23.Aug.12, 08:28 AM
She brushed her hair back from her face, unable to hide her mixed feelings at having the Brownrider back in her room. The last time he'd been here it had gotten wrecked, though the circumstances surrounding his presence had been quite different. She shut the door behind him, leaving it unbolted, and gestured for him to- she darted over to the seat, pulling a pile of clothing off of it and dropping it on her bed instead.
"Papers?" she asked, and was surprised to see the Brownrider holding out a stack of them out to her. She scurried over to him, and returned his smile with one of her own as she reached out to lightly pluck them from his hands. He had a very handsome smile, but with his height and weight and overall demeanor, it struck her as a little odd sometimes. Then again, it could be because the number of times she had seen him smile could be counted on one hand- and all of them since she had Impressed Krypth. No wonder everyone seemed to have an opinion of him as a dour, frightening man. Which he was, but...
Violent.
"You would be right." She told him, and handed him the short top sheet. There were precious few names on there, in all honesty. "I get to interview these women and see if any of them have any interest in Standing for Krypth's clutch. And my agreement with D'ren was that if any of them don't want to Stand, I can go through the list and replace them with a woman who does want the chance." She bit her lip, rummaging through the other items that had been sent over. "It was very kind of him to let me get involved, especially since Weyrling lessons are a bit on hold. This way I can keep busy with something-"
Her head jerked up, uncertainty flashing through her eyes. Was this useful, as she had been about to say? Or was D'ren simply trying to make her feel such? Was she wasting her time because no one else had some of the resource available for her?
"Well, you can talk to me a bit." She bit her lip and grinned, wryly. "I don't know if you know anything about some of the names on this list. A couple of them I don't know very well." Would S'kef want to be involved in the selection? D'ren had said maybe Jada would be less intimidating than if he or Tsuen interviewed the woman, would S'kef be any better? But Tyrrisath had fathered the clutch... or did it only work that way with Weyrleaders, being involved with clutches?
Cruel.
She glanced at him sidelong, eyes flickering. People had been alarmed when Tyrrisath had caught Krypth on her maiden flight. Not just for the well-being of the goldpair, but for the health of the Weyr at large. She had been surprised, however, by the number of riders she had heard whispers from. And what those whispers had contained.
"Papers?" she asked, and was surprised to see the Brownrider holding out a stack of them out to her. She scurried over to him, and returned his smile with one of her own as she reached out to lightly pluck them from his hands. He had a very handsome smile, but with his height and weight and overall demeanor, it struck her as a little odd sometimes. Then again, it could be because the number of times she had seen him smile could be counted on one hand- and all of them since she had Impressed Krypth. No wonder everyone seemed to have an opinion of him as a dour, frightening man. Which he was, but...
Violent.
"You would be right." She told him, and handed him the short top sheet. There were precious few names on there, in all honesty. "I get to interview these women and see if any of them have any interest in Standing for Krypth's clutch. And my agreement with D'ren was that if any of them don't want to Stand, I can go through the list and replace them with a woman who does want the chance." She bit her lip, rummaging through the other items that had been sent over. "It was very kind of him to let me get involved, especially since Weyrling lessons are a bit on hold. This way I can keep busy with something-"
Her head jerked up, uncertainty flashing through her eyes. Was this useful, as she had been about to say? Or was D'ren simply trying to make her feel such? Was she wasting her time because no one else had some of the resource available for her?
"Well, you can talk to me a bit." She bit her lip and grinned, wryly. "I don't know if you know anything about some of the names on this list. A couple of them I don't know very well." Would S'kef want to be involved in the selection? D'ren had said maybe Jada would be less intimidating than if he or Tsuen interviewed the woman, would S'kef be any better? But Tyrrisath had fathered the clutch... or did it only work that way with Weyrleaders, being involved with clutches?
Cruel.
She glanced at him sidelong, eyes flickering. People had been alarmed when Tyrrisath had caught Krypth on her maiden flight. Not just for the well-being of the goldpair, but for the health of the Weyr at large. She had been surprised, however, by the number of riders she had heard whispers from. And what those whispers had contained.