The Hatching of Gold Irrylath and Bronze Keth's Clutch
PernMUSH, September 14, 1995

The World of Pern is copyright(c) to Anne McCaffrey l967. The Dragonriders of Pern(r) is a registered copyright.

Jacera strides in from the hallway.
Katany says "I was afraid of that. She woke me up."
Jacera looks around. "What's going on?"
Arianna smiles, sitting down on her cot.
Celie nods, echoing Jacera's question.
Leirra gets a towel from under her cot and wipes the remnants of tuber
	peels from her hands.
Shandra gestures to Katany.
T'vor strides in from the hallway.
Jerissa strides in from the hallway.
T'vor quietly walks in, and observes from the doorway.
Leirra perches on the end of her cot.
Jerissa walks over and flops down on her cot, looking at all the people.
Celie sinks onto her cot slowly.
Kelesta, looking quizzically around her, heads over to her cot and
	sits on the very edge of it.
Jacera makes her way over to her cot and sits down on it. She looks
	anxiously up at the weyrleaders.
Katany's eyes dart around the room, but her voice is calm. "The eggs
	are about to hatch."
Aislinn strides in from the hallway.
Leirra starts fidgeting with the hem of her tunic again.
Aislinn blinkblinks as she sees how many people are here.
Arianna's eyes widen, thens curries through her cot.
Jerissa eyes widen slightly and she looks nervously over to Jacera.
Celie's eyes widen a fraction. She looks over at Jerissa.
Kelesta gulps and the color drains from her face.
Aislinn says "What is it...oh...my..."
Aislinn sits down abruptly on her cot.
Jacera looks back over at Jerissa and rubs her wrist slowly. She grins
	just a bit in anticipation.
Arianna looks at Celie and Jerissa nervously.
Jerissa rubs her wrist absently, worrying at the red weal on it.
Aislinn whispers nervously, "What do we do now?"
Kairn blinks and stands rooted in his spot, staring blankly at
	everyone as if he doesn't quite comprehend.
Katany starts to say something else, then stops.
Shandra says "Well, getting into your white robes is a good start."
Katany swallows. "Well, I would suggest you get yourself dressed."
T'vor looks at Aislin, whom just whispered to him, "Pay attention."
Shandra says "Don't keep any jewelry, or _anything_. And _no_ firelizards."
Celie blinks, then starts to rummage around in her press.
Katany says "If you have long hair, I would pull it back."
Jacera nods up to Shandra and starts removing her earrings.
Leirra nods distractedly.
Kelesta nods at the sensible suggestion. She mutters to herself,
	"Robe. Right I put it around her somewhere."
Jerissa stands up and begins to rummage in her press. She pulls out a
	white robe and holds it up, frowning at it slightly.
Aislinn rumages around through her belongings. She pulls out her brush
	and rakes it through her dripping wet hair.
Celie pulls out her robe, laying it out on her cot as she fiddles with
	the ear cuff on her left ear.
Leirra braids her hair back quickly, missing a couple wisps, but she
	doesn't seem to notice.
Aislinn braids her hair quickly and finds the white robe and
	sandals. She looks at them, not moving to put them on.
Kyleri looks around. "Gonna be a bunch of people cutting their hair, I think."
Kelesta sighs hugely as she pulls the robe out from under a pile of
	clothes. Fingers barely obeying her, she struggles out of her tunic
	and into the robe and sandals.
Jerissa dumps her bracelet out of her pocket onto her cot and undoes
	her necklace, laying that down too.
T'vor smiles at Kyleri.
Cado strides in from the hallway.
Kairn pushes his hair out of his eyes, still uncomprehending...
Celie runs a hand through her hair,settling it in place. She then
	begins to undress.
T'vor mutters to Cado, "Get... robe..."
Cado rushes in, still dripping. "Sorry...had to take care of something..."
Aislinn takes a deep breath to steady herself.
Jacera strips her clothes off and pulls out a carefully folded robe
	from her press. She pulls it on and works at getting it settled just
	right.
Torlana rummages through clothes and finds her robe.
G'rel strides in from the hallway.
Jerissa undresses with fumbling fingers and neatly stacks her clothes
	away. Slipping the robe on and adjusting it slightly. She sits on her
	cot and starts to strap on the sandals.
Cado nods to T'vor and dives into his cot for a moment
Celie looks over at the immoblie Kairn and snaps at him. "Don't stand
	there like a wherry! Get dressed!"
Katany gives G'rel a brilliantly grateful smile, moving immediately to him.
Aislinn slips out of her dress and slides the white robe on as if it
	were the most delicate thing in the whole of Pern.
Torlana starts to underss
Leirra slips on her fitted white tunic and fusse smoothes it out.
Kelesta pulls her fingers through her tangled hair.
Celie pulls the white robe over her head and pulls it into place
Leirra offers Kelesta her brush.
G'rel scans the faces, then approaches Katany, stretching his arms for a hug.
Torlana pulls on her robe and searches for her brush.
Kelesta hurries over to Leirra, "Oh thanks," she manages to
	squeak. She yanks the brush through.
Jacera looks over at G'rel and Katany and grins just a bit while she
	works at pulling her hair back into a runnertail.
Celie slips her sandals onto her feet.
Leirra grins at Kelesta. "Here, let me." She takes the brush back and
	begins to unsnarl Kelesta's hair.
Jerissa unbraids her hair and quickly rakes a brush through it,
	glancing nervously around at her friends.
Torlana quickly brushes her hair and starts to put it into her two braids.
Celie looks over at Jerissa. "Need a hand?"
Kelesta grimaces as Leirra does a thorough job.
Katany hugs G'rel gently, murmuring, "I can't believe it is finally
	happening. I was beginning to think I would be waiting forever."
T'vor moves over towards Kyleri, and observes the Candidates as they
	start preparing.
Leirra winces. "Sorry, Kel. Didn't mean to pull."
Aislinn slips on her sandals and sits down on her cot. Her normally
	pale face is absolutely white.
Torlana finnishes doing her hair and strarts rummaging for other stuff.
Kelesta smiles, "Do what you have to do, Leirra. It's a mess, and I
	don't want to appear in front of everyone like that."
Shandra says "I would like to take this time to tell you that you have
	been an excellent group of Candidates. Just wonderful. You're all
	welcome to stay at Igen, of course."
Torlana finds her sandles and slips them on her feet.
Aislinn smiles at Shandra.
Kelesta grins, 'I had an excellent time, thanks Shandra."
Kairn fumbles with the stitching at his shoulder, frowning slightly.
Kairn grins. Me too.
Leirra had lots of fun and will stay at Igen, thanks!
Cado grins. "Yeah, Shandra. It's been fun. ;)"
Celie smiles at Shandra. "It's been fun."
Arianna walks up to Kairn, taking out thread and a needle, mending his
	sleeve on the spot.
Jerissa grins. "She's not going to get rid of me??"
Aislinn says "I have had a great time, and I think I may stay if I
	don't Impress."
Leirra works the final tangle out of Kelesta's hair. "There! Much better."
Cado smooths down his robe and ties it tightly. "OK...ready. I think."
Cado looks around. "Anyone else need help?"
Celie moves over to help Jerissa plait her hair.
Kelesta turns and grins, "That's the neatest it's ever been, thank
	Leirra. You all set?"
Torlana sits down on her bed and pulls her knees up to her chest.
Aislinn looks over around at all her fellow candies, and remains quiet.
Jeren mumbles, still having a serious disagreement with his robe.
Kairn sighs, looking at the weak stitches at his shoulder. He gives a
	mumble that sounds like a prayer, hoping his robe won't fall apart.
Jerissa smiles at Celie and twists round a little.
Cado moves over to Aislinn and places a hand on her shoulder. He
	mutters to Aislinn, "... just..."
Celie grins. "Well, I may have cut mine off, but I still remember how
	to braid. Hold still."
Arianna fixes Kairn's sleeve, tugging on the sleeve, now completely
	sewed up, it stays on.
Leirra nods to Kelesta. "Now if my stomach would just stop feeling
	like there's a fair of flits in there..." she grins.
Aislinn smiles up at Cado, "Thanks..."
Arianna smiles at Kairn, "There."
Jacera grins a bit at Leirra and nods. "Feels like I've had dragons in
	mine all day, and I didn't even know the eggs were gonna hatch today."
Kairn grins at Arianna gratefully, "Thanks."
Leirra discovers she left a big piece of hair out of her braids and
