30.May.23, 08:51 AM
Harknith continued to lazily dip beneath the cold water as L'shan drummed up a little help for his bath. The water was cold, but hardly comparable to the bitter cold of between. Though maybe not as enjoyable as lazing about in the warm Southern waters, it was much less unpleasant for the Blue than it would have been for a human. As he spotted the young man dashing toward the lake he swam back toward shore, always up for a little extra attention.
L'shan chuckled softly to himself at the boy's enthusiasm. His own time as a candidate hadn't endeared him quite as much to dragonriders. The first few months had been a difficult adjustment, one he didn't fully make until Harknith had chosen him. He was glad the kidnapping had ended and return to traditional searching had been made. At the very least it result in much more willing candidates who actually wanted to be at the Weyr.
"A pleasure to meet you Erben, I am L'shan." He pushed himself off the rock, striding off toward the bathing supplies as his feet hit the ground. Harknith exited the water with a friendly trill as he settled down on the shore.
"Well I can tell Harknith won't be the first dragon you've helped bath." L'shan grinned, tossing a brush and sack of soap sand toward Ereben. "That would be great, you do his back and I'll get all the other bits from the ground." He pick up a brush and sand for himself as he led the way to the Blue.
"Hello little one, up you go." Harknith crouched toward the ground, extending a foreleg so Ereben could climb aboard. He swung his head around to watch and make sure the lad was successful and to be in position to catch him should he slip climbing up. Harknith wasn't a massive dragon, but a fall could still cause injury.
L'shan started scrubbing the familiar blue side of his dragon, occasionally glancing up at Ereben as he worked the brush and sand over Harknith. "So how long have you been at the Weyr Ereben?"
L'shan chuckled softly to himself at the boy's enthusiasm. His own time as a candidate hadn't endeared him quite as much to dragonriders. The first few months had been a difficult adjustment, one he didn't fully make until Harknith had chosen him. He was glad the kidnapping had ended and return to traditional searching had been made. At the very least it result in much more willing candidates who actually wanted to be at the Weyr.
"A pleasure to meet you Erben, I am L'shan." He pushed himself off the rock, striding off toward the bathing supplies as his feet hit the ground. Harknith exited the water with a friendly trill as he settled down on the shore.
"Well I can tell Harknith won't be the first dragon you've helped bath." L'shan grinned, tossing a brush and sack of soap sand toward Ereben. "That would be great, you do his back and I'll get all the other bits from the ground." He pick up a brush and sand for himself as he led the way to the Blue.
"Hello little one, up you go." Harknith crouched toward the ground, extending a foreleg so Ereben could climb aboard. He swung his head around to watch and make sure the lad was successful and to be in position to catch him should he slip climbing up. Harknith wasn't a massive dragon, but a fall could still cause injury.
L'shan started scrubbing the familiar blue side of his dragon, occasionally glancing up at Ereben as he worked the brush and sand over Harknith. "So how long have you been at the Weyr Ereben?"