She arced an inquisitive eyebrow. She had some ideas on where this conversation might be going, but it was better to allow the younger woman to get there at her own pace. "Why do you ask?"<< Dyarla

Cuylar knocked on Cremsden's office door and then let himself in once he was sure Cremsden was there. "Hey. Do you have a minute?" he asked. “Sure.” The office wasn’t as completely packed with

Asheran lay on his back in the tall grass, staring up at the night sky overhead. He had one arm tucked under his head; with the other, he dug up loamy, damp earth and ran it through his fingers. He

Alyx couldn't help it, she giggled and shook her head. "He won't even get in the same room. But...it seems their dislike has become mutual. Cremmie doesn't much like his habit of yelling at everyone."

Calyse found herself unable to stay mad at the little 'lizard while he behaved so affectionately - even if the stench of burned hair still followed her everywhere. She'd have to do something about

((Come on, come on!)) Taiath urged, practically dancing in place, even as Keahi listened intently to the Weyrlingmaster one last time, nodding and turning to her blue, mounting up before the pair were

"Oh, Hi. Reirel, right? Yeah, it's kind of hard to not be known. Chato, want to say hello to Reirel?" ~~'kay.~~ Chato went up to the boy and sat prettily. ~~'lo, 'rel,~~ he said.

"Yeah, we had some extensive training to do with these mischievous little guys after the fiasco at the Gather," Tam said. "They're still very willful, and I don't know if it's because they're a

And did it really matter anyway, if anyone heard them. But Tam didn't care about that anymore. He cared about his friend. "If you can't talk to your best friend, who can you talk to?" he asked. Then

T'son took a deep, shuddering breath. This was it. This was really it. Why did he feel so- so nervous? He'd been training for months to get to this point, and so had Sigyth. "Okay." he answered,

The medication that K’ren had prescribed through Mariska was helping some, but it did little to stem the tide of anxiety. Of course she had a lot to be anxious about after a weird flight breaking

Namieh had seen decks of this nature before among the caravans when they could come through Igen, but it perplexed her to see them in the hands of someone who claimed to be a Mindhealer. Only

Tr’foshe had said that he needed something to make him sleep. That if he could sleep, he would feel better. It felt just possible that this was true; at least if he could sleep he could maybe just

"There's no one to hear anyway," Kalain pointed out. He shook his head. "Nothing worth talking about." Or at least nothing he could talk to Tam about.

Ko’ssen was admittedly more than just a bit nervous about this lesson. It was a very important lesson, possibly one of the most important, and had the possibility of being the most dangerous. Not

Ko’ssen was admittedly more than just a bit nervous about this lesson. It was a very important lesson, possibly one of the most important, and had the possibility of being the most dangerous. Not

Ko’ssen was admittedly more than just a bit nervous about this lesson. It was a very important lesson, possibly one of the most important, and had the possibility of being the most dangerous. Not

Ko’ssen was admittedly more than just a bit nervous about this lesson. It was a very important lesson, possibly one of the most important, and had the possibility of being the most dangerous. Not

Ko’ssen was admittedly more than just a bit nervous about this lesson. It was a very important lesson, possibly one of the most important, and had the possibility of being the most dangerous. Not

Kassia was pacing again. The herbs that Mariska was giving from K’ren were working, but not entirely. As the Hatching came closer and closer she wouldn’t be able to be given enough to stave off