30.Jun.13, 08:42 PM
R’nd had always been lucky when it came to going to the lake. He had Ayyonth now, of course, but even before he Impressed, there had always been someone willing to give the flirtatious man a ride. Still, he did know how long the hike could be and was both impressed by the determination some people had when they stomped their way down and also worried. Felines were known to prowl the forest and sometimes they got close to the Weyr’s edge so walking alone for five hours seemed more than a tad foolish. At least this girl seemed to have enough wits about her to know better. That was a good start!
She seemed to have some manners as well which was often a rarity in the ‘brats. Or, it was more likely he was used to spending too much time around Kerrin and Indivara and he forgot those younger than him were capable of common courtesy at times. “Um, sure,” R’nd glanced around their area of the lake and wondered if the girl always came to this section as well or if Ayyonth’s teasing was true. Was there an actual ulterior motive for coming to this exact spot where he was swimming? A moment was given to study the girl’s face, looking for any hint of his own features. Benden had only recently turned two but everyone saw the similarities almost instantly, despite the baby being fat with darker hair.
Satisfied that she didn’t seem to have any of his stand out features, R’nd glared over at Ayyonth and the dragon chuckled in his mind. Deciding he didn’t need to go towel off and sun for a bit, R’nd plopped himself back down into the water to sit where it came just up over his waist and he leaned back on his hands. “If you’re lucky, Ayyonth might join you for a swim. I’d ask him to play with you but he likes to do the opposite of what I say at times to be a pain.” If he was going to be stuck worrying over what the girl wanted, then the dragon could deal with her as well! Well, assuming she was like the others and wanted to hang out with a beautiful blue.
She seemed to have some manners as well which was often a rarity in the ‘brats. Or, it was more likely he was used to spending too much time around Kerrin and Indivara and he forgot those younger than him were capable of common courtesy at times. “Um, sure,” R’nd glanced around their area of the lake and wondered if the girl always came to this section as well or if Ayyonth’s teasing was true. Was there an actual ulterior motive for coming to this exact spot where he was swimming? A moment was given to study the girl’s face, looking for any hint of his own features. Benden had only recently turned two but everyone saw the similarities almost instantly, despite the baby being fat with darker hair.
Satisfied that she didn’t seem to have any of his stand out features, R’nd glared over at Ayyonth and the dragon chuckled in his mind. Deciding he didn’t need to go towel off and sun for a bit, R’nd plopped himself back down into the water to sit where it came just up over his waist and he leaned back on his hands. “If you’re lucky, Ayyonth might join you for a swim. I’d ask him to play with you but he likes to do the opposite of what I say at times to be a pain.” If he was going to be stuck worrying over what the girl wanted, then the dragon could deal with her as well! Well, assuming she was like the others and wanted to hang out with a beautiful blue.