23.Feb.15, 06:41 AM
This was it; the moment she had been waiting for and dreading simultaneously. They knew the theory, knew to focus and relax, and now they had the location. All that was needed now was Rhaedalyn’s okay to make the jump. Aradissicath didn’t rush her, knowing what was at stake if there was even a moment’s doubt in Rhaedalyn’s creative mind and gently brushed against the girl’s mind, sharing her confidence. When the quiet voice that was still full of determination finally met the silent reassurances, Aradissicath didn’t wait a moment longer and vanished between.
It felt like a lifetime before the warmth of the day was on her chilled cheeks once again and Rhaedalyn took a deep gasping breath. That had been the most terrifying few seconds of her life! She knew it had only been that long thanks to the lessons but it was completely different when she was the one in charge of making the trip happen. A moment was taken to enjoy the sun as the fear melted away with the chill. Aradissicath’s trumpet of triumph was the final hint that they had done something amazing and realisation dawned.
They did it!
They had made their first jump between without any issue! Rhaedalyn looked around for R’nya to see what he thought about their success and didn’t see him until Aradissicath glanced down, the girl’s gaze following. She sighed with relief that they hadn’t overshot or went somewhere else entirely and they glided to the ground. It was, as usual, not the softest of landings thanks to the dragon’s lack of spatial awareness but they had certainly improved from the weyrling days.
Rhaedalyn did her best to casually unbuckle, slide down her dragon, and remove her riding gear but a smile couldn’t leave her lips no matter how hard she tried to look like such an experience didn’t affect her. As soon as the pile of helmet, goggles, and gloves were put neatly aside, she gave up, glancing over at R’nya, smile growing brighter with every passing second, and bounced over to him to throw her arms around him.
“I did it, Ren! Dissi was great and there wasn’t a single hiccup! We didn’t screw it up!” Her words came bubbling out excitedly against R’nya’s chest as she held on tight, barely containing the bounce in her step. Biting her lower lip to try to stop the babbling, Rhaedalyn looked up at the bronzerider and spoke a bit more calmly, or at least more quietly, “thank you, Ren. I don’t think I would have learned quite as well or be as comfortable with such an important task if it had been anyone else.”
She paused in her gratitude when Aradissicath pointed out they weren’t at the lake or anywhere she recognized and Rhaedalyn scanned what she could see without leaving her spot glued to R’nya. “But, where did we end up?”
It felt like a lifetime before the warmth of the day was on her chilled cheeks once again and Rhaedalyn took a deep gasping breath. That had been the most terrifying few seconds of her life! She knew it had only been that long thanks to the lessons but it was completely different when she was the one in charge of making the trip happen. A moment was taken to enjoy the sun as the fear melted away with the chill. Aradissicath’s trumpet of triumph was the final hint that they had done something amazing and realisation dawned.
They did it!
They had made their first jump between without any issue! Rhaedalyn looked around for R’nya to see what he thought about their success and didn’t see him until Aradissicath glanced down, the girl’s gaze following. She sighed with relief that they hadn’t overshot or went somewhere else entirely and they glided to the ground. It was, as usual, not the softest of landings thanks to the dragon’s lack of spatial awareness but they had certainly improved from the weyrling days.
Rhaedalyn did her best to casually unbuckle, slide down her dragon, and remove her riding gear but a smile couldn’t leave her lips no matter how hard she tried to look like such an experience didn’t affect her. As soon as the pile of helmet, goggles, and gloves were put neatly aside, she gave up, glancing over at R’nya, smile growing brighter with every passing second, and bounced over to him to throw her arms around him.
“I did it, Ren! Dissi was great and there wasn’t a single hiccup! We didn’t screw it up!” Her words came bubbling out excitedly against R’nya’s chest as she held on tight, barely containing the bounce in her step. Biting her lower lip to try to stop the babbling, Rhaedalyn looked up at the bronzerider and spoke a bit more calmly, or at least more quietly, “thank you, Ren. I don’t think I would have learned quite as well or be as comfortable with such an important task if it had been anyone else.”
She paused in her gratitude when Aradissicath pointed out they weren’t at the lake or anywhere she recognized and Rhaedalyn scanned what she could see without leaving her spot glued to R’nya. “But, where did we end up?”