Author: ueoai

Chap. 152 The Gatha at Ruatha-the Lizard show The air was redolent with the scent of roasting meat and fresh baked pies. The lanes between booths were crowded with people, their accents telling K’ndar they were from all over the planet. They stopped in front of a magician, a young man semi-circled by children and…

Chap. 151  Business before pleasure “Oh, look at his horses!” Glyena cried, as they approached Lizard’s caravan. She went running to them. “Glyena! Stop!” K’ndar cried. She stopped, turning in wonder. “Why?” How to explain the concept of security to a child? “That caravan? It’s Lizard’s home, just like your room at our weyr. It’s…

Chap. 149  Messages, messages K’ndar, with Glyena’s help, finished harnessing Raventh. Siskin chirped, hearing the ringing of a courier bell. A green fire lizard flew to perch atop the brown dragon, next to Siskin.  Siskin warbled a warm greeting, and reached over to nibble her neck. She hissed and spat at him, backing him off…

Chap. 148  Telekinesis K’ndar lay in his bunk, grateful to be done with sweep duty. He felt refreshed from his shower. Tomorrow, he and his sister Glyena were going to the Gather at Ruatha Hold. He was excited, having never been there, but still knew so much about it. Ruatha was historical. Ruatha had the…

Chap. 147  Tree’ed…for a while K’ndar stared down at the five raiders, who were craning their necks to judge his precarious perch atop a column of rock. Raventh was at his side, peering down at the men, Siskin just behind his head. This column was alone in the midst of a large clearing, much larger…

Chap. 146  Rescue They were on the sweep’s last leg before they would return to the Weyr. This area was heavily vegetated, with thick stands of semi-tropical trees forming an impenetrable canopy that rolled on like a giant green carpet. K’ndar hadn’t spent much time in the jungle, finding it too sultry for his liking—although…

Chap. 145  Lunch Break “THIS is where you grew up?” F’mart said, looking at the vast steppe spreading from the edge of the cothold. K’ndar nodded, his heart swelling with pride. He loved the steppe, now, more than ever, as he’d been from this end all the way to the southern edge of the continent.…

Chap. 144 Life Lesson “Hi, K’ndar. Some klah? Hungry?” Shirae, his sister’s foster mother, asked. He nodded, only half paying attention. She poured two mugs and had him sit at the ancient wooden table in her kitchen. He told her about Greta leaving without notice. “I’m pissed, if you can imagine,” he said. The girls..his…

Chap. 143 Cheated “You’re not the first rider to report  increased criminal activity, K’ndar,” M’rvin said, “and I am afraid your trader acquaintance is right. We HAVE let things like sweeps slide. I would never have believed it, before the end of Thread, but we are busier, now, than we’ve ever been.” The Weyrleader had…