	hurries to redo them.
Aislinn looks around again, and says quietly, "Good luck everyone."
Arianna nods, brushing her hair back with her hand, she sets her
	sewing kit on her cot.
Celie deftly pulls Jerissa's hair into a sleek braid, tying off the
	end with a small bit of ribbon. "There you go."
Leirra smiles at Aislinn.
Jeren finally manages to fit into the robe, without tearing any holes
	in it. He grunts. "Have I got it the right way round?" he asks.
Jacera sits down on her cot and shifts nervously, running her hand
	over her bare wrist.
Celie looks over at Jeren. "No."
Cado grins. "I have to admit...this is the most anxious I've ever been
	about a hatch..."
Jerissa smiles her thanks at Celie.
T'vor smiles at Cado.
Arianna walks over to Jerissa and Celie, she smiles reassuringly.
Kelesta nods at Cado, 'This is the most anxious I've ever been. Period."
Celie nods, giving Jerissa a quick hug before returning to her cot.
Kyleri grins at Cado.
Jeren mutters and vanishes under folds of cloth again. "...not quite
	ready for this.." he says.
Leirra finally gets her hair in order and slips her sandals on.
Cado looks over at T'vor with a knowing smile. He mutters to T'vor,
	"Looks like... soon..."
T'vor smiles, and clasps Cado's arms, He mutters to Cado,
	"You... been... along"
Celie sits down on her cot, running a stray hand over the strings of
	her gitar, lying nearby.
Arianna smiles, and hugs Celie and Jerissa.
Torlana idly playes with her braids.
Leirra sits on the edge of her cot, her fingers unconsciously drumming
	on her thigh.
Jerissa hugs Anna back, nervously adjusting her robe with her hands.
Jacera smiles over at Celie, Arianna, and Jerissa, then gets up and
	hugs them all. "Good luck to you all."
Kairn blinks and continues to look around in a daze.
Kelesta turns to Leirra, extending her pinkie finger, "Here shake
	this, ancient Bitran good luck sign," she smiles.
Jeren says breathlessly, "I got them the right way round this time?"
Celie looks over at Jeren and nods. "You got it."
Jerissa nods and hugs Jac. "You too."
Jeren steps on his robes, and mumbles. "Thanks," he says to Celie.
Celie hugs Jac. "Thanks."
Leirra grins at Jeren and nods.
Aislinn stands and goes over to Kelesta, "Good luck, you'll make Bitra proud!"
Arianna hugs Jacera, "You too."
Jacera smiles at Arianna. "Thanks..."
Cado smirks. He mutters to T'vor, "... that,... I just..." 
Leirra grins and shakes Kel's pinkie
Arianna walks up to Kairn and hugs him, "Good luck."
Katany frets quietly, twisting her fingers together.
Kelesta smiles to Aislinn, "Pinkie shake for good luck? We'll both
	make Bitra proud."
Shandra says "Now, could you all hush and let me count you, youngsters?"
Aislinn grins at Kelesta, "Pinkie shake!"
Kairn hugs Arianna back, giving her a tight squeeze, "You too."
Jacera puts her hand on her belly and grimaces. "Shells... Don't
	remember my belly ever being so fluttery before."
Jacera moves around among the candidates, making it much more
	difficult for Shandra to count. :)
Arianna smiles.
Torlana quietly tells her tummy to stop turning into knots
T'vor smiles, He mutters to Cado, "... promise me,... you'll... double
	duty... irked."
Leirra swears more flits are hatching in her stomach by the second.
Shandra says "Jacera, do sit down."
Kyleri gets Jacera in a headlock as she walks past and holds her still. :)
Aislinn laughs.
Arianna laughs.
T'vor smiles, "Yup, that's an Oasis wingsecond."
G'rel gently takes Katany's hand, and squeezes a bit. "What are you afraid of?"
Torlana gigles
Jacera eerks as Kyleri grabs her. She stays still.
Jerissa shuffles her feet on the floor.
Celie grins.
Aislinn's face breaks into a grin, y'all are the best.
Arianna sits down on her cot, getting outta the way of people.
Kyleri smiles sweetly over at T'vor.
Kelesta grins and stays rooted to the stone floor.
T'vor returns the smile.
Kairn follows Arianna and stops by Celie's cot, giving her a thumbs up
	before taking a seat next to Arianna.
Celie grasps Kairn's arm briefly, giving him a soft smile.
Leirra grins around at everybody.
Cado grins at T'vor. "Oh, I'm done with that. You can be sure."
Kairn winks at Celie, then grins nervously at Arianna, "You ready for this?"
Aislinn goes back to sit on her cot, flashing a smile back at Leirra.
Katany blnks up at G'rel for a second.
Katany says "I don't know."
Arianna fidgets with her robe tie, then goes for her gitar under her
	cot, she starts to strum softly, trying to relax.
Kelesta looks over at Shandra, wondering if she's allowed to move
	yet. Her knees look a trifle wobbly.
Katany says "I suppose I am afraid of having to figure out what I will
	do next."
Jeren tries not to move too much, having caused enough violence to the
	robes already. "Should've let her shorten the thing.." he says to
	himself.
Katany's lips curve. "Other than visit Ista."
Arianna smiles to Kairn, "Yeah...just waiting."
Shandra says "You're drill with the wing, that's what."
Jacera giggles at Katany and grins.
T'vor chuckles.
Leirra scootches over on her cot and pats the spot next to her for Kelesta.
Shandra looks around the room. "Okay. Now."
Kairn grins at Arianna, trying to relax under the soft tones of her gitar.
A quiet wolf-whistle sounds through the cavern.
Aislinn smiles over at Katany.
Shandra says "I'm sure you've been told, but I will remind you anyway."
G'rel chuckles to Katany, and just answers, "Take a long bath with
	Irry?" And... tentative smile, "Keth and I."
Kelesta makes for sanctuary on Leirra's cot.
Lecil strides in from the hallway.
Shandra takes a deep breath, a stern expression on her face, "You
	absolutely must bow to Irrylath. Otherwise she'll be quite upset and
	Katany and Lemarath will have to handle her."
T'vor squats down against the wall. He waves to Lec.
Shandra says "That will upset me, and we don't want that, do we?"
Shandra eyes everyone, quite obviously in a bad mood.
J'rell suppresses a grin.
Celie shakes her head quickly.
Jerissa nods, listenening atentively.
Arianna stops playing, she nods to Shandra agreeably.
Leirra shakes her head nonono
Kairn nods silently to Shandra.
Kelesta gulps. "No ma'am."
Jacera giggles a bit and nods.
Aislinn sits on the edge of her cot, listening intently, and agreeing
	with everything Shandra says.
Lecil nods to everyone.
Katany nods, cheeks going crimson despite her agreement. She turns
	back to the Candidates and the Weyrwoman, taking refuge in the
	familiar lectures.
Aislinn smiles at Lecil.
Cado grins at Shandra. "No, we *really* wouldn't want that..."
Jeren nods in agreement, "Don't want that," he says as he looks about
	vaguely for aknife with which to prune his robe.
Kyleri walks over to Jeren and offers to shorten his tunic for
	him. "Wouldn't want you to cut yourself."
Arianna starts to strum again, softly but beautifully.
Aislinn sits quietly listening to Arianna play.
Kairn sighs and tries not to tie a knot in his robe, focusing on
	Arianna's gitar
Jeren reddens with embarassment, "Thanks," he says, "Should have tried
	it on before."
Torlana plays idly with her braids.
Kyleri cuts the robe off just below Jeren's knees. "No way you'll trip
	this way."
Arianna plucks away a little faster, making the song rise a little.
Jerissa shifts nervously, trying to sit comfortably, but seeming to
	fail at that.
Aislinn mutters to Jeren, "... to hem that... you?"
Jacera escapes from Kyleri as the rider trims Jeren's robes. She goes
	over to sit beside Jerissa and hugs her excitedly.
Celie rubs her hands on her knees, trying to stay calm
Jerissa looks to Jacera, a wry smile on her face and hugs her back.
Leirra listens to Arianna's playing, her eyes staring off to some
	distant place..
Kairn stares at Arianna's fingers as they dance across her gitar
	strings, his knees shaking with nervous tension.
Kelesta notices her feet have been tapping Leirra's cot nervously in
	time to Arianna's tune. She settles them physically with her hands.
Arianna's fly across the strings, playing a nice relaxing tune to calm
	everyone a little.
Jeren shakes his head, "There's probably not enough time. I doubt
	anyone will notice. But thank you," he says warmly.
Aislinn smiles at Jeren and nods.
Celie eyes her gitar distantly, beginning to chew on her thumbnail.
Jacera smiles at Jerissa and gives her a spontanious kiss, then moves
	away just a bit and starts rubbing her wrist again where her bracelet
	normally would be.

