Post by Zen on Jun 11, 2019 2:45:07 GMT -5
BT Month 14 - Mid Spring
Weather: Pleasant and sunny with a light, cool breeze.
Weather: Pleasant and sunny with a light, cool breeze.
D'rew, No'va :: Brown Alduntulath
D’rew had Sabanth call all the weyrlings together, informing their riders to have their riding gear on both themselves and their dragons. It had been a common practice the last several days, getting them used to getting the gear on and off, and hooking themselves in atop their lifemates. It was tedious for them and for D’rew, going around and inspecting everything to ensure they were all doing it right, but it was quite literally a matter of life and death, so it was important. Today, however, all their efforts would pay off, not that he had informed them of that. As they gathered, waiting to have their gear inspected, they probably thought it was just another drill, more practice, and then D’rew would tell them to unstrap and dismount and they would move on to a different lesson.
He did his best not to give it away as he moved around to each of his students, tugging on straps, checking buckles. But after he’d finished each inspection, he didn’t tell them to unstrap and dismount, and after a certain point he was sure most of them must have figured it out from the excited murmuring that started up.
“We’re flying, aren’t we!? Today? Right now? We are, right? D’rew!?”
No’va’s excited call as he walked away from the young brownrider had him chuckling, but he mustered up a more serious tone when he called back, “Wait for your orders, brownrider!” He heard the dramatic groan behind him and hid his laugh behind his hand as he moved on to the next. Tellamuth. When the white was newly hatched, D’rew had had immediate concerns about his ability to carry a rider, but at this point he was slightly larger than K’zar’s green and just as big as D’lon’s. The white’s growth rate still completely baffled him. Unlike his siblings who grew just a bit more each month, Tellamuth grew two feet without fail each month he’d been out of the shell. If he continued at this rate, he’d be just as large as a normal green by the time he was done, but from what D’rew knew of whites, one had never grown that large. All two he had ever heard about in passing had been notably tiny in comparison to even their green sisters, though for all he knew their small size had just been exaggerated.
Satisfied with Joia’s work, he moved on to the next pair, continuing to work his way through until he had seen to the last of them. There were many expectant eyes on him when he finally turned his attention to the class as a whole, “Yes, you’re flying today.” There were excited woops from several in the class, “Your dragon will take off, circle around the lake, and come back to land so the next pair can take their turn. After everyone has had a successful first flight with their dragons, you are all free to fly with your dragons - so long as you don’t do anything reckless - explore the unoccupied weyrs available to you, and pick whichever ones you like for your own for the rest of our stay here. You’ll be properly assigned weyrs once we return, but there’s little reason to assign them while we’re back in time. If there are disputes over who wants which weyr, I’ll settle them as they come up. I recommend weyrs in the middle of the cliffs rather than down toward the beaches or higher toward the height of the cliffs. Tunnelsnakes have been found to be less common in those.” With a quick look around the class, he figured he better choose who went first or there would likely be an argument. “Now then,” he grinned, “No’va! Get Alduntulath in the air!” He was sure the boy would explode of anticipation if he was made to wait much longer.
“Woohoooo!” No’va shouted, “Let’s go, Aldy!”
At last, the brown responded, sharing in his rider’s excitement for this day, even if he did not show it quite as obviously. Alduntulath made his way clear of the rest of the class, spread his wings to ensure he had the room he needed.
“Let’sgolet’sgolet’sgo-”
If you are sure you’re ready, the brown warned.
“Of course I’m ready. I was made for this!” No’va replied aloud, too excited to contain the conversation within his head.
With a huff, Alduntulath leaped, downstroked, and No’va jerked in his seat unexpectedly, instinctively reaching for his straps to cling to as though he was about to fall. I knew you weren’t ready.
“Shells, Aldy. Why didn’t you just tell me to hang on-” No’va broke off as they continued to rise into the sky, the rest of the class growing smaller beneath them as he looked over the brown’s side. He laughed, giddy, as Alduntulath made for the lake. “We’re flying! Wooooooo!” This was even better than the ride he’d gotten on Kenessia’s green. But all too soon Alduntulath was heading back toward where the rest of the class waited. “Aww, c’mon, Aldy. Let’s do another circle! Show me how fast you can go!”
We were instructed to circle once, the brown responded matter-of-factly and made no change to his course, however his tone took on a bit of a mischievous note in his next words, But after everyone has had their turn we will be free to fly as we please.
No’va grinned, “We should see if anyone wants to race.”
The brown rumbled agreement and slowed their descent for their landing, I hope you are better prepared for landing than you were for take off.
No’va gripped the straps and braced himself, teasing, “I hope you’ve gotten better at landing.”
Alduntulath huffed, My landings have been just fine, thank you.
No’va supposed he wouldn’t remember his rough first landing, being that it was two months ago. His landing this time was much better, though a bit rougher than No’va would have liked, jostling him, but at least not tossing him to one side as the take off had. He was sure he was going to be feeling that tomorrow. Alduntulath folded his wings, padding back amongst the class to settle near Tellamuth. No’va grinned over at Joia, “You have to go next. It’s amazing.”
“Well done you two!” D’rew called to the brownpair, glancing over the rest of the class, “Who wants to go next?”
OOC: Obviously, whoever posts next can jump on into the air~
Weyrlings are 8 months old and at 50% Full Growth
Tellamuth is at 90% Full Growth
(A) ?? of Bronze Codrath - 37.5 feet (??)
S'goi of Bronze Ramacuth - 35 feet (Esko )
V'than of Brown Saruth – 33.5 feet (tovaana )
No'va of Brown Alduntulath - 32.5 feet (Zen)
(A) ?? of Brown Camachath - 30 feet (??)
E'san of Brown Norioth – 29.5 feet (Alyx )
T'ren of Brown Ralecheth – 28.5 feet (NPC)
Vitra of Blue Tucseth – 27 feet (Taxx )
R'tol of Blue Hadryth - 26.5 feet (NPC)
Maz'ru of Blue Quilath – 26 feet (Muze)
M'kin of Blue Silvagenith - 25 feet (NPC)
I'an of Blue Delphith – 24.5 feet (NPC)
(A) ?? of Blue Mucalonith – 24.5 feet (??)
Ny'x of Blue Nimocith - 23.5 feet (kevna )
Muze of Green Rylath – 23 feet (Muze)
C'rys of Green Vorscuth – 21.5 feet (Hiko )
Ts'lar of Green Serenth - 21 feet (Esko)
Krista of Green Ophiuth – 20.5 feet (NPC)
(A) ?? of Green Laspherith – 20.5 feet (??)
Siorreya of Green Amagetith – 19.5 feet (Kevna)
Javana of Green Volututh – 19 feet (NPC)
D'lon of Green Catarath – 18.5 feet (NPC)
K'zar of Green Lepsuth - 17.5 feet - (Taxx)
Joia of White Tellamuth - 18 feet (Alyx)