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((**Seeing as all the riders/candidates/others in Ista have all the fun, I thought it might be neat to have some dragon RP. Riders can of course communicate and whatnot but I'd prefer it if the people took a back seat for once. I mean, the riders shouldn't have all the fun, after all!))

The bronze dragon gave a massive, lazy yawn as he deposited T'loa in front of the lower caverns. The late afternoon sun was still high enough in the sky to spreads its warm beams over the heights of the Weyr, and it was something Niyath found appealing. Though he'd been roused from his earlier nap upon his chosen's request, the dragon did not feel like returning to his weyr ledge. No, today he would take advantage of the lingering heat and settle upon a vacant ledge in the heights to soak up some much needed sunshine.

Giving his great wings a mighty flap, the bronze dragon launched himself in to the air. His large, multi-faceted eyes whirled a cool blue, the dragon in no rush to make it to his desired location. In fact, with the mass-overcrowding within the Weyr, the dragon didn't have many spots to choose from. Everywhere he looked there were dragons littering the walls, if not crammed upon the ledges of their weyrs.

Hnnn. . . . Thankfully though, there were plenty of companions to settle besides, and more than one lovely green to choose from. Finding a ledge that looked to have room enough for a few more, the bronze lazily glided over on an afternoon thermal. Though there were a few pretty greens present, Niyath made no effort to be flashy or show off his prowess. There really wasn't much sense in that, as far as he could discern; if others wished to judge him on sheer ability alone, than they probably weren't the sort he wished to be around to begin with.

Settling himself comfortably upon the ledge, the great bronze gave a second yawn before craning his neck to study his nearby companions. His eyes whirled slowly, rumbling a greeting at his contemporaries and peers. My but there were a lot of dragons. . . Looking at the various colours donning the walls, soaking up the last of the days sunshine, Niyath often forgot just how many dragons and riders lurked within the place.

It is a good day to warm oneself, is it not? He questioned those nearest him, an atypical act for the bronze. Usually he waited to be addressed first, but today he was feeling particularly bold. There was no need to be rude, of course, especially as he had been the one to make an appearance and deposit himself with the others.

Meridoth had been overseeing Jevasi's tinkering on her special project today, but now that the woman was off with the finished project for approval, she felt free to do some socializing. She dove off the ledge and amed for the ground first, employing one of her favorite tricks to gain height. Go down first! She snapped her wings out just before touching ground, zooming back upwards almost as fast as she had headed down. She zipped past her weyrledge and went soatring up to the heights.

She scanned the ridges for her weyrcompanion, spotting her with another green, a bronze, a brown, and a blue. Giving a bugle of greeting to her friend, she kept her wings spread and slowly drifted towards them, taking time to admire the boys. Fine specimens indeed! She twirled her tail a bit and angled her wings, delicately setting herself down neatly between the bronze and blue. Being small for a green definitely had its advantages sometimes.

Hello boys, she crooned, giving them both equal looks of admiration. She folded her wings and sashayed forward a few steps, her shoulders swaying gracefully, before she laid down, forelegs stretched before her. Enjoying the view? Her tone was arch, the her expression was serene as she gazed across the bowl.

Flattered, she did have a sense of pride after all, Ruinnth arched her neck a bit and leveled a look at Niyath that was both speculative and appreciative. Had she been human, the green would have been hiding a girlish smile behind her sleeve, but as it was she only bobbed her head. That is very kind of you Niyath, thank you. As with everything about the elegant green, she was both completely sincere and completely bemused by the situation.

Her rider took great pains not to think about the complications that were sure to arise following their promotion when she thought Ruinnth would be listening. Ruinnth, however, was ever the one who soothed the young woman through her nightmares in the night, and the green knew only too well that something was bothering her. She hadn't yet put two and two together, but that could only be explained through the effort Lyveana put into making sure she never faulted her dragon for not being something else... some other 'appropriate' color. When queried, all Lyveana ever said was that whatever they did, they would do it together.

That simple logic placated the green, who's thoughts had already swept past the trials that Lyveana had outlined for them in the coming weeks. Ruinnth did have excellent memory, but her ability to grasp far future concepts was severely limited... so she relied on her rider for such things. Now, though, she was completely at ease and in good company. Even Meridoth had arrived!



