Morelia and Berelia Dining ( Seph)

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Morelia was still carrying the sleeping child when she entered the Weyrhall. The little girl had her arms around her mothers neck and her legs wrapped around her middle. Berelia's small head rested on the slender shoulder of her mother.

Walking to a small table in the corner, Morelia sat down. slowly the little girl opened her eyes a quick smile appearing almost instantaneously. "Mommy! I told them you were coming."
"I know dear, they told me all about it." Morelia smiled at the girl.
"I missed you. Why didn' you see me?" Berelia pouted.
"Sorry darling, I was so busy this week. You know I come see you when I can. I missed you too, Bera." Morelia let the little girl climb off of her and onto her own chair. "Are you hungry? I'm going to have get some food from the drudges."

"I want some juice." Berelia said in a tone her mother would not approve of.
"What did you just say?" Morelia glared at her dauhter, giving her the mommy look. Berelia flushed and looked down at the table.
"I meant, may I please have some juice mommy."
"Yes, you may." Morelia said, smiling at her daughter in approval. She was going to find out who was talking so bossily around the girl after she had been working so hard to teach her proper manners. Of course Morelia never thought it could be herself. Must be a creche Nanny. It had never occured to her that Naraleth could also be saying things to the child that were less than good for a child to hear.

Morelia returned to the table with juice and klah. Then went back for a small platter of fruit and bread. Before she would let Berelia eat she looked at her expectantly.
Berelia looked at her mother and quietly said, "Thank you."

"Now Bera, tell me how are you getting along with the other children?"Morelia smiled knowing that the child was good with the other children. The creche workers always said she shared well.
"I don't like the other girls." Berelia blurted out.
"Why not dear?" A concerned look had come across her face.
"They tell the most horrid lies about people mommy. Then they make them into stories and pass them along. I thought people should always tell the truth?" Berelia looked at her mother in a curious way.
"Your right, people should always tell the truth, even your grandmother thought that way. She didn't much care for stoires like that. Neither do I. That kind of story telling is known as gossip and you would do well to stay out of it." Morelia dsaid to her daughter. "Do you have any friends down there? We could all go on a trip to the lake and Naraleth could come."
"Well my best friend is Gaven. He likes to talk about dragons. There is also Boril and he likes to read me stories. Kedarin likes to pick flowers with me and he always helps me get out of the creche to visit you at night. Asrane is a bit of a bully but he listens to me and usually leads games of tag and such."
Morelia realized how many young boys were playing with her daughter and thougth she was done listing them off when she started up again.
"Direl is a bit shy but he and I like to talk about when we grow up. He says he wants to be a dragonrider and I told him I was going to be too. He is my boyfriend."

Morelia felt a bit stunned. Her daughter, a boyfriend. The girl was only five.
"When do I get to meet this boyfriend of yours?" Morelia asked a bit more amused than she probably shoudl be. Did the little girl need a male authority figure around? Maybe then she would stop only playing with boys...
"Well I don't know how much longer I want to be his girlfriend. He went to get my blanket for me yeaterday and ended up giving it to another girl."
"Oh I see. Well then he obviously hurt your feelings. Were you angry with him?"
"No mama, I wasn't angry I was jealous." She spoke the mature word loud and clear.
"I guess he is a cute boy then, huh?"
"Cute? I just thought he was nice."
"We will talk about cute another time. I'm glad he is a nice boy. Berelia is there something you wanted to ask me? The creche nurse told me how much you tried to escape this week."
The little girl grew quiet for a moment, paling in her face."I...someone said a nasty gossip that I was offended by. they said you had so many boyfriends that you didn't know who my daddy was."
"Who said that?" Morelia was angered.
"One of the drudges, but mama, they didn't know I was there."
"And we both know how drudges love their gossip. I know who your daddy is, rest assured, but he is not ready to be a daddy, so you are a secret. When you are a little older we will take a visit to see him alright?"
"I wish grandpa were here." Berelia said matter of factly. Morelia could have cried. She did miss him too.
"I do too Bera. I do too. Remember he can't come back."
"He went between to another place." Berelia said, "But not between like you go on Naraleth."
Morelia leaned over and picked up the girl giving her a hug.
"You have been a busy girl this week. do you want to stay with me and Naraleth tonight?"

