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Date Posted: 04:49:40 12/04/04 Sat
Author: Matt
Subject: Here! Too nervous to talk to Synthis...

Why was he here?

Partly to see the clutch of a green, he would admit, but there had to be something else. An old hope, held long before he became a dolphineer. Hopes for a blue dragon. Or even a green or brown. But why had these hopes been pulling him like this?

Matt knew he would be a good dragonrider. He knew it. He was fit, strong, and intelligent. Dragons seemed to like him. Venieth, his sister’s, had talked to him all the time. But somehow he had given up his hope. He had been depressed after that Hatching, that seemed so long ago, when Lily had Impressed and he hadn’t.

He knew he shouldn’t be. Maybe he should have gone to the last Hatching, but it would have made no difference – he wasn’t meant to Impress. So why would any dragon here choose him?

He knew Lok would be disappointed. It broke his heart. He knew she liked him, and he liked her. She was one of his best friends. So how could he be here, at this Hatching, without her?

He bowed deeply to Grenith, and went to stand with the other candidates, keeping his eyes down in case he was seen. He had thrown the white robe on over his trousers, and he knew he was slightly conspicuous as he made his way to the group. Messy, with wet hair, damp skin, and a tall stature. But he still didn’t want to be noticed. Especially not by Synthis.

Maybe she was another reason why he was here. She, whom he couldn’t bear to se with anyone else. He was young, but he knew he liked her. A lot. And he also knew L’van would make a move if he didn’t.

He didn’t quite trust himself to speak, so he didn’t greet the dragon mother as she deserved, but he hoped his bow had been enough. He knew she couldn’t influence the decision of the Hatchlings, but if she approved of him, maybe she could make it easier.

So Matt was here, on the Hatching sands, waiting to see if he would Impress. Would he?

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