Author: ueoai

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…

Chap. 171 The Plan K’ndar looked across the table at M’rvin, his Weyrleader. B’rant, the Weyrlingmaster, had tried to excuse himself from the meeting, but K’ndar held up his hand. “No, sir, please, I value your advice as much as M’rvin’s. Please. I asked you both to poke holes in my plan, so please, feel…

Chap. 170  Change of plans Risal was waiting for him outside the Council’s ‘chamber’. He’d been sweating. “Are you okay?” the girl asked, noting how odd he looked. “Yes, I’m fine,” he said. “They didn’t give you a hard time, did they?” K’ndar shook his head as they walked out of the main building. “No,…

Chap. 169 Scatterbrained They appeared over the dragon meadow near Landing’s main building. K’ndar was confused. He’d expected to come out over their own Weyr. As Raventh leveled his wings to land in the dragon meadow, he said, We have to report in to Flight Ops, correct? And you did tell Ops you were going…

Chap. 168 Lord Holder of all Islands Just as he’d learned in meteorology, the tropical storm was over in minutes. The sky cleared and the sun came out. From his high point, he could see steam rising from the vegetation on the ridge. Soon everything would be dry…and humid. Below him, Raventh rose and shook…

Chap. 167 Shelter from the storm Do you want me to go catch you another fish? Raventh asked, trying hard not to laugh. How could a smart creature like a human not know a ‘fish left alone is a fish that has flown”? No. I feel stupid, honestly. This will be a lesson for me.…

Chap. 166  On the beach It was easier getting to the island than he’d expected. Raventh popped out of between within a mile of the island. It looked lush,  heavily vegetated inland with tangled limbs and dense shrubs. Thick groves of palm trees lined the water’s edge. Much of the island was volcanic rock. Seabirds…