18.Sep.22, 02:10 AM
He knew Zelly was well enough to walk on her own and didn’t need assistance but A’tay couldn’t help but still offer his arm and slow his pace to match hers as they made their way to the Sands. They had been told her recovery was going well and she had even been cleared to Stand again but Zelly had opted to take things a little easy for a while. Considering he had been nipped by a hatchling while others were fully mauled and killed at the same Hatching that Xyxyth looked to be charging at him, he could understand her desire to sit on the sidelines until she was back up to full mobility.
A’tay also knew it was a risk to have Zelly in the audience, something that had been made very clear at Malvayth’s last Hatching where three Impressed from the stands. But she had friends on the Sands and wanted to be there to cheer them on and it wasn’t his place to insist she stay away just in case. So he guided her to where he liked to sit when he attended Hatchings. A few rows up and off to the side where the proud parents stood. It gave a clear view of the clutch and wasn’t usually as crowded as the centre or the side that could see the hatchlings being tidied up.
His face lit up when he saw Wynera enter with a group of friends, though his anxiety also went up. He loved all of his siblings but he had never worried as much about is brothers as he did his little sister. Thankfully, she didn’t Stand too often outside of Telgar but this would be the first one without Mylorah out there. He had relied on her when he was Standing and knew some of the others liked to stay close to her as well since she was oddly very aware of everything when on the Sands. Now, they would have to watch their own backs. A’tay hoped for a smooth Hatching as he started chatting with Zelly and making playful bets about who they thought would Impress and to which colours.
A’tay also knew it was a risk to have Zelly in the audience, something that had been made very clear at Malvayth’s last Hatching where three Impressed from the stands. But she had friends on the Sands and wanted to be there to cheer them on and it wasn’t his place to insist she stay away just in case. So he guided her to where he liked to sit when he attended Hatchings. A few rows up and off to the side where the proud parents stood. It gave a clear view of the clutch and wasn’t usually as crowded as the centre or the side that could see the hatchlings being tidied up.
His face lit up when he saw Wynera enter with a group of friends, though his anxiety also went up. He loved all of his siblings but he had never worried as much about is brothers as he did his little sister. Thankfully, she didn’t Stand too often outside of Telgar but this would be the first one without Mylorah out there. He had relied on her when he was Standing and knew some of the others liked to stay close to her as well since she was oddly very aware of everything when on the Sands. Now, they would have to watch their own backs. A’tay hoped for a smooth Hatching as he started chatting with Zelly and making playful bets about who they thought would Impress and to which colours.