Announcement: Shandra announces "The drums echo across Pern, spreading
the news to each Hall, Hold, and Weyr that the clutch at Igen Weyr is
about to Hatch! Watchriders appear hurriedly from out of *between* to
convey Pern's dignitaries - and the lucky. (The stands are #228, and
the estimated time of hatching is 9pm ET. All are welcome!)"

Jerissa giggles at Jacera and peers down at her wrist. "Sore?"
Jacera nods to Jerissa. "A bit... And it feels funny not to have
	anything there now."
Shandra runs her fingers through her hair irritatedly.
Arianna plays on, her fingers fidgeting when playing the song, her
	tension is rising some.
Jerissa nods to Jacera and rubs her own wrist a little. "Mine too!"
Leirra gives a little sideways grin to Kelesta. "I didn't think time
	could possibly stand still, but it is, isn't it?"
Torlana palys with her braides.
Lecil watches quietly.
Shandra says "Oh, I wonder if any of you ever explored behind this curtain..."
Kelesta shivers as a wave of goosebumps envelopes her. She looks at
	her friends' faces, drawing strength from them.
Shandra gestures to a tapestry on the wall with a slight grin.
J'rell stands next to Shandra, trying to look solem and serious.;
Arianna says "What curtain?"
Katany goes into an entirely new strain of fretting, fingers twisting
	the ends of her sash into a tiny ball.
Celie turns away from her gitar to frown at Shandra.
Aislinn looks over and follows Shandra's gaze.
Kairn blinks at Shandra, "Huh?" He peers at the tapestry.
Arianna stops playing.
Jacera smiles at Jerissa and nods, about to say something, but she
	pauses at the Weyrwoman's words and looks over at her, grinning
	eagerly.
Kyleri walks across the room towards Katany, and smiles at her.
Jeren looks curiously at the tapestry.
Torlana looks up toward Shandra.
Kelesta turns abruptly to look, a slow smile forming on her face.
Leirra smiles at Shandra and then glances down at her hands.
Shandra strides over and pulls the tapestry back to reveal a dark
	passageway. Which has been there all this time. "When I say - and not
	a minute before - we'll all proceed through here to the light at the
	end of the tunnel, so to speak, which will be the hatching sands."
A smile breaks through on Aislinn's face as she sees the passageway.
Celie rolls her eyes and flops back on her cot.
Arianna smiles, "I didn't explore this place enough to find that!"
Kyleri leans over to whisper to Katany.
Jeren makes a fist, and says, "Now why didn't I see that before? Must
	be blind.."
Kelesta grins over at Celie. "So close, and yet so far..."
You whisper "You'll be fine. You were scared at the hatching, too, and
	you did fine there..." to Katany.
Katany says "And a good thing you did not, for Irrylath would have
	been quite cross if you had snuck out there."
Celie nods, looking a bit disgruntled.
Narai looks about nervously.
Katany murmurs a reply to Kyleri, mouth quirking.
Arianna slips her gitar under her cot.
R'tar strides in from the hallway.
Katany whispers "That is certainly a matter of opinion, but thank
	you. I am just -- I do not like crowds, especially not when some of
	them are looking at me."
Torlana mutters to Jeren, " ... wont.....see......lead...."
Kyleri nods. "I understand that."
Katany adds, louder, "But I do remember holding your hand so I could breathe."
Leirra smiles nervously and nods to R'tar
Aislinn grins at Katany.
Kyleri nods. "Yeah. Well, you have G'rel and Irrylath now if you need 'em..."
R'tar walks in with a slow, even step. He keeps his hands clasped
	behind his back. A shallow nod greets the Weyrleader, weyrwomen and
	the Weyrlingmaster.
Jeren nods to Torlana, "Certainly," he says.
Celie sits up, giving R'tar a nervous smile and nod.
Torlana smiles,' Thanks"
Jacera looks around and smiles at her nearby friends while reaching up
	to scratch at her bare ear.
R'tar's brown eyes trace over the Candidates. He graces each with a
	moment's evaluation before moving onward.
Arianna fidgets with her robe, biting her lower lip in anticipation.
Leirra plays with a stray thread on the hem of her tunic before neatly
	pulling it off.
Aislinn smooths her robe nervously, and looks at everyone else,
	smiling, and wishing them all good luck.
Jacera nods to Jerissa as they whisper together.
Kelesta returns R'tar's evaluating glance, then continues her quiet,
	deep breathing.
Narai twirls the end of her hair about her finger nervously.
Celie starts chewing on her thumbnail again.
Jerissa pulls her braid over her shoulder and fiddles with the ribbon,
	leaning towards Jacera and nodding.
Leirra fidgets with the bit of thread, winding it and unwinding it.
Torlana plays with her braides.
Aislinn pats her braid, making sure it's not falling at all.
Kairn stands up and heads to Celie, smiling softly as he takes her
	hand out of her mouth, "Didn't you eat earlier?"
Cado walks around behind Aislinn and gives her a gentle squeeze. "Good
	luck." He fixes her braid in place.
Leirra smiles at Aislinn. "Looks fine."
Aislinn smiles at Leirra, "Thanks..."
Celie frowns up at Kairn almost irritably. "Of course I did. Leave me
	one nervous habit, okay?"
T'vor smiles to R'tar, and whispers quiet greetings.
Arianna looks down at her sandaled feet, she sighs hopelessly.
Leirra hides a grin at Celie.
Kelesta looks about her, "We all look... well, fine at least."
Kairn smiles at Celie and shrugs, "Just don't want you to shed your
	nails all over the sands..." He winks and sits down beside her,
	wiggling his toes.
Aislinn turns and gives Cado a quick hug, and whispers something.
Narai looks down at her robe, and hmms, "It'd look good with..." she
	muses, and then blushes. "Err..sorry."
Celie smirks at Kairn. "Gee, thanks." She promptly begins chewing on
	the /other/ thumb.
Jacera giggles quietly at Kairn.
Jeren starts quietly pulling at the fraying edges of his robe.
Kairn rolls his eyes at Celie, then winks.
Leirra grins at Kelesta and looks around the room. "It looks like
	we're going to pass out." She giggles.
A low humming, begun some time ago, begins to grow in strength and
	intensity. It echoes through the barracks, almost a palpable presence.
Perith> Penath wakes up, and promptly starts humming.
Aislinn shivers at the sound.
Kairn looks towards the tapestry and his smile fades.
Celie snatches the thumb out of her mouth, looking almost
	instinctively toward the entrance.
Jerissa glances at jacera, nervousness written over it.
Arianna looks to the passageway immediately, she smiles slightly.
Leirra gasps softly and really /does/ look like she will pass out.
Shandra clears her throat with a grin at the sound. "One last
	thing. This is heartfelt, IC and OOC. Not Impressing is not a
	'failure.' It very simply means that your dragons wasn't on the Sands
	here, today. It doesn't mean that you never have a chance at any Weyr,
	or here at Igen, or that you are someone deficient or doomed. You have
	all really brightened things in the Weyr these past few weeks, and I
	mean that. So. After the Hatching you're all invited to a party, and I
	hope you'll all come."
Kelesta turns paler than her robe.
Shandra says "the decision has been made, so just have fun.:)"
Jacera's eyes widen a bit and she grins back at Jerissa. She grabs
	Jerissa's hand and squeezes it tight.
Cado stiffens a bit at the hum. He knows that sound all too
	well. Sighing a bit, he smiles. "Well..I guess we're all as ready as
	we're going to get..."
Narai moves over and grabs Jerissa's other hand, smiling nervously.
Leirra squeezes Kelesta in a quick hug and stands up.
Jerissa smiles and squeezes Jacera's hand back.
Lecil stands up straight as the humming becomes audible even in the cavern.
Shandra says "Now, Katany, I think you'd better get to
	Irrylath. Kyleri, _would_ you line these people up, please?"
Jerissa smiles at Narai.
Aislinn stands nervously giving one last look around, before fixing
	her gaze on the tapestry
Perith> Perith adds to the hum, a few octaves up from the bronze.
Celie gets to her feet, giving her friends all quick hugs.
Arianna stands.
Jerissa stands up, staying close to her friends.
Arianna hugs any candidate in her way.
Torlana stands and walks over toward Jeren.
Kyleri waves the candidates into a line, attempting a scowl.
Kelesta returns the hug warmly and stands, wondering that she can do so.
Kairn stands up slowly, looking around at the faces. He moves over
	near Celie and Arianna, hugging the girl back.
R'tar nods to T'vor.
Perith> Penath twines his twail about Perith's, his eyes whirling a
	rapid sapphire of joy.
Katany nods nervously, flashing a last, quick smile at Kyleri.
Katany slips behind a tapestry.
Leirra sighs shakily and smooths her tunic.
Aislinn hugs everyone who is near her.
Jerissa moves into the line, hiding behind Jacera.
Jeren straightens and takes Torlana's hand. "I'll be right in front of
	you. Don't worry," he says.
Jacera stands up and pulls Jerissa after her.
Arianna runs her hand through her hand absently, she gets in line.
Celie slips into line behind Jerissa.
G'rel smiles to Katany and turns to follow her.
Narai sneaks into the line after Jerissa.
Torlana puts a death grip on Jerens hand.
Leirra gets in line, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.
Kelesta takes a deep breath and fixes herself in line after Arianna.
Kyleri stands, arms folded across her chest, and surveys the line of
	candidates.
Aislinn follows Leirra.
Shandra sits down on a cot wearily, "I'm sure all this can happen without me."
J'rell smiles at Shandra, as if remembering something pleasant.
T'vor waits for Kyleri.
J'rell grins. "No, it can't, Shandra."
Arianna smiles, offering, "I'll go first if need be."
Cado smiles at Kyleri and lines up with the candidates.
Leirra stands behind Kelesta. "Don't worry. If you faint, I'll catch you."
G'rel slips behind a tapestry.
Jacera looks over at Shandra curiously. "You're not gonna even watch?"
Kairn nods and moves behind Arianna, "I'm right behind you..."
Kyleri nods. "Follow me."
Aislinn grins at Leirra, "And I'll catch you.

You slip down a dark narrow passageway, which suddenly opens into the Weyr's hatching grounds.

Igen Weyr Hatching Grounds - Sands(#1045RJQa)

Kyleri bows deeply to Irrylath and Keth, and moves to stand next to
	their riders.
Arianna bows to Irrylath respectfully and stands before her and the eggs.
G'rel walks to Katany, to a few steps from her. He looks at her,
	checking the expression, then smiles encouragingly.
Kairn follows behind Arianna, looking about nervously and then bowing
	at Irrylath.
Jeren lets go of Torlana's hand once they leave the passageway.
Celie looks around her, then gives a low bow to Irrylath.
Arianna stops to stand, forming a semi circle.
Kelesta bows to Irrylath deeply. Her feet freeze for a moment at the
	spectacle before her.
Narai bows to the gold nervously and sneaks towards the end of the
	half-circle that's slowly forming.
Leirra bows courteously to Irrylath.
Torlana bows and gets in line
Aislinn enters slowly, standing up very straight. She bows low to
	Irrylath, and goes to join the other candidates.
Leirra nudges Kelesta. "c'mon."
Celie slips into place next to Jerissa and Arianna.
Jerissa walks in, shuffling her feet a little, she bows to Irrylath
	and moves to stand near Jacera.
Jeren executes a polite bow to Irrylath and moves into position.
Kairn stops just beside Arianna, watching the eggs carefully.
Irrylath watches warily, eyes fastening on each of the Candidate's as
	they arrive on the Sands.
Arianna smiles, winking at her friends.
Spring Petals Egg once again rattles about in a small pile of sand. It
	almost seems to vibrate with the volume of dragonsong.
Shandra comes out from a small opening in the southern wall.
Jacera walks out onto the sands, slowly at first. As the heat
	penetrates her feet, she quickens her pace much more. She steps
	quickly, keeping her feet in very breif contact with the sand until
	she reaches her position around the eggs. She smiels at the sire and
	dam and bows to first to Irrylath, then to Keth before smiling at
	their riders.
J'rell comes out from a small opening in the southern wall.
Torlana shifts from foot to foot
Kelesta takes some tentative steps across the sands, smiling at
	Leirra. She arranges herself in the semi-circle.
Leirra stands between Kelesta and Aislinn, holding their hands tighly.
Lecil comes out from a small opening in the southern wall.
Arianna steps back a little, stunned by the noise.
Katany gives G'rel a quick, tight smile, attention scattered between
	him and her ill-tempered gold.
R'tar comes out from a small opening in the southern wall.
Celie reaches out to take the hand of Jerissa and Arianna.
J'rell walks in with Shandra and moves to one edge of tghe Sands.
Cado bows respectfully to Irrylath, then to Keth, and quickly enters
	the sands and takes his place with the candidates.
Aislinn grips Leirra's hand tightly, watching the eggs closely.
Jerissa reaches out and squeezes Celie's hand, smiling a little at her.
Lecil nods formally to Irrylath, and takes up her place out of the way
	and off to the side.
Narai's gaze darts toward movement. Eep. That was an egg moving. She
	freezes in place, almost terrified.
Jacera smiles at Jerissa and takes her free hand.
Kyleri waves over to J'rell and Shandra.
Arianna grips Celie's and Kairn's hand tightly.
Dayshift Egg rocks a little, as its occupant tries to emerge in the
	open. After a short racket, it stills again.
Leirra breathes deeply, relaxing just a bit.
Celie closes her eyes briefly as the eggs move and still again.
Kairn stands on Arianna's other side, his eyes flicking from egg to
	egg as he unconciously bounces from foot to foot. He grips Arianna's
	hand in his, a look of fear crossing his face.
Aislinn smiles at Leirra, taking comfort in her presence.
Kelesta clasps Leirra's hand with her icy one. She gazes at the Eggs
	in front of her, and colour begins to return to her cheeks.
Jerissa eagerly lets Jacera take her free hand, nervously biting her lower lip.
Cado takes a slight breath, and relaxes a bit, finding a place in
	line. He looks out toward the eggs, somewhat distantly.
Torlana takes Jeren's hand and squeezes it.
Arianna smiles reassuringly to all the candies, then start to kick at
	the sands absently.
Jerissa watches the eggs rock, her eyes flickering nervously over it.
Aislinn smiles at Anna.
G'rel leans over to Katany, his eyes on the stands. With a toned-down
	smile, he whispers something to her.
A sudden spin, and the sand piled protectively around the Spring
	Petals Egg is dislodged.
Leirra watches the moving eggs with fascination.
Arianna looks at the egg, alert and nervous.
Spring Petals Egg is still a moment, perfectly so. Then a thud
	resonates from within, shuddering the whirling storm of fragile pink
	petals into shards that fall, silent, around the emerging hatchling.
Kairn takes an involuntary step back, away from the spinning egg.
Aislinn looks a little more relaxed, then tenses as she watches the
	shuddering egg.
Torlana takes a deep breath

