While Dizzian and Courath had been away, her fair of firelizards and Hekate's fair had played. The result being a tiny little batch of eggs curtesy of Lady and Spazz. How the blue had made it out of that courting with only a few scratches and both his wings intact Hekate really didn't know, but the result of their coupling had been sitting plain as day in the little rag nest Hekate had made Lady.
After much sneaking by Hekate and distraction courtesy of Devith she'd managed to secure one of the eggs before her little green terror came back. Said egg was wrapped with a bow and left in a warm fur bag ready to hatch with a little bowl of meat by Dizzian. The two eggs that had remained hatched leaving Hekate with not one, but two greens now as the smaller egg produced a bright bouncy little creature that clearly took after her father. The flit being named Countess by Hekate. The second larger egg much to Hekate's surprise produce a rather solemn and stick up the butt, but tolerant brown she'd named Baron.
Deciding it was best to let the fits mature a little the red-headed rider gave them a couple of days before trotting down to visit her friend and see how Her, her dragon and hopefully her new flit was doing.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:37 am
The monotony of spending day in and day out laying in a cot had begun to wear on the injured pair. Both were becoming increasingly short tempered and even began to snip at each other when no one else was around. Since Dizz's concussion had faded and while the bruises remained, the swelling in her face gone down and the healers had for the most part left her alone, just checking in twice a day to bring her food and a dose of fellis for the pain and to change her bandages. At some point one had offered to cut her hair short to relieve some of the discomfort caused by the cramped quarters and humid heat. Dizzian didn't care. All she wanted was out of there.
Courath was the same way, trussed up like a Turns End Wherry she was about as ill-tempered as she could be. For the most part she was able to hold her tongue and keep her own complains to herself. To an outsider she seemed the perfect patient, eating when given food, drinking when given water, as complacent as you could want when bandages are changed and wounds are washed.
Dizzian knew full well her lifemates ire though, part of why she herself was so waspish. Even the visits by Hekate and Devith had begun to fray her nerves, much as she still loved her friend. Nothing was really going to please this greenrider until Courath was well and they were out of this awful place. Dizzian would be happy to never see the inside of a Healers room ever again.
It was a pleasant surprise then to find a small pouch at her bedside as she woke from her nap, Spazz curled up around it chirping and trilling like it was the most amazing thing on the entire planet. ~ Does he really need to make so much noise about it? It's only an egg. ~ Courath cracked a yellow eye, green of interest creeping unwillingly into it as the little blue flit suddenly leapt back and began to thrumm excitedly.
"An egg?!" Dizzian blinked in shock, noticing the bowl of meat finally. "But who?" She reached towards the little pouch as Tweaker flew down to circle overhead, adding her own trills to the noise. The little blue egg within rolled out into her palm, pulsing and twitching in time with the off key notes of Tweaker's song.
~ He says it's his. ~ Courath lifted her head carefully, her eyes picking up speed as the shell cracked and a small dark nose stuck out. The little flit made quick work of the egg after that though she made no noise herself. Bright little eyes whirled orange with hunger as she dug her claws into Dizzian's arm, scuttling up it quickly and not even sparing her a glance as she made her way to the waiting food bowl.
"Woaaah little girl. No you don't!" Dizzian winced as she jarred her ribs, snatching the bowl from infront of the dark green's nose. That brought a nasty hiss from the hungry hatchling who spread her still damp wings and lunged for the edge of the bowl. Dizzian tried to hold her off with one hand while she fished for a single piece with the other, balancing the bowl on her chest as she leaned back against her pillows.
Eventually she managed, stalling the little girl long enough to feed her slowly and complete Impression. She breathed a sigh of relief as finally, the baby curled up against her neck, little claws kneading softly as she dozed. Spazz and Tweaker had squabbled over the remnants of the meal for a few minutes before taking up perches on either side of Dizz, watching over the hatchling with thinly veiled interest.
"Who left her here Courath?" Dizzian was almost afraid to stroke the little green, her fingers bearing the hair thin scratches and bites of a voracious appetite.
~ I didn't see. All he'll tell me is it's his. ~ She tilted her head in Spazz's direction as the bright blue puffed up proudly, whispering a trill and butting his head against Dizzian's cheek.
