Will this be...the end? ((T'lat))

[Jenth]

It had been a long time, and they had all now come a long way. What seemed like an eternity ago was really only a Turn and a half. Jorindath was no longer growing, noticeably anyway, but the violet was nearly fully mature. In 6 months she would rise, a turn she would be hatching a clutch of dragons...

Inolyn always knew that she was different from the others. A violetrider, the second in history, rider of a clutching dragon. Everyone else had fighting dragons, would join fighting wings, and be the heroes of all the traditional ballads. In most of their training she knew when the time came she would end up being the exception. When did you last see the Weyrwoman sacking firestone? Well, since violet's breathed flame Inolyn would have to.

It might be summer, but there were still a few flowers in bloom. Leaf and Keloc we're making a game of finding them and bringing them back for her, though she hadn't asked them too. They had seen her pick one and now that one was two dozen and growing. Sitting in the shade to escape the heat the young violetrider started tying them all together into a daisy chain. Jorindath wasn't far away, helping the flits in their search but unable to deliver them back to Inolyn.

[yamamoto]

T'lat who was walking along with Hansth and his two flits in tow spotted Inolyn sitting in the shade. T'lat started to walk over to go to talk to her though he was stopped by a strange neverous feeling. Hansth nudged him form behind and said to him Something worng Mine. T'lat just shook his head and said quitely " No Hansth. Nothing is worng." T'lat took a breath and forced himself to approch her. As he did the felling of firelizards in his stomach came back. Hansth this time moved bettewen T'lat and Inolyn and looked at his bonded and said I am not letting you go any futher Mine. Until you tell me what is wrong. T'lat did his best to lie and said " Nothing is wrong my love."

Hansth broth his head down to where he was eye level with T'lat and replied Now Mine I know you better than that. You are hiding somthing form me. Now tell me. I promise I won't say anything. T'lat sighed and said I don't know. I just get a werid feeling when I am around Inoyln T'lat knew the reason. He was just the type to never admit it becuase he was to neverous to. The bronze looked at him with what was almost a gleam in his eye. Hansth knew how to get his rider to admit things. To himself at least. He asked him Does she make you happy to be around Mine? Becuase if that is the case then you should tell her that. No reason to be shy about it. If you 'like' her then say so. Becuase it is not a good idea to wait to long or then it might be too late.

T'lat just softly nodded his head though he did not say anything. Hansth then moved out of his way and nudged him toward the violet rider. T'lat slowly walked over and sat down next to her under the shade as Emerald and Iron flew off to play with Leaf and Keloc. He smiled at Inolyn and said " So how are you doing today? That is a very pretty thing you are making with those flowers." The firelizards came back to his stomach again and he started to blush really badly. Hansth came and curled up next to T'lat.

[Jenth]

Inolyn looked up from her hands as soon as she became aware of a dragon near her. You couldn't really miss something that big, and a bronze of all colors. It's Hansth, and his too Jorindath informed but continued her hunt with the firelizards. Maybe you would like to help us, Hansth?

As T'lat sat down she spread out and untangled the chain. "It's child play really, I used to do this every spring when i was younger." She smiled sweetly at him before being destracted by Leaf bringing her another flower for the chain and disappeared again. Inolyn preffered T'lat's company to a number of other riders, most of who felt liek they had something to prove. Seeing his red face though turned her original happy smile into a look of concern.

"Are you ok?" Placing a gentle hand on his forehead she knew it would most likely be sunburn then anything else. It was the season for it, but better safe then sorry.

[yamamoto]

Hansth looked in the direction of Jorindath and said Yes I would love to help. The bronze then looked at T'lat and gentally nuzzled him saying Good luck Mine and remember there is no reason to be nervous. Inolyn won't bite your head off. T'lat nodded softly at Hansth's words. The bronze then headed in the direction of Jorindath to help her pick flowers.

T'lat looked at her chain of flowers and siad " Even if it is simple. It is still pretty." He still though could not help his blushing. When she put her hand on his forehead it only made things worse than made them better. His blushing just got worse. When she asked what was worng he tried to say somthing, but it just came out as a mumble. Hansth looked in T'lat's direction and said to him Now Mine just say how you feel. It is not that hard. I promise once you do. You will feel much better.

T'lat looked at Inolyn. He was not very good at things like this and he did not know how to say it so he figured it would be best to just say it. Though it came out in a nervous stutter " Inolyn I know.... That this..... May seem out of... the blue..." He stopped for a moment as his blushing got even worse and he siad " I think I.... 'like' you...." He breathed a small sigh of relief as the words came out of his mouth. He felt alittle better, but not much.