Bare tendrils of azure drift through the shrouded, greyed hide that
haunts this hatchling, further hazing his conglomeration of oversized
extremities and tiny body. Ill-proportioned wings glisten translucent
and seeming-fragile, webbed by spidery traceries of numinous blue that
extend from spars to tips; pallid talons spike from ash-booted limbs,
stripped of their natural darkness. Only when he moves is the true
grace of those sturdy muscles evident: like fog, he glides in utter
silence, eyes watchful and aware.

The heat finally penetrates Narai's sandals, and she begins the
	shuffle between her feet, her expression freezing at the blue.
Kelesta, as feeling returns to her feet, begins to sway slightly from
	one to the other. Her eyes are drawn and stay fixed upon the wonders
	of the scene before her.
Celie blinks and releases Jerissa and ARianna's hand almost automatically.
Kairn gapes at the blue dragonet, stepping forward again and staring
	at him with wide eyes.
Jacera stepsteps to try to keep her feet from being burnt too badly,
	but otherwise stays relatively still. She smiles at the blue and gives
	Jerissa's hand a quick squeeze.
Aislinn lets Leirra's hand go, and looks at the hatchling closely.
Arianna gasps, then smiles at the blue, squeezing Kairn's hand tightly.
Leirra gasps and squeezes Kelesta's and Aislinn's hands tighly.
Shandra pushes her hair out of her face and crosses her arms, although
	she can't quite hide a smile at the first hatchling to emerge.
Rain's Mist Hatchling blossoms from his shards. Graced by their
	fractured beauty, a creel uncannily stressed with serenity, resonates
	across the caverns.
Cado blinks a bit at the egg in motion, watching it curiously.
Jerissa stands back a little, watching the dragonet nervously.
Torlana smiles as she watches the blue.
Celie swallows, her eyes riveted on the blue dragonet.
Kelesta listens, rapt, at the creel of the fledgling. She squeezes
	Leirra's hand.
Aislinn watches the dragonet, some of her fear fading.
Arianna seems to lose all worry, and smiles, examing the blue dragonet happily.
Leirra has apparently grown roots.
Kairn grips Arianna's hand, his eyes locked on the hatchling. He
	watches it stretch it's wings and seems to be enthralled in wonder.
Irrylath rumbles softly, unplacated by the respect paid to her. The
	sound changes abruptly with the hatching of the first dragonet,
	becoming a bugle both proud and warning.
Jeren shifts his weight slightly, chewing on his lower lip.
Narai watches the dragonet with a swallow, keeping some of her
	attention on her feet. Left, right. Left, right..
Arianna looks to Irrylath then back to the dragonet.
Leirra smiles nervously at Aislinn.
Jerissa glances up at Irrylath, watching her movements but her eyes
	still flicker at the blue, watching it.
Jacera flinches visibly at the bugle and takes a half step back unconciously.
Cado smiles a bit at the hatchling, the first to break free.
Dragon> Igen dragons sense that Lemarath bugles to Irrylath authoritatively.
Torlana squeezes Jerens hands and smi.
Celie eyes Irrylath nervously.
White and Grey Egg shifts a bit more in the sand then falls still once more.
Rain's Mist Hatchling's movements bring him gliding across the black
	expanse of the hatching sands. The call of the dragons envelops him,
	comforts him in his tribute to his dam and sire. And then away,
	shifting with the grains beneath his talons, he approaches, eyes
	already intent only on one person.
Kelesta lowers her eyes briefly and bows again to the golden
	queen. Again her eyes are drawn to the Clutch.
Narai watches the blue carefully, taking a half-step backwards.
Arianna stares at the blue excitedly.
Celie shifts her feet, ready to dance out of the way.
Kairn stares at the hatchling, clutching at Arianna's hand.
Aislinn takes in a deep breath and watches the dragonet, her smile
	slowly returning.
Leirra moves back a little to give the hatchling room.
Torlana watches the hatchlings.
Kelesta moves back with Leirra, and watches with wonder as the blue
	searches for his weyrmate.
Lecil watches with that half-smile that riders get at hatchings, remembering.
Katany steps closer to Irrylath, touching her weyrmate
	lightly. Soothing, her eyes on the dragonet.
Jerissa moves one foot back, then the other, her hand still grasping
	Jacera's, her eyes gazing at the blue.
Aislinn rejoins Leirra and Kelesta, her eyes never leaving the blue.
Rain's Mist Hatchling's resolute movements, quietly assured, bring him
	nose -- still glistening with egg's fluid -- to nose with a
	back-stepping Candidate, even still calm. Narai. Before him. Narai.
Leirra smiles brightly at Narai.
Arianna smiles at Narai and at the blue.
Celie smiles softly.
Aislinn smiles as the two are weyrmated.
Kyleri's face breaks into a grin as the first impression is made.
White and Grey Egg rocks as a talon pierces the shell at the bottom.
Jerissa's eyes glance over to Narai, a massive smile breaking out on
	her face in happiness for her friend.
Kelesta breathes in deeply, her face gentle and happy.
Torlana smiles at Narai, then turns back to the eggs
Leirra's attention is pulled back to the eggs.
White and Grey Egg begins to move urgently, the hatchling within
	battering violently at the yellow-white shell.
Jacera watches Narai and the blue anxiously, still shifting from foot
	to foot...
Celie's eyes turn back to the eggs as they continue to shudder.
Aislinn's eyes watch Narai for a minute, then turn back to the eggs.
Arianna looks to the eggs again.
A sharp crack, sound of lightning striking rock. In the soft moment
	afterwards the shell falls away, forgotten.
Kairn blinks and then grins widely, watching the blue and Narai. He
	continues to grip Arianna's hand. Then turns back to the other eggs.

Faint fragility seems to buoy this green, belied by the swaggering
aplomb of sharp-cut angles. Planer lines of head shadow and darken
her, opacity coming to light in translucence; crisp carved wings shine
palest green, bleeding to forest at their tips. Sinuous neck and
smooth sides swell as if smith-blown, bubbled with the faintest of
flaws; like apprentice glass, her shade as well is marred: variating
greens, all tinged with a singular blue.

Jerissa snaps her eyes back at the sound, rivetting her attention on the egg.
Kelesta watches, breathless, as the hatchling breaks free. She
	momentarily winces at the crack.
Arianna smiles at the green dragonet.
Torlana starts at the hatchling.
Jeren's attention is all over the place. With all the eggs hatching,
	he seems confused as to where to look.
Aislinn looks at the green admiringly.
Rain's Mist Hatchling gazes into Narai's eyes.
Celie holds her breath as the green emerges.
Leirra smiles, a little more relaxed now that the first Impression is made.
Jacera turns her attention to the freshly shelled green and smiles
	happily. She steps forward a bit and watches the hatchling intently.
Narai gasps, her eyes meeting that rainbow regard. "Farrith?"
Glass Green Hatchling stops to peer at the broken shards then looks at
	the candidates. She takes a step closer to a young girl, her voice is
	clear as she warbles.
Kairn smiles at Narai again, watching the green closely.
Jerissa shifts onto the balls of her feet, then the heels. Her gaze on
	the green and her feet ready to move out of the way.
Jacera glances quickly over at Narai and grins, mouthing her a
	congratulations before looking back at the green.
Celie takes a step back, watching the green hatchling intently.
Torlana shifts from foot to foot, still watching the green dragonet.
Aislinns gaze follows the dragonet.
Arianna fidgets with her robe knots, then brushes her hand through her hair.
Leirra watches the green closely.
Kelesta licks her dry lips anxiously. She keeps her eyes on the new
	Green's movements.
Dayshift Egg starts rocking again, the hatchling inside renewing the
	efforts. Sand at the egg base seems to displace as the egg tries to
	move.
Jeren's gaze snaps around, as he notices someone's impending Impression.
Glass Green Hatchling follows Jacera's gaze, then looks at the girl
	once more seeming to consider.
Jerissa adjusts the neck of her robe, the tension in her form evident.
Celie's eyes shift from the hatchling to the egg, uncertain of which to watch.
Lecil smiles at Narai, then elbows R'tar and whispers something to him.
Kairn smiles at Arianna and gives her hand a squeeze, watching the
	green hatchling carefully.
Arianna grins, then looks to Jacera.
Leirra raises her eyebrows and grins at Jac.
Arianna squeezes Kairn's hand, and smiles up at him.
Jacera catches her breath and watches the green's glowing eyes, motionless.
Jerissa drops Jacera's hand and moves away from her friend.
Aislinn's gaze goes to Jacera, and she grins.
Kelesta grins encouragingly to Jacera and to the hatching egg.
Celie smiles warmly at her friend, watching her intently.
Glass Green Hatchling turns away abruptly, heading towards another
	group of candidates, looking at each one only briefly.
Celie's eyes cloud with disappointment as the hatchling moves away.
Leirra bites her lip.
Arianna gasps slightly, then looks at the green again.
Kelesta's attention is drawn back from the Eggs to the green
	hatchling, her eye's widen with confusion.
Aislinn's smile fades a little as she watches Jacera and then the green.
Jacera finally lets her breath out as the green turns away, giving off
	a deep sigh. She glances over at her friends, dissapointment written
	all over her face.
Torlana stares at the green dragonet
Dayshift Egg rocks again, burrying deeper in the sands. Small cracks
	appear at the top, but then the rocking stops for a short while.
Arianna smiles at Jacera reassuringly.
Jerissa squeezes Jacera's arm in comfort.
Jeren tugs on a earlobe, more than a little confusion in his expression.
Celie reaches out to squeeze Jac's shoulder.
Kairn watches the green intently, holding onto Arianna's hand.
Irrylath is finally calm -- or, perhaps, merely resigned. She watches
	the proceedings placidly, quiet bugles sounding from time to time as
	one of her children finds their mate.
Arianna becomes nervous, and starts to hum softly to herself.
Glass Green Hatchling turns around and heads back to where she has
	just come approaching Jacera again. Her gaze is not on her anymore but
	Celie.
Jacera musters a smile for Celie, Jerissa, and Arianna, then watches
	as the Green moves on.
Celie holds her breath, watching the green with wide eyes.
Arianna smiles at Celie.
Leirra grins at Celie.
Kelesta shivers as another wave of goosebumps overtakes her, her face
	an odd mixture of happippiness, nervousness and longing.
Narai finally breaks gazes with Farrith, but only momentarily to look
	at the chaos. She brushes away a tear that rolls down her cheek and
	turns her attention back to the tiny blue.
R'tar steps within a pacelength of the Weyrlingmaster, his face
	quietly betraying the stoic features he would like to present. He
	grins.
Kairn watches the hatchling approach Celie, his smile broadens as he
	watches the young harper and the green dragonet.
Dayshift Egg starts rocking again, the crack at the top
	widening. Small shards detack, slip down the vibrating egg shell to
	rest on the sands.
Jacera looks from the Green to Celie and back again anxiously.
Torlana awtches Celie and the green
Leirra looks back to the eggs, her face tensing momentarily.
Celie doesn't move an inch, her attention focused on the green's rainbow eyes.
Glass Green Hatchling gazes into Celie's eyes.
Aislinn's attention shifts back to the egg that is hatching, but her
	gaze flickers back to grin as Celie impresses.
Jerissa's eyes flicker back and forth, from Celie and the green, to
	the rocking eggs.
Sudden tremors shake the bright shell of the Dayshift Egg as the
	hatchling inside attempts to hammer a way out into the world.
Arianna smiles at Celie, she starts to rock back and forth and hum
	again as she looks at the eggs again.
Celie gives a low cry. She falls to her knees and reaches out to touch
	the dragon on the nose. "Her name is Urieth!"
Torlana smiles at Celie and turns toward the egg
Dayshift Egg rolls abruptly back, splitting neatly into a few large pieces.
Jacera smiles wistfully at Celie. "Congrats, Celie... She's beautiful."

