Kimbrith's First Clutch

Selenay comes out onto the sands, walking steadily. She bows with respect to Kimbrith and Avoth and then stands stock-still as she realizes her surroundings -- hundreds of dragons ringing the caverns, wings shifting and throats humming in a tapestry of sight and sound. She comes to herself at a whisper from a fellow Candidate and scurries to her place near the eggs.

Shire walks slowly by the Gold, bowing to her and Avoth and then taking her place with the other candidates, near Averil

Rabin bows to Kimbrith and Avoth and goes to stand with the other candidates, eyeing the eggs with obvious excitement.

Rytall bows to Avoth, Kimrith, S'drel, and to Kim. He then finds his place in the circle of candidates.

Keysa bows to Kimbrith and her mate, Avoth, then takes her place in the circle around the eggs, forcing herself not to fidget nervously.

Cerilla looks over at her cousin and gives a strained smile, tehn looks back at the eggs.

Saeriv strides confidantly onto the sands, stopping to bow to Avoth, and then to Kimbrith, deeper and with a bit of flourish.

Katrina takes a deep breath and bows to Kimbrith and Avoth. Then she takes her places next to Keysa.

Shire glances at Averil and smiles slightly, looking nervous

Ryialla does her very best to try not to bounce, and for once in her life, succeeds.

Saeriv raises himself from his bows, and looks at the galleries for a moment, his face paling..as he then moves to take his posiotn around the clutch.

Grainne walks up slowly and bows with respect to Avoth and Kimbrith, tipping a smile to her Weyrleaders before joining her fellow Candidates nearby. She sidles in and stands beside Selenay and another brown haired boy.

Averil turns her head slightly to meet Shire's eyes for a brief second, managing a small smile, then returns her gaze to the eggs, standing quietly, hands at her sides.

Nicholah smiles and nods to Teyal and L'thar, before returning her gaze to the candidates.

Teyal walks over by S'drel and Merla, standing back out of the way, a smile on her lips as she looks over the candidates

Jerissa looks up at the gathered crowds, scanning for familiar faces. She smiles a bit as she recognizes a few people and dragons.

L'thar smiles and stands near the entrance of the waiting room, watching the candidates.

Garlem looks around the ggs, and smiles excitedly.

Selenay has withdrawn fully into herself and watches the eggs with a pale fascination, terrified and yet unable to look away. She smiles at Grainne briefly.

Tannar looks calmer now that the time is due, and shifts on his feet mainly because of the heat. He looks at other Candidates, with strange, somewhat sad expression in his eyes.

Saeriv pushes a stray piece of hair from in front of his face, as he comes to stand by a red haired candidate.

Galin spares a glance at the galleries, seaching for his friends, before returning his attention to the Sands and their contents.

Aisha takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. She reaches out and gently squeezes Selenay's hand.

Keysa glaces over at her cousin, Jehrina and smiles.

Ieyela picks her way across the hot sand quickly, and gives Kimbrith and Avoth, S'drel and Merla a bow then curtsey.

Grimnair looks up the the dragon ledges hoping to see a certain face.

Katrina squeezes Keysa's hand and smiles softly.

Petran takes Jehrina's hand and squeezes it a little too tightly. He smiles at her in apology

Will finds a spot next to Petran, grinning at him briefly before turning to watch the eggs.

Rabin shifts from foot to foot, his eyes on the clutch.

Cerilla shifts from foot to foot as she peers at the eggs, wiping her palms on her robe.

The milk opalescent egg shivers for a moment, and then lies still in the sand.

Nifan doesn't look nervous at all, spacing his weight out evenly, not even shifting on the hot sands.

Katrina looks at the milk egg in fascination.

Jehrina flashes a smile back at Keysa, then across Petran to Will, before focusing her attention on the eggs.

Garlem takes a deep inhale as he notices the egg jump.

Saeriv turns to find Ieyela, befoer returning his gaze to the eggs before him.

