11.Oct.13, 01:49 AM
Rhaedalyn had made a little shelter – or rather, her friends made her one – that had some wood set down to keep her off the wet sand with a tarp over her head to keep the rain off of her as it rolled down the slanted roof. She had been a bit miserable with so much rain and greyness but she was also grateful for the dry comfort that had been given her since it now made watching the Hatching so much more enjoyable! At least, it was enjoyable until Aradissicath’s mood finally took a turn for the worse.
Aradissicath was less than pleased with all the commotion. It was bad enough that she had to share the Sands with two other gold dragons but now she had to put up with Candidates marching all over the Sands and giving off nervous vibes along with the crowd that had gathered to watch everything. How did anyone expect her to enjoy being egg-heavy with so much noise? Another irritable huff of breath was given as the large gold shifted once more to find a comfortable position to lie and at the same time tune out the nuisances.
When it became clear the environment simply would not tone down despite the rain that should have sent people back to their huts, Aradissicath got to her feet. She didn’t tell Rhaedalyn what she was doing or where she was going since the girl would figure it out easily enough. To prove a point that she was far from happy with the crowd and the size of the Sands that currently had multiple golds and too many people squished onto it, Aradissicath purposely strolled through the middle of the Hatching, hissing at Krypth as she went, daring the older gold to say or do anything for her walking so close to the eggs and Candidates.
It would have been a successful jaunt across the Sands and to freedom if not for her gangly size made even more awkward with the pregnancy. Aradissicath stumbled once more or less tripping over her own feet and as she caught herself, her tail bumped against Influence to send it toppling over and rolling several feet with cracks heard with each movement. Some in the crowd gasped in shock but knew not to tangle with a gold that was close to Clutching and even more hormonal than normal.
As the cranky gold moved off the Sands, the Influence egg came to a stop but the cracks continued until finally a nose poked through, followed by a head. All at once, the remaining bits of shell fell away as the newly revealedBronze shook himself free. A moment passed and then another as the dragonet stood in place, as if measuring everyone in attendance. Finally, a male stepped forward and nearly closed the gap between him and the bronze hatchling before the dragonet moved and with slow measured steps, led the man off the Sands.
Rhaedalyn continued to sit in her little shelter, gawking at everything that had happened. Aradissicath was so rude! She’d have to apologize later, You most certainly will not. There is nothing to apologize for. Now sit and finish watching the babies pick their obnoxious humans and come join me back at the hut. Rhaedalyn did exactly that, nibbling her lip anxiously even as she watched the Influence egg hatch and Impress successfully. It was so nice to see so many bronze babies around the Weyr now!
Thanks to Aradissicath’s distraction, the Excellence egg Hatched almost in silence and overlooked by most, except for the few Candidates already in the area. The shell fell away from its form occupant just as the bronze found his life mate to lie neatly around the hatchling. The youngBlue sneezed once which caused some giggles but he didn’t seem to notice or mind as he trotted towards the girls, stopping to sniff at one and then another; the second of which made him sneeze again. Clearly deciding no one in the group was for him, he moved to a group of boys and sat down before one, making the Impression quick and as quiet as his hatching had been.
Influence Egg - TABronze 02 to TAMale03
Excellence Egg - TABlue 02 to TAMale04
Aradissicath was less than pleased with all the commotion. It was bad enough that she had to share the Sands with two other gold dragons but now she had to put up with Candidates marching all over the Sands and giving off nervous vibes along with the crowd that had gathered to watch everything. How did anyone expect her to enjoy being egg-heavy with so much noise? Another irritable huff of breath was given as the large gold shifted once more to find a comfortable position to lie and at the same time tune out the nuisances.
When it became clear the environment simply would not tone down despite the rain that should have sent people back to their huts, Aradissicath got to her feet. She didn’t tell Rhaedalyn what she was doing or where she was going since the girl would figure it out easily enough. To prove a point that she was far from happy with the crowd and the size of the Sands that currently had multiple golds and too many people squished onto it, Aradissicath purposely strolled through the middle of the Hatching, hissing at Krypth as she went, daring the older gold to say or do anything for her walking so close to the eggs and Candidates.
It would have been a successful jaunt across the Sands and to freedom if not for her gangly size made even more awkward with the pregnancy. Aradissicath stumbled once more or less tripping over her own feet and as she caught herself, her tail bumped against Influence to send it toppling over and rolling several feet with cracks heard with each movement. Some in the crowd gasped in shock but knew not to tangle with a gold that was close to Clutching and even more hormonal than normal.
As the cranky gold moved off the Sands, the Influence egg came to a stop but the cracks continued until finally a nose poked through, followed by a head. All at once, the remaining bits of shell fell away as the newly revealed
Rhaedalyn continued to sit in her little shelter, gawking at everything that had happened. Aradissicath was so rude! She’d have to apologize later, You most certainly will not. There is nothing to apologize for. Now sit and finish watching the babies pick their obnoxious humans and come join me back at the hut. Rhaedalyn did exactly that, nibbling her lip anxiously even as she watched the Influence egg hatch and Impress successfully. It was so nice to see so many bronze babies around the Weyr now!
Thanks to Aradissicath’s distraction, the Excellence egg Hatched almost in silence and overlooked by most, except for the few Candidates already in the area. The shell fell away from its form occupant just as the bronze found his life mate to lie neatly around the hatchling. The young
Influence Egg - TA
Excellence Egg - TA