Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 20:47:51 GMT -5
((Takes place midmorning after Light Night Arrivals. E'mion, R'lan, and L'nuo are just back from a trip North…))
The walk back to the brown rider’s weyr was painfully long, he wanted his arms around Shereae but the bottles of wine and the basket the kitchen drudge had hastily put together made it awkward. He managed a hand on the small of her back though. His eyes sparkled, he had a place in mind… and his weyr wasn’t it.
Are you up Ny?
The brown yawned and stretched, I am now… Will I get to swim? The dragon had easily picked the image of a secluded cove from his rider’s mind. It was a place well liked by Nylath. The shallows had sharp rocks on the bottom and he could rub his belly properly.
As long as you don’t let Malekith or E’mion know where we are.
I can do that. Nylath sounded excited by the prospect. He hadn’t had a good swim since they had gone to that hot dry place.
“I hope you don’t mind going for a dragon ride.” R’lan paused outside his door, and put down the purloined items. The brown rider pulled the redhead into his arms, kissing her lips gently.
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Post by Memorie on Jun 19, 2006 20:52:32 GMT -5
Shereae giggled as he kissed her, gently for once. It was a nice change--most of the time, R'lan was pretty forceful. But that was fine, she could just as forceful back. She pulled back. "Where to?" she asked, not at all perturbed by the thought of riding a dragon. She grinned at him and wrapped her arms around his sides into a hug. "Somewhere warm, I bet." Even though Lateo Weyr, near to the beach as it was, never got truly cold, it did get a bit chillier than in the summer-time, and she began to feel it.
Beginning to get excited at the prospect of riding adragonback, she hopped a little up and down, and giggled. Yes, so it made her act childlike, but she knew it was goign to be fun--a thrilling, bonechilling, scary fun, but fun nonetheless.
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Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 21:10:28 GMT -5
“You’ll see and yeah It‘s warm enough.” R’lan held her close, not wanting to let go. Shereae’s excitement was refreshing… he hadn’t felt this carefree since his and Nylath’s weyrling days.
Watching the couple, the brown snorted his excitement. Hurry. I want to swim and get the travel dust off of me. Nylath flared his nostrils again. You need a bath… you stink. Shereae must like you to be so close when you smell like that.
R’lan closed his eyes and pulled back laughing, Fall… Nylath was right. Thanks a lot Ny… you know how to tare down my confidence.
You’re welcome… now hurry. I itch… and I want downwind.
“Nylath wants us to hurry.” The rider opened up the heavy door to his weyr, it took only a moment to grab up a leather travel bag and cram in a change of clothes, sweet sands, oil and a brush for Nylath… just because he was shirking Weyr duties didn’t mean Nylath was going to be neglected. Don't worry bout the smell... I'll bathe along side you. He then grabbed up his riding belt, flight jacket and the flight harness off of the hook by the door.
Grinning he turned back to Shereae, “Ever harnessed a dragon?”
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Post by Memorie on Jun 19, 2006 21:17:16 GMT -5
Her eyes widened. "No," she said. "Will you teach me?" She approached Nylath slowly, respectfully. "Hi Nylath!" she said, curtseying. When he noticed her, she rushed forward to softly scratch his eyeridges. "You're lookin' mighty fine today, my brown friend." She closed her eyes and smiled while scratching the dragon.
Finally, she pulled back, somewhat reluctantly leaving her dreams of scratching a gold. Looking up to R'lan, she smiled. "So, how do you harness a dragon?"
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Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 21:30:35 GMT -5
Nylath rustled his wings and leaned into her scratching. The first set of eyelids began to droop. “You’re gonna put him to sleep doing that Redhair.” R’lan grinned, shaking his head.
No she won’t… but it does feel good
He dropped the bag close to where the wine skins sat, his flight jacket and belt soon followed. “It’s not that hard… much like harnessing a work beast I suppose.” R’lan sorted out the breast and girth straps. Then motioned her to me. “I like to get the girth strap on first… some riders do it differently. Nylath, give your leg so I can settle the harness over you shoulders.”
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Post by Memorie on Jun 19, 2006 21:42:45 GMT -5
Shereae watched him with studious eyes. He slipped on the girth strap, and she mumbled the name several times aloud to herself so she'd remember it. "Oh," she said, watching him slip it on. "I see how that goes now..."
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Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 21:51:49 GMT -5
R’lan stepped up onto Nylath’s shoulder, settling the straps behind his forelegs and between neck ridges. “Now I have to buckle the girth strap in place. Can you pull the other end of the strap under his belly and pass it up to me?”
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Post by Memorie on Jun 19, 2006 21:54:17 GMT -5
She nodded and swallowed hard. Slowly, she reached under the dragon and pulled the strap closer to her, hoping she wasn't hurting Nylath's softer underbelly. She got it pulled out all the way, and handed it to R'lan, shaking a little. It had almost seemed...sacreligious to touch the great beast in such a way.
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Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 22:06:15 GMT -5
The brown rider watched the way Shereae moved, he liked the way she moved. The soft sway of hip… the way her hair fell. He almost didn’t notice the shaking of her hands. Misinterpreting, “He won’t hurt you darlin’. Not unless he goes to sleep standing up… and he hasn’t done that since he was a weyrling.” R’lan grinned, his blue eyes flashing.
He pulled the buckles tight on the girth straps, and finished up with the breast strap. “Can you toss that pack up here?”
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Post by Memorie on Jun 19, 2006 22:09:44 GMT -5
Shereae nodded and picked it up and handed it to him. "Now what?" she asked facetiously, eyeing him and smiling. "We better hurry up and get out of here, before the Candidatemaster comes a-searching for me." She laughed, the thought amused her. He'd look for her, but she would be off, gone somewhere with her most favorite person.
Deciding to go easy on the man, she grinned at him. Coming cloer to Nylath, she extended a hand to R'lan so he could pull her up.
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Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 22:17:10 GMT -5
The brown turned his head toward Shereae and his rider, offering the young woman a foreleg.
R’lan tied the bag on one side of the straps, the wine on the other and draped his flight jacket over a neck ridge. It took only a second to buckle the thick heavy belt around his middle. “I agree. Though I doubt F’ren would deny me your company.” The brown rider grinned, twisting one hand in a fighting strap he leaned over the side of Nylath and grabbed Shereae’s wrist.
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Post by Memorie on Jun 19, 2006 22:21:39 GMT -5
Shereae tried earnestly to climb onto the brown's leg softly, attempting to center most of her weight into the hand that was pulling her upwards. Eventually, she ended up behind R'lan, and she buckled in tight, having always had the fear that she would fall off and be lost in the horrible, tragic cold of between. She shivered prematurely, and held tight around R'lan's waist.When he passed them back to her, she took onto the reins tightly, reassuring herself that the reins and buckles would keep her safe. "I'm ready when y'all are," she told him softly.
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Dizzy
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Post by Dizzy on Jun 19, 2006 22:26:23 GMT -5
He was painfully aware of the woman’s presence behind him. “You’re not ready yet Redhair.” He passed his flight jacket back to the woman. “I know it’s big, but it will keep out the majority of the cold.”
Without further preamble Nylath gathered himself and launched into the air… signaling the Watchdragon, they winked between.
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