Garatt's hand went to his pocket automatically before he glanced hesitantly at Valder. It was a fleeting glance, up and away again, not quite making eye contact. "I uhm. I have treats. For Master

Sig scooted even closer to the scared boy, [Sigrun good. Food?]] Valder shook his head at Sig, then nodded at the lame cow. "Aye, she'll be fine. I'll let one of the herders know, so they can give 'er

"Hi Sig." And Garatt managed a tentative smile aimed at the wher rather than at Vader. He bit his lip, still timid if no longer quite as scared that he was about to be in trouble. "Will the herdbeast

Kassia looked at the tithe list again. She'd checked it three times and the answer never changed. She'd already checked with the other Weyrs and their answer was the same. The weather had been bad and

"Garatt. M'name's Valder. Ya didn't do nothin wrong." Valder nodded at the lame cow, then put a hand on the fence. "I was jest worrit ya'd fall off the fence and git hurt. That's why I sent Sig here

"Garatt, sir." He was edgy still, whole body tensed as though ready for trouble. "I wasn't going to-- one was limping and I was just trying to see what she looked like so I could tell someone." He

The quick change in the boy -he was acting like a beaten pup- made Valder step back and hold up his hands in a calming gesture. His tone and words had been a bit rough, as usual, but he hadn't been

Garatt had been perfectly fine with the wher, quite happy to obediently scramble down from the fence to stand on his feet, still holding his trousers in place with one hand. His posture changed almost

When the boy turned around, Sig released him, thinking he was getting off the fence. [[Down. Val say down.]] The boy's polite request was only half lost on the green wher. He still looked like he was

P'ryn looked up and nodded at the other boy, "It's a'ight. Scally, belay. 'm glad to see you too." He had to hold a hand up to get the happy black canine to settle down. Which was actually pretty

"Oh! Is she yours?" Garatt had stopped to stare at the dog in some bemusement until the reason for her behaviour became clear. "Sorry, I didn't mean to-- she looked like she needed a walk and I

Garatt wasn’t scared of whers —in fact he was a good deal less nervous of Sig than he would have been of her human. But a wher pulling at his trousers, loose as they were, was at serious risk of

The first thought that popped into Valder's head when Sig said she smelled a new man was beast rustlers. But he quickly dismissed that idea. Who would dare try to steal here, where dragons

"Are you still hungry? Do you want more?" Garatt broke off another piece of sausage and held it out, closer to himself this time. "Where's your owner then? Are you lost?"-- Blackadder: I mean, what

"You did it! You did it." Garatt started to climb the fence to try to get over it but that hurt so he jumped down instead, running around to go through the gate to her, grinning. "And you kept your

There were no sudden movements, no loud noises, so Arch relaxed and came closer yet. Close enough to be in easy reach of the boy and his food. As long as things were quiet, Arch saw no reason not to

Lennaye sat firmly in her saddle, feet tucked into the stirrups as Pip trotted around the corral. They had been running harder beforehand, to work out some excess energy, but Lennaye did want Pip to

"Oh, you're lovely." Garatt kept his voice down to that hushed whisper, worried he might scare the firelizard. "It's okay. I won't hurt you. Do you belong to someone?" He held his hand very still,

Arch froze for a long moment at the movement and the sound of the voice, soft as it was. The noises were much like the sort his Human pet made when trying to coax him out from under the bed. For a

P'ryn started walking and whistling again after he was satisfied that Scally looked happy enough, and was soon enough within easy hearing range of not only dogs, but humans too. Scally stopped dead in