There was one habit Nephrem kept constant whether there was a gold egg on the Sands or not. Since there was one she parked herself outside the male's side of...
Tosca settled on the cot next to Fen, giving her friend a half smile. "So, how have you been doing really?" she asked, moving so that she could play with the...
It probably was not a good idea to get health advice from the other Candidates, but Logrint was getting desperate but not desperate enough to go see the...
The day'd seemed long. Nothing different had gone on but still the knowledge that it couldn't be much longer before the eggs hatched put him even more on...
Curled up in a contented heap on a rock at the lake side was a very rare sight. Verda the green fire lizard had given up the usual perch of her pet's...
Ambrelli was unable to deny it. She was a dragonhealer. It was natural to be attracted to the eggs. As a dragonhealer, she'd probably be standing by to help...
Ambrelli took one last look at herself, smoothing the tight-clinging fabric as it hugged her small frame. At Arolos, the sun had bleached her hair to a soft...
Free-time, what little the Candidates had with the hatching so close, was starting now that dinner was over. Xekive entered the Barracks with a full stomach...
... Xekive noted Zeyaquin working diligently, writing something on hides and his gaze dropped onto the notes. A few stood out, recognition dawning on his...
... "See, see! He wants to play." Ebynra turned her bright eyes onto her brother pleadingly in hopes the firelizard had sent that thought to him too....
... Saere gave a small nodd to the other boy who'd voiced the "dumb luck" comment. They were easily of like minds, and he noted the other boy's older demeanor....
Ambrelli couldn't help herself. She blamed it on the dragonhealer in her, but she simply couldn't help it. She dreamed of the eggs. She looked at them once,...
"Your food, Sir." Vekima placed the herdbeast steak and salad the rider'd requested in front of him, once having been waved away she trailed toward the middle...
Cegao stood outside the Candidate Barracks rubbing his ears. A male and female Candidate'd came past when he'd just been leaving, both heading toward the...
Jeroken probably should have been tired. Life as a candidate was no picnic, and though he was a strong, healthy boy who had spent his whole life watching...
The Dining Hall wasn't his favorite place, drudges, lower ranked colors and even other higher colors could all be found there at the same time. Too many whom...
Tosca was bent over sewing during one of the quiet evenings in the girls barracks. Her fire lizard Whisper sat curled up on her shoulder, giving soft little...
As was his habit Xekive exited the Dining Hall after dinner and quickened his pace, slipping into a somewhat steady jog. His pace wavered from time-to-time as...
There were somethings everyone was better at than other things. No one was perfect at everything and Xekive's size alone gave away his own problem area....
Noon came to the Weyr and a few moments earlier a young man would've been seen entering the creche. Those in the creche would recognize him since he always...
Early to sleep, early to rise. Yureov wasn't one whom'd break tradition, or the routine he went through in his free-time no matter how short that free-time...
Tesa was certain that no one would be needing the latrine at this time... so he was taking this time to knit. It had been forever since he had the chance to...
Every single one of the Candidates had been summoned out into the bowl, male and female, without any real idea of what was about to happen. There they were met...
... Kaipen shook his head slowly, catching Sirasri's eye across the group and then turning back to his unofficial second. "We want to do well in this, it's...
Kaipen was alive, so was Mik, although the blue eyed boy had been desperately ill. Gladly she had hugged them and then asked a question that had been worrying...
It'd only taken him a day to work up the courage. Xekive, though knowing it'd probably take other males less time, counted such a short period as a victory on...
It wasn't intentional. In a Weyr people's paths could cross at any moment. Davenric knew this as he was heading to leave the Candidate Barracks on his way to...
Were the days getting longer? Xekive'd began wondering that lately, at first it'd been once a day not long before lights out but as the hatching date grew...
Dinner was on his mind as Xekive entered the Dining Hall. He was quick in ordering some boiled tubers, herdbeast steak and a sweetroll then turned looking for...
He hated being late from drills. It always meant the best seats were taken- and worse, that instead of being able to sneak in, grab a bite and dive out again,...