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Seph walked into the Weyrhall angrier than ever. Seph had had dish duty and when the time came to wash dishes her dish-washing partners had never shown up and she had to wash all herself. I’ll make sure whoever they are gets in trouble. She thought furiously to herself while making her way to her favorite table in the corner. She was so caught up in her own thoughts that she didn’t even notice the people already sitting down at 'her' table. Putting the tray on the table she speed walked and abck to the kitchens and got a cup of klah. Finally she sat down and began to eat.

Seph saw something in the corner of her eye and turned only to find a woman and a child already sitting at the table with food. Mortified Seph gapped and then tried to apologize. “Oh I am so sorry I didn’t see you. I’ll move right away, I’m really sorry.” With a quick motion she gathered her tray and had cleared the table of her meal except her cup of klah. She felt so embarrassed, and her apology had made her feel stupid blabbing about and all. Seph had nearly made it an unoccupied table when she remembered her klah, turning back she rushed back to the table and picked up the cup up barely keeping the contents from spilling. She look at the woman and gave a smile, hoping she hadn’t made the woman angry.

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Morelia smiled at the young woman. And her daughter whispered something in her ear to which she nodded.
The five year old walked up to the girl smiling sweetly, blue eyes opened in childish awe, "Are you lonely? I asked my mother and she said you are more than welcome to eat with us." Berelia was a good child being raised by a woman known to have a sharp tongue. Morelia didn't have a sharp tongie toward people who were apparently having a bad day and were not interefering with her in any real way. She too was smiling revealing her beautiful white smile. Though Morelia was 42 Turns she looked more like 32.
The five turn old stood gazing up at the other girl till she made a decision. "My momma has a green dragon. Her name is Naraleth. Do you want to be a dragonrider?" Here came the fourty questions a minute game... as Morelia called it. Children were as curious as felines and dragonets.

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The litle girl was so polite that Seph could only smile at her, even when she beagn asking questions. Hearing about her mother having a green dragon Seph felt her face heat upwith aditional embaressment.A Dragonrider, how could I pick a Dragonrider to embaress myself in front of...at least she isn't mean.

Siling yet again at the little girl Seph tried to answer some of her questions. "I guess I will sit with you if you mom sauid it was okay." Seph sat down and put her tray once more on the table along with her cup. "Uh...I'm lonely only sometimes...um I guess I have dreamed of becoming a Dragonrider, though I don't think that calling is really for me. But you never know." Seph gave the girls mother another smile, children were hard to come by, this woman must of taught her daughter how to be so polite.

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Morelia let the little girl follow the other and then sit back down next to her.
"Berelia, what have we forgotten?" Morelia looked expectantly at the five year old. She watched the blue eyed girls face think for a moment. Never did Morelia accuse the child of forgetting something that the both of them had neglected. She said we because she meant the two of them and the other girl. In social interactions it was all parties involved that should take the blame.
When Bera looked up from her ponderings she smiled again, "I know. We forgot introductions." Looking over at the newcomer to the table Berelia took it upon herself to introduce them. "I'm Berelia and this is my mother, Morelia, rider of green Naraleth. What may we call you?"

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Seph smiled at the little blue eyed girl and her Mother. “Oh, how rude of me. I’m Seph. Nice to meet you Berelia…and Morelia.” Seph hesitated a bit over those names, she hoped she had said them right. Well she would know soon enough. Glancing at her food she picked up her cup and began drinking, not really tasting the liquid whatever it was. “I’m a Weyrbrat here at Sodalis…I guess there’s just to many people here to know all of them, but I think that would be pretty cool to know everyone.”

