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Date Posted: 17:41:27 09/11/02 Wed
Author: Raja & Kyrath
Subject: Dark head looks up from the task...
In reply to: Raja & Kyrath 's message, "The gold winks in from between and begins a slow spiral down to the stone..." on 18:00:05 09/02/02 Mon

Hearing her title, Raja glances up. She is needed. Sighing, she places sun-darkened hands on thighs and raises herself up, then pauses a moment to take stock. And so it begins. she thinks a bit ruefully.

"S'har, is it? And Serenity? Ah, so it is you who are bonded to Olianth. Well." Raja purses her lips and slightly raises a questioning brow, bringing her hands to rest on slight hips. "You do realize you both put not only yourselves in danger, but your dragons as well. And while your lives are important, that of your dragon is even more so. If you were killed, or even hurt too badly, your dragons would have gone between, and we can't risk that. Your dragon is your highest priority, your utmost responsiblity, and you cannot throw their lives away on some silly prank." she shakes her head, dark curls catching the light, shimmying along her back. "All four of you are just too important for that." she pauses, letting them feel the weight of her displeasure, the seriousness of their transgression. "Let this be a lesson to you: never, under any circumstances, put yourselves or your dragons in such a position again. S'har? You were very brave to save Serenity. But, you both must be punished. You will scrub floors in the lower caverns for two weeks. After lessons, of course. Serenity? Thank you for admitting your responsibility. It was the right thing to do, and dragonriders must always try to do the right thing. However, that does not mean I will go any easier on you because of it. For your part, you will be in charge of making numbweed for the dragons after lessons; if enough is not made by the time we are ready to start with the firestone, you may have to skip some lessons, so I suggest putting your heart and soul into it. Now go. I must finish with these riding straps." Raja watches them leave a bit regretfully. She wished she didn't have to be so harsh, but they would never learn if she was too leniant. Besides, those dragons were worth their weight in gold; they were the future of Pern.

'You did right. They will understand, as their dragons do. All will be well. Now, are we just going to let them flap like wherries all day, or are we going to teach these younglings to be dragons? Though it could be amusing to do the former...'

Raja chuckles. No, my heart, while it's tempting, I'll stick to dragons. She finishes sewing the last ancient strap in place and pats it. This'll have to do. Gathering the straps into a large pile, the petite woman finally turns to face the assemblage, dusting herself off. She quickly scans the crowd, counting heads, and grimaces a bit to herself. It was not as large a turnout as she could have hoped, and yet much larger than she had feared. It would have to do as well.

She adresses the crowd, waiting until the sound of flapping wings quiets, then pitching her voice to carry to all. "For any of you I haven't managed to meet, I am Raja. And now, you are going to learn to fly. It will take time, and you may find I push you a bit more than you would like, because as of now, time is a luxury we just do not have. We need to be moving along as quickly as we can." she looks each future rider in the eye, hoping to drive her point home. "We have no room for the usual antics...I am truly sorry to have to put you through this, but all of you are going to need to grow up in a hurry." she pauses again, again driving her point home, then changes tracks abruptly, an efficient briskness entering her voice. "Now then. All of you will need to come forward and pick out a set of riding straps...pick out something sturdy, not too mothbitten, as they will be what keeps you on your dragon while you both learn." Raja steps back, giving the trainees room to move.

This should be interesting...

Kyrath chuckles a mental affirmative.

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Replies:

Hangs her head in shame. -- Serenity/Olianth, 18:35:07 09/11/02 Wed
- [- Jaw drops -] -- D'go and Xeth/Sienna and Deoth, 00:33:17 09/12/02 Thu
  - -Straps- -- L'ee/Naphath, 03:40:57 09/12/02 Thu
    - Ooooh the fun stuff!! -- Than and Ishith, 19:22:54 09/12/02 Thu
      - *chastised* -- S'har & Reputh, 15:56:58 09/13/02 Fri
        Smiles. -- Serenity/Olianth, 16:06:04 09/13/02 Fri
        Pick -- Jeska and Herath, 20:24:10 09/14/02 Sat
        *Scramble* -- Z'var & Branth, 13:25:11 09/17/02 Tue
        oof.. -- Raja & Kyrath, 13:22:42 09/20/02 Fri
        Confused as confused can be... -- Serenity/Olianth, 15:27:25 09/20/02 Fri
        [- Street Thieves -] -- D'go and Xeth/Sienna and Deoth, 21:28:07 09/20/02 Fri
        A nod -- S'har and Reputh, 13:06:33 09/21/02 Sat
        Sighs... -- Serenity/Olianth, 13:47:26 09/21/02 Sat
        "Thank you." -- Z'var and Branth, 16:43:44 09/21/02 Sat