Teyal reconciders, and goes back to stand with L'athar, near the waiting room.

Beka shifts on her feet looking up at the Galleries and waving to a little redhaired boy.

Ryialla turns her attention to look at the eggs, shifting from foot to foot as she feels the heat from the sands.

Rytall turns to glance at the milk egg

Tannar notices the move and turns to the eggs, remembering each of them as he looks at them.

Keysa gives Katrina's hand a squeeze back, finding comfort in the gesture.

Shire stands quietly, watching the eggs with solemn eyes

Jerissa's attention returns to the eggs quickly as they begin moving.

Grainne watches the Candidates file in, a certain sense of deja vu washing over her. She straightens and smooths her robe unconsciously and shifts feet as the heat of the sands seeps through the soles of her sandals.

The milk opalescent egg quakes violently, and a crack appears from the thin end, stretching slowly along the side, near the bottom.

Petran notices one of the eggs move but tries to smile serenely. The corner of one mouth quivers a bit ..

Keysa quietly watches the rocking eggs, noting small cracks in some of them. She won't have to wait much long now to find out what her future will be. Lower caverns dish-washer/clothes mender..or?

Merla stands quietly next to Kimbrith, watching the candidates and the eggs, a soft smile on her face. Kimbrith continues to hmmmmmmm softly.

Saeriv gasps slightly as he watches the egg crack

A dark glistening head pushes its way out of the crack on the milk opalescent egg. It is soon followed by a dark blue body, as a young dragonet struggles his way into the world.

Twilight Blue Dragonet
This young blue lands snout first in the sand as he fumbles over his shards. He lies still a moment, exhausted by the effort of hatching. His hide is the rich, dark blue of the sky at twilight, especially dark along the leading edge of his wings. Still wet, it glistens in the light of the hatching grounds. He whuffles into the sand with interest, and it explodes up and out from him, some of it coming down to land on his snout. He cries in protest, and picks himself up off the sands, turning towards the circle of candidates.

Tannar sees the crack and his eyes widen.

Aisha smiles faintly at Cerilla and then turns her attention resolutely,yto the eggs. Her eyes widen as the first egg begins to hatch and she leans a little forwards to get a closer look.

Ryialla gulps, and extends her neck slightly.

Katrina takes a deep breath admiring the blue.

Rytall smiles at he sees the dragonet hatch.

S'drel watches, nudging Merla softly as the first egg hatches.

Grimnair stands watching the Dragonet struggle from his shards.

Nicholah smiles across at Merla and S'drel, grinning ast Aelyth bugles at the first being a blue.

Beka grins at the blue, and watches it motionless.

Petran stares at the blue in wonder, never having seen a hatching from this vantage before and stands in awe

Shire smiles as she lays eyes on the blue, her hands fisting and wiping aginst her robes to wipe off sweat

Nifan's eyes are unblinking, and he watches the blue with intense interest.

Rabin smiles seeing his first hatchling.

Grainne blinks at the first hatching, watching fascinatedly. She will never tire of seeing this as long as she lives.

Garlem stares dumbly at the small blue, not ever seeing a dragon hatching before.

Averil stares at new blue dragonet, eyes wide with wonder. Her previously blank look breaks, and a smile spreads across her face at the sight.

Tannar gasps as the the first egg is hatched, and peers at the dragonet, admiring him.

Saeriv smiles, admiring the blues deep color, turning his eyes full of emotion as he watches this miricle.

Cerilla takes a deep breath, clutching her robe with her hands to keep them still.

Katrina nods her agreement with Grainne. Always beautiful.

Jehrina takes a quick breath as the blue hatches, her eyes fixed up him.

Avoth bugles merrily at his first-hatched dragonet.

Rytall looks at the blue dragonet with wonder...

Twilight Blue Dragonet looks around in fascination, his eyes whirling. He croons, looking back across his shoulder at the _BIG_ gold.

Ryialla forgets to shift, as she gazes at the blue in utter awe.

