14.Oct.13, 09:48 PM
The Hatching took a turn for the slower briefly after she saw the first wave of Impressions. She took the brief interlude to catch her breath, surprised how quickly it had all happened. Almost half the clutch had already happened! Still, there was more to come, and she found her attention focusing as the sound of shredding egg shards begin to fill the air once again.
It seemed like the eggs were intent on going almost all at once. Some of the eggs were quiet, others made their entrance into the world with a loud announcement. She watched a blue come forward, finding his bonded after a little poking around. A green followed, wandering to a female before pausing and then turning, and connecting to another boy. She let out a soft sigh, sad to see that a girl had missed the opportunity, but glad the Green had found someone who could be a good match for her.
At that moment, another three Greens made it clear it was time for them. One let out an unearthly screech, and she turned, seeing her all tangled up in her egg shards and wings. She began to move towards the green, ignoring the fact that there were others who could do that, but several males got to her first, and she found her other half among those who helped her. She slowly eased back with the gold candidates, continuing to watch warily.
The other two greens seemed to know fairly quickly who they wanted - she was pleasantly surprised to see them both choose younger boys. So people their age DID have a chance! It would be a little rough on them while they learned to adjust, but she was willing to bet they would make great riders.
That left the last egg, and the one she was meant to be up here for - the Gold egg. She nervously switched back, suddenly missing Quenym all the more. He wasn't going to Impress at this point; she still hadn't seen him anyway. She shifted back, and held her gaze steadily on the Queen egg, waiting to see what would happen next.
It seemed like the eggs were intent on going almost all at once. Some of the eggs were quiet, others made their entrance into the world with a loud announcement. She watched a blue come forward, finding his bonded after a little poking around. A green followed, wandering to a female before pausing and then turning, and connecting to another boy. She let out a soft sigh, sad to see that a girl had missed the opportunity, but glad the Green had found someone who could be a good match for her.
At that moment, another three Greens made it clear it was time for them. One let out an unearthly screech, and she turned, seeing her all tangled up in her egg shards and wings. She began to move towards the green, ignoring the fact that there were others who could do that, but several males got to her first, and she found her other half among those who helped her. She slowly eased back with the gold candidates, continuing to watch warily.
The other two greens seemed to know fairly quickly who they wanted - she was pleasantly surprised to see them both choose younger boys. So people their age DID have a chance! It would be a little rough on them while they learned to adjust, but she was willing to bet they would make great riders.
That left the last egg, and the one she was meant to be up here for - the Gold egg. She nervously switched back, suddenly missing Quenym all the more. He wasn't going to Impress at this point; she still hadn't seen him anyway. She shifted back, and held her gaze steadily on the Queen egg, waiting to see what would happen next.