17.Jun.12, 01:58 AM
When Jada had been assigned the Hunting chore, Krypth's excitement had been palpable. The gold had been watching several hunting techniques, for in a few short days she would get to practice all on her own, and it was absolutely thrilling to know that she was going to be given such an important task. So when Jada had confessed that aside from their Candidate and Weyrling training, she'd never gone hunting for her own food...
"You had never fished, you had never hunted, what did you do?!" snapped one person.
"Oh my." murmured another.
"I'll have someone go with you." a third hastily exclaimed, ushering the confused Harper back to the edge of his hut and setting her outside. "Meet them outside the dining hall tomorrow, just after lunch. You'll know." She'd know. Great. What, would they just be carrying a sign that said, 'Playing companion to that useless girl who can't hunt on her own even with a dragon to help her'? Jada sulked, and Krypth sneered (supporting her, of course) and they decided to go for a swim. At least until they realized that the lake was too far, and Krypth really was bored with the river. So they sulked, and sneered, and played a game of hide and seek.
Krypth found Jada every time.
"Tomorrow," Jada advised her Bonded as they lay together in the stone dip that made up the gold dragon's bed, "I will hunt you." The 'Good Luck' went unsaid, but Krypth nosed her human patronizingly before they fell asleep.
As always, the two of them woke right around darn, and rose for the day. A morning run for Jada and wing exercises for Krypth, a bath for Jada and an oiling for Krypth, then breakfast and whatever boring lesson G'rem would have for them today. Oh! More hunting, was there a recurring theme in Jada's chores? Another oiling for Krypth, who was almost 10 feet long and growing, and then lunch for Jada. Outside, under a tree, Jada perused all of the familiar faces that were passing her by, curious to see who would be holding the sign.
"You had never fished, you had never hunted, what did you do?!" snapped one person.
"Oh my." murmured another.
"I'll have someone go with you." a third hastily exclaimed, ushering the confused Harper back to the edge of his hut and setting her outside. "Meet them outside the dining hall tomorrow, just after lunch. You'll know." She'd know. Great. What, would they just be carrying a sign that said, 'Playing companion to that useless girl who can't hunt on her own even with a dragon to help her'? Jada sulked, and Krypth sneered (supporting her, of course) and they decided to go for a swim. At least until they realized that the lake was too far, and Krypth really was bored with the river. So they sulked, and sneered, and played a game of hide and seek.
Krypth found Jada every time.
"Tomorrow," Jada advised her Bonded as they lay together in the stone dip that made up the gold dragon's bed, "I will hunt you." The 'Good Luck' went unsaid, but Krypth nosed her human patronizingly before they fell asleep.
As always, the two of them woke right around darn, and rose for the day. A morning run for Jada and wing exercises for Krypth, a bath for Jada and an oiling for Krypth, then breakfast and whatever boring lesson G'rem would have for them today. Oh! More hunting, was there a recurring theme in Jada's chores? Another oiling for Krypth, who was almost 10 feet long and growing, and then lunch for Jada. Outside, under a tree, Jada perused all of the familiar faces that were passing her by, curious to see who would be holding the sign.