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Subject: -Packing up to go-

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W'menel & Lerath

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Date Posted: 06:51:55 05/11/02 Sat

He began to quickly gather his things as Lerath waited outside. The normal temper of his brown was tinged with a sort of strutting pride and fidgit that could only come from having outwitted bronzes and fellow browns at a Mating Flight.
W'menel's mind was swimming. He was now a Weyrleader and though it was a minor Weyr, he wouldn't have to prove a damn thing to anyone. He didn't expect that the Weyrwoman or anyone would greet him. He knew he was leaving them in something of a lurch. His new duties, however, consumed his mind. Perhaps he would write a scroll later but heard a rumble from another ledge.

'LERATH! ENOUGH!'
He thought angrilly to his pumped-up brown. Lerath had been making some off-comments and seemed to have irritated one of the other dragons here with one of them.

The brown backed off and sat quietly on his 'old' ledge.

W'menel gathered his clothes into one sack and other items into another. Took a last look around. Was about to leave..
The face of Weyrwoman Morganna was infesting his mind. Raven-haired with blue sky eyes. Ivory skin. Incomparably lovely. High-strung, perhaps, but with a lovely laugh and wit.
She was smitten with him and was not happy that he was even coming back here to get his belongings. Not happy that he might have to face his old Weyrwoman. Had almost seemed to want to come just to protect him from Willmina but knew it was far from her place to even THINK about confronting the Weyrwoman of a Weyr where its Weyrleader had left without any formal notice. Left to join her at Perrea Weyr. Gave up all of Minerva's rank for her small, seaside Weyr.

"Anise?"
He called but saw not one trace of his gold flit. He knew she'd taken off to Mate a while ago. She must have returned but..

W'menel shook his head. No matter. He had to leave.
Not wait for her. She could find him if she wanted to honestly stay with him.

Tying up the last sack onto Lerath's straps, W'menel mounted and took a last look at the desert Weyr before leaving for his new life elsewhere.

'To Perrea, Lerath!'

Thinking of his gold Fousth, Lerath nodded and stretched his wings.
-With pleasure!

Brown and rider launched into Minerva's skies. Never to be seen at the Weyr again unless sometime to just visit. Both knew that wouldn't be for ages, if ever.

From a far window, Anise watched them depart with blazing red eyes. Her gold hide blazing in Minerva's hot sun.
=Would expect me to follow if 'I' really wanted to stay with him?!=
She had picked up on his thoughts as she always did. Now, his thoughts cut her to the quick.
=Like I'm an errant piece of baggage!=
Anise cut her mental tie to him and flapped away to think.
She would not suicide for a cur like W'menel by going 'Between'. If he had not done this, she would have.
No, she would remain here at Minerva. Until some human could honestly care about and love her.

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