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Hers was being addressed by Toulonth's... Acceptable. "Toulonth." She acknowledged the other green only with her name, but her tones were as amiable as they ever got; she was satisfied with the pairing up, and she liked what little she knew of the other green's rider. Precise. Deliberate.

K'ro smiled down at the much smaller, rather younger rider and nodded. "That's right; I'd be happy to pair with you." He didn't know F'ren very well, but he did know that he liked things to be... precise. Viridith would approve of that, and it was a trait that he didn't mind... So long as F'ren didn't want something precisely the way he didn't want it: bonding to stubborn Viridith had highlighted his own stubbornness to him. Still, he couldn't see there being any issues; following instructions wasn't likely to lead to contentious situations.

F'ren was surprised to find himself looking up at the older rider, *it's not often i'm looking up* he thought Smiling slightly at K'ro that is because you are nearly always looking at me replied Toulonth, moving towards Linnaeth who seemed slightly distressed by the separation it will be alright Linnaeth, yours will be alright, you will be alright, you can stay near me if it helps? but Ours need to learn so that we can fly with them and don't get hurt she said convinced that she was right.

S'kor frowned. He hadn't thought it'd be this hard to find a partner. What was the other bronze rider's name? 'D'lin Mine.' Ah, yes D'lin. He looked around for the other.

Scarath swiveled his head. 'Toulonth! How are you and Yours doing?' He gave an amused snort when His couldn't immediantly recall the other's name. 'D'lin Mine.' With that settled, he turned his attention back to the other dragons.
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Optheli tried not to bounce as she waited. "I know what you mean. I'm glad Dynith detached herself so easily." She made a face. "Though I bet when this is over she wont let me three feet away from her for the rest of the day. You do think she'll grow out of it don't you?" Not that she minded her dragon following her everywhere; it could just become problematic when the green got bigger.

Dynith watched the blue rear up to check on His. Her tail twitched nervously. Was Hers alright too? She craned her neck to peer around dragon bodies. Her's was standing next to another girl.

When Lerath relaxed back down, she returned his look solemnly. 'Alright, if you think so.' Obediently she half closed her eyes and began to think of the scratches she'd get for being good after this lesson. It helped some.

S'kor might have the height, but right now it wasn't helping in the least. There seemed to be twice the number of weyrlings surging to and fro. His name called above the general noise and a waving hand drew his attention. Finally, he had found the other. His arm raises in a return wave, so D'lin knows he was spotted. S'kor worked his way through the crowd of people to the other bronze rider with relief. That was thankfully over. "Hey D'lin. Don't mind if we partner up?" He was fairly sure he wouldn't mind.

F'ren smiled slightly as K'ro "soo.... how's it been for you recently then? lessons going alright?" he asked lamely trying to make conversation, not something he was good at unless he was flirting but he figured that wasn't a good idea at the moment.

Toulonth moved aside for the crimson who seemed intent on barging her way rudely through the lesser colours, Linnaeth? are you alright? Yours will be alright you know she said.

Ah! Relief S'kor had spotted him and in goodly time too as some of the others were still running about, He was rather glad he hadn't needed to enter the mob to find his partner. D'lin didn't mind crowds but he did prefer a less hectic one when given the choice, order and organization was far more his cup of klah.

Nodding his head slightly to S'kor as he came over D'lin offered his hand in greeting "Course not, Plexith is determined we bronze riders put on a good showing of it" He told the other with a laugh. That was Plexith for you - always wanting to be the best, but that was a bronze for you. Surely S'kor if anyone would understand.

Plexith meanwhile had take up a patient spot along side his fellow bronze, his gaze roving over some of his more worried clutch mates with a reassuring look. Surely once they saw how confident and relaxed he was they would follow his example and calm as well. Everyone knew bronzes were good role models for such things. He was in the middle of these thoughts when Serinth bounced through the mass of greens and blues to insinuate herself in 'his' group. The crimson was certainly growing and Plexith would of course expect her to put an excellent foot forward - if she, like the browns wanted to run with the big boys (bronzes obviously) then she would have to put some effort into it right? 'Greetings Serinth, I for one am looking forward to this lesson - it looked so very interesting when we walked up!' And was certainly far more interesting then delivering boxes to the kitchens!