[Jenth]

Inolyn blinked for a momet before a light pink color spread over her cheeks, looking away as she removed her hand. She was smiling though, but it had caught her off guard. It had been quite a while since anyone had admitted feeling for her, only one other who she had gently turned down. He had been more in love with her voice then her.

Jorindath was pretty much laughing kindly at her's composed confusion. Well I like him

"I think you were very brave in telling me this T'at." Inolyn finally said, having thought of the right words. Leaning over she kissed the bronzerider's cheek gently, blushing nearly as bad as he was now but controlling her slight embarassment. "I think I like you too."

[yamamoto]

T'lat waited for want seemed liked a enternity for her responds. Though her responds was not the one that he had expected. It was the one he had been hoping for just not the one he had expected. He had told few people in his life that he like them. She was the frist to ever say that she liked him back. Hansth luaghed abit and siad to him See Mine I told you that it would work out. Are you gald now that you said somthing. A small smile covered T'lat's blush covered face as repiled to Hansth Yes I am my dear. Yes I am

When she told him that he was brave for saying that his small smile got alittle bigger and he blushed more and siad " Thank you Inolyn." When she leaned in and kissed T'lat cheek he almost fainted. Though he was able to compose himself very quickly. It was obvious by his reaction that he had never been kissed before. It took him a few mintues before he could speak again. He said " I am gald. I was hoping that you would." It was obvious though that he was alittle less neverous now. He looked at her for a moment and asked " So what do we do now?" He felt alittle silly asking this question, but he had never been in a sitiution like this before. They had both said they liked each other and he was not sure what to do next becuase he had never had someone tell him that they liked him back before.

Hansth looked the voilet and said I am happy for Mine. He needs somthing like this. It will make him very happy and maybe he will be less shy. He looked at Jorindath and said to her You are very pretty Jorindath. Hansth figured that if his and Inolyn became mate's. Then he should at least try to see if could Jorindath's mate. If for his bonded's sake if not for his own. He knew how his would fell waking up next to a person that he did not love after a flight. He knew T'lat would not be happy with somthing like that. At all. Though that was not the bronze's only reason. He would not have told Jorindath that if he did not beileve it true or if had not ment it. Even for T'lat sake. He would not have lied about such a thing. His voice showed that he ment it.

[Jenth]

“Well, anything we want.” She answered him. It was true, they were adults and very, very close to be full riders. They were free to act as they saw fit, within public restrictions keep in mind. Inolyn didn’t think they would do anything inappropriate outside of privacy, or any time soon though. They were both blushing like fools, much too innocent the both of them which was surprising considering their age. Inolyn hadn’t long turned 18 Turns, many girls her age already having children.

Inolyn likes everyone, but T’lat is one of her favorite people. If she is happy then I am happy Jorindath was no longer interested in flowers while their rider’s squirmed with fluttery feelings. And thank you Hansth Though a strange dragon to be a queen, the violet still had some vanity in her and liked his sweet words. Hansth was a very fine bronze beast, not that smaller then she was, but she wasn’t fully matured yet. The thought of mating was still long off in the future, so they we’re ‘just friends’.

Breaking off a segment of her chain Inolyn made a ring and placed it around T’lat’s neck. “What are you T’lat; boy, man, or Rider?” It was more a philosophical question, but she thought it would be interesting to see how he would answer.

[yamamoto]

T'lat blushed severly and said " Oh ok." T'lat was still blushing. He had not really had that though in mind when he asked that question. T'lat was way to shy about such things. Though the thought crossed his mind to repay Inolyn for the kiss she had given him eearlier. He leaned toward her and instead of giving her a kiss on the cheek he gave her a soft kiss on the lips. He quickly pulled away as his blushing got even worse. When she put the necklace around his neck as soft smile came across his face and he siad " Thank you."

Her question though did intrigure him. He answered though only after a moment of thought. " I would have to say I am a Rider. Becuase I am Hansth's rider. It is what I will be when I go to sleep tonight and when I wake up in the morning. I will always be his rider. Not even death can seperate us and change that fact. Becuase no matter where I go he will always be with me as I will always be with him." Hansth was satisfyed with the answer he had gotten form the voliet. He aslo was not really thinking of flowers So he returned to T'lat's side, as did Iron and Emerald, and curled up next to him hoping that Jorindath would join him.

[Jenth]

Inolyn nodded as she listened, intent on keeping her hands busy as her lips tingled from his kiss. It wasn’t that it was a bad feeling, infact she loved it but his embarrassed blush was just so contagious. “Well, I’m a rider but no ordinary rider. I’m a queenrider, and even though I have a flaming dragon I wont do much fighting. I’m coming to terms that I’m different from everyone else, to the extent that of being separated from the rest of the class.”