...........
Two days later Dizzian couldn't tell if she was happy with her newest flit, dubbed Freak, or vastly terrified of her. She WAS happy to once again see her friend waltz into the tent. "Hekate!"
Sticking her head into the tent Hekate smile and offered her friend a wave trotting on over followed closely by Devith. The silver seeming to be bigger and bigger each time the two visited. Before Hekate could even reach her friend a dark green speeding figure dove past and straight for Freak. The dark figure turning out to be none other then Lady as the older green tackled the little hatchling chittering gleefully and began quite promptly to groom the rather volatile green only pausing to occasionally hiss threats at Spazz.
"Oh well I see you found your egg ok~ Shard it Lady keep it down! Don't wake Countess!" Hekate hissed pointing to a distinct lump in one of her pockets that had a little bright green tail hanging out of it.
Silence! I do not wish the hyper one to awaken. Devith ordered as Lady did in fact grow quiet, but her head rubs and grooming of Freak did not stop even as the little brown who'd been tucked in the crook of Hekate's arm cracked an eye open trilling a greeting to Tweaker and Spazz.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:27 am
Spazz screeched as the baby he was trying to cuddle in Dizzian's lap was dive bombed by it's mother. He disappeared between, flickering back into existence just above one of the cross beams supporting the canvas above their heads. His eyes where a rainbow of colors and emotions as he chattered away at Lady, scolding her and hissing right back. Tweaker on the other hand chirped smugly. She'd been feeling left out with all the attention on the blue daddy and his little baby green. This had drove her to be ever more persistant in her antics, tugging at bandages or chirping as they slept, stealing bites of food right off Dizz's fork, even if she wouldn't eat it. While Spazz was preoccupied with Lady, Tweaker did manage to return Baron's greeting with interest.
Freak gave a little squeek, rolling around and twisting in her mother's grasp half unsure if she liked the attention or wanted to get away. All three of the flits shut their traps and turned to stare at Devith at his command, before returning to hushed chirps and trills, picking back up where they'd left off. Courath gave a wheezy laugh, brightening up as Devith came near. ~ So you brought this little beast to us? ~ Her voice was colored with amusement. The hatchling had at very least been a source of amusement to the laid up green.
Dizzian lifted her hands out of the way, laughing and flinching at the strange response from the flits around her. "Yeah I did!" She scoffed, not even bothering to hide the large grin on her face. "I think Spazz thinks she's bonded to him though." She pushed against the cot lifting herself higher on the pillows and making room for Hekate to sit down. "He keeps saying the little freak is his! Even before she hatched." Dizzian pointed to the little brown in Hekate's arms. "Did you find a clutch?!"
Devith was quite pleased with the flit's reactions as he prowled up to his green sibling taking a seat on the ground near her cot. He was getting a little too big now to curl up on it alongside her and did not wish to risk it collapsing. Mine and I thought it might serve a much needed distraction to you and yours sister. From you're nickname for the creature I assume you were lucky and got the easy flit of the clutch. Devith crooned gently bumping the tip of his nose with his sisters in greeting.
At Dizzian's questioning Hekate let out a soft laugh and shook her head. "Something like that. More like a clutch found me. Lady rose and Spazz caught her~" Hekate replied pausing to throw up her hands defensively before Dizzian had a chance to interrupt her. "Don't ask me how he survived it! I'm amazed your little blue still has his wings, but your green and this lovely little gentleman here I've named Baron and well~" Hekate drawled off pointing silently down at the bright green tail hanging out of her pocket. "Are the results."
Lady at this point had settled down and stopped momentarily hissing at Spazz instead settling for carefully grooming her little green daughter until she was sure the young-un was cleaned to her standards. Once done she released Freak, but still made it a point to nuzzle her and level an accusing glare at Spazz. How dare he! How dare he take her darling baby! She seethed the whole episode watched with a good dose of amusement by Prince who had settled himself in his usual place in Hekate's hair. Chittering his amusement the silver crooned to his owner. Weren't their antics amusing? Such silly creatures! He was by far more refined!