Seph went silent as she ate and began to look over her tablemates. Well she was never very good at judging kids, 'okay Berelia looks to be about 5..6? Ah and Morelia maybe 31...32? I don’t know, I don’t think Morelia wants to talk about her age anyways.' Seph offered another smile to the pair, but didn’t speak . It would have been rude to since her mouth was full with a piece of bread.

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Berelia took a sip of her juice. Then said the others name slowly as if she were trying to take a picture in her mind of the girls face and match it to the name. "Seph. I like your name. Its much shorter than mine, thats why I have a nickname. My really close friends call me Bera." Berelia went on in a childlike manner. "I'm a Weyrbrat too. I don't think I get as many chores as you do yet. I do help mother clean Naraleth at the lake sometimes and I sometimes help clean the creche. The creche nurses like to keep a close eye on me mother says."

Morelia laughed at her daughters chatting in quiet fashion, quickly downing some klah to avoid being seen by the 5 turn old. "Berelia, you knwo why." She smiled and looked to Seph, "My daughter is the only five tunr old in the place that sneaks out at night to see me, even when I may not be there. This is almost a nightly and daily occurance. They even have me signing her out now. Such a trouble maker. Reminds me of me in a way. I used to give my father such grief for not seeing me...well into adulthood."

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Seph grinned at Berelia or Bera for that matter. Listening to Morelia Seph had trouble believing that this sweet little girl could be such a trouble maker, though she had known some innocent looking kids who had done the worst kinds of tricks or pranks, and they would get away with it because of how innocent they looked or acted. Seph nodded as she watched Morelia talking, trying to match her life to Morelia’s but having trouble since it seemed that Seph was very different from the daughter and mother, in the way of trouble making that is.

"I try to stay out of trouble but sometimes things happen, for good or bad." Seph rolled her eyes, she was ‘miss-stay-outa trouble’ most of the time. She dreaded getting in trouble and being sent away.

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Morelia began to feel awful for having to foster her daughter out. Soon they would grow apart and then, Morelia would miss their relationship. Naraleth seemed so understanding of the time spent with Berelia, like the dragon knew that it was now or never. Of course the dragon had a soft spot for the girl.

"Well if you ever get into a lot of trouble, just let me know and I'll try to help you out. Of course your probably a good girl and don't need to worry about anything." Morelia cast a look at her daughter who was smiling a bit incriminatingly.
Sorry Morelia, I was speaking to her. She was bored...Naraleth explained.
"Momma Naraleth just told me a funny story." Berelia was still half laughing, her nose scrunching cutely.

"Naraleth and Berelia are closer than most unbondeds. I think its cause Berelia is so much like myself. I have no doubt when she is older, that she will impress if she wants to."

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Seph was sort of surprised by Morelia's offer of help. But soon she nodded thinking that nothing the pair said could surprise her anymore. Well it seemd she was wrong. "You can talk to your mom's dragon!!" Seph was astonished she had never met a child who talked to any dragon, especially one so young.

"Well if Naraleth talks to Berelia I guess that would mean theres a good chance she could." Seoph nodded once more, and smiled at Berelia. A very intersting pair. Seph couldn't help but wonder what other interesting things she would find out about the two.

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Berelia grinned she often told the other creche children that Naraleth spoke to her. "I can if she wants to. Nara is a beautiful green. You really should meet her sometime..." Berelia was very happy that few people talked to dragons, it made ehr feel special. Her blue eyes were twinkling in her mischief.

"My father told me that some dragons don't mind talking to people they are not bonded to. Naraleth will if she is having a good day but she and Berelia talk more than is normal. I do hope she has a chance to impress when she is older. Out of all my children she seems to have more of a dragonrider personality."

