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29.May.18, 11:56 AM
Normally R’nd thoroughly enjoyed B’jin waking him up. This time, however, it was accompanied by a lot of firelizards that were squawking at each other with one landing on his head. He sighed, remembering the way Rell had landed on his head right after hatching but Shimmer was older and larger than Rell had been at that time and he gently tried shooing her away, promising her he would get up if allowed.
He contemplated just dressing and going, but he was too much of a clean freak to avoid a bath no matter how tired he was. Some activities simply required a bath afterwards and it wasn’t like he was in a hurry. It was extremely rare to have the eggs start wobbling with hatchlings popping out immediately after. Besides, he had to give his sister time to get ready and Rell had only left a few minutes ago with the message letting Eridella and Benden know it was time.
Eridella was excited to see another Hatching, especially one that her nephew was Standing for so it was a rather easy decision to invite her along. R’nd asked Benden to come as well since the boy was nearly eight and could start Standing as well in a few more years. He sort of felt like the boy would be better left at the Hold where he seemed to fit in well, but R’nd wanted to give him a chance to make a proper decision when he was old enough and Volfetti had agreed to those terms years earlier. Unsurprisingly, when the offer to take Benden’s mother along was denied, R’nd suspected Volfetti still didn’t forgive the dragonriders for taking her away from her life that didn’t have room for her anymore when she was finally able to return.
He was bathed and dressed, hair styled though still damp, and his favourite scent was dabbed on. R’nd felt he was ready go. He sent Rell off again, this time to go ahead to Ista Weyr, find Shadow, and keep the younger firelizard out of trouble during the Hatching. He didn’t think Shadow would cause any issues, but this way both blues were keeping the other occupied.
The stop to pick up Eridella and Benden was brief, pausing only long enough to ensure they were both strapped in and had everything they needed. He was impressed with how quickly they were ready and rolled his eyes as Eridella teased that he likely took longer to prepare than she had. He loved her, but R’nd was glad she was riding with B’jin right then. Older sisters were the worst sometimes.
Upon landing in Ista, R’nd helped Benden down before Ayyonth relocated to a better location for him to watch everything. He knew R’nd was going to take full advantage of having his Lady sister with them to secure some good seats for them and wouldn’t be needed until they were ready to leave.
R’nd was crouching to be more on eye level with Benden as he pointed out various objects of the Weyr, who the sire and dame were for the clutch, who some of the Candidates were that he had Searched so he missed what B’jin and Eridella saw but glanced up all the same. He frowned when he didn’t see anything that was worth noting and decided he didn’t want to be involved with any sort of teasing of N’mor. The boy still creeped him out though not nearly as much as when he was younger.
What did catch his attention was T’ryn arriving with Casa, well, more specifically, what the goldrider said. She liked his sister? R’nd’s frown deepened as he glanced around to see if Ayontay’s mother and sister had arrived yet. As far as he was aware, that was the only daughter he had which was something B’jin had delighted in pointing out. Not only was there only one daughter but she was the full-blooded sister to Ayontay as well. Their mother, B’jin had gone on, must have been pretty special to earn two rounds of dating.
Wait.
R’nd’s line of thought skidded to a halt as he realised Casa had said she hoped the sister Impressed. Did that mean the girl was Standing now? Wynera was too young to Stand so that meant he had another daughter! R’nd scanned the Candidates, naturally looking for a blonde girl that may have resembled him. There were several blondes – he was actually quite convinced the bronzeriders that accompanied Search parties purposely picked out blondes for goldriders – but he couldn’t tell if they were his or Searched. He knew T’ryn wouldn’t tell, even if he pestered the boy but maybe Casa would accidentally slip up if he got her talking?
That was something to consider as he stood up, checking out the Candidates one last time before ushering Benden off to the stands to hold some good seats for the rest of their party still picking on N’mor.
He contemplated just dressing and going, but he was too much of a clean freak to avoid a bath no matter how tired he was. Some activities simply required a bath afterwards and it wasn’t like he was in a hurry. It was extremely rare to have the eggs start wobbling with hatchlings popping out immediately after. Besides, he had to give his sister time to get ready and Rell had only left a few minutes ago with the message letting Eridella and Benden know it was time.
Eridella was excited to see another Hatching, especially one that her nephew was Standing for so it was a rather easy decision to invite her along. R’nd asked Benden to come as well since the boy was nearly eight and could start Standing as well in a few more years. He sort of felt like the boy would be better left at the Hold where he seemed to fit in well, but R’nd wanted to give him a chance to make a proper decision when he was old enough and Volfetti had agreed to those terms years earlier. Unsurprisingly, when the offer to take Benden’s mother along was denied, R’nd suspected Volfetti still didn’t forgive the dragonriders for taking her away from her life that didn’t have room for her anymore when she was finally able to return.
He was bathed and dressed, hair styled though still damp, and his favourite scent was dabbed on. R’nd felt he was ready go. He sent Rell off again, this time to go ahead to Ista Weyr, find Shadow, and keep the younger firelizard out of trouble during the Hatching. He didn’t think Shadow would cause any issues, but this way both blues were keeping the other occupied.
The stop to pick up Eridella and Benden was brief, pausing only long enough to ensure they were both strapped in and had everything they needed. He was impressed with how quickly they were ready and rolled his eyes as Eridella teased that he likely took longer to prepare than she had. He loved her, but R’nd was glad she was riding with B’jin right then. Older sisters were the worst sometimes.
Upon landing in Ista, R’nd helped Benden down before Ayyonth relocated to a better location for him to watch everything. He knew R’nd was going to take full advantage of having his Lady sister with them to secure some good seats for them and wouldn’t be needed until they were ready to leave.
R’nd was crouching to be more on eye level with Benden as he pointed out various objects of the Weyr, who the sire and dame were for the clutch, who some of the Candidates were that he had Searched so he missed what B’jin and Eridella saw but glanced up all the same. He frowned when he didn’t see anything that was worth noting and decided he didn’t want to be involved with any sort of teasing of N’mor. The boy still creeped him out though not nearly as much as when he was younger.
What did catch his attention was T’ryn arriving with Casa, well, more specifically, what the goldrider said. She liked his sister? R’nd’s frown deepened as he glanced around to see if Ayontay’s mother and sister had arrived yet. As far as he was aware, that was the only daughter he had which was something B’jin had delighted in pointing out. Not only was there only one daughter but she was the full-blooded sister to Ayontay as well. Their mother, B’jin had gone on, must have been pretty special to earn two rounds of dating.
Wait.
R’nd’s line of thought skidded to a halt as he realised Casa had said she hoped the sister Impressed. Did that mean the girl was Standing now? Wynera was too young to Stand so that meant he had another daughter! R’nd scanned the Candidates, naturally looking for a blonde girl that may have resembled him. There were several blondes – he was actually quite convinced the bronzeriders that accompanied Search parties purposely picked out blondes for goldriders – but he couldn’t tell if they were his or Searched. He knew T’ryn wouldn’t tell, even if he pestered the boy but maybe Casa would accidentally slip up if he got her talking?
That was something to consider as he stood up, checking out the Candidates one last time before ushering Benden off to the stands to hold some good seats for the rest of their party still picking on N’mor.