“But!” she added, “I have to remember I am my own person, and that I can’t let my dragon be my entire life. No matter how closely connected we are.” Jorindath followed Hansth, the flowers forgotten. Leaf and Keloc were now fighting over a large flying insect they had caught, nothing all that new really.

[yamamoto]

T'lat nodded his head in agreement and said " Yes that is ture. Though for me I would have to say that up until this point my dragon has been my entire life. Before that it was Iron here. I was never really a people person and I still am not. So you could say that these three are really the only close friends I have ever had." He hoped that did not make him sound pathetic. He had just had some bad expriances with people in the past and there for he did not trust them. Though sinice he had came here he could tell that his opintion on that matter was changing. Just by the fact he had worked up egough courge to tell Inolyn how he felt about her. Though he knew that it would take more time before he was completely broth out of his shell.

[Jenth]

"Before the Weyr I could submerge myself in music, nothing has really changed I guess. Though its been a while since I wrote the hatching song." Nayarath's last hatching she had preformed it publicly for the first time, it had also been the day she showed promise in a leading role and why Jorindath the violet queen had choosen her as her partner. They both had a long way to go, though the chances of having to run the weyr, or becoming the senior weyrwoman were very unlikely.

"At least here I can become more then a pretty little avian trained to sing on cue. I wouldn't give Jorindath up for a mastery as long as I live." The mother of the next generation of dragons was much more important to their survival anyway.

[yamamoto]

T'lat nodded " Before I came here. I like to read. Though I was really able to only do that in my spare time really. Though it was what I liked to do. Though I agree with you. I would not give up Hansth for anything in the world etheir. They are the most improtant things that every happened to us." T'lat though for a moment and looked at Inolyn and said " You said that you sing very well. I would like to hear some of it." T'lat did not mind though if she did not want to. He was sure she was a good singer ethier way. Though he was just doing his best to keep the conversation going. Which was somthing that he usally had promblems with.

[Jenth]

"You mean you haven't heard me?!" Inolyn was genuinely surprised, pretty much the whole weyr knew. For a while she had even been called 'Harper girl'. When you sing a song you composed yourself about a hatching, people tend to notice. "I guess it can't be helped, I'll just have to sing then."

Keloc popped out of nowhere, warbling excitedly as he sat himself on Inolyn’s shoulder. “Now how could I forget my little singing partner?” Leaf wasn’t far behind, though noticeably less excited. Tone-deaf Jorindath explained.

In a cavern wide and deep
Great eggs of dragons rest
Sitting, waiting, dormant, still
Upon their sandy nest

Over them she hovers
Their mother, golden queen
Waiting for her eggs hatch
Brown, blue, bronze and green…

[yamamoto]

T'lat luaghed alittle at the silly flit. Though when she started to sing T'lat lisitined very closly. He was entraced. She was really good. He was sad that he had missed it. Though it really could not be helped becuase of T'lat's shy nature it cuased him to hide and avoid people so unlike most he would not hear anything about the singing. Yet was gald that she was willing to sing and he was getting to hear it now. He waited till she was done before he made a comment " Wow Inolyn. Your singing is buetiful." He really could not think of anything else to say. That was the only way he could discribe it. He was not one who was good with words.

[Jenth]

“Thank you, I want to write another song but I just haven’t had the right inspiration yet…” There had been some excitement to when another song would be written and to what it would be about, but not just anything and everything could be elaborated into song. That had been quite some time ago, from which most her time and concentration went into her dragon and the weyr.

“I think it might be about the whers though, my little sister is with them in the Labyrinth.” Though for that she needed to know more about them. Sabre, the goldhandler, would be quite pleased at the proposal. Inolyn had been seen as a prime candidate for bonding a cousin to the dragons.

[yamamoto]

T'lat smiled and said " Well don't worry. I am sure whatever you decide to write it about. I will be just as beautiful." He looked around for a moment. He then looked at her with a soft smile and said " So is there anything that you want to go do. Like maybe go for a swim or something. I mean I don't mind if all you want to do is for us to sit and talk. That is fine with me." T'lat really did not care ether way. Whatever Inolyn wanted to do was fine with him.

[Jenth]

((I had written somehting to put here, but my computer ate it before i could post it.

In short, Inolyn was going to reply when Jorindath interupted her and looked up to see the rogue brown coming in to land. Curious and concerned Jorindath went to go see and Inolyn followed))