The golden touch of the year's twilight graces this sculpted brown
fledgling in a ardorous mantling -- but one of innate warmth, rather
than any mere varnish. Pale layers of tan, fawn and faint bistre
unfold along pinion to wingspar's tip, while a blunted muzzle displays
the mastered hand of a gifted carpenter. Sharp, unsanded angles
delineate the unfinished block of his body, provoking a natural
artistry in their relief: ridged ribs, hollowed grain of neck,
whittled planes of haunch and fetlock. Pliant contrast dwells in the
supple swell and movement of his too-young wingsails; white talons
glint in the faintest light, carving the earth beneath him.

Jerissa flashes a smile at Celie, her happiness evident on her face.
Arianna gasps, then starts to hum merrily as the brown comes out to
	meet the world and his lifemate.
Kelesta hears the exultation of Celie, and a grin breaks over her
	face. She keeps her eyes on the newly hatched brown, sighing with
	relief now that he'd hatched.
Aislinn watches the brown, her eyes intent on him.
Celie wipes her eyes and hugs the green dragon close.
Kairn gasps as a brown hatches, gripping Arianna's hand tightly. He
	watches the brown in awe.
Leirra watches the brown and renews her grip on Kelesta's hand.
Aislinn smiles back at Leirra and Kelesta reassuringly.
Torlana watches the beautiful brown.
Jerissa frets with her lower lip, biting it until it bleeds
	slightly. She uses a back of a hand to wipe the blood away, eyes
	rivetted on the dragonet.
Aislinn turns her attention back to the brown, taken with its every movement.
Jacera seeks out Jerissa's hand again and squeezes it as she watches the brown.
Arianna grips Kairn's hand tightly, her attention on the brown.
Celie leads Urieth away from the others.
Jeren finds himself tapping the sand anxiously with one toe, and
	stops, so that it may sizzle in peace.
Kairn continues to stare at the brown, holding onto Arianna's hand
	tightly. His eyes dart from egg to egg for a moment, then fall once
	again on the brown.
Kyleri takes a few steps back to lean against a wall.
Aislinn stands as tall as she can, watching the brown carefully.
Narai and Farrith slowly make their way away from the chaotic mess of
	the hatching, the tears on the girl's face slowly subsiding.
Kelesta inclines herself towards Leirra, grateful for her
	presence. She watches the brown, ready to move out of his way.
Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling finds the sands beneath his feet, and
	looks to his sides. A slooow blink of his eyes, then he starts toward
	the ledges. Stops, turns to face the Candidates. He spots a smallish
	groups, and goes directly to it.
Aislinn stands still, almost not breathing.
Arianna chuckles merrily, then clutches Kairn's hand a little tighter,
	her eyes on the brown.
Leirra realizes she is holding her breath and slowly exhales.
Kairn blinks at the brown, watching him closely.
Jeren's eyes track...it might be heading this way.
Jerissa looks briefly to jacera, squeezing her hand, whilst using her
	other to adjust her neck line.
Kelesta , except for her slow, deep breathing, could be a statue on the Sands.
Torlana absently squeezes Jerens hand.
Shandra looks down with a faint air of surprise, as she finds herself
	holding J'rell's hand.
Matte Grey and Silver Egg rooooooollllllls to one side, then just sort
	of shifts back and forth for a bit.
Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling stops before a small girl with
	strangely bright hair, looking up, his eyes swirling with curiosity as
	much as with the usual Hatchling hunger. Then he goes on his way, the
	girl barely dodging.
Kyleri looks over at Shandra and J'rell, then down at her own hands,
	then up at the stands.
Cado shifts his feet on the sands slightly, looking out onto the sands
	with distant, thoughtful eyes, watching every movement.
Jerissa looks the brown over nervously, shifting her feet on the sand absently.
Arianna smiles at the brown, then at Kairn, Jerissa, and Jacera.
Kairn's sharp intake of breath is heard as he watches the near
	miss. He breathes a sigh of relief as the girl jumps out of the way.
Aislinn lets her breath out slowly, her eyes focused on the hatchling.
J'rell smiles at Shandra before returning his attention to the Sands.
Kelesta tenses. She grips Leirra's hand anew and remembers to breathe.
Matte Grey and Silver Egg emits a regular thuding sound as it's
	occupant works to get out.
Leirra exchanges a grin with Kelesta.
Arianna lets out a sigh, then shuffles in the sand a bit, she
	continues to hum to keep herself calm.
Kelesta's hair on the back of her neck prickles as she hears the
	dragonet inside the grey and silver egg.
Jerissa pushes stray locks of hair from her eyes and shoves them
	behind her ears, looking from the dragonet to the egg.
Leirra's attention is torn between the dragonet and the silver egg.
Aislinn forces herself to look around and breath.
Jacera looks around at some of the other hatchlings, then looks across
	the unhatched eggs while fanning her neck with her runnertail to try
	to cool off a bit.
Kairn smiles at Arianna, watching the brown for another moment. He
	gives her hand a squeeze.
Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling darts along the semi-circle, seeming
	as if he knows his way. He barely stops before a couple, his wings
	swaying clumsily. He stops before Kairn, giving him a thorough look,
	his head inclined quizzically.
Leirra grins.
Arianna smiles at Kairn and the brown, she squeezes his hands tightly.
Aislinn takes an involuntary step back.
Amber and Teal Egg shivers, just a bit.
Kairn gapes at the brown, staring at it's large eyes. "Huh?"
Cado parts his lips slightly to draw a slow breath. He folds his hands
	one over the other in front of the knot on his robe and looks
	distantly onward.
Matte Grey and Silver Egg shifts, a slight hissing of sand. Cracks
	begin to spiderweb across its surface.
Aislinn watches Cado for a second, looking concerned, before turning
	her attention back to the eggs.
A wet tail tip can be seen as the cracks widen, shards sliding every-which-way.

Beryl and emerald dissolved within one another: the collusion, a
viscous fluid blended without gradation, lends a depthless clarity to
this temperate fledgling's hide. His frame is described more
accurately as a study in gradual motion than definitions of length and
breadth: a flaring nostril, a coiling neck, or a retracting
talon. Serene without need for show, both his stance and his
progression defy the eccentric whims of emotion; feeling has purpose,
each gesture a precise performance of requisite pathos.