Keysa bites her lip. She has heard that it is a good sign for a bronze to hatch first, but what sign is a blue?

Selenay wipes her palms on her white shift and shivers despite the heat of the sand below her. She looks like she would rather be about anywhere but here at this point.

Kimbrith trumpets a greeting to the blue!

Katrina laughs as the silly blue seems afraid of his mother.

Petran chuckles at the blue and glances over to Kimbrith. He cannot help but grin

Aisha smiles softly at the blue, her eyes as wide and curious as his.

Ieyela catches Saeriv's hand and gives it a reassuring squeeze, then she moves a little to one side, watching the new dragonet and the other eggs with a smile of wonder.

Jerissa winces a bit as the parents bugle, but she stands her ground and smiles at the dragonette.

Galin shifts from foot to foot and watches the dragonet with a smile.

Saeriv chuckles as the blue watches his mother so warily, squeezing Ieyela's hand as he watcxhes on.

Grimnair shifts a bit idly then stops as his attention becomes fixed on the blue.

Avoth snorts amusedly, waiting for his son to notice him too.

Tannar grins, looking at the blue and his choice of direction.

Averil stands stock still, only her eyes moving at this point as they follow the movements of the little blue dragonet.

Shire scuffs her sandle shod foot lightly in the sand, her eyes fixed on the handsome little blue

Twilight Blue Dragonet turns his gaze to the matter at hand, seeing the milling people in white robes. With a curious warble, he advances on them, nearly stumbling, but catching himself just in time.

Keysa takes it as a good sign and watches the little blue.

Ryialla rubs her hands against her robe, smiling at the brand-new blue.

Katrina stands taller, as if that will make the blue notice her.

Rytall switches his feet every so often as the sands heat reach his feet...

Veronne gasps as the hatchling approaches, smiling softly.

Rabin fidgets nervously watching the little blue hatchling.

Jehrina smiles at the dragonette, and she holdin Petran's hand tightly as she lifts her feet absently off the sands.

Beka watches the blue gasping as he stumbles.

Petran almost takes a step forward to help the hatchling when he sees him stumble but catches himself and remains where he is, staring in wonder

The autumn yellow egg cracks open, and a glistening brown pushes his way into the world, his damp wings dragging in the sands. He stumbles on one of them, and knocks into a young lad from Bitra. The lad helps the dragonet recover, and then finds himself staring into a set of huge swirling red eyes...he cries out joyously!

Saeriv smiles as the blue takes his first uneasy steps.

Cerilla smiles softly as she watches the little blue.

Tannar holds his breath, then smiles, as the blue didn't fall.

Grimnair stands like a statue upon the sands. He appears very calm.

Katrina smiles at the first Impression!

Grainne beams at the first impression of the hatching.

Beka claps for the brown.

Saeriv smiles as he watches the boy impress the brown dragonet, noding approvingly.

Petran glances over to the Impressed pair, then smiles at Jehrina

Galin's attention is diverted from the blue by the Impression. He grins at the youth.

The small seaspray egg rocks gently back and forth, cradled in the sand.

Cerilla grins at the new dragonrider, quickly shifting her eyes back to the eggs and the blue.

Garlem smiles excitedly.

Ryialla is slightly distracted as she sees the first Impression out of the corner of her eye, but manages to keep her attention focused on the the blue.

Katrina glances at the seaspry egg.

Merla smiles, as she watches the brown...

Rabin smiles happily before he remembers where he is.

Twilight Blue Dragonet peers up into the face of a young woman for a moment, but turns away, a soft croon of disappointment coming from him. He turns to a young boy nearly hidden by the girl, moving closer.

Jehrina smiles at the newly Impressed pair, and grins at Petran.

Shire watches the Brown and the boy and smiles, slowly turning her attention back to the blue

Aisha blinks as the first impression happens. She peers for a moment at the pair as though trying to figure out it was done.

