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Chap. 67 The Lizard Express K’ndar made a final inspection of the two braided horsehair necklaces he’d been working on. He found that, as a dragon rider, he didn’t have the time that he had when he was a Weyrling. This, he thought, was from several different reasons: he spent much of his free time…

Chap. 66 The conclave A week after Thread had stopped falling, and the dragonriders of Pern had recovered from the celebrations,  had stopped to reflect on what life meant for them now. F’lar and Lessa, the de facto Weyrleaders of the planet, had called for a conclave of all weyrleaders, Weyrwomen, riders who’d explored and…

Chap. 65  The First Day of No Thread Out of an abundance of caution (and, many would say, a bit of skepticism), the weyrleaders of Pern had their wings in the air, preparing for Threadfall. It was a day no different than that when, for over two millennia, dragons had taken to the skies to…

Chap. 64  Cellacious talk “Wasn’t the smartest thing to do, to attack people who can track wherries just by their scent,” Lord Dorn’s newly minted master of arms. His men shoved three men into an already occupied cell, making four. The three said nothing, but scowled. The occupant greeted them with a hearty smile. “Siddown,…

Chap. 63 Exploring the volcanic cones K’ndar was making it a point of inviting every one of his friends to go to Landing and see the marvels and use the library. He and B’rost had been roommates in Weyrling school, but after graduation, had been assigned to different wings. So, despite the relatively small Weyr,…

Chap. 62  The Brave Lad “It doesn’t matter to me what the mission is, or how long I’ve been a dragonrider, but I never, ever get tired of flying, ” C’val said. His blue, Rastabenth, was easily keeping pace with K’ndar’s Raventh. He can beat me when it comes to speed and agility, but I…

Chap. 61 Equilibrium There was a comfort to be had with the status quo being re-established. The weyr had a Weyrwoman. Young, yes, but Siena had proven herself to be empathetic and  competent. M’rvin, the new Weyrleader, had a long list of accomplishments as a wingleader. His bronze, Arcturuth, was relatively young and robust. K’ndar…

Chap 60 Leaders talk of the future It was a day after a strenuous fight against Thread. M’rvin, the new Weyrleader, had had little difficulty in predicting its fall. However, two riders had been scored, not badly, but enough to make them unable to fly the next fall. He sat with D’nis, B’rant, and D’mitran,…

Chap. 59  Personnel Changes “It’s not at all unusual, Marais. Please don’t think we’ll be angry with you. It’s perfectly understandable.” D’nis and M’rvin, a wingleader, had the junior gold rider in the conference room. “Sirs, please don’t think it’s because I don’t like it here. I love it here. When Jenmay BANISHED us to…

Chap. 58  Aftermath “Sir,” Billek said, “We thought it more important to bring the weyr through the hurricane before we brought this to your attention.” He, K’ndar and D’nis were sitting in the Weyrleader conference room. It had taken several weeks to repair the damage wrought by the winds and the flooding. But the weyr,…