Jeren sighs softly as he surveys the heated sands.
Kelesta clenches and unclenches her jaw, trying to work off
	tension. Her gaze is suddenly drawn to the tail's sudden appearance,
	and a grin crosses her face.
Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling suddenly turns his head, a movement
	distracting him. He readily forgets the Candidate before him, going to
	investigate. Over Kairn.
Leirra straightens her back, stretching a little. She shifts her
	weight and smiles at the new little dragon.
Arianna smiles at the blue hatchling, then back to Kairn and the
	brown, squeezing his hand tightly for encouragement.
Kairn's echo of pain reverberates over the cavern. He lays on the
	sand, clutching at it as he scoots backwards, away from the
	hatchling. His tunic becoming quickly stained dark red from the
	gashes.
Aislinn gasps as she sees the brown try to go through Kairn.
Torlana watches the new dragonet.
Lecil busies herself with weyrlings, keeping them out of the way.
Leirra gasps. "Oh!"
Celie looks up in surprise.
Jerissa tenses as the new dragonet emerges, watching it carefully.
Kyleri winces visibly, and takes a few steps towards Kairn.
Katany winces, fading closer to G'rel.
Jeren blinks and looks about him, suddenly very aware of his immediate
	surroundings.
Jacera stares at Kairn with wide eyes and looks around for someone to help him.
Kelesta turns to Kairn, a look of horror and sympathy on her face.
Arianna falls to her knees, she looks at Kairn, "Kairn? Help is coming."
Shandra starts, but sees Kyleri heading over.
Aislinn takes a step toward Arianna and Kairn and looks desperately
	around for Shandra or Katany to do something.
Jerissa shivers as she sees what the young dragonet does to Kairn.
Kyleri arrives at Kairn's side and flips up his tunic quickly.
Warm Ocean Blue Hatchling lifts his head, gazes towards the queen for
	a moment, then with all deliberation, steps away from the remains of
	his egg and towards the candidates.
Leirra's jaw hangs open, watching Kairn worredly.
Kairn continues to back away until he hits something, the wall. He
	stops and looks around, eyes wide with fear. He blinks and looks down
	at Kyleri, his eyes clouding as he sees the gash...
Jeren watches this with the air of one who intends to know if anything
	comes within three feet of him.
Jacera squeezes Jerissa's hand and steps closer to her. Her attention
	is focused on Kairn for the moment.
Arianna holds on to kairn's hand still, she smiles sadly.
Katany lifts her voice, tightly controlled. "Kyleri will handle
	it. Aislinn, Arianna -- pay attention to the _dragons_."
Aislinn turns to makes sure everyone is staying out of the hatchlings path.
Aislinn nods quickly to Katany and swallows, turning to watch the hatchlings.
Leirra closes her mouth at Katany's voice and turns back toward the eggs.
Arianna looks to Katany, the reluntantly, lets go of Kairn's hand,
	standing again.
Kyleri rips bits from Kairn's robe and staunches the bleeding.
Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling turns his head at the loud cry, but is
	quickly distracted by the noise among the Candidates. He starts toward
	the girl that seems to be looking in his direction, and approaches.
Jerissa edges her way behind Jacera, eyes wide.
Kelesta watches intently as the hatchlings continue their quest for lifemates.
Arianna watches the brown and blue again, sometimes looking at Kairn.
Aislinn watches the brown closely.
Celie watches Kairn and Kyleri silently, her arm holding Urieth close.
G'rel holds Katany by her waist, pulling her closer to him. He mutters
	to Katany, "... with..." , he mutters.
Kyleri takes another look at the gashes, and her shoulders relax
	visibly. She wraps a long length of formerly-white robe around the
	boy's midsection and lifts him easily, carrying him towards the
	stands.

You climb up into the Stands.

Igen Weyr Hatching Grounds - Stands(#228RJ)

Doria watches Jerissa, willing her to be strong and Impress.
On the Sands, Warm Ocean Blue Hatchling moves through and around
	clumps of candidates, searching, searching. He stops, holds still, and
	seems to focus on something or someone.
Ronan sits back down and holds Jenufa's hand for a moment, ready to
	spring up again.
On the Sands, Kairn lets himself be lifted and leans heavily on
	Kyleri, glancing over his shoulder at Arianna.
Jenufa turns to Aisha with a frown, "I've never seen this happen at a
	hatching...does it look serious to you?"
On the Sands, Leirra glances sadly at Kairn.
On the Sands, Torlana watches both dragonets and makes sure not to get
	in their way.
Horan slips out from behind a person and cheers at a candidate,
	pumping his small fist in the air.
On the Sands, Cado looks on after Kairn, but sees that Kyleri is
	taking care of him, and turns back toward the sands. His eyes fall on
	the approaching blue hatchling, regarding it quietly.
Kyleri steps up into the stands, arms full of injured
	candidate. "Someone get numbweed!" she calls.
On the Sands, Arianna looks sullen, then looks at the blue and brown again.
Calalin says "It happens, Jenufa. Sometimes people just don't move
	fast enough.""
Karitha casts a sympathy filled gaze at teh hurt candidate.
On the Sands, Jacera watches with relief and turns her attention back
	to the hatchlings on the sands. She moves over a bit and pulls Jerissa
	forward again. "C'mon, 'Rissa..."
Averil turns to regard the injured Candidate, her lips twisting in
	sympathy. Then her eyes are drawn back quickly to the action on the
	sands.
Aisha smiles as the drudge returns clutching a jar of numbweed. She
	stands stupidly by the Headwoman as Aisha responds to Jenufa. "I
	dunno. Kyleri seems to be taking care of it, but I'm sure Kairn could
	use some numbweed."
Kyleri clears a bench with a glare and sets Kairn back down gently.
Triene looks over at Kairn, hoping he's okay.
On the Sands, Aislinn looks at Kyleri, then back at the brown, then at
	the blue and the eggs.
Jenufa makes room for Kyleri and Kairn. She quickly rips off part of
	her sleeve and offers it tentatively.
On the Sands, Jerissa shifts from one foot to the other, nearly
	falling as Jacera pulls her forward.
On the Sands, Leirra watches the brown warily.
Kaie watches Kairn and Kyleri as they go by, mouth hanging open.
On the Sands, Arianna starts to cough, then stops to examine the
	hatchlings, she smiles again.
On the Sands, Kelestacannot remove her gaze from the searching Blue
	and Brown. She rolls onto the balls of her toes.
Aisha takes the jar of numbweed from the drudge and offers it to Kyleri.
Myrkia still in awe watches the hatching intently.
Kairn winces and holds his side, sitting carefully on the bench. He
	looks around, ashamed and embarrassed as he turns his gaze to the
	ground, his eyes clouded with pain.
Kyleri takes the numbweed and applies it liberally. "Is there a healer
	nearby?" she calls.
Jenufa speaks soothingly to Kairn as his wounds are dressed.
Orinoco looks over at Kairn. "Oooh."
On the Sands, Torlana shifts foot to foot.
On the Sands, Jeren keeps his eyes on the blue and the brown because
	they're moving.
Lanis smiles sympathetically at Kairn.
On the Sands, Jacera leans over and whispers something to Jerissa.
Karitha turns from looking at the woulded candidtate, and looks back
	at teh searching blue and brown.
Dibny says "Aren't there healers on hand on the sands?"
Ronan stands up and adds his bull bellow. "We need a healer over here, please."
On the Sands, Jerissa rubs her spare hand against the side of her
	robe, leaning over as jacera whispers.
On the Sands, Katany mutters to G'rel.
Kaie looks back and forth from Kairn the the sands, to Kairn again...
The drudge instinctively jumps out of the way when Kyleri yells. With
	one last nervous look at Aisha, and Kyleri, she scuttles away.
On the Sands, Leirra quietly hums to herself, nervously shifting her feet.
Aisha stands up on her bench and calls into the crowd, "Is there a
	healer here?"
On the Sands, Jerissa nods at Jacera, watching the dragonets intently.
Kairn frowns, watching Kyleri work on him. His physical pain seems to
	be relieved, but he doesn't look up at anyone, avoiding eye contact.
Kyleri gives Dibny a look, and snaps, "Yes. I'm trying to find them."
On the Sands, Jacera smiles a bit at Jerissa.
On the Sands, Arianna brushes back her hair again, sweat beading on
	her forehead, she stands alone in the spot she stands in now.
On the Sands, Aislinn watches the two hatchlings, her gaze shifting to
	the eggs every so often.
Jenufa waves helplessly to Varoni, then turns her attention back to Kairn.
Lissiel says hesitantly, "I'm no formal Healer, but I done a thing or
	two along those lines."
Dibny shrugs.
Myrkia stands towatch the eggs shift and rock.
Varoni steps up into the stands and plops down into a seat next to
	Jenufa. He whispers a question to her.
Kaie bites her lower lip, and tears herself away from the hatching to
	hobble over near Kairn.
Dibny says "It seems a little strange to bring someone up by us
	spectators, but then I can't see anyway with all these Telgar Holders
	in front of me."
Doria watches the Sands and keeps an eye on Shanto to make sure he's
	not in the way.
Aisha frowns at Lissiel and gestures to Kyleri. "Well, see what she says."
On the Sands, Jerissa finds something else to distract her, her
	braid. She pulls on it gently watching the dragonets and eggs, eyes
	barely moving.
On the Sands, Aislinn keeps her eyes on the hatchlings, but moves to
	stand near Arianna.
Dibny grins good-naturedly to said holders.
Kyleri nods to Lissiel. "If you would be willing..."
On the Sands, Katany mutters to G'rel.
On the Sands, Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling stops before a thin
	girl, with this curious bright hair and blemished skin. He looks her
	over, his gaze quizzical.
Kairn slumps against Jenufa, not knowing who is around him or holding
	him up. He tears his gaze away from the floor and scans the sands
	until his eyes fall on Arianna again.
Kaie one hand on her cane, awkwardly kneels beside the injured lad,
	eyes wide and sad, and whispers something to him.
Rianne climbs into the stands.
Kyleri claps Kairn on the shoulder, gently, and heads back onto the sands.
Lissiel moves to Kairn's side and examines the damage.
Orinoco smiles. "Rianne!"
Doria roots silently for Jerissa... Hoping....
On the Sands, Arianna smiles at the brown and blue excitedly.
Triene waves to Rianne, "Over here!"
Aisha frowns at Kairn and nudges him. "Don't go between on now." she
	says with forced joviality.
On the Sands, Kelesta keeps looking forward, but her gaze is drawn
	inexorably to the brown fledgling.
On the Sands, Leirra's eyes widen as she watches the brown.