Grainne stands as calmly as she can, giving the shoulder of the much younder boy beside her a reassuring pat.

Garlem turns his attention away from the blue and stares at the small seaspeay egg.

Rytall watches the blue with curious eyes...

Veronne looks from dragonet to rocking eggs and back again apprehensively.

Garlem glances back at the blue quickly.

Keysa quietly watches the first impression, seeming dazed by the beauty of it, having never seen someone impress before.

Grimnair rubs his hands on his robe idly as the first impression occurs. He still appears calm but perhaps a bit sweaty.

Aisha smiles widely and gives the new weyrling a wave. Then she turns to see where the blue is going.

Petran glances over to the other egg and finds that it is simply too much to take in. He does not know where to look next and even chuckles at his own confusion

Rabin watches the blue intently.

Ryialla blinks as she notices the seaspray egg rock, and grins at it, remembering the touching.

Beka watches the rocking egg and then spys the blue.... as it searches for its lifemate

Saeriv's eyes shift from the rocking egg to the wandering blue, wonder filling his eyes, as he seems not sure what to concentrate on with so much happening all at once.

S'drel nods approvingly towards the young brown and Bitran pair, giving the new rider a firm salute.

Galin seizes a fold of the robe's fabric and wipes his face on it, blinking the perspiration out of his eyes as he watches with rapt attention.

A small crack appears in the rocking seaspray egg. As a small beak starts to appear, the crack spreads and fans out, until soon a network of cracks appear.

As a small, bright green head pokes its way through the membrane of the small seaspray egg, the shell shatters and a glistening green hatchling is left sitting in the remains.

Cerilla smiles as she sees the seaspray egg rocking, remembering running her hands over its surface.

Willow Green Dragonet
Stepping daintily out of the shards that were once her home, this supple green looks purposefully about her. Her hide glimmers like the fresh green of spring after a sudden shower. She spots something, and heads towards it with a graceful movement. And though she stumbles, it is an elegant sort of stumble, and she quickly manages to right herself.

The twilight blue dragonet gazes lovingly up into Rabin's eyes.

Averil watches the first Impression, a smile stealing across her face. Her eyes wander back to the little blue who isn't terribly far away. She remains still, her feet not yet feeling the heat through her thick sandals.

Will grins for Rabin.

Jehrina watches the twilight hatchling move around, careful to stay out of his way.

Nicholah beams happily as the blue impresses.

Rytall glances at the willow green dragonette that just hatched.

Katrina smiles at the gorgeous green. She feels peaceful.

Grainne grins for Rabin ever though the lad can see nothing but the dragon in front of him.

Beka claps the blue and Rabin....then gazes at the pretty green.

Cerilla beams at Rabin.

Grimnair smiles to Rabin and continues to watch the eggs with a blank expression bore from years of practice on watch.

Galin grins at Rabin and whispers congratulations.

Saeriv smiles to Rabin, as he watches him impress, and turns to watch the green.

Shire smiles at Rabin and then glances over at the newly hatched green

Petran grins at Rabin broadly before, squeezing Jehrina's hand before turning his attention to the green

Tannar turns from the blue for a moment, hearing the cry, and happily smiles at the Impression.

Tannar turns to the blue, and looks at his advance, as he traverses the half circle.

Garlem smiles. "Awright, Rabin!" Then he looks back at the small green hatchling.

Ryialla watches the blue..then the egg..then the blue..then the egg.

Rytall smiles at the sight of Rabin impressing the first hatchling...

Selenay clasps her arms even tighter to herself, lifting her bare feet and wriggling her toes to get the scorching sand out of them. She mumbles under her breath. "don't move....don't get in there way...no shiny things..."

Jerissa smiles at Rabin, then turns back to watch the Green quietly.

Grainne admires the new little green and shifts feet again.

Keysa brings her attention back to the rest of the hatchlings and eggs, looking a little overwelmed by all the chaos around her.

