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While Kindra had greeted the new weyrlings when giving them their knots but besides Eiran, she hadn't gotten to talk at length with any of them. Well, she'd been told their first official lesson was today so she'd asked Suunath where the White Dragon was and had mounted up, choosing a Flashy entrance (and lazyness) over walking through the weyr to the barracks. That and she wanted to make sure she got there before the lesson began, after all, she wouldn't want to interrupt it.

They landed in the clearing and Kindra dismounted, heading for Mercy while Suunath greeted Aerith, she didn't have any bias over color but the white dragon was a curiosity for her as it was clear that Blacks, Silvers and Crimson were more evident in existence than Whites, she knew of no other, neither did Hers. She lay nearby the White but not so close she was intruding on the other's space if she wished for it. "Greetings Aerith, You are well?" she rumbled pleasantly.

Kindra hadn't told the White's rider she was turning up to the lesson, her intentions were to observe her Suunath's babies with their bonded but who knew what could be racing through the Weyrlingmaster's mind. "Greetings Werylingmaster Mercy" she said politely enough, extending a hand towards the other woman.

(note, Kindra and Suunath are here on approval from Jet, they will not interfere in the lesson and are merely observers... unless it's clear that some higher authority is needed lol.. extra note... there can be weyrlings present before Suunath arrives, but NO ONE would know she was coming, not even Mercy or Aerith, until they actually landed)

"We are well, Mine wishes to see how my Hatchlings are with their bonded" she replied to the white, her mental tone smiling and perhaps a little prideful of her babies, though any real maternal bonds had been broken the moment they Impressed Hers was proud of them and so was she.

"I am, they are Suunath's first clutch and i am interested to see just what they know about caring for a dragon, especially since several Impressed outside the Weyr" she replied, not adding that she wanted to see if they were good enough for her Suunath's babies.. not that anything could be done about it now but she would observe those that were lacking or misbehaving and perhaps talk with them later on. "Don't mind me, i'm not going to interfere in your lesson Weyrlingmaster, i'm sure you're perfectly capable, or you wouldn't be the Weyrlingmaster" she smiled, no malice in her tone but with the wrong person her words could be mistaken for some sort of attitude. "I'll be over by the benches if you do decide you need some help" she smiled, lingering for a moment to listen to Mercy's reply before going to sit on the benches she had indicated.

<...I could have caught it under the water, Mine. I could have if you had let me play in the deeper water instead of insisting on scrubbing me for so long.> Laeonaith was chiding his rider as they approached the lesson-site. They had made time for a very quick swim that morning, in the water as the dawn was breaking. It had been pleasantly brisk, with only one small incident in which Laeonaith had decided he ought to chase after a fish and Eiran had experienced some difficulty convincing his bondmate that they just weren't ready for deeper water, and that there would be time to catch fish later.

"I'm sure you could have caught it, Laeo. But we have our lesson to get to, and I'm not the greatest swimmer."

Laeonaith's tone was mollified, The little bronze pranced in circles around his rider as they came closer to the little group that was starting to gather.

Eiran smiled. At least Laeonaith seemed interested in the other dragons, since he had not been terribly keen on the prospect of lessons that morning. Eiran had to admit, he was rather apprehensive at the thought of their first lesson as well. But he put on a bright smile; as long as his beloved Laeonaith was happy, there could be nothing wrong in the world.

Miath yawned, triggering an echoing yawn from Cai at her side. ~ I only just ate. Must we do this now? I would much rather go back to sleep.~ The patterned little crimson took her time with each small step, hoping that her rider might give in this once. Her blue eyes were coy as she gave her rider a mental nudge, yawning again deliberately.

Cai stiffled another yawn. "Stop that. Yes we have to do this now Miath. They're not going to reschedule an entire lesson because you're lazy." She could see the group gathering as they rounded the Weyrling Barracks. "Besides, look. The other hatchlings are there." distraction had so far proved useful to the hatchling, especially if the distraction was other dragons. Cai may like her private time to do her work, but Miath was painfully social. Any moment spent alone was a stain upon her day.

Miath didn't pick up her steps at all but Cai could feel the sudden swirl of interest in the crimson's mind. Cai took note of who was already there, Wen and Rynsemth, she remembered him from the Hatching, as well as the young bronze who had hatched elsewhere, and a green... one she couldn't recall anything about at the moment. The Weyrlingmaster was there with her dragon, always a curiosity, but Cai recalled them to be hard workers during a Fall and so she approved already of who would be teaching them.