From the crook of her arm Baron looked on, the brown almost managing to look embaressed over his sister and mother's antics even as he let out a happy thrumm when Hekate feeling the brown was being neglected scratched his little eyeridges. "Don't worry Baron's very oddly tolerant." Hekate explained picking the little brown up and plopping him down in Dizzian's hands for petting. The displaced firelizard blinking up at her with a chirrup as he settled his wings trying to make himself look more respectable looking not too unlike a Wingleader trying to adjust his coat before a gather.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:49 pm
Courath returned the little 'kiss' giving Devith a nuzzle under his chin as well. ~ You mean the rest are worse? I quite like the little creature though Mine is having misgivings. ~ They had done well in distracting the pair. How long it would last was uncertain but for the time being Courath was feeling happier which in turn made Dizzian happier.
Dizz gasped with delight. "Spazz you sneak! I didn't even notice! I must have been asleep. " She waggled a finger at him before holding her hands out to accept the little brown. She stroked his wings and gave his forehead a rub with her finger, taking delight in the little thing. "I certainly hope they aren't giving you the same trouble she's giving me!" Dizzian tilted her head to where Freak lay looking thoroughly disgruntled. "She's perfectly loving one moment then the next she's like a..." Her initial likeness of a wild wher suddenly struck her as vastly inappropriate. She sought for something else quickly, not wanting to ruin her or Courath's good spirits. "Like a...well like a little tunnelsnake! All teeth and claws!" Dizzian reached down and gave her little green a quick rub to test her mood. She received a chirp in response and grinned at Hekate. "I've started calling her Freak, and she responds to it so it's probably going to stick."
Freak crawled back up Dizzian's chest, pausing to sniff Baron before she sought refuge curled up on Dizzian's collarbone. What had that flit just done to her?! "You wouldn't believe it seeing her now..." Dizzian murmered.
Devith crooned in approval glancing over that the little flits thoughtfully. I quite approve of the brown. . .the green on the other hand is proving to be a challenge. The silver explained ruffling his wings slightly and looking his sister over. You're injuries look better today. I am certain the two-leggers will release you soon. He assured her confidently.
Glancing from Freak to Lady who had taken up residence sitting on the end of the cot Hekate grinned. "I think I can believe you." She replied Baron settling down in Dizzian's grip with a happy chirrup when suddenly. . .IT stirred.
Shifting the little green tail in Hekate's pocket drew in as a bright green head with whirling blue and green eyes stuck out chittering excitedly to her brother. "Oh dawn sisters! Countess!" But before Hekate could grab the little green midflight the firelizard had launched like a rocket from her pocket.
Zooming forward wings spread paws at the ready the little creature launched right at Dizzian's face and smacked into the girl wrapping her paws in her hair and her bright green wings about the girl's face with a high pitched squeel of joy followed up by excited chitters. People! Flitters! Dragons! Look at em all! Hello all! Hi! Hi! Hi! Little green Countess seemed to say as her head twisted this way and that from where she had stuck herself to Dizzian's face.
"Countess!" Rider and Dragon seemed to roar at once somewhat quieting the excited green's stream of chitters.
"Don't try and pull her off she'll just think it's a game! If you hold still she get bored and try and nest in your hair instead!" Hekate warned circling around to attempt to retrieve the little lizard. It was very clear which parent this little one had taken after. From his spot in Dizzian's hands Baron looking up peeping scoldingly at his excited sibling. Hey! Hey! Stop that! She wasn't supposed to do that!
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:59 pm
Courath eyed her wing, still bound tightly in it's splint. ~ Doubtful. Mine will be able to move about soon but until they take my wing out of this I'm not going anywhere. I can't even take care of business in peace. It's humiliating. ~ Not that being chewed on by an adult wher had been embarrassing enough. She huffed, at least the skin was closing around the wounds on her side and the numbweed kept away any pain.
Dizzian gave a shriek and reached up to pry the little creature from her face before Hekate's words stalled her in her tracks. "What does she want...?" Her muffled voice was mixed with both fear and mirth as she stared cross eyed at the hatchling attached to her face. She kept her hands in the air, prepared to grab the little creature anyways if she went on the attack. "Spazz you are never allowed to breed again if this is your spawn!" The blue wilted from the scolding, giving a questioning chirp towards Lady.
