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Date Posted: 21:44:14 12/21/01 Fri
Author: T'ren~Jeneth
Subject: {A box without hinges, key, or lid/ Yet golden treasure inside is hid!}
In reply to: Shrineth 's message, "*Mere seconds after Layath emerges from her shell, the larger-than-bronze egg moves, it's plain ivory shell cracking.*" on 21:22:22 12/21/01 Fri

Having watched in silence, T'ren now lets out a small gasp of wonder. His eyes, along with the rest of the crowd's rivet to the Queen Egg as it begins to rock. Every movement he tracks, anticipation building. The gold hatchling was, indeed, flawless. He bites his lip with nervousness, wondering who the Queen will choose. And then, Impression, that magical moment, the most meaningful event in any rider's life. With a brilliant, proud smile upon his face, the Weyrleader turns to S'sha.

But at that moment, the oddly sized egg begins to shake, as the treasure inside starts to make it's way into the world. A bronze? He would be far larger than any bronze previously Hatched, and there were no male Candidates left. An idea, a strange, almost impossible idea, floated from the depths of his confused mind. A second Queen. T'ren face slowly changes from confusion to amazement. Every shard of the egg falls into place, forming one whole, and entirly correct idea.

The peices of the egg shatter, and reveal, true to T'ren's thoughts, a second golden queen. He sinks into the Sands next to S'sha, noticing that the heat has lessend. Or perhaps the shock was so great that the rider simply doesn't notice the burning sand beneath him. "Two, S'sha! Kylith has laid two! Two!" he repeats over, breathless.

Jeneth croons with delight and pride. Softly and slowly flying over to Kylith, he says: *You are a wonderful Queen, Kylith.*

{Hmm, Raia's here! Bye all!}

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Replies:

*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