17.Jan.13, 08:15 PM
D'ren sighed. He knew B'jin and I'shan were friends, but he couldn't say how close they were. He didn't know I'shan well enough on a personal level, and the little crawler seemed to be friends with everybody! "I don't know," he said as he picked at his food again. As always, he was riddled with the temptation to overeat. It was wasteful and rude, but nervous habits were difficult to conquer. "That's their personal business, and I've always advocated staying out of such things. I would hope that I'shan would be honest with him, but I'm not going to stick my hand in that particular fire." And why would he? He was practically the Weyr's firefighter already. He just hoped it worked out all right; I'shan was charming and a joy to have around if only because he actually knew how to smile.
D'ren rubbed his temples again. "There was some suggestion that it might have been N'gelt, and he might be playing innocent...I doubt that, though." He frowned a little. He wanted to trust his second, but the falling out with S'kef had left more lingering damage than he cared to admit. He'd trusted the brownrider fully, and the betrayal was making it difficult for him to trust again. His grudge-holding habits were visible even in his interactions with B'jin, who was no longer allowed north, and Tsuen, who was no longer allowed to keep Tserini alone. Crazy woman...
"I trust that he won't be up to shenanigans again," D'ren continued, obviously not believing his own words. Of course I'shan would be up to shenanigans. That was like asking if the sun would rise. Still, it helped to say that things would be all right, especially since doing so was a large part of D'ren's job description. He'd always wanted to lead people through patience and perseverance, not rely on their anger...
"That's neither here nor there, though. Otherwise, things have been relatively calm. I'm pleased to see that the fire lizards haven't cause too much of a disturbance..." He grimaced as a familiar voice started pounding away at his brain.
"Ronarth wants one. Badly."
D'ren rubbed his temples again. "There was some suggestion that it might have been N'gelt, and he might be playing innocent...I doubt that, though." He frowned a little. He wanted to trust his second, but the falling out with S'kef had left more lingering damage than he cared to admit. He'd trusted the brownrider fully, and the betrayal was making it difficult for him to trust again. His grudge-holding habits were visible even in his interactions with B'jin, who was no longer allowed north, and Tsuen, who was no longer allowed to keep Tserini alone. Crazy woman...
"I trust that he won't be up to shenanigans again," D'ren continued, obviously not believing his own words. Of course I'shan would be up to shenanigans. That was like asking if the sun would rise. Still, it helped to say that things would be all right, especially since doing so was a large part of D'ren's job description. He'd always wanted to lead people through patience and perseverance, not rely on their anger...
"That's neither here nor there, though. Otherwise, things have been relatively calm. I'm pleased to see that the fire lizards haven't cause too much of a disturbance..." He grimaced as a familiar voice started pounding away at his brain.
"Ronarth wants one. Badly."