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Chap. 342 Triage K’ndar felt left out. The fire lizards were all grouped just above Lizard’s head, watching as B’rost directed Seven to begin cutting away the bola from the fallen trader’s body. Francie had, without comment, begun to gently probe the dog’s injuries. I have nothing to do, he thought, feeling useless. The bronze…

Chap. 341 The Fire Lizard Blizzard They emerged from between high over a tumbled, outcrop-strewn land. He did not recognize it. The sun indicated it was an hour, maybe two, behind Landing’s time zone. I hope this isn’t Southern Hold, he thought. Lord Toric had, years before, banned all dragonriders from his lands and was…

Chap. 340 The Bronze’s Appeal He had just finished oiling Raventh when a bronze fire lizard appeared from between. Siskin rose to intercept him. The bronze screeched-it was the only word befitting the sound. He arrowed for Raventh. Siskin, chattering, attempted to head off the bronze. The bronze evaded him and swooped down to land…

Chap. 339 Mosaic Mistake The boy picked himself up after falling off his dragon.The young bronze hung his head, drained. B’rant, K’ndar and Francie landed and approached the lad. Their fire lizards swirled overhead, then landed on their respective dragons. Francie reached him first. “Are you okay?” she asked. “What?” “I said, are you okay?”…

Chap. 338 The Lost Weyrling Any pain? No, Raventh responded, glorying in his flight, None at all. I have missed flying. Want to fly home to Landing? Or go between? The woof of his wings over head sounded normal. He could feel Raventh’s shoulders working beneath him. I want to fly to Landing. Then let‘s.…

Chap. 337 The Dragonhealer Raventh lay flat out, his neck stretched forward to allow K’ndar to flush his eyes. K’ndar poured several buckets of water from the dragon trough, watching the nictitating membranes flick over Raventh’s eyes. That’s better. I can see now. He heaved a sigh of relief. He was dying to jump into…

Chap. 336 Conquering the Wind After a fitful night’s sleep-this time in the visitors weyr-he’d awakened far earlier than Igen’s dawn. I just hate the time zone changes, he reflected. But he’d had the communal shower to himself the night before, allowing him to wash off the desert sand. He’d stepped outside the weyr to…

Chap. 335 Labyrinth After Rondair left him in the Main Hall, K’ndar returned to studying the tapestries. Most of them had the names of the artists and the date, carved into the relatively soft sandstone. Some were hundreds, if not thousands of years old. This was a form of history before we had books, he…

Chap. 334 The Colors of Igen Weyr “Well, K’ndar, what about you? How shall you keep busy here at Igen Weyr? I would love to give you a tour, but I’m sorry, I must leave you at the Main Hall,” Tomas said, leaving the shade of a young tree. “Don’t miss the tapestries! We have…

Chap. 333 The Clumsy Weyrling The heat slammed him with the solidity of a wooden door. The shock of change from the icy cold of between to an inferno sent his mind into a vortex. “Whoa!” he shouted, surprised. Even the air itself felt hard to breathe. Yes, but it is easy flying here,Raventh said,…