Author: ueoai

Chap. 181 The Boatheads Chap. 181 The Boatheads “Are there no dragonriders here?” K’ndar asked. Francie had taken him through the village, meeting several people, all of whom seemed to be in a semi-permanent state of quiet introspection at best and somnolence at worst. Everyone was polite but kept their questions to themselves. Maybe that…

Chap. 180 Sweet Grass Commune The mountains forming the Northern Barrier Range were awe inspiring. K’ndar couldn’t tear his eyes from them. Yes, there were mountains bordering the steppe he’d grown up on. They were ancient, though, their heights truncated and their outlines smoothed by eons of rain and wind. These mountains were youngsters in…

Chap. 179  The Follower He felt restless, unsure of what he wanted to do. What he DID know was he didn’t want to sit around at the Weyr. Maybe I should try ‘exploring’ again? This time, go prepared Raventh said, snidely Even his dragon, calling him out for his failure last time? The last time…

Chap. 178 Final Act of Revenge Raventh landed gently in the bowl of their weyr and shuffled to one side to allow Rastabenth, C’val’s blue dragon room. Once down, both riders unharnessed their dragons. I’ll be in the dragon pool, taking a bath Raventh said, I’m all dusty Want me to come and scrub between…

Chap. 177 Career change Risal was waiting for him outside the dining hall, as they’d planned to meet for breakfast. “Good morning! How’d you sleep?” she asked. He grinned. They’d talked long into the night before. He’d thought that, once he’d get to bed, he’d toss and turn after two hectic days, but, no. “Like…

Chap. 176  The dolphins “Thank you for understanding, Risal, I had no idea I’d spend the majority of the last two days the way I have. I am exhausted-not so much physically as mentally,” K’ndar said to the girl. They had found a bench seat in the pavilion. Siskin, seeing other fire lizards roosting in…

Chap. 175 After Action report K’ndar, D’mitran and B’rost had each verbally reported their part of the rescue of Harve from the island. Jansen, one of the many techs who lived and worked at Landing, had finished downloading the data from D’mitran’s datalink and B’rost’s borrowed camera. They were sitting in a large conference room.…

Chap. 174 Robe and a Haircut Raventh landed in Landing’s dragon meadow. K’ndar’s team was right behind him. “What was THAT?” K’ndar heard the rescued boy exclaim. F’mart had dismounted and began to unbuckle the boy’s harness.The boy’s face was grim. “THAT? That was ‘between’, F’mart said, chuckling. “It was so cold, and black! I…

Chap. 173  Retribution It was a strange standoff. Shipfish, the raider, had backed off from the four dragon men, but he wasn’t finished threatening them. He didn’t come too closely, though. The four dragons were behind their riders, all of them watching him closely. Siskin, perching atop Raventh’s head, growled softly. D’mitran had been recording…

Chap. 172  Return to the Island The four dragons swirled at a great height over the northern tip of the  island, assessing its shape. B’rost and F’mart looked for their landing spots. “I see my target,” B’rost called, and put Rath into a shallow dive until he hovered over the top of the pinnacle. Having…