Tweaker took exception to her bonded being treated so! She shrieked and scolded the little green, flying around Dizzian's head and making a nuisance of herself.
Devith eyed his siblings wing with a troubled look tilting his head this way and that. Perhaps they will at least allow you to be returned to your weyr soon? Devith suggested trying his best to cheer his sibling up in hopes of speeding up her recovery. He and his had not escaped the fights untouched either, but at least their opponent walked away looking far worse. He would be able to say that his sisters opponent would not walk away at all next time Devith saw the bronze.
Hekate looked upon the excited flit with exasperation as it's little head twitched this way and that too follow Tweaker as the older green circled and chittered at her. As for Lady she merely glanced between Spazz and her owner before trilling at him in a sort of off-handed maybe. "Err she's developed a rather strange way of saying 'hello." Hekate explained as Countess finally growing tired of her face hugging scrambled up Dizzian's forehead to perch amongst her hair trilling cheerfully up at Tweaker.
"She's as you can see very excitable." Hekate explained as Baron chittered scoldingly up at Countess who seemed far from deterred by her stick up the butt brown brothers words. "Baron didn't turn out too bad, but I think he's the oddball of the clutch. Poor boy." She replied reaching out to pat the little brown's head.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:37 pm
~ Flits in general seem to be very excitable. ~ Courath commented dryly causing Dizzian to giggle as her face was freed. The green dragon nodded to Devith. ~ I would like to get back to our barracks but I'll be happy once I'm allowed to stand again. I feel cramped and sore laying here all the time. ~ As if making her point she rolled her shoulders as much as she could without disturbing the sling, her bones making small pops as the disused muscles stretched around them. ~ I don't like the way they oil me either. They don't get the itchy spots well enough and won't listen to Mine when she tells them so. ~ She huffed and put her head back down, staring grumpily at the tent around them, her own personal prison in her mind.
Dizzian grinned at Courath and motioned for her flits to return to her. Tweaker landed on her arm still in a huff but checking over Hers and eve nosing the hiding Freak before settling back down. Spazz stayed up in his rafters, his little blue chest swelled up happily as the lack of a complete refusal. He bugled his glee and spread his wings. "Courath says flits seem to be very excitable in general." Dizzian tilted her head and carefully raised her arm to scratch at the nape of her neck, the short hairs their tickled her where they'd been sheared off. She still couldn't lift her arms up high but if she was careful and slow, she could move almost normally with little pain. The nightly doses of fellis were helping as well. "So does she do that to everyone?"
This is certainly not the place for you dear sister. We will have you out of here as soon as possible. I will also see about Mine and I having a word with the healers about oiling you. Your beautiful hide should not suffer for their incompetence. Devith rumbled low his eyes narrowing at the thought of anyone human, dragon, or wher not treating his sibling with the proper care and respect. Pausing Hekate glanced down at Devith and shook her head. She pitied whatever poor healer had done such a sharding poor job in helping Courath.
At Dizzian's question though Hekate brightened and chuckled shaking her head once more. "No Countess only does that to people she really likes." Hekate explained even as the bright green gave a cheery chirp from where she was perched on the top of Dizzian's head leaning over to look at the girl upside down. The brown Baron in turn tilted his head up to ruffle his wings at his sibling sulking somewhat at her not paying attention to his rebuke.
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:35 pm
Courath looked up at Devith with a mixture of appreciation and determination, her slowly whirling eyes picking up a touch of speed. ~ You are right of course. Mine and I were not meant to laze about day in and day out. Not all of the blame can be placed on the healers though. They have a lot on their minds outside of one green hatchling and her young rider. Still, whole or not, I will not stand to be strapped in here much longer. ~
Dizzian lifted her hand and rubbed the hatchlings face with gentle fingers. "Hehe! I don't know how I feel about being one of the chosen ones then! But she seems better behaved than her father at least." There was a bit of a shift as she pushed herself higher up on her pillows. Dizzian gave Hekate a warm smile. How had she gotten so lucky as to find the two most important women in her life in one day? It made the years of waiting worth it. While a storm of tragedy had followed soon after, Courath and Hekate were the rocks she could hold onto. "So how fares the world outside my little cot?"
