A Candidate touched the eggs while they were still soft. This is distressing, to say the least. Hanumanth has been spending all of his time trying to comfort the other dragons, especially the ones who try and deny that they need comforting. I swear, he’d walk right into the Hatching Grounds if I let him. Hanumanth may be sweet, but he isn’t exactly brilliant.

There won’t be a Touching this Hatching. I can understand that… I just can’t believe that the Weyrleaders have actually allowed Kyllae to stay! Hanumanth no longer remembers her, of course, but I do. Ugh. A liar who is not worth the air she breathes, as far as I can tell. I think she should have been thrown out.

Han tells me that I should be more considerate; after all, her dragon might be out there, he says, and we would not want the dragon to suffer just because she made a mistake. Besides, it is our duty to stand by the Weyrleaders’ words. I suppose he’s right… I just wish he wan’t.