Alieana looked around from her perch atop her dragon, the warm sun making her shiver slightly after the cold of between. The bowl of the Weyr below her was awash with activity, and she smiled as she

It was a medicine hunt...out in the wild where no one knew where what they were looking for would be growing. Of course, the first days would be the hardest out of all of them until everyone had a

Alyx was but a moment behind him, she had spent a lot of time in the water, and had learned to swim neatly. There were no extra splashes, no frenzied motions, but she slid through the water quickly,

"Well, that's a good start." He smiled at her. "Look, honestly? You're going to spend a lot of your first turn ill. Perfectly normal, we all go through it, particularly those of us who grew up in

-- Blackadder: I mean, what about the people that do all the work? Baldrick: The servants. Blackadder: No, me; *I'm* the people who do all the work.

"Well, the bad news is that for a turn or so you're probably going to catch everything going," Cremsden predicted. "The good news is that we all go through it, particularly those of us who started at

Asheran looked away modestly when she started to strip down, and was paying attention to the far shore when he heard the flit chirp. He looked back as she said 'alright' and ducked under, and he took

"Chores," Asheran filled in for the new arrival, then backtracked with a vaguely puzzled look. "Why won't there be a gold egg? Eggs don't know how many golds there are or aren't around here. They're

It wasn't intentional that Sengroth landed near where Foreth was being bathed. It was just where he always landed and, like normal, he sent a distainful glare toward the water, not acknowledging the

"Come on, stop being such a grump." The words were said with their own grumble as Kassia added more soap to Foreth's side. It was a few days after Razelth's flight while they were out of the Weyr and

Kashara came in and had been listening for a few minutes at the speculations. She snorted as Qioyon asked his question. "There won't be a gold egg, there's way too many golds here already. What are we

It was a few days after Razelth's first flight and things were starting to settle down at the Weyr. Foreth was still sulking, but Kassia was excited for the pair. As soon as she knew she'd have some

"Oh it's not too far, we follow this stream, till ya see that big hill down there?" He pointed out in front of them, where the land humped up into a short high hill. "It's just on the other side of

Almira nodded and looked thoughtful. "I'm not that good in the kitchen. I mean, I know basics, but I'm no master cook. I always liked spending time with my sister, and the little ones, more." And

"Of course I do. I'd not have chosen it other wise. Of course part of the reason I like to cook is I rather like to eat. So I wanna see if things are good, and if they are, well I like sharing with my

Almira followed Lerian, who she was coming to think of more and more as a little brother, and was quiet while she watched where they were walking. The footing was a bit touchy, so she had to be

Alyx was quiet, as she stripped out of most of her clothing. Like many people around here, she wore things easy to swim in under her clothing. Though she was short, and a bit stocky of build, the

"I do try." He grinned over his shoulder, then ducked sideways onto another smaller track. "Watch yer feet Almira, there's some roots through here." Sandy chirped up ahead of them, and Lerian after a

Asheran grinned more broadly at the flit's antics, but kept quiet - instead he shucked off his clothes in a pile until he was stripped down to his undergarments, and took off at a lazy jog for the

Almira smiled to herself, and was thinking about making a pocket for Dahlia, like the one Lerian had on his shirt for Star. That way her hands would be free, but Dahlia could still sleep and be safe.