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Yulu had to look at the clutch the moment the Golden Egg started to crack. . . .and she had to cover her own mouth to keep from laughing the moment a beautiful...Bronze emerged onto the Sands. It was no Queen at all, the whole Weyr had been fooled into believing so, and she openly cackled at the disappointment everyone in the Weyr must be feeling.

"Dorath's curse is still upon this place no matter what, eh? Suits well enough, even with a new Queen."

You should watch what you say.

The voice that chimed in her head made Yulu nearly jump again, his heart thudding in her chest as she was still not used to such contact, and she looked over at her lifemate who stared back with weary eyes.

"I'll say what I mean and mean what I say. I've no fear here, now that I have you."

Canoake held her breath as the egg finally shook itself and began to crack. This was it, the gold was finally going to hatch and make her life's match. The Telgar beauty waited, breath held as she tried not to get her hope's up. She refrained from stepping forward to make herself known and it was a good thing she did not.

As the egg cracked, a wondrous beast broke free. Shaking free of its membrane and shell fragments, the dragon stared at the dame before it. Slowly with confidence, it bowed and turned to face the crowd.

Bronze.

Canoake let go of her breath and tried not to cry. No! It couldn't be, could it? Maybe...maybe the shade was just dark or maybe it was wet from birth. However, the fact registered and imprinted itself on her brain. Telgar's supposed gold was a bronze. Handsome, lovely, respectful... But still a bronze. Her fists were balled up on her sides as she focused on the other egg that was left.

Just maybe.

The largest egg didn't always have to be the gold, did it? Oh, how she didn't want to give up her hopes of Impression. Canoake had chosen to stay at Telgar to take her chances on a gold egg. Maybe it was still there? Even if she didn't get the gold, maybe a green? It took all of her inner strength not to allow tears to run down her cheeks. Still a chance, still hope. But for now, Canoake's naturally inquisitive nature was wondering...

Who would he Impress?

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As the bronze passed her, Canoake had the chance to feel his soft skin. He really was a lovely thiing. Canoake promised herself she would make sure to get on his rider's good side. He knew who his was meant to be and he went to someone that Canoake only knew by name: Valentine. This fellow, she would watch with interest.

And at last, the other egg hatched. A blue. An angry but striking blue. Canoake had been drawn to during the Touching. And when a boy got in its way, she could only grimace as he lost flesh.

Oh well. That is how some hatchings went. But then, he swung towards the ladies. Raising an eyebrow, she smirked. Wasn't this interesting? This one had opinions about males that she shared. Not good for anything really.

Marcillus grinned when the bronze moved by the girls and returned the touch with a brief one of her own before she clapped for Valentine. That was a lifemate to be proud of, even with the cat-calls of the dragons around them. Marcillus shot a glare at the adolescent green before turning her attention back to the sands and realized there was an angry blue snarling at the boys.

What? Why? She tilted her head to the side, nervous once more. Would that one claw through the candidates? The only reason she didn't back away was because expectations demanded the Candidates present themselves in a confident manner.

Still... an angry dragon, even if he was little, was intimidating.

Yulu watched as the Bronze moved about the girls and honored them with different motions, Layla even getting a soft touch from his massive nose, and she was about to make a remark when Impression occurred just as quickly as her own had. It seemed like all of these dragonets had been so calm, save for that runt of a Bronze, and it was certainly something that the Weyr needed - even if their Gold had turned out to be a Fool's Gold. Hopefully they could get off the sands soon then with all eggs hatched, a little blue spilling out onto the sands, as Yulu was ready to get out of her dress and into something way more comfortable.

I'm getting tired too and the Sand is hot on my feet. It hurts to walk, so carry me out when it's time to go

"I'm pretty sure that I told you before that you're more than capable of doing it all on your own, and I'm not your Mother. I'm your lifemate, which is different, but I'm not going to bend over for all your whims."

. . . . .

There was a little huff from the hatchling as she found her second attempt had failed her, though soon her head swung out towards the Blue that was making a scene, prompting Yulu to do so as well. This one seemed to hate the boys, or at least one close enough to him. Interesting.

Shamth had been awoken by L'pin's loud laughter, the kind that shook both his body and his mind, and the Blue blinked his eyes for a moment to let his thoughts settle before he could finally understand what all His was going on about. It turns out that the lovely Gold everyone had wanted and prayed for was nothing more than a Bronze, an overly friendly one at that.

It amused the massive Blue to think of how many people were sadly in tears on the sands now, many of those girls without a hope or chance until the next time a dragon rose. All their dreams were dashed before they could happen, and that rather tickled his sense of humor just as much as it tickled L'pin's own.

Well now, we have another blue as well. Mine do you see him?

I do indeed, but you're still certainly better Shamth. Look how tiny he is, and scrawny. This hatching has had few good beasts, unlike the one you came from.

The Blue rumbled, pleased, and went back to now watching the hatching. It was very near the end, the least he could do was spare some attention.

When the blue hatched and then, began his rampage after the bronze had Impressed, Kaatan watched for a moment in horro,r before trying to make his way down the crowded stands. With the rush of bodies upward, his descent was difficult, and he was not making quick progress as she called out for help. His reaction was far, far worse than the bronze before. He continued to make his progress, making his way to the woman as quickly as possible, but hoping that someone would be able to get there first. I won't know what I'll even be able to do, but that woman can't get mauled! Not today!

Cass watched, aghast, as the little blue charged the boys, running over two of them and damaging still others in the crowd before he leapt onto a woman who proceeded to scream for help. Horrified at the scene that was unfolding before her eyes, Cass was on her feet before she realized what she was even doing. What could she do, she couldn't do a sharding thing! What good was a tiny little girl like her against an angry dragon? even if it was only a hatchling.
She took an indecisive step, almost as though compelled to do so by the violence and bloodshed that was unfolding before her, and nearly fell over Vespereth in the process as the little girl planted herself firmly between Cass and the blue in the stands.

'Don't go mine!' she cried out mentally to her rider, eyes whirling yellow and orange with alarm, a hint of red mixed in. All these stupid males and their violence!!! 'The big ones will handle it.' the little green pleaded, looking from her rider and then to Kaveth, waiting for the gold to call out to her wayward son. Surely she would tell him to stop being such a bloody git!!! The little green stamped in annoyance and worry. He'd better not come over here near hers or she'd show him what for!!!

Cass, held firmly in place by her newly hatched lifemate, kneeled down beside Vespereth and wrapped her arms around the green's neck for comfort, though she was unable to look away from the increasingly bloody scene.
'Oh someone, please make it stop! Things were going so well...' she cried out mentally, Vespereth crooning to her as she did so.