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 Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:36 am
Demanthra was sitting with Monath, thinking about her talk with her mother she had just had. It had brought a resolve to the young woman that she was going to do everything she could to keep being an Assistant Candidatemaster. She knew it was going to be tough with a new Candidatemaster, but she was going to give it her all. This was something she had wanted for awhile, she was not going to give it up that easily.
We will be the very best we can be, no one will keep us down. I won't let you get fired, not if I can help it,Monath said firmly. She knew her rider had dreamed of being an assistant, remembering picking up on that when she first hatched. She thought of their blooding, how that almost was taken from them. Those thoughts brought other ones from just yesterday, knowing a green didn't even get a chance to dream with her chosen.
"Even more reason we have to keep going,"Demanthra spoke, as she picked up on her partner's thoughts. A little green was lost forever, along with the person that should have been her rider. It made her heart tighten at the thought and tears to start in her eyes once more.
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:29 am
Rhiyn had needed no prompting to seek out Demanthra the day after the hatching. Discouraged by his failure to Impress and disgusted by his cowardice, he had made his way to her weyr. He knew she would need comforting after their candidatemaster had been replaced--would she be, too? He hated to think that her dreams might be crushed. She'd had that dream since she was younger.
He found her sitting with Monath. He bent and sat beside her. He didn't reach to touch her. "You okay?" he asked.
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:56 pm
Demanthra nearly jumped when she heard Rhiyn's voice, having not even heard him approach. When she processed what he asked her, she shook her head at his question. She yearned to be in his arms right now, just have him holding her tightly.
"I was just thinking of that little green who died on the sands yesterday. She never got to dream or anything with her rider,"she whispered.
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:43 am
Oh.
Rhiyn hesitated before he wrapped his arms around Demanthra. He hadn't thought about how the little green's going between might affect her. "I know," he said. But they were together, weren't they? Or was the tiny green lost in the darkness between? He couldn't say. He hated to think that she was lost forever. He knew what going between meant.
He held Dea tightly, unsure what else to say. He wanted to comfort her. But how?
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:22 pm
"I mean, I know they are probably together, but they never got to become all they could be. Plus, they both left behind families who loved them, it is just so hard to think about. How easily..that could have been..me,"she whispered. She buried her head in his chest, sobbing softly coming from the green rider.
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:06 am
Rhiyn hesitated. He wrapped his arms around her more tightly, as if he could rid her of the emotional pain with his touch. “I wouldn’t have let that happen to you,” he muttered and placed his lips to her hair. “I would have been beside you. That wouldn’t happen.”
He stroked her hair, trying to comfort her. “Sometimes bad things happen. But I’ll keep you safe.”
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:21 pm
"You weren't up there when Thread almost took me during my blooding though, Rhiyn. I was so scared I would never see you or anyone else I love again. That I would never get to tell you I love you, how much you mean to me. I never would have been an assistant Candidatemaster or..or..graduate before that,"she whispered. She had built up so much emotion since yesterday and while her mom helped with the assistant part of it, she was still upset about the baby green and her rider.
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:14 pm
"But you're okay," Rhiyn said, after a moment. "Monath wouldn't let anything happen to you, Dea. And soon enough I will be up there with you. Maybe not in the same wing, but I'll be up there. My dragon will keep an eye on you too and I'll be able to protect you. At least, as well as I can." He held her close. He didn't know how to make her feel better. How did he help her?
"I'm glad I told you how much you mean to me when I did," he said. "I'm so afraid to lose you."
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:01 pm
"Yeah, I know I am okay, Monath made sure to stay conscious and call out to her sister. I know you will be up there yourself someday, Rhiyn, you will have an amazing dragon. However..I got to work on keeping myself safe too..right?"she asked, looking at him with her watery eyes.
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:26 pm
"Right. But don't worry too much about that, alright? You don't ever have to rely on just yourself. You've got your family, your dragon, and me. If any one of us thinks you're in danger, we'll come help." He stroked her hair.
"Want to do something fun with me?" he asked. Sometimes, distraction was the best medicine. And if he could make her laugh, all the better.
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:31 pm
"Yeah, I guess I always have someone to look out for me. And now I have my wing too, huh? Something fun sounds like a really good idea to me, what do you have in mind?"she asked. She buried her head in his shoulder for a moment, just to try and pull herself together.
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:12 pm
"You always have someone," Rhiyn agreed. Be it her dragon, her family, her wing or him--Demanthra was probably only alone when she wanted to be. "What would you like to do?" he asked. They couldn't sneak down to the kitchens, with her position.
Was holding her enough to help?
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:48 pm
"Yeah, I didn't think of that, you are right. As for what to do, I would be perfectly fine just going for a walk. I just..need to get out and stretch my legs. I have been in my weyr most of today, except for meals,"she admitted.
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:51 pm
A walk sounded nice. He was surprised to hear she’d been isolating herself, but maybe never being alone became tiresome when emotions hit. He took a breath and stood, offering her his hand.
“Let’s go,” he said.
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:36 am
Demanthra took the hand he offered her and got to her feet. She dusted herself off and walked with him out of her weyr. She was looking forward to getting out of it for a bit.
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