having with the other human. Okalinath rarely saw Kahleena with or around men, besides the constant guardian she and the other girls had found in R’nya, and the clearly treasured memories of her husband before she had been brought to Katila and Impressed to Okalinath. The gold didn’t really understand all the ups and downs in the young woman’s memories, but she understood that Kahleena usually avoided the men of the Weyr because they made her uncomfortable; she didn’t understand why they made her rider uncomfortable though – none of them had ever hurt her!
“Playing?” Kahleena asked timidly, peering up at N’kal with an anxious frown before her gaze darted away, seeking security and safety in watching as her dragon leaped and bound through the shallow water, sending waves in every direction. While there was certainly a lot of water being thrown around, Kahleena wasn’t quite prepared to believe they would be capable of emptying the lake – that was ridiculous! – but she was tempted to recall Okalinath; N’kal seemed so disproving and she didn’t want to cause any troubles! Don’t be silly, love! He’s not angry! The young gold’s voice was radiant with her delight in the game of chase, and her eyes were bright with colours of her enjoyment.
The question of Impression seemed to distract the bronzerider, however, and Kahleena was deeply thankful for that! Her gaze lifted once more to watch his face subtly as he spoke. A string of words, unintentional no doubt, caused Kahleena’s lip to tremble suddenly as a hot and ice flush shot through her body, and Okalinath came to a sudden halt as she became keenly aware of her rider’s very true distress. The unconditional wave of love her dragon sent her made Kahleena’s eyes shimmer, the girl lost in her own memories far removed from the idealistic remembrance of Impression. A gentle shudder rippled down her spine as she pulled herself out of the icy grip of those memories, focusing on N’kal as he continued his tale.
The closing statement had Kahleena flashing a gentle, timid smile of understanding; she could relate to the dragon saving sensation. Her gaze shifted once more to watch as Okalinath raised one golden paw to bat at Torath, slapping it down in the water with a great splash and a chirp of good-natured amusement as she danced away from him, wings half extended to help balance herself in the restrictive restraints of the lake water. “Me?” she asked dumbly, blinking and turning her attention back to N’kal with a wide-eyed look.
“Okalinath was a surprise.” She stated, turning to look back at her dragon, “her egg didn’t glow enough, and no one knew there was a gold in the clutch and she was sired by Tyrrisath. The Searchrider, B’jin, he shoved me out onto the Sands with the other gold candidates and Okalinath picked me.” She shifted her gaze back to look up at N’kal with a slight frown, shrugging one slim shoulder slightly. “There wasn’t time to be scared. First I was shocked there was a gold, and then I was shocked she was mine.” She smiled slightly, losing the timidity as she gained confidence in the subject and the moment. “I didn’t even go through proper candidacy – there was no gold egg, so there was no reason.”
Brown eyes suddenly widened and Kahleena pursed her lips as she ducked her head once more, flushing in embarrassment at how much she had said. She must have sounded terribly full of herself, talking so much! The apology had almost left her fretting lips when Okalinath’s sudden and very amused but just as insistent don’t you dare! rippled across her mind and Kahleena pursed her lips into a line, looking first in her dragon’s direction with a confused frown, before glancing up at N’kal anxiously, eyebrows drawn together.
