*Mere seconds after Layath emerges from her shell, the larger-than-bronze egg moves, it's plain ivory shell cracking.* -- Igen Hatching Sands

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Date Posted: 21:22:22 12/21/01 Fri
Author: Shrineth
Subject: *Mere seconds after Layath emerges from her shell, the larger-than-bronze egg moves, it's plain ivory shell cracking.*

*Kylith's whirling gaze snaps onto this egg, and she throws back her head and bugles, putting forth her entire being in the deafening sound. S'sha covers her ears, startled, and looks at her queen. It is time. Now you will see what this egg holds for Igen Weyr. The Weyrlady bites her lip, imploring fate to let it be a healthy dragon, no matter what the color - despite the fact the only unchosen Candidate left on the Sands was a girl. No, a young woman. Feeling her heart start pounding again, gold dragon and rider lock their watchful eyes onto the ivory, exceedingly large, egg as it continues cracking silently, an obvious contrast to Kylith's blast of sound.*

*This egg, this slowly moving egg, is far larger than any bronze egg, yet smaller than the queen egg that recently hatched. Perhaps inspired by its sister's success, more cracks appear to trace patterns on the dully gleaming shell. Then, all at once, the egg spins halfway around and begins to flop onto its side. Apparently the dragonet inside resists this change of movement, and the brittle shell shatters, revealing a dripping wet dragonet. For a moment, color cannot be determined, or perhaps eyes simply not believed, but as Kylith lets out another triumphant bugle, the fact, the miracle, is apparent - it is another gold dragon! S'sha staggers back, shocked, and sinks into a sitting position before she can fall over. Kylith... two... KYLITH! The queen croons smugly, both to her rider and her daughter. However, the differences in this second gold is obvious. She is smaller than her sister, and though her hide is as brightly colored, her features are far more delicate and refined. Flapping pinions, she raises a wedge-shaped muzzle and creels, jewel-like eyes whirling with hunger and a strange missing part. The dragonet sets out to find this odd missing part, and immediately heads for Wessae. With a joyous croon, she head-butts the slender woman, summer-blue gaze locking with one the color of winter orchids. I am Shrineth, Wessae. You Impress me. She folds her wings, shards still sticking wetly to the dainty pinions. Absolute love and devotion colors her mental tone, seeming so familiar to her chosen one. I am hungry. Can you feed me soon? The underlying pride seems to show that this little queen knows inherently that she is very special.*

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"I....I...I" Her words leave her as she falls to her knees. -- Wessae & Shrineth, 21:37:36 12/21/01 Fri
- *Her jaw drops as lo and behold! she sees doubles!* -- Channa and Wrelth, 21:50:50 12/21/01 Fri
{A box without hinges, key, or lid/ Yet golden treasure inside is hid!} -- T'ren~Jeneth, 21:44:14 12/21/01 Fri
- *S'sha appears as disconcerted as her weyrmate.* -- S'sha and Kylith, 21:53:21 12/21/01 Fri
  - {*chants* LOTR! LOTR!} -- T'ren~Jeneth, 22:02:06 12/21/01 Fri
    - {YAY! Raia's here! Cya!} (NT) -- Lara, 22:03:10 12/21/01 Fri
    - ((*grins* Eh, shyetep. I haven't gotten to see it yet.)) -- S'sha and Kylith, 22:12:27 12/21/01 Fri
      - {Me neither. Me and my family, Raia and hers, and my cousin and his are going to see it on CEve} -- T'ren~Jeneth, 05:08:13 12/22/01 Sat
        ((*sticks tongue out* I'll probably hafta wait till it comes out on tape. Ugh!)) -- S'sha and Kylith, 15:44:00 12/22/01 Sat
        {Aw, poor S'sha! Narrow streets of cobblestone... *nods along with the music*} -- T'ren~Jeneth, 17:07:45 12/22/01 Sat
    - Bronze Fernon flicks out of between and drops the note at T'ren's feet -- Fernon, 00:05:52 12/22/01 Sat
  - He reaches out and hugs Channa happily. {Goodness and pineapples...TWO queens in the same clutch!!! I wonder if that's something in one of the Pern books...} -- A'rak~Kadoth, 22:03:46 12/21/01 Fri
    - *Surprised, she returns the hug fiercely, grinning.* -- Channa and Wrelth, 22:09:38 12/21/01 Fri
    - {It's mentioned.} (NT) -- Lara, 22:11:03 12/21/01 Fri
    - In Dragonflight, F'lar mentions in passing that Farnath often layed clutches of 70 or more eggs, with several queens. (NT) -- LG, 22:59:35 12/21/01 Fri
      - ((Wow. Really? I don't remember that....)) (NT) -- Igen, 23:08:38 12/21/01 Fri
        (*thumbs fiercley through her copy of Dragonflight* Yes! Yes it does say that! Wow, I never even remembered....How about that?} (NT) -- Wessae, 23:26:52 12/21/01 Fri
        ((*Would look through hers but she's a tad too sleepy... yawn*)) (NT) -- Igen, 23:32:29 12/21/01 Fri
"Well, one thing's for sure. The feast will contain alot of klah." -- Tanikli & Euroth, 22:30:33 12/21/01 Fri
- **She stands suprised, then cheers loudly** -- Caen and Maisath, 22:41:25 12/21/01 Fri
  - *She grins at her friend, still surprised herself.* -- Channa and Wrelth, 22:48:16 12/21/01 Fri
He watches the young woman Impress with a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. -- T'yin, 22:40:42 12/21/01 Fri
- Not finding the appropriate expression in himself, he watches T'yin. -- A'rak~Kadoth, 22:58:53 12/21/01 Fri
  - He seems somewhat startled at being approached for the second time that day. -- T'yin, 23:13:58 12/21/01 Fri
    - "Viouth? I'd like to meet her." -- A'rak~Kadoth, 23:23:34 12/21/01 Fri
      - He laughs a little. "That's exactly what your sister said when I mentioned her." -- T'yin, 23:30:57 12/21/01 Fri
        He grins back, eyes glinting with -- A'rak~Kadoth, 23:51:12 12/21/01 Fri
        (DARN IT! I hate when I do that. It was supposed to say his eyes glinting with pleased amusement, but no, I pressed the enter key. Okay, I vented.) (NT) -- A'rak, 00:25:45 12/22/01 Sat
        He nods again. -- T'yin, 15:09:12 12/22/01 Sat