It was a warm mild day, a light breeze carrying new scents and sounds through the air as it tickled over the grasslands near the Malvren Weyr lake where herd beast and dragon alike loved to laze about or bathe.

One such pair was C'rci and Bolth. The young rider was stripped down to just her bathing clothes and knee deep in the water scrubbing away and washing her fidgetting dragon who keep insisting on splashing about and playing while his rider chased him splashing back to wash the soap sand from his hide. Laughing C'rci finally caught up to her blue tackling him into the water playfully as Bolth let out a barking chirp of surprise as the pair went tumbling into the water only to resurface quickly laughing and chittering at each other. Lifting a hand C'rci pushed a lock of wet red hair from her face, the soaked flaming mane clinging to her back and neck from her dip and soaking in the lake.

"Come on Bolth. Let me finish washing you then we can play all we want in the water till it's time to go and I'll oil your hide." She called out to the blue motioning her friendly dragon over.

Oiling? Bolth asked in excitement his mind instantly flickering the meticulous care his rider took to make him shine and how gentle and loving she could be. Technically Bolth really just needed to be oiled once a day, but he enjoyed it so and C'rci loved spending time with him. Besides right now all she could really do to help prepare her dragon for lessons was help him jog laps and strengthen his muscles all while keeping him glowing with health. Yes the Weyrlingmaster would be hard pressed to find even a finger lengths patch of itchy or dry skin on her lifepartner.

Yes dear heart I'll oil you after you're done playing. I really am starting to spoil you now aren't I? She asked chuckling, if it weren't for her staunch insistence on running laps it certainly would look like she was. Yet there was quite the clever plan to her work. Running a few laps along side her dragon each day would gradually strengthen Bolth. Then feeling he'd earned his play time, which he certainly had, the dragon would play as hard as he could strengthening himself further and wearing himself out for sleep. Nothing too hard mine, she didn't want Bolth hurting himself and greatly enjoyed their times of rest just lazing about in the grass watching the clouds pass by.

Mine's the best. Bolth said matter of factly as he rubbed his head against his riders side smearing her with soap sand foam as she chuckled and rinsed herself off motioning for her dragon to shut his eyes so she could do the same.