01.Oct.13, 08:46 PM
Arddra considered suggesting they talk inside his hut but decided not to. Weyrleader S'kef looked like the sort who would be quite open on where he wanted to discuss things and he had made it clear he wanted it here outside of his personal space. Perhaps it had been a bad idea for her to come to his hut instead of catching him at a meal or did he have an office? She found she realy had no idea, most of her time here had been avoiding being anywhere near dragonriders much less the leadership.
"Given how many of us were taken from the North without being asked, I think many would want to go back North." Arddra began. "I can't speak for all who were taken and, like me, haven't Impressed yet I do understand why we were taken. I definitely don't want to lose the chance to stand at all future clutches till I Impress a gold. That said, I think people should have the option to go North, if they so choose."
"Yet, I have to wonder..." Here Arddra faulted, biting her lip. She didn't know S'kef all that well, other than reputation and her own personal experiences. He was an intimidating man but he didn't seem to be the sort to penalize her just for being open. Yet his firelizard did freak and attack her and V'riy did wonder about that too when she told him of the encounter. "Why do you want to know who wants to go North? Others in the past who expressed any wish to go North were punished...some very severely. I feel past reactions to the desire to go home is not going to have people raising their hands to indicate their wish to go North. I don't want to be punished and I am certainly don't feel it's wise to defy our Weyrwoman's orders, something I expect others feel too."
She wanted to say more but decided it may be best to see how he reacts before saying too much. Besides, Arddra didn't want to anger the Weyrleader by not giving him a chance to respond to her question.
"Given how many of us were taken from the North without being asked, I think many would want to go back North." Arddra began. "I can't speak for all who were taken and, like me, haven't Impressed yet I do understand why we were taken. I definitely don't want to lose the chance to stand at all future clutches till I Impress a gold. That said, I think people should have the option to go North, if they so choose."
"Yet, I have to wonder..." Here Arddra faulted, biting her lip. She didn't know S'kef all that well, other than reputation and her own personal experiences. He was an intimidating man but he didn't seem to be the sort to penalize her just for being open. Yet his firelizard did freak and attack her and V'riy did wonder about that too when she told him of the encounter. "Why do you want to know who wants to go North? Others in the past who expressed any wish to go North were punished...some very severely. I feel past reactions to the desire to go home is not going to have people raising their hands to indicate their wish to go North. I don't want to be punished and I am certainly don't feel it's wise to defy our Weyrwoman's orders, something I expect others feel too."
She wanted to say more but decided it may be best to see how he reacts before saying too much. Besides, Arddra didn't want to anger the Weyrleader by not giving him a chance to respond to her question.