Devith let out a low rumbling croon his eyes whirling a soothing blue and green as he touched his nose to that of his green sisters. Then I shall await that day with great pleasure. Until then we shall strive to make your stay here a bit more comfortable. Even if it is not the Healer's fault they still should not neglect you so. Devith replied his tail twitching, but his earlier irritation had faded somewhat.
At Dizzian's question Hekate made a mocking grimace of a face and rolled her eyes, clearly teasing her friend. "Oh the rebuilding is going fairly well. A lot of the more important strategic areas are still intact and the Weyrling barracks appeared to have been more or less left alone. The rooming situations though are horrible with everyone having to double up. That and I've developed a bit of a distaste for certain. . .individuals whom question the worth of atypicals." Hekate replied her mood darkening slightly at the thought, but gave her friend a smile before she could worry too much. "Don't worry I'm keeping my claws in for the most part. I simply don't think it's right that we're expected to accept and be kind to them when they don't seem as inclined to be accepting and kind to us." Hekate added with a shrug and a loving pat to her dragon's head.
"Oh. . .and HE came to Trine with Malvren's wings." She let slip that interesting tidbit of info with a sly grin. After all Hekate knew Dizzian loved the gossip about the boys. "Brought a nice batch of blue rider's with him too. I must say there are quite a few handsome choices for pretty young things like yourself to pick and choose from." She added with a wink.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:58 am
Freak, disgruntled with the moving and noise left her refuge on Dizzian's shoulder and fluttered over to investigate the new dragon. It was big and moving and different from her dragon. Her wings beat as she hovered in front of his face. Was he a threat? Her eyes took on an orange tinge of challenge as she trilled, circling over and around him.
The look on Hekate's face made Dizzian giggle. It was good to hear that the weyr was being put back together, if slowly. It was NOT good to hear however that the blending of the weyrs was causing trouble. The young greenrider had forgotten, growing up in Trine, that other weyrs across Pern still didn't accept atypicals among their ranks, instead leaving the hatchlings to die unborn. "Well if they're here in our Weyr they'd better just bite their tongues on any prejudices they have."
Her surly scowl turned into a frown of confusion as Hekate changed the subject. Who was He? Malvren...Dizzian's eyes grew wide. "No!" She gasped in delight. "The man from Benden?! Have you seen him? Does he know you're here?!" The information about handsome blues was tucked away in the back of her mind. Another fact she hadn't taken into consideration during her convalescence.
Devith lifted his head slightly eyeing Freak with interest. . .yes it was most certainly one of Lady's hatchlings that was for sure. Letting out a low crooning rumble of amusement, his eyes whirling a merry green and blue Devith spoke. Calm yourself little one. I mean you and yours no harm. He informed the green calmly his voice deep and commanding as usual. Though since this was one of his flit's hatchlings and therefor by association one of his own subjects he took a gentler approach. At least so long as the flit decided to play nice. He'd seen Lady tear into enough things to know they could sometimes have a bit of a crazy side.
Hekate chuckled at Dizzian's scowl and nodded her agreement. "It's mostly just the older riders. They're not being outright disapproving, but they aren't exactly as respectful as they should be. Prince told me one of Malvren's crimson's looked rather disgruntled at the Weyrleader meet. How much you want to bet someone slighted her rider?" Hekate asked with a good natured chuckle, she would quite like to meet said crimson herself.
The look on Dizzian's face at the mention of Z'fer though was just pure gold as the green rider seemed to light up hungry for news and gossip about her friends latest deeds. "His name is Z'fer, his dragon is Bronze Calanoth. He's one of Malvren's wingleaders and yes~" Hekate paused blushing slightly thinking on how the man had tackled her into the water when he'd startled her. "He definitely knows I'm here." She added with a chuckle and a broad grin. "You should of seen the look Devith and Him gave each other when he realized I was a silverrider. I can't say he was too pleased about that so instead he's settled into stalking after me like a disgruntled feline glaring at any men he see's around me." Hekate replied giving her friend a slightly almost embarrassed grin if it weren't for the amusement tinging it.
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