02.Sep.13, 02:47 PM
"When it comes to mating flights of a gold, especially her first I don't have any real choice in the matter. She will mate with whoever is fast enough, strong enough and clever enough to catch her. Most times, or so we learned in lessons, it's bronze dragons. Clutch size tend to be smaller with browns." Arddra felt she should clarify. "I would prefer to choose who I am with and I wouldn't pick him just because of the color of his dragon but because I really care about him."
"One man and one man only?" Arddra repeated, studying Trelanvor. After three years in Katila she knew not all men wanted women for their weyrmates, regardless of what flightlust lead them to. "I am sure there are men here who will be glad to be your 'one man'."
"I never thought about leading, but there are may gold dragons here, I am not sure how the Weyr would choose who will replace Tsuen as senior Weyrwoman should she die. Perhaps the next gold to rise is who they choose." Arddra never considered what she would do if she was in charge. All she knew she would do was be the best leader she was able to be, as that would be expected of her but she wouldn't keep everybody here. In fact she would send a group of volunteers north to stay at a Weyr to make sure the plague was done. If they survived a season she would have everybody who wanted to go back north to go north. "If I ended up the head goldrider, I would make many changes and not force people to stay here if they don't want to."
Arddra smiled when Trelanvor asked if she was tired of him already. "Oh no, not tired of your company, just the smell of fish." She tossed in another gutted fish into the barrel and looked over how much was left. "We should be done soon. And yes I am going to have a bath after this but no thank you on the idea of us sharing a bath. I am Hold raised remember?" She turned away mostly because she was blushing.
"One man and one man only?" Arddra repeated, studying Trelanvor. After three years in Katila she knew not all men wanted women for their weyrmates, regardless of what flightlust lead them to. "I am sure there are men here who will be glad to be your 'one man'."
"I never thought about leading, but there are may gold dragons here, I am not sure how the Weyr would choose who will replace Tsuen as senior Weyrwoman should she die. Perhaps the next gold to rise is who they choose." Arddra never considered what she would do if she was in charge. All she knew she would do was be the best leader she was able to be, as that would be expected of her but she wouldn't keep everybody here. In fact she would send a group of volunteers north to stay at a Weyr to make sure the plague was done. If they survived a season she would have everybody who wanted to go back north to go north. "If I ended up the head goldrider, I would make many changes and not force people to stay here if they don't want to."
Arddra smiled when Trelanvor asked if she was tired of him already. "Oh no, not tired of your company, just the smell of fish." She tossed in another gutted fish into the barrel and looked over how much was left. "We should be done soon. And yes I am going to have a bath after this but no thank you on the idea of us sharing a bath. I am Hold raised remember?" She turned away mostly because she was blushing.