Jehrina grins at Rabin, and smiles at PEtran again before looking at the green hatchling.

Averil smiles happily for Rabin, then her gaze is drawn to the newest little green. Her eyes study the new dragonet with wonder.

Merla smiles at R'bin and his new lifemate...

Veronne smiles at Rabin and turns to regard the graceful green, eyes shining with delight.

R'bin looks into the blue hatchling and say's "He say's his name is Tsiath." "Shards he's hungry."

End of R'bin's Impression. Continue reading or go back to the beginning

Cerilla smiles softly at the pretty green as she watches her pick her way amongst the candidates.

Teyal smiles at R'bin and Tsiath.

Ryialla draws in her breath sharply as she sees the beautiful green.

L'thar chuckles softly from where he stands.

Rytall grins at R'din... congrats!

The Willow Green Dragonet tosses her head lightly after righting herself, moving slower now as she again moves out into the world. She gracefully looks all around, emitting a soft warble to her Dam and Sire, before noticing the group of candidates.

Aisha smiles at Rabin, "Congrats." Then she catches a movement out of the corner of her eye and she turns her smile on the green.

Katrina sighs at the green's beautiful voice.

Averil turns to study the little green, a warm smile spreading across her face in welcome to the young dragonet. Her eyes follow the movement from the shards, and she leans forward slightly as if to urge the little female to seek her lifemate at once.

Nicholah smiles and gestures R'bin to get his blue out of the commotion.

Rytall watches the green dragonet... oh, she's so beautiful..

Ryialla smiles to R'bin, but quickly turns back to the green, and all her attention becomes wrapped up in her...

Tannar gives congratulating smile to R'bin and turns to the little green, wondering which way she'll take.

Petran looks at the green, words failing him ...

Cerilla grins at R'bin, then switches her eyes back to the green.

Shire smiles at the little green, carefully pushing a damp lock of hair from her eyes ad tucking it behind her ear

S'drel salutes R'bin and Tsiath.

Saeriv smiles at Rabin's comment as he lifts his left leg slightly, to stop the heat a bit. He turns his attentions to the green, memorizing every detail of her form

Galin watches the green with a soft smile, mumbling something to Cerilla.

Beka smiles beaming at the green.

The rich heather egg seems fractures, and a young green emerges, and moves towards a group of candidates. She checks several out carefully, before finding her perfect lifemate.

R'bin calls Tsiath closer to himself.

Garlem smiles. "Yeah!" He happily looks at all the other eggs.

R'bin helps his new lifemate off of the sands

Ieyela smiles happily, watching the Impressions around her, so much closer than she's seen before. She clasps her hands together, watching the eggs intently, trying to see everything around her

Grimnair looks to the Dragonets running about and simply stands watching all the people near him as they impress.

L'thar follows R'bin and Tsiath into the Waiting Room.

Veronne shifts her weight from foot to foot as the heat soaks through her sandals.

Jehrina takes her bottom lip between her teeth as she watches the two greens on the sands.

Nifan blinks once at the new pair, smiles, and then watches the eggs with steadfast stance.

Keysa notices the little green nearby and watches her, wondering where she is headed.

Petran takes another breath and again tries to notice everything around him, but it is simply too overwhelming of an experience. He can barely feel Jehrina's hand in his own ...

Rytall watches where the little green moves...

Grainne squeezes Selenay's arm comfortingly, and smiles, pointing her attention to another Impression just occurring across the sands.

The large thistledown egg wobbles, and rolls onto one side, settling into the sand.

Ryialla wipes away a tear from the corner of her eye.. This is so wonderful...

Carefuly striding towards the robed ones, the Willow Green Dragonet peers at each in turn. Again she nearly stumbles, as she closes the distance between the group and herself, but with a graceful effort draws her wings up away from her feet.

Rytall turns quickly to look at the thistledown egg

Garlem smiles excitedly, seeing another egg wobbling.

Galin watches the clutches and chews unconsciously on a fingernail, face furrowed with anxiety.

