Kaarewen regarded the rocking eggs, arms crossed across her chest. She was
unsure about being here, and not at all confident that she could actually
Impress a dragon.
She wished there was someone she could look to for
reassurance, but she simply stood on the nearly scalding sands and glanced at
the worried faces of some of the other candidates. At least she wasn't the only
one a little nervous about standing for a Hatching.
A large egg shook and
cracked, spilling a brown dragon onto the sands. The brown wandered over to the
female candidates as Kaarewen watched with interest. The brown male chose a
young woman, and was followed by a blue dragon who also impressed a girl.
A
short while later, the golden queen egg began to rock. Kaarewen watched
hopefully as the golden hatchling emerged. The gold impressed and left with her
chosen, and Kaarewen frowned.
She was beginning to hope for a blue or brown;
she didn't particularly care for the greens' flighty nature, and would not mind
having a larger, stronger male dragon.
Sure enough, a green and blue dragon
climbed from their shells. The green trotted to the female candidates, and the
male blue followed at her heels.
The green bonded and announced her name, but
Kaarewen's attention was drawn to the blue. The hatchling trotted past the
girls, inspecting the candidates, and stopped in front of Kaarewen.
You will not leave me, I hope? She heard the
dragon ask as he butted his head against her.
Kaarewen's eyes threatened to
spill the tears glistening in her eyes, and she blinked them away as she
answered. "Oh, Ustavth, I could hardly leave you behind..."
Once again, she
wished she had someone to witness and share her proud acheivement. Instead, she
looked to the Weyrlingmaster, who beamed at her in encouragement. Perhaps she
might find a family here after all...
Besides, you
have me now! Ustavth reminded her, and Kaarewen
laughed.