When it looked as though most Candidates had more or less paired up, D'can took the hand of the remaining Crimsonrider who'd been left out ( S'kagi, he'd heard Grawareth prompt him based on speaking the the dragonets ) and marched him over in front of the marked out pattern.

"Since S'kagi here is the odd one out, we're going to be working together on this pattern. Everyone pay attention since your dragonets will be walking this after you complete it; this is one of the most basic drills I can cover to start with. When you're ready S'kagi, just follow my lead."

Take a step forward into the marked area, D'can made sure that his partner was able to keep up with him as they followed the twisting and turning route of arrows and other signs. The drill was easy enough to understand and the path was very clearly marked, allowing for a fast pace that would likely only get faster as the Weyrlings and their lifemates learned it down by heart and were able to complete it flawlessly on the ground - and then finally in the air.

"Now you're probably wondering why I've grouped you all with like colors - for the time being it's because your dragonets are going to be flying together in similar fashion. It's important that each greenrider know how another Greenrider will react in a pattern, just as it is for blues and blacks and so on. Every person here is looking at someone who may potentially fly one day at your side, and it's good to know the person atop that dragon."

D'can paused in his talking (he'd been talking while moving the pattern) and slowly pushed S'kagi towards another mark, the young man possibly stepping the wrong way somehow. It was an easy mistake even on such a short marked drill, and the man didn't begrudge him it. For a first timer the Crimsonrider was doing wonderful.

"For the time being you're with another of your dragonet's color, but soon we'll switch out and you'll have to partner with someone who holds a dragon of another color. There are no ranks in my lessons when it comes to preparing for flight, and no ranks when it comes time to learn to fight thread. I'll let your Wingleaders teach you all of that, but for now let's focus on what's ahead of us."

At the edge of the pattern the man turned around and started walking it in reverse, indicating that each pair would have to do it at least twice. It was important that they pay attention since their dragonets would be going right behind them, and D'can didn't want to see any accidents or arguements. When he and S'kagi reached the beginning again he motioned with his hand for the teams to draw closer, ready.

"The pattern system is set that you all can run it at once, though in order of one behind the other. Instead of going in reverse like I did though just walk back around to the beginning and go again. The goal here is not to work it quickly, it's all about memorization. On my mark, begin."

With a word of thanks to his partner and a motion that he could either walk it again by himself or go join his dragonet, the Weyrlingmaster raised his hand into the air.

"Go."

( I leave how you run this up to your imaginations! Make me laugh, make me smile. Remember though that D'can is watching everyone for their progess )

G'brel paid close attention as the Weyrlingmaster and S'kagi began walking the course, trying to memorize what she could of the pattern herself before their turn came up. She had to feel a bit bad for the crimsonrider though; she didn't think he'd like the current attention from everyone, and his red face seemed to prove as much.

The teen was eager when their turn was up, although she tried to mostly keep it to herself. "Let's get started then," she said brightly to her partner before stepping on to the marked pattern.

Memorize it well, Mine. We will likely be doing this pattern our whole life, he mused. He used 'life' instead of 'lives', as one often did not live without the other.

Yes, yes, I know. Shut up and do some memorizing yourself.

You made a wrong turn.

What? Oh Shards. The young bluerider flushed slightly and quickly corrected her mistake. You distracted me.

You're not supposed to get so easily distracted when fighting thread. The blue's mental voice sounded entirely too amused by this conversation. He wasn't normally much of a talker, but on occasion he found some amusement in harassing his rider a bit. For the better, of course.

Oh shut up. You're supposed to be helping me, not poke fun at me.

Very well then. In that case, you might want to start turning left.

Huh? Oh, right. It really was a pretty simple course, but it was difficult to concentrate while bespeaking one's dragon at the same time. She'd need to work on that.