Rytall turns back to smile at the green egg.

Will looks around him, trying to see everything at once even though he's trying to appear calm.

Katrina sees the egg move, but keeps her attention on the green. She is so graceful. Even when she stumbles.

Petran admires the grace of the green even though she has only been just hatched

Ryialla sighs quietly, just admiring the grace of the little dragonet.

Saeriv notices the movement of another egg, and draws his eyes away from the dragonets long enough to watch it.

Grimnair watches the green with an intent stare wondering who'll be next.

The large thistledown egg rocks down towards its thinner end, and then rebounds back on the thick end. A crack begins sliding up along the thin end, growing greatly as the egg rocks hard again.

Beka smiles at the green as she sees the little one sort her wings out.

Tannar glances at the little rocking egg, but still aware of the green's whereabouts.

Grainne's attention comes back to the nearer eggs as another one begins to wobble and crack.

Aisha watches the green intently as she shifts her feet slightly.

The large thistledown egg fractures in two, and a young brown is deposited onto the sand.

Deep Russet Brown Dragonet
The young brown picks himself up off the sands, and his head swings around to regard the circle of candidates. He manages to pick his wings up rather quickly, seeming to dislike them dragging on the sands. His red-brown hide is still damp, making it seem deceptively darker than it is. When it dries, he will likely be lighter in colouring, although perhaps only a minute amount so. He seems perfectly sized for a brown dragon, not so large as to be awkward, and yet neither too small.

Shire watches the green curiously, wondering where she's headed

Veronne glances at her fellow candidates and then looks back to the rocking eggs and dragonetes.

Jehrina watches the almost stumbling green, and smiles as she tries to watch all the other shifting things also.

Beka glances over at the brown and wows!

Jerissa steps from foot to foot several times, trying to cool her feet. Her eyes follow the green mostly, occasionally flickering over to a moving egg, or another dragonet as they move to find their partners.

Katrina glances at the brown and looks at him longer than she expecrted. What a pretty color

Ryialla barely notices the other egg Hatch, as she follows the movements of the green.

Ieyela smiles, and mentiones to Saeriv beside her "That green.. she's so graceful on land, she'll be a wonder in flight I'd bet....."

Averil watches the eggs wobble, her head turning to and fro as she doesn't know which way to look next. She sees a brown hatch and smiles broadly at his movements.

Garlem smiles. "The brown's beautiful... isn't it?"

From the north end of the Sands, the charcoal flecked egg spins and cracks open, depositing a small, green dragonet. Immediately, the baby dragon tumbles into a young lass from Benden Hold. Gazing into each other's eyes, the Impression is made.

Deep Russet Brown Dragonet lifts his head and *bugles* his presence to all and sundry.

The Willow Green Dragonet examines the first group of four Candidates she nears, but doesn't see her lifemate in the group. She continues on, undaunted, warbling softly.

Petran's attention is immediately drawn to the brown and he is entranced by it graceful movements

Grimnair turns his attention immediately to the brown and turns his body to face it fully.

Saeriv smiles as the brown bugles, nodding to Ieyela's comment

Galin inhales sharply as he sees the brown emerge. His attention fastens on the dragonet.

Katrina holds her breath, hopint the green will stop at her...

Petran blinks and laughs at the brown's bugle, grinnin broadly at his kind of entrance.

Saeriv smiles as he watches the Bendenite impress.

Tannar smiles at the brown, and tries to divide his attention to both the dragonets. As it seems that green is headed the other way, he looks at the brown.

Averil draws a deep breath to maintain her calm, but her inner agitation can be seen by the intricate movements of her fingers as they grasp and pleat the fabric of her robe at her side. She cranes her head to watch the Impressions occuring all around her .

Beka claps as her favorite egg cracks and the dragon impresses.

Ryialla shifts a bit in the sands as they get too hot for her feet, but is still smiling at the green.

Nifan's placid face can't resist a grin for the boldness of this new brown.