Drowsy as he was, Khunoth roused himself enough to rumble his agreement about the good qualities of clouds, but quickly replaced his head back along his forearms, where he simply watched the older dragons with a distant interest. The green next to him apparently knew some of the others. Though she hadn't even tried to speak to him, he couldn't say he was troubled by it. Khunoth, after all, liked his quiet time thank you.

Meridoth's arrival proved to be a tad more interesting then he expected, though. He'd never been the type of dragon to dwell on the females, but her excellent aerial maneuverings and adept landing definitely caught his interest.

From his own nice, but decidedly less desirable sunning spot by the lake, Fuxith turned his head to peer up at the conversing adults. Eyes whirling rapidly in interest, he debated interjecting himself into their conversation. He didn't want to be seen as rude...but oh, did he want to know what they were talking about! Sitting up on his hindquarters, he flared his wings out in an attempt to make it appear as though he was simply trying to better catch the sun's rays.

Good day, glorious ones, he finally said, his mental tone soft and almost meek.

Earlier that morning Quinnel had grabbed her pipes and wandered off, muttering to herself. Seeing as how Quinnel seemed to be headed into the Weyr, Mud the Flitt took it upon himself to look after her for the day, leaving Winath free unless her rider called. So, Winath had decided to sun herself. The ledges having been mostly empty at the time, Winath had managed to claim one of the lower ledges for herself and promptly fell asleep.

Now the little Green stirred, opening her swirling eyes slowly. With a yawn she stretched her wings, lifted her head, and was met by a surprise: the ledges were crowded! How she had managed to keep her space for as long as she had, Winath wasn’t sure, but she wasn’t keen on sticking around and getting crowded out or being forced to rub wings with some of the larger, scarier dragons.

Standing, she spread her wings and took to the air, her glide having a slight wobble to it, but nothing drastic. Winath was grateful for that, and for the fact that she only stumbled one step on her landing, not wishing to look sillier then necessary in front of the older dragons. Approaching the lake, she carefully made her way past a familiar blue as she made her way to get a drink.

Kaedrelath hovered in the air a moment longer, not wanting to crowd the bronze and the ledge he was on. But after obtaining a welcome to land and chat, the lanky blue settled himself next to Niyath with a rumble of thanks. Thank you, Kaedrelath remembered his manners. One thing the blue would never shirk on was his social skills.

That is a very true statement, the blue readily agreed with Niyath, a rumble tickling his throat. As over-crowded as we are, there will never be so many of us that the sun is a precious commodity. Kaedrelath shifted his wings, extending them as far as he could without infringing on any other dragon's space. He wanted to soak up as much sun as he could while in such fine company. He swung his head to peer at each other dragon in his company. Three greens, two blues (including himself), a brown, and a bronze. Kaedrelath quickly amended his count to include the two weyrlings too young to fly up and join them on the ledges.

He peered at Meridoth for a moment, but refrained from addressing her. She was a tad too flashy of a female for his liking. Kaedrelath was not the type to be overly-interested in females, anyway. He participated in his fair share of flights, but he was by no means a ladies man. But Haanyath captured his attention; swinging his head around to face her, Kaedrelath inspected the smaller, younger green for a few moments. His eyes whirled quickly, a predominant mixture of blue and green interspersed with a bit of yellow. I believe your rider knows mine, Kaedrelath responded to her amicably. I'm Kaedrelath, my rider is M'zaji. You were shelled not too many turns ago, correcT? Perhaps we searched your rider? Kaedrelath suggested, feeling as though he knew how they had met- but couldn't quite put his talon on it.

His attention was snatched away from Haanyath rather suddenly, in the form of Meridoth's intruding question. Kaedrelath snorted in displeasure, but quickly schooled himself to be stoic. Sun is sun, he said simply, moving his shoulders in a gesture like a shrug. He shuffled his feet and readjusted his position, unsure of how to react to Meridoth's tail stroking him. The blue decided that the best course of action would be to simply ignore it- so he did.

As Cavaruth expected from watching her, just a little bit stiff...and not very sociable. But politeness was always appreciated by the blue as he lifted his head a little further out of the water. Ah well, sometimes it took awhile for little ones to gain their wings.

It wasn't hard for the blue to see that she wasn't sure about what she should say to him so he kept his words to simple introduction to see where conversation would go. "Yes, there is plenty of sun today. And so many of us soaking it up it seems. It's a pleasure to meet you, young one. I'm Cavaruth and while not with me; my rider A'ras would find it a pleasure to meet you as well."