You step down onto the sands.
Igen Weyr Hatching Grounds - Sands

Aislinn's gaze shifts between the hatchlings, the eggs, and Leirra.
Warm Ocean Blue Hatchling continues his investigations, his tail held
	carefully off of the sands.
Arianna hums softly again, smiling happily at the blue and brown.
Kyleri steps back onto the sands, walking over to Shandra and J'rell
	and murmuring to them.
You whisper "He'll be fine." to Shandra and J'rell.
Fresh-Hewn Teak Brown Hatchling gazes into Kelesta's eyes.
Leirra releases Kelesta's hand and steps back, grinning.
J'rell nods to Kyleri, looking relieved.
Jacera looks back over at the blue and watches it eagerly.
Arianna smiles at Kelesta, then looks at the blue excitedly.
Jerissa tugs at her braid, her other hand still grasping Jacera's
	tightly. She smiles as the brown looks to Kelesta.
Kelesta carefully releases Leirra's hand, ready to move if need
	be. She glances admiringly over the sculpted features. Her face breaks
	into joy...
Shandra nods, a look of relief crossing her face. She mutters to
	Kyleri, the word numbweed echoing curiously off the walls.
Kyleri leans back against the wall, absently brushing at a bloodstain
	on her shirt.
Leirra's attention is captured by the roaming blue.
Jacera grins a bit and tugs at Jerissa's braid too.
Kelesta reaches with trembling hands to scratch the brown's eyeridge,
	"Calenth!" she cries in wonder.
Leirra watches the Autumn Egg, admiring its color.
Torlana smiles at Kelesta and tuns back to the dragonet and eggs
Arianna shrugs, as she sees she stands alone, she starts to hum and
	look at the chaos at the same time.
Shandra eyes the group of weyrlings malevolently.
R'tar's hands unclasp behind him as the weyrlings begin to
	mill. Directing with precise gestures and meaningful glances he
	corrals them near the vats of meat.
Kelesta and Calenth stumble together to the side, taking comfort and
	mutual support from each other across the black sands.
Jacera waves Ariandra over to join her and Jerissa.
Aislinn watches the hatchling and the eggs, her smile fading a little
	as she looks more nervous.
Jacera waves Arianna over to join her and Jerissa.
Leirra moves over to fill in the gap in the semi-circle.
Jeren stands there quietly, aware that Impressions are going on around
	him, but focusing his attention on any dragonet that might come near
	him.
Warm Ocean Blue Hatchling seems to be finally honing in on someone. He
	moves carefully, but with purpose.
Celie moves with Urieth over to the corner, where the promise of food lies.
Kelesta looks deeply at Celenth, affirming their bond.
Arianna seems to be in her own little world, she rocks back and forth,
	humming softly and keeping an eye on the blue.
Amber and Teal Egg shifts suddenly, then stands still for a moment
	before starting to rock.
Twist. Pause. Twist again, quicker and circular, as though the Autumn
	Fire Egg were trying to hide it's vibrant shell in the sands.
Autumn Fire Egg jerks once, dramatically. Cracks finally begin to
	appear, pieces of shell flaking away until at last the Hatchling is
	revealed.
Leirra smiles wistfully at Kelesta, then her gaze returns to the hatching egg.
Aislinn watches the new hatchling emerge.

A flair for the extravagant, indeed: this brawny brown fairly screams
it, with scarcely a smooth curve to commend him from pale, tawny
extremities to nigh-orange of belly. Broad-beamed head extends long
and narrow, jolting with quick-drawn force; narrow-sailed wings jut
sharp and angled, their hue sand-touched sunset. An overlong tail
invites his only sinuosity: sleek and supple, mirror to his mood;
flamboyant, alive, utterly at ease.

Leirra smiles at the Brown.
Arianna laughs cheerfully, her eyes on the newest hatchling and on the
	blue, she contniues with her little 'dance' routine and her humming.
Torlana smiles as she watches the dragonets.
Aislinn grins at the brown, shifting her attention between him and the blue.
Sorrel Sunset Brown Hatchling arrives out of the darkened world of his
	egg into this one. Simply that: there. But the arrogant stride mimics
	more a swagger than a step. A wing snaps out brilliantly as if mocking
	a weyrling's salute to his dam. Dramatic turn, and he is away.
Warm Ocean Blue Hatchling decides.
Jacera tears her gaze away from the blue and looks at the brown. She
	smiles a bit as she pulls her runnertail over her shoulder to dangle
	down her front, leaving her neck more bared.
Warm Ocean Blue Hatchling gazes into Arianna's eyes.
Leirra smiles at Arianna.
Jerissa digs her sandaled toe into the sand, quickly pulling it out as
	she realises just how hot it is. She looks at the dragons, still tense
	and smiles at Anna.
Aislinn smiles at Arianna, then back to the brown.
Arianna falls to one knee, and crys, "Stranth!"
Jacera smiles broadly at Arianna, then looks away and wipes a tear
	from her eye.
Torlana smiles at Arianna and turns back to the brown
Sorrel Sunset Brown Hatchling chuffs, not yet finding his true voice,
	and the echo dies in the excited air.
Aislinn watches the brown, a look of concern crossing her face.
Cado takes a careful glance around the area...the stands...the
	eggs...Irrylath and Keth...the candidates...He sighs a bit and looks
	back on the hatchlings, still gazing distantly.
Leirra's smile fades a bit as she watches the Brown.
Jerissa beams at Anna, thrilled she impressed. She turns her gaze back
	to the sands.
Arianna hugs Stranth and moves to the side with the other dragonets
	and their lifemates.
Lurching with sudden swiftness to one side, the Amber and Teal Egg
	begins to rock in earnest.
Stranth does follow under Arianna's arm.
Leirra moves a little closer to Aislinn's side.
Back and forth it rocks, tempo increasing as the tips of claws become
	visible. A series of cracking noises and the hatchling emerges,
	leaving fragments of the Amber and Teal Egg in her wake.
Sorrel Sunset Brown Hatchling adds more pomp to his movement. Now it
	is his tail which takes in the broken semi-circle with amused, cyncial
	gestures and coils. His approach is swift.
Leirra gets ready to jump out of the brown's way, if need be.

As summer surrenders herself to autumn's whisperings as they travel
across the treetops, his airy voice adds itself to the dulcet alto of
a winding, meadow stream -- the new dragon calls. Leaf drop patterns
colour her silk hide, dotting her flanks with tinges of sunlight and
fire. Serpentine build, sleek and writhing with muscle, makes her
movement a concert -- colours ripple and blend with light and then
shadow. Out of the viridescent glow of her flawless covering, two
pools of whirling red-stained blue stare -- the crimson relics of
spring birth and summer growth trapped in the deep, rippling embrace
of a brook.

Aislinn smiles and gently squeezes Leirra's hand as she watches the
	hatchling ands and the eggs.
Jerissa smiles. She mutters to Jacera, "... I'm enjoying... little more..." 
Aislinn gasps slightly as she looks at the green.
Jacera smiles at Jerissa and nods. She leans over to give the other
	girl a quick hug, then looks over at the newest hatchling.
Aislinn mutters to Leirra, "how..."
Leirra gasps at the lovely green.
Green Meadow Stream Hatchling stands in the shards of her egg, wings
	spreading languidly, gazing at the new world around her. She takes a
	slow step, then another.
Jeren grins wryly at the brown hatchling's attitude.
Torlana smiles as she watches the hatchlings
Aislinn's eyes follow the newly hatched green, but still glance back
	at the brown.
Jerissa smiles a little, her gaze passing from the brown to the
	green. She tosses her braid over her shoulder and wipes her hand
	across her brow.
Cado's eyes stray over toward the new green, a bit of a smile widening
	as he watches her first struggling steps.
A spray of black grains clouds the air as the Sorrel Sunset Brown
	Hatchling spins in place, following the flamboyance of his
	tail. Another chuff, and he is gazing at a wiry young man.
Jeren glances about swiftly. Is someone looking at him?
Green Meadow Stream Hatchling takes another step or two, the image of
	grace until she hits an eggshell and goes wing-over-tail. Landing in a
	heap, she lets out a croon of...amusement?
Leirra grins at the brown.
Silver-Touched Purple Egg shudders a little in place as if to remind
	those watching it's still there.
Jacera giggles quietly at the green.
Jeren fixes eyes with the brown, in a display of perception.
Aislinn laughs softly, her mouth curling into a wide smile as she
	watches the green.
Leirra starts to fidget nerously again.
Sorrel Sunset Brown Hatchling answers Jeren's unspoken question. He
	is. Right there, and then everywhere as both wings rise up above his
	own head. The Candidates gaze enveloped in the mantling.
Jerissa giggles softly at the green, moving forward to help it up and
	standing back quickly.
Torlana backs away from Jeren.
Sorrel Sunset Brown Hatchling gazes into Jeren's eyes.
Celie smiles hugely as she watches the new green. She turns back to
	Urieth and hugs her even tighter.
Kelesta gathers some food from R'tar, as much as she can carry. Her
	arm protectively across Calenth's warm body, she feeds his deep
	hunger, only peripherally aware of others' joy.
Aislinn grins at Jeren, then looks back to watch the green.
Torlana smiles at Jeren.
Arianna smiles at Celie and Narai, then looks to Jeren with a smile,
	she turns back to Stranth and hugs him lovingly.
Jacera giggles even more at Jeren and the brown. She watches in
	suprise as Jerissa steps forward.
R'tar nods to Kelesta, assisting her where he can before attending to
	the others.
Arianna smiles at Kelesta too.
Jeren blinks, and drops to one knee to face the dragonet. "Tarienth?
	You're Tarienth!" he says in growing happiness.
Leirra watches Jerissa with alarm, hoping there won't be another accident
Silver-Touched Purple Egg shudders a little more, spraying a few
	grains of sands about.
Green Meadow Stream Hatchling works her way to her feet with much
	wing-wiggling, and peers closely at the white-colored thing that
	helped her.
Aislinn smiles as she hears Jeren, but her gaze never leaves the green
	and her smile never fades.
Shandra eyes the stands and then strides across the Sands.
Jacera grabs for Jerissa's hand as soon as its in reach and drags her back.
Cado winces slightly at the green, but sees she's ok. His eyes stray
	toward a darker movement...the night-sky egg.
Shandra climbs up into the Stands.
Jerissa steps back next to Jacera.
Torlana watches the dragonet and the egg. Her gaze shifts from one to
	the other.
Leirra watches the green and the rocking egg and sighs.
Silver-Touched Purple Egg starts to spin. Silver dust streaks blend
	with flurries of sands and the rich purple layers haze as the egg
	begins to fragment.
Jacera looks around at the thining ranks of candidates and the much
	depleted stock of eggs before her.
Green Meadow Stream Hatchling eyes the two girls in front of her, head
	tilted to the side. She lets out a soft inquisitive croon.
Jerissa smiles at the green, letting go of Jacera's hand and moving
	back a little.
Jacera clutches at Jerissa's hand and stares down at the green, breath
	held again...
Silver-Touched Purple Egg abruptly stops spinning as though pausing
	dramatically.
Aislinn's glance shifts between the green and the last remaining egg.
Torlana watches whats going on around the green
Silver-Touched Purple Egg gives a sudden, violent shake, spraying sand
	in the process. Cracking sounds echo, sharp hammer-blows somehow
	audible above all the commotion.
Jeren and Tarienth finally make their way to one side, moving
	companionably towards the food.
Tiny lines filigree the surface of the Silver-Touched Purple Egg,
	spreading rapidly until, with a quick jerk, the shell shatters.