Grainne oohs at the new brown and murmurs something to Selenay about him looking a wee bit like Chiloth.

Keysa looks from one hatchling to the next, wondering if any of them might be looking for her, then chides herself for being a silly wherry and daydreaming on the sands.

Rytall smiles as he watches the green and brown...

Will grins at the obviously healthy brown dragonet.

Aisha grins, "That brown has spirit has to spare." Then she turns and smiles at the Benden lass.

Veronne watches the green closely, not daring to hope...

Deep Russet Brown Dragonet stares at the shards of his egg for a moment, then carefully balances to shake a piece off his right foreleg. Then, that done, he starts toward the candidates, nosing one aside nearly rudely. He *knows* who he wants.

Shire looks down at her feet and carefully flicks her foot to remove the few hot grains of sand that have gotten into her sandals

Jehrina grins at the brown, and steals a glance across the sands to the Benden lass's impression, before looking closer to the group again

Beka giggles and her eyes follow the determined brown

Katrina laughs at the brown's spunk.

Galin chuckles softly as he watches the brown dragonet.

Garlem smiles excitedly.

Petran chuckles at the brown's antics and admires anyone who knows what he wants.

Ryialla looks sideways at the brown, and giggles.

Grimnair smiles breifly to the brown's determination.

Saeriv chuckles as he watches the determined brown head where he knows to go.

Rytall chuckles at the brown..

At the next group of persons, the Willow Green Dragonet stop, warbling and looking intently at each one. She moves closer to an auburn-haired lass, and the warble shifts into a gentle croon.

Selenay shifts her bare feet, lifting the right one inconspicuously under her white shift. Her eyes follow the movements of the hatchlings as they Impress, and she unclasps one arm long enough to brush at the trickles of sweat on her red face.

Tannar smiles, watching the brown.

Grainne watches with anticipation as the brown trundles toward his goal.

Jerissa's attention shifts from the green to the brown. Her smile broadens as she watches his first steps.

Aisha grins at the brown, and shifts slightly so she can move out of the way if need be.

The willow green dragonet gazes lovingly up into Katrina's eyes.

Saeriv pushes a stray, damp hair off to the side of his face, shifting his feet, and mumbling something about the heat under his breath

Veronne's gaze drifts over to the brown. She grins as she watches him force his way through.

Garlem starts getting antsy from standing still on the hot ground. He hip-hops around a little bit.

Rytall smiles as another impression is made...

Deep Russet Brown Dragonet marches down the line, not looking at any candidate for very long. However, he stops and looks at one for a moment, a young lad, no taller than he. With a snort, he moves on, searching for the *one*.

Beka sighs and whipes her hands on her robe before clapping for Katrina

The alabaster white egg lurches, and rolls across the sands several metres, toward the group of candidates closest the waiting room. Several of them jump out of the way.

Keysa releases Katrina's hand and grins.

Ryialla smiles at Katrina. "Congrats.."

Grainne grins with please surprise for Katrina.

Jehrina tries to keep her eyes on both hatchlings at once, smiling as she finds it a near impossible task.

Petran tears his gaze from the brown just long enough to smile at Katrina

Will grins for Katrina.

Averil smiles happily for Katrina as the green choses her. Then her gaze drifts back towards the little brown.

Rytall jumps back as an egg moves towards the circle.

Aisha smiles, "Congrats Katrina."

Katrina gasps. "She's Arbreth. And she is very, very hungry!?"

End of Katrina's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning

Grimnair continues to watch the brown in hopes he is the one.

Garlem says "Ooh! My favorite's hatching!"

Ryialla turns her attention to the brown, ready to get out of the way if need be..

Nicholah smiles at the latest impression.

Tannar sees a movement with the edge of his eye... Or the lack of movement, from the little green. He turns and smiles to Katrina.