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Seph chucked softly behind her hand so Berelia wouldn't see her laughing. "Well maybe sometime I can meet Naraleth, but it would ahve to be when I'm not working...and that's nearly always." Seph hoped she could see this wonderful, and pretty green that Berelia was talking about, and to. Personally for Seph she liked the greens and blues more thanthe other dragon colors. Thye were just so much more colorful, and of course more abundant than the others.

"Well it certinly seems that Berelia wouldn't have any trouble Impressing a dragon. I mean she talks to Naraleth so that must be a sign that she has the ability to Impress....i think." Seph shrugged. How was she supposed to know about who can Impress and stuff, she wasn't a dragonrider.

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"One would think so, but I don't want her getting a big head about it. Her brothers would be jealous just like mine are of me." She grinned a bit wickedly at her daughter. "Jaemor and Tiborel never showed much interest in Naraleth. I think its only because she is open to talkign with the green that makes it work. Besides Naraleth likes people, she finds us all so fascinating."

Morelia of course got that dreamy, in love look when she talked of Naraleth, this was her favorite subject, anyone could see that. "Seph, you must come meet her, now that I think of it. We'll get you out of a chore if we have to. Besides, I can show you some techniques... for when you impress." Morelia made it a statement and not a question. "You are going to stand at Rylonith's next clutch aren't you? I'm pretty sure she is the next gold here to rise...not that I'm a fan of Revonna and Rylonith, but its not as if the dragonets end up like their mothers." She smiled a sweet as you please looking over at Berelia who seemed to be basking in all the attention.

"Momma, can I have a firelizard?" Berelia spoke, true to her nature. She couldn't pay attention to one subject for long. As almost all five turn olds would she asked the question out of the blue.
"Not unless you find a clutch on the beach, during a picnic, on accident...otherwise you'll have to wait till your at least 11. I don't want to end up taking care of your flit when you cannot take care of it." Morelia though suprised showed non on her face. Her long fingers running through her daughter's hair.
"So Seph what color dragon would you like to impress? I'm sure you've been asked before a billion times, but I love hearing what colors people are interested. Personally I when I was a Weyrbrat, way back in the day at Lateo, I said anything but a gold, I'd rather be caught dead. My father wanted to flame me for saying it..." She looked at Bera who was finishing her little bubbly pie.

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Seph was surprised at Berelia's question for a firelizard, but she that didn;t last for long. She knew kids and they could be unpredictable. At Morelia's questioning all Seph could do was stutter. "Me-Imp-Impress!! I don't think I'm fit for a dragon..."She ended laimly feeling pretty imbarresed. Frrom time to time people asked about her Impressing, but wasn't really interseted in having a dragon. Sure if it happened it happened, buit she was just a fosterling and even after living at the Weyr for a while she stuill didn't know that much about dragons.

"I would like to meet Naraleth...that would be nice...um. But i don't think I'm going to Stand for the next Hatching. I hope to return home to my fathers Weyrhold and fix it up." She hoped that Morelia understood. "But i guess if i Impressed..well i wouldn't really care. Whatever color it is would probably be fine with me." Seph nodded as she spoke. Its not like she could change the color she she got. You can't do that with dragons.

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Morelia looked at the girl a moment not showing any sign of shock. Many people thought themselves unfit. "Well the dragons choose for a reason, now don't they."
We do know whom we want. No one would be right for me but you.
That is the same for me, dear one.The warm look of unconditional love passed across her face. She realized that she had been doing it after a moment. Berelia just giggled.
"Naraleth is a nice dragon. She will like the attention. Right momma?"
"Yes, Naraleth loves attention. Most female dragons live for attention be they gold or green. Even some of the male dragons live for attention." Naraleth sent Morelia a draconic laugh.
They do like attention from us, now don't they.
shush you. We can't talk about this with Bera present it makes me uncomfortable.

"Even if you are not sure you'll impress I recommend standing if you are still at the Weyr. The dragons will say whether they want you or not... even if they choose otherwise you can stick to your original. I wouldn't want a dragonet to go between cause hers wasn't there."