21.Apr.14, 11:47 PM
There were a lot of new faces around Katila these days. J'di wasn't certain just what S'kef was thinking to allow that. Dragonkind would be a novelty to those young enough not to remember them, but they had a Weyr full of dragons up North to gawk at. Why keep their most vulnerable in the South and then allow the holders access to them anyway when there were perfectly good beasts to gawk at up North? Who knew what not-so-clever ideas a disgruntled crafter might come up with?
So J’di made a point to keep an eye on any new faces she saw around the place. Making friends was all well and good, but the safety of her weyrlings came first.
As it happened, however, Caymath spotted the boy first- his rider being rather preoccupied with working a coat of oil into hide that dried much faster than it used to in their youth. The blue himself was free to study his surroundings as he pleased, and after so many turns of training weyrlings, the dragon had an eye for awkward youth who might be too shy or to proud to ask for help when they needed it.
Welcome to Katila. Perhaps I or my rider might be of assistance to you today? Caymath didn't make a habit of addressing strangers directly, but he didn't find it distasteful either. Needs must, after all. But what Ekshan would make of the relaxed, mildly-voiced offer was anyone's guess.
So J’di made a point to keep an eye on any new faces she saw around the place. Making friends was all well and good, but the safety of her weyrlings came first.
As it happened, however, Caymath spotted the boy first- his rider being rather preoccupied with working a coat of oil into hide that dried much faster than it used to in their youth. The blue himself was free to study his surroundings as he pleased, and after so many turns of training weyrlings, the dragon had an eye for awkward youth who might be too shy or to proud to ask for help when they needed it.