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Chap 35  Taking Mum shopping Technically, he was still a Weyrling. But with graduation not four days away, his class had been granted administrative leave,in order  to enjoy time off to be with their families streaming in for graduation and the Gather. It felt odd, he thought, to be prepping his dragon to take his…

Chap 34  The ride on Raventh “So, my little sister,” K’ndar said, as they left the horse barn, “a promise is a promise. Are you ready for a dragon ride?” Glyena almost jumped for joy. “Yes, yes, yes!” she shrieked. “But wait! I forgot something. Meet me at the dining hall.” She ran off. He…

Chap 33 Gift horse The drudge sought out his supervisor, Nyala. “There is a girl in one of the horse pens, crying. She is a visitor, I think,” he said. Nyala, the Masterherder, followed the man to the far end of the barn. Glyena, K’ndar’s sister, was sitting in the corner of the open stall,…

Chap 31  Impression is forever Fland and K’ndar were suddenly left out of Daryat’s and Hariko’s conversation.  The two women walked off, arms linked, talking and laughing, leaving the two men alone. K’ndar felt a bit uncomfortable. There was one huge thing on both their minds, but K’ndar didn’t dare bring it up. Fland summoned…

Chap. 30  Daryat’s decision “You wouldn’t be the first woman to escape an abusive husband by coming to the weyr. It happens often. As long as one is willing to work, one is welcome. Eat, girl, eat. You’re too thin.” Hariko pushed another meat roll at Daryat. The dining hall’s crowd was thinning out. Daryat…

Chap. 29  Graduation week part 1 Really? It’d been a year. An entire year!! In a week, he’d graduate. He’d be a dragonrider, not just a Weyrling, a real dragon rider. K’ndar reflected on all that he’d accomplished, all that he’d learned. He turned the Weyrling braid he’d worn, over and over in his hands.…

Chap 28 Fire Lizard Man He’d checked on the dragons, sunbathing at the Singing Waters Hold Market. Stowing the small pot he’d been given by Terylin, the potter, he pulled a fruit from the wicker basket, then, settled down leaning against Raventh’s powerful hind leg.  See the fire lizards? They’re on Careth right now. They…

Chap 27  Meeting an Artist K’ndar, on transport duty, (Hariko had asked for him again), was surprised by the number of people at the Singing Waters Marketplace. It was crowded, with smells of roasting meat and freshly baked bread filling the air, the sounds of livestock on the edges, and conversations everywhere.  Children ran about,…

Chap. 26  Quiz Day B’rant, the Weyrlingmaster, was finishing his preparations for the day’s class. He frowned. The large slate chalkboard on the wall behind him was still full of his notes from the last seminar. SOMEONE had neglected to clean it. He dragged the Weyrling task schedule from the corner in his mind. F’mart.…

Chap.  25 The Mountains’ Revenge Who to talk to? Should he even do so? Wouldn’t it be admitting that maybe, just maybe, he’s NOT a dragon rider? Yeah, there’s Raventh. He’s such a wonderful beast. Smart, quick witted, always curious, always striving to learn new words, new concepts. And he has the most incredible self…