02.Feb.21, 06:33 PM
The touching gone horribly awry had left her mind reeling, even days later. Calling the mood ‘melancholy’ was an understatement, and many moved as if in a sluggish daze, as if hoping to disappear into the very shadows. Others she hadn’t even seen since that terrible morning…
Rudi crooned from where he sat on the table in front of her, butting his head into her hand for affection, eyes whirling slowly, echoing the anxiety and worry she felt. She’d called him well away from the Sands, giving him a firm command to stay with her, both for his safety and her own need of comfort.
An egg damaged, killed…no matter how large or small the clutch, it was devastating. Had it been touched? Did it ever feel the presence of a human before one shattered its life-preserving shell? She liked to think that it had felt the love of one of the candidates before it was killed…so that it might have known that not all humans were awful. Briefly, she wondered if it had been the one she'd laid a hand on, and the idea both saddened her and brought a small measure of solace.
Rudi had crept up her arm to perch on her shoulder, burying himself in her hair, seeking to console both himself and his person in any way he could. He trilled as he noticed the other redhead walking past, and Aederyn nodded to the tall woman. They’d been at the gold egg together when it happened. She offered her a small, sad smile and a wave as the girl collected a plate and made her way off. Rudi hummed in her ear as another woman sat down nearby, dark blonde hair pulled away, a sadness in her blue eyes, no doubt reflecting the mood of the entire Weyr. “Hey.” Aederyn offered, unsure what else could be said.
Rudi crooned from where he sat on the table in front of her, butting his head into her hand for affection, eyes whirling slowly, echoing the anxiety and worry she felt. She’d called him well away from the Sands, giving him a firm command to stay with her, both for his safety and her own need of comfort.
An egg damaged, killed…no matter how large or small the clutch, it was devastating. Had it been touched? Did it ever feel the presence of a human before one shattered its life-preserving shell? She liked to think that it had felt the love of one of the candidates before it was killed…so that it might have known that not all humans were awful. Briefly, she wondered if it had been the one she'd laid a hand on, and the idea both saddened her and brought a small measure of solace.
Rudi had crept up her arm to perch on her shoulder, burying himself in her hair, seeking to console both himself and his person in any way he could. He trilled as he noticed the other redhead walking past, and Aederyn nodded to the tall woman. They’d been at the gold egg together when it happened. She offered her a small, sad smile and a wave as the girl collected a plate and made her way off. Rudi hummed in her ear as another woman sat down nearby, dark blonde hair pulled away, a sadness in her blue eyes, no doubt reflecting the mood of the entire Weyr. “Hey.” Aederyn offered, unsure what else could be said.