The glaring chill of winter's turquoise noon against a stark glacier
-- but etched darker in jagged fissures, marring his glossed hide with
shadow-play. Not so much beautiful in structure as predatory; lancing
talons, body drawn tight and compact, neck honed to sharp, sleek
head. Inky striation facture his wings, graphically illustrating their
construction to minutest detail. His tail lashes staccato, stilling
only as ember eyes focus upon their eventual goal.

Kelesta grins lovingly at Calenth as he lifts his head to listen to
	the hammering, meat hanging from his jaws.
Green Meadow Stream Hatchling gently nudges one girl out of the way,
	and croons again, more definitely, to the other.
Leirra's eyes are drawn to the blue.
Torlana gazes up at the blue.
G'rel takes a good look over the Candidates, then leans to Katany, whispering.
Green Meadow Stream Hatchling gazes into Jerissa's eyes.
Aislinn looks between the two hatchling, her smile fading, replaced by
	a lost look.
Arianna smiles.
Katany motions towards the blue. "I think he takes after his sire, Garelen."
Jacera gets knocked backwards and lands on her rear in the hot
	sands. She just sits there and sighs, watching Jerissa and the green
	together.
Katany tilts her head to peer up at the bronzerider, mouthing a surprised word.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling stands in the middle of his shards, and
	spreads his wings-- their inky striations contrasting with the glowing
	red of his whirling eyes.
Aislinn watches the blue, her eyes riveted to the blue.
Torlana smiles at Jerissa and turns to the blue
Leirra is holding her breath again.
Cado winces slightly as the night-egg explodes into shards. It was so
	pretty...but the new hatchling emerged immediately catches his
	attention. He draws a quick breath.
Arianna hugs Stranth happily, then whispers something to him.
G'rel nods, looking into her eyes. He mutters to Katany,
	"I... Tilani... tell... it's... and... words to the remaining
	Candidates."
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling raises his head and bugles loudly. The
	sound reverberates tinnily against the cavern walls.
Torlana smiles at the blue, gazing up at him.
Leirra blinks at the loud little blue.
Aislinn listens to the sound, tears springing to her eyes, and she smiles.
Jerissa looks in bemusement at the green. She kneel and hugs her
	nose. Glancing up she announces "Her name is Amrieth!"
Shandra walks over from the bleachers.
Arianna is startled a bit as Stranth responds to the other blue's
	bugle, she then tells Stranth to quiet down.
Celie speaks quietly to Urieth, reassuring her and picking up pieces
	of meat for her to eat.
Cado swallows a bit at the sound. His feet shift a bit, unconsciously,
	as he looks on.
Jacera finally stands up and brushes some of the hot sand off her
	rear. She steps closer to Jerissa and gives her a careful, quick hug,
	then steps back several paces from the new pair.
J'rell looks at Shandra and murmurs to her.
Aislinn 's eyes watch the blue's.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling puffs out his chest a little and stomps
	out of his egg. The shards beneath his feet and he rumbles in
	satisfaction.
Shandra rolls her eyes and shakes her head, murmuring back.
Leirra grins wryly at the little blue's rumblings.
Arianna moves Stranth to the meat bin, feeding him helpfully.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling reaches out with talon and claw towards
	the nearest candidate in a manner reminiscent of a dragon hunting a
	fat wherry.
Aislinn watches the blue, her jaw dropping slightly.
Jerissa stands, reluctantly releasing the green. She staggers over to
	the others that have impressed, leading Amrieth.
Leirra stayed rooted to her spot, watching the blue with fascination.
Celie greets Jerissa with a wide smile, reaching out to grab her
	forearm briefly in congratulations.
Arianna smiles at Jerissa excitedly.
Jacera looks around at the remaining candidates, then looks back at
	the blue hopefully.
Jerissa grins up at Celie, unsure what to do with herself. Instead she
	reaches down and hugs the Amrieth once more.
J'ren's attempt to look up and smile at Jerissa is too much for his
	imperious friend, who drags him back to his proper business.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling lashes his tail and screeches with
	frustration as he swings wide of his mark and begins to fall.
Leirra ohs and lunges to help the little blue.
Torlana gasps and freezes.
Aislinn's eyes look at the blue, watching as Leirra goes for him,
	"Leirra be careful!"
Celie gestures toward the meat bin. "Feed her..." she whispers. Urieth
	then demonstrates by crooning loudly and sticking her nose in the bin.
Torlana says " Careful Leirra!""
Arianna leans against Stranth, as he munches happily from the meat bin.
Cado blinks a bit, then takes a tenative step back, watching the blue
	carefully.
Leirra tries to help the Blue, avoiding his lashing tail.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling lands on top of Cado with an ungraceful
	thud. Wings and claws flail out at his victim whether to be free of
	him or capture him is unclear.
Leirra backs away, afraid of doing more harm than good.
Arianna gasps as she sees Cado disappears under the blue.
Aislinn shrieks, "CADO!"
Torlana gasps and heads toward Cado and the dragonet, yet staying away
	from the tail.
R'tar's eyes narrow upon the Steward.
Jacera watches Cado and the blue quietly. She starts moving around
	slowly, lifting her feet to keep them cool.
Shandra says firmly, "Aislinn, that's quite enough. That will really
	upset them."
Aislinn's mouth snaps shut, and her eyes watch the dragonet.
Leirra watches alertly, ready to help Cado if he needs it.
Cado coughs a bit, taken by surprise, but not really hurt. "Hey...Easy
	there...OK...you're going to have to move, but carefully...ok?..." He
	speaks softly to the dragonet, trying to keep it calm. He glances a
	nervous bit of a smile to the other candidates.
Leirra smiles slightly and relaxes.
Arianna chuckles as Stranth snorts at the bumbling blue.
Torlana signs and smiles.
R'tar's countenance softens. And he nods.
Celie grins as she strokes Urieth's neck.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling wraps his tail possessively about Cado
	and his thrashing slows somewhat.
Forever Winter Blue Hatchling gazes into Cado's eyes.
Leirra smiles faintly at Cado and sighs regretfully.
Shandra comes up behind Aislinn and says, "See, he's okay. It is
	frightening, though."
Torlana smiles at Cado.
Cado smiles a bit and continues trying to calm the blue. "It's
	ok...It's alright..." He blinks and looks into the dragon's whirling
	eyes. "....Tabrith??"
Leirra's shoulders slump a bit.
Shandra takes in the last impression, a green to a chestnut brown
	haired boy, and starts to gather the remaining Candidates up around
	her.
Jacera looks over the empty sands to look at the other remaining
	candidates. She sighs and walks slowly towards the Weyrwoman.
J'rell looks around the Sands with a pleased expression.
G'rel dislodges his eyes from Cado to smile to Katany. "I just wonder
	how he will manage to reconcile Weyrling and Steward duties." Then
	turns to watch the new pair again.
Cado smiles widely and reaches up to touch the dragonet's face. "It's
	ok, Tabrith...I know you're frightened...I'll help you..." He proceeds
	to help untangle the dragonet's wings and talons and right himself,
	finally leading him to the side gently.
Aislinn nods to Shandra, not speaking, but smiling.
Shandra says "Sorry for snapping at you, Aislinn."
Kyleri starts walking slowly towards Cado and Tabrith.
Kelesta and Calenth look simulataneously towards Shandra.
R'tar works with Lecil, busily and expediantly gathering Weyrlings for
	the short trip to the barracks.
Leirra walks toward Shandra, gazing at the broken shards on the Sands.
Aislinn touches Leirra on the arm, and hugs her.
Kelesta and Calenth turn together towards Lecil. Both have rather
	stunned expressions.
Lecil makes sure she has a headcount of dragonets and weyrlings, and
	nods to R'tar to bring up the rear, heading out off the sands and
	leading the parade.
Leirra hugs Aislinn back and fixes her face into a smile.
Aislinn nods to Shandra, "I'm sorry too."
Celie helps Urieth to a better spot.
Jacera musters a smile for Leirra and Aislinn.
Katany says "He is a hard worker, Garelen. I suppose Tabrith will
	require a new focus."
Shandra says "Now. First of all, I'm sorry that your dragons weren't
	on the Sands today, but I've been forced to get to know you all and I
	think that although I wasn't sure when my riders brought you in, I can
	now say that you are all in my opinion excellent members of the Weyr
	and I'm sure there's a dragon for each of you in another egg."
Leirra offers Jacera to join the hug.
Aislinn smiles at Jacera.
Jacera nods quietly to Shandra and joins in the hugs.
Shandra says "Secondly, you may all stay at the Weyr permanently if
	you wish but- thirdly, don't decide tonight, because there's a feast
	to be had in the Living caverns."
Shandra looks uncomfortable at all the hugging happening and taps her foot.
Shandra says "With, I might add, lots of wine, of which I am in dire need."
Jacera glances at the tapping Weyrwoman and quickly straightens up.
J'rell grins at Shandra. "I think we can manage that."
Leirra smiles sincerely at Shandra.
R'tar answers Lecil's nod with one of his own.
Leirra straightens up when she sees the Weyrwoman's annoyance
Jacera giggles a bit at Shandra. "Can I have more than half a glass tonight?"
Leirra grins at Jacera
Shandra whispers something to Jacera.
R'tar gestures the Weyrlings along.
Katany wrinkles her nose. "Spoiled grapes, in abundance."
Leirra smiles at Torlana
Shandra says "You bet, Katany."
Torlana smiles and goes over to stand near Leirra
Jacera blushes slightly and shrugs a bit.
Leirra sighs and looks again at the shards scattered over the Sands
Dragon> All dragons sense that Irrylath bugles! No more eggs!
Lemarath glides down from the ledges.
Dragon> Leilanth bespoke all dragons with << You get to come out of
	the cave? :) >>
Dragon> All dragons sense that Aurelinth croons to Irrylath << My
	rider said it was a wonderful clutch. >>
Lemarath rumbles softly.
Dragon> Nerilth bespoke all dragons with << Weyrlings! >>
Dragon> Perith bespoke all dragons with << Irrylath, you have
	beautiful children. >>
Jacera steps back a bit as Lemarath lands and smiles to her.