Saeriv smiles, looking at Katrina and the green, before returning his gaze to the brown

Shire watches the brown for a moment and then turns her gaze to the eggs, her hands clenched on her robes, wrinkling them

Galin beams at Katrina for a moment, then shifts his scrutiny to the plucky brown.

Katrina calls Arbreth closer to herself.

Rytall says "congrats arbreth and Katrina!"

Jehrina smiles at Katrina.

The alabaster white egg stops rolling, hitting a pile of sand. It seems to quake sharply, and crack lines lace its surface.

Katrina steps through the arch to the waiting room.

Jerissa watches the green and her new rider. She mouths a contratulation to Katrina, then turns back to watch the brown.

Avoth Crooons as Arbreth finds her lifemate.

Ieyela watches the hatching dragonets, forgetting to breathe most of the time, then taking several deep breaths when she stops watching one.. She smiles at Katrina. "Arbreth's a lovely name..."

Deep Russet Brown Dragonet *finally* finds the one he's looking for, nosing the young boy with a _nearly_ muted bugle.

Rytall carefully and curiously watches the alabaster egg...

Petran glances over towards the white egg for a moment ...

The alabaster white egg seems to explode suddenly, the thin end fracturing off, and the other end fracturing into three pieces. A wet bronzeling is left on the sands.

Fiery Bronze Dragonet
This young dragonet greets the world with a bugle, a tinny, small version of his sire's, letting everything in the vicinty know he is here. His perfect hide shimmers molten bronze with the fiery hot quality of freshly smelted metal. He seems to coruscate with a sheen of flame as the light reflects off his swiftly drying hide. His eyes whirl a swift red as he totters away from his shards in search of the white-robed lad who is his lifemate.

Grainne beams but retains presence of mind enough to take a few steps back from the wobbling egg that has rolled up near her and the other candidates near the waiting room.

Rytall wows at the bronze!

Teyal grins, gesturing to Katrina, and Arbreth to comes this way, to the edge of the sands or the waiting room.

Beka ohs "A bronze!"

Ryialla grins nervously as the white egg cracks, and oohs at the first bronze.

Shire smiles wide at the appearance of the bronze

Garlem says "Ooh! It's a bronze!"

The deep russet brown dragonet gazes lovingly up into Will's eyes.

Garlem looks eagerly at the large bronze.

Saeriv gasps as he watches the bronze escape his confines, "aye, noe, he be a beauty.."

Ryialla says "Congrats, Will!"

Averil sighs happily at the sight of the newest little bronze, a slight smile spreading across her face. Knowing this little dragonet definitely won't want _her_, she finds it easier to relax for a second and enjoy the pleasure of watching his newborn movements across the sands.

Galin gasps involuntarily as the shimering bronze makes his abrupt entrance. Garlem says "Allright, Will!"

Veronne smiles. "Congrats, Will!"

Aisha smiles, "Oooh, that bronze has even more spirit."

Jehrina gasps at the bronze, and smiles widely before grinning at the entranced Will.

Ryialla grins over at Averil, as she was thinking the exact same thing.

Grimnair looks to the bronze and his eyes widen. He looses his calm and begins to visably fidget.

Garlem turns back to the bronze and smiles eagerly.

Will smiles broadly, "His name is Sleath, and he's HUNGRY!"

End of W'liam's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning

Grainne gapes at the blaze of color that hatches very close by, visibly impressed.

Aisha smiles at Will, "Congrats!"

Saeriv nods to Will, "The best ta ya, rider."

Rytall turns and congrats Will! then he turns back to looking at the bronze...

Keysa's pale blue eyes follow the antics of nearby hatchlings, then she smiles for Will and brown Sleath.

Petran smiles at Will broadly, and in wonder at the power of Impression before turning his attention to the bronze. He blinks and takes a second look at the beautiful bronze

Beka claps for Will beaming at him.

Tannar turns to Will, who's close, "Will! :)" then turns back to the bronze.

The Fiery Bronze dragonet's damp wings drag in the sand behind him as he moves across the