10.Jul.13, 12:28 AM
Bordtai had nodded when she took up his offer to help her to her bunk and stuffed his hands in his pockets as he waited for the healer to finish his work. It was then that the girl Casa showed up, taking quick hold of Flora’s hand. Where Flora struck Bordtai as quiet and timid, Casa struck him as a bit more bubbly and outgoing. To be truthful, the boy was glad his hands were in his pockets – with as quickly as she’d snatched up Flora’s hand he may have lost his own in her grasp if they had been left out in the open.
Keeping Quiet Flora between himself and Casa, Bordtai was surprised when yet another brat showed up as Quenym joined them. He blinked at the sudden crowd and found himself regretting the fact that he’d come over to offer help. Even so, it was even stranger that both Casa and Quenym had both acknowledged him with nods. Since when had others his age started to acknowledge him? Or anyone of any age for that matter?
Taking a hand out of his pocket, he scratched the back of his neck for a moment as he regarded them and what they each had said, quickly shaking his head no to the invite to go exploring and facing the dangers of the wild. The movement reminded him of his headache and he silently cursed that quikal he’d been given the night before and the men who’d handed it to him with their own mischievous smiles.
Hearing Quiet Flora’s reply to Quenym, Bordtai blinked at her. “Ya’ll got a strange idea of fun.” He said, but then again this was coming from the same boy who so carefully avoided any of the common brat games that happened throughout the Weyr. The running and yelling and mischief-making always bothered his headaches. Not to mention it gave the larger boys reasons to pick on him. He was barely any larger than little Flora and even that was debatable.
Seeing that Flora was leaning onto Casa and the healer was done, he offered his hand to help Flora onto her feet. He’d swing her arm over his shoulders once she’d given it to him, and help support her off the hatching sands as best as his own small frame could let him. A larger rider would have been able to easily carry her, but as small as he was – steadying her and holding a bit of her weight was going to be the best help he could give her.
“Let’s get you safely out of here and then Ya’ll can scheme about adventures all you want where you have a place to sit.” He offered.
Keeping Quiet Flora between himself and Casa, Bordtai was surprised when yet another brat showed up as Quenym joined them. He blinked at the sudden crowd and found himself regretting the fact that he’d come over to offer help. Even so, it was even stranger that both Casa and Quenym had both acknowledged him with nods. Since when had others his age started to acknowledge him? Or anyone of any age for that matter?
Taking a hand out of his pocket, he scratched the back of his neck for a moment as he regarded them and what they each had said, quickly shaking his head no to the invite to go exploring and facing the dangers of the wild. The movement reminded him of his headache and he silently cursed that quikal he’d been given the night before and the men who’d handed it to him with their own mischievous smiles.
Hearing Quiet Flora’s reply to Quenym, Bordtai blinked at her. “Ya’ll got a strange idea of fun.” He said, but then again this was coming from the same boy who so carefully avoided any of the common brat games that happened throughout the Weyr. The running and yelling and mischief-making always bothered his headaches. Not to mention it gave the larger boys reasons to pick on him. He was barely any larger than little Flora and even that was debatable.
Seeing that Flora was leaning onto Casa and the healer was done, he offered his hand to help Flora onto her feet. He’d swing her arm over his shoulders once she’d given it to him, and help support her off the hatching sands as best as his own small frame could let him. A larger rider would have been able to easily carry her, but as small as he was – steadying her and holding a bit of her weight was going to be the best help he could give her.
“Let’s get you safely out of here and then Ya’ll can scheme about adventures all you want where you have a place to sit.” He offered.