Then there was Suunath. Cai had mixed emotions. The gold was a Benden queen, from Cai's own home and mother to her own dragon, but Miath was a crimson. A crimson born to a Benden gold. Cai had no problems with the dragon and rider herself, but she bristled and braced herself in case Kindra had a problem with her.

<...You kidding me? The gold is here?> C'tis, approaching the lesson, scowled as he watched the big dragon land.

Snorted Malcarreth, who padded along by his side.

C'tis expression shifted to a shark-grin at this, but as he got closer to the lesson that grin became sunny and bright. "Rochelle!" he called with a wave. Come up beside her he said; "Can you believe one of the Weyrwomen is here? I didn't think they had time to waste on things like this! It's quite an honour to see her here, don't you agree?" Exactly how long he was going to keep this up in the presence of said gold rider C'tis hadn't decided, but he and his his earnest Harper tones were having fun for now.

Malcarreth said privately to the crimson.

Iafri didn't really want to go to the lesson. The again, she didn't really want to go much of anywhere, except home, but that wasn't possible. In lieu of that, she would have settled for pretty much anywhere but with the other Weyrlings, or any other Weyrfolk for that matter. Running off with Girofleth and hiding in the jungle, however, was not an option; instead, the girl had so far just skulked at the fringes of whatever was going on and spoken only when prompted.

...she had convinced Girofleth to sneak out of the barracks and sleep outside with her, though. She was immensely uncomfortable with being inside, and the green had realized that Hers wasn't going to get any sleep otherwise - and had calmly explained as much when they were found outside that morning instead of in their bunk. Whether or not they would be able to continue to do so remained to be seen.

When time came for their lesson, the little green nudged her rider along to keep her moving in the right direction, and eventually they arrived despite Iafri trying tod rag her feet to delay the inevitable. All will be well, my Iafri. There are things that we must learn.

Aerith, she acknowledged politely, eyes whirling pleasant colors. And hello to you as well, my Mother. 'Mother' was spoken much like a title for Suunath, formal, but not without warmth.

Jaggeth and Roscoe arrived a bit later then some of the others and like them was a bit surprised to see Kindra and Sunnath...unlike some of the others however Roscoe was delighted to see her and gave her a bright smile before directing Jaggeth to a place off to the side though the brown chirped a happy greeting.

'Greetings friends!' He sent out to all the nearby hatchlings. 'I hope you are all well?'.

'please behave Jag' Roscoe asked his dragon ' we are here for a lesson, not to socialize'

'Can't we do both? I merely want to know how they are doing.'

'I'm sure they're fine, they all look fine.' Roscoe pointed out, glancing around at his fellow Weyrlings and offering a slight nod.

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'Understandable' The white replied although the little dragon's attention was then turned towards the arriving hatchling to whom she crooned a cheerful welcome to each in turn. 'Welcome' She told them all 'We are glad that you are here.'

"Impressing outside the Weyr might be a bit of a challenge for some of them." Mercy agreed "But once you've impressed I can't see anyone neglecting their lifebond..so it's less the care of the dragons I think will be the challenge but the change in lifestyle. I'm sure they will adjust swiftly, the young are adaptable like that." Mercy assured the goldrider. Certainly they were far more adaptable then she was..it still amazed her how quickly the candidates here had come to terms with the changes. That wasn't to say some were not scarred by the events and likely would have lasting troubles with it..but they had, as a whole, moved on with life far quicker then the older riders.

As Kindra moved off Mercy turned her attention back to the assembling students, as she had guessed earlier it looked like it was going to be a good sized class. Some of them at least seemed to know one another quite well and were happily socializing..others looked like they wanted to be anywhere but here. Well..maybe that would change once they newcommers made friends. "Hello everyone." She called out a pleased greeting to those assembled. "I'm Mercy, Aerith's rider" She motioned to the white who trilled a greeting of her own. "And we would like to welcome you to Weyrling lessons. First a few ground rules..I know - how dull - but they are important, while in class I expect you all to pay attention,respect and help each other, there will be times that some of you might already know the skills we are working on and in that case I expect you to help those who do not, you must all learn to work together - even if you don't like each other - much as you will have to work together in a wing someday..and above all else I expect you all to conduct yourselves in a safe manner, you are no longer responsible for simply your own safety but that of your dragons and impulsive, reckless behavior will not be accepted. "