She flushed slightly and plucked Follar off the table even as his eyes whirled with curiousity. The blue flit was stretching his neck around to try and look everyone in the eye. Such a silly creature!

The runner girl backed away slightly from the table. She bobbed her head at everyone. "Follar here was payment for a run; the holder had nothing else to give me. And the silly beast hatched here while I delivered a message to the Weyrleader."

Kallista looked over at the trays. "I hope he did not eat all of your food. I keep telling him that he will eat himself out of skin but he seems not to care."