[G] [H] 744.12.30 | Nicely Spiced Hatching

Egg 19 didn't give anyone much time to breathe as Green05 kicked her way free and crowed in triumph. Mylorah smiled at the antics of the tiny green proudly strutting and even pausing to pose so all could bask in her glory. Yet another green didn't bother her. She'd been in enough Hatchings and had the stats drilled into her head since Amagrith's Flight to know roughly half of the clutch would be green. That was simply how it always was and always would be--except in the rare cases of almost every single dragon being green.

Thankfully, as the preening green trotted off to a boy Mylorah knew and liked, Egg 6 added to the male tally of the clutch, bringing them further away from a female majority. Blue02 was a lovely dark shade, at least from what she could tell before he rolled out of his shell and into the sand, coating himself in it. That poor rider was going to have a heck of a time cleaning the hatchling up and it seemed the young man agreed as she saw him step forward with a deep sigh and shake of his head before brushing off Blue02's nose.

Finally, Egg 15 that had been knocked around in a sibling war proved to be no match for the terror within. Green06's eyes were whirling with anger and Mylorah inhaled sharply. The green screeched her fury but the culprits were nowhere to be seen now. Still, she stomped around, pacing back and forth, and making the Candidates step further back. "Amagrith, do something," Mylorah hissed at her dragon, too worried to focus on mindspeaking. Amagrith wasn't quite sure what she was supposed to do so she simply told Green06 to knock it off and find her rider. For a moment, Green06 turned to stare at Amagrith before she huffed and turned toward the group of girls. They shrieked and some ran, some fell in the commotion, but one crouched down and spoke too quietly for Mylorah to hear. "That's another pair that's going to need luck."

Nearly ten minutes passed without another hatchling appearing. No doubt the Weyrlingmaster and assistants appreciated the respite given the problem children they already had to get under control. But soon enough, Egg 20 set the pace once more as Brown01 pushed his way through the hole he'd been working on. They now had at least one of each colour--except for gold. Mylorah turned her attention to that egg and saw that it did have cracks and wobbled every so often. So far so good, and even better for the moment, Brown01 quietly Impressed an older Candidate without any fuss.

Two more greens were suddenly prancing around the remaining eggs. Mylorah barely caught Green07 roll free of Egg 1 and only saw Green08 crawling from Egg 13 thanks to her sister running by. Green08 was tiny, but she stood without issue and with a nudge from Green07, they were both soon chirping at each other as they headed off to their mates.

Several minutes ticked by, filled with the sounds of eggs cracking and dragons humming. Unfortunately, it was also loud in her head as more hatchlings appeared and started chatting loudly to their mates or anyone, really. Blue03 decided to take advantage of the open stage as he emerged triumphant from his escape. He kicked sand onto the remnants of Egg 18 with his hind legs and then seemed to take a bow to the audience in the stands. It was the oddest thing and while she couldn't see the boy that Impressed the cheeky boy, Mylorah had to wonder if he was a Harper and his flare for the dramatics had already bled through the bond.

Egg 19 - Green05 to NPC Male
Egg 6 - Blue02 to NPC Male
Egg 15 - Green06 to NPC Female
Egg 20 - Brown01 to NPC Male
Egg 1 - Green07 to NPC Male
Egg 13 - Green08 to NPC Male
Egg 18 - Blue03 to NPC Male

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