What's that stuff, S'var? Blue Refinterth
asked his bond curiously as he strode into the weyrling's weyr they shared with
another pair. S'var looked up from his glass and smiled.
"It's wine. Nothing
you'd like, I'm sure, Refinterth." He said with a laugh.
Really? You think so, S'var? 'Cause it sure smells really
good...
S'var had to bite his tongue to keep from laughing at
loud. "Trust me, Refinterth, you would not enjoy alcohol."
They were both
distracted by the sounds of squabbling from outside, and S'var's eyebrows
furrowed as he stood up. "That sounds like Ahvel and Saceko. Hold on, Ref', I'll
be right back." S'var left to find his bronze and blue fire lizards, leaving
Refinterth alone in the weyr.
The blue weyrling eyed the half-full bottle of
wine of the nearby table shiftily. Throwing a last glance towards his rider, who
was quite busy trying to pry to the two fire lizards apart, he smiled secretly
and stretched his neck over to grab the bottle's neck in his mouth. Craning his
neck back, he tipped the contents of the bottle into his mouth.
Refinterth
blinked. Hey! This stuff actually tastes pretty
good! He continued to gulp down mouthfuls of the liquid while S'var
didn't notice.
The next morning, Refinterth groaned as he climbed out of his
bed. He shook his head slowly and winced, which only made his headache worse.
S'var grinned smugly and snorted. "Serves you right. I told you you wouldn't
like it."
Shut up.