Kleos twitched a smile and nodded. "I was indeed, he caused quite a stir didn't he?" Would she have been as happy with a green?... She couldn't be what she was now if she had Impressed anything smaller than Moriath. It was an uncomfortable thought, one she tried not to look too hard had. She was fortunate to have Impressed as she had, and the system
did work. It wasn't fair to all perhaps but it was true that many - most! - greens couldn't last thought a full Threadfall so allowing them to be wingleaders would be irresponsible. As for Weyrwomen and Weyrleaders... well the system worked. She didn't like it but it worked.
"Do you and Syriacuth have ambitions for the future?" Kleos asked after a moment. It would be a shame to see dreams thwarted for any person, but the way the wherholds had done things was reprehensible. No, Trine's ways were for the best.
Moriath snorted.
was broken....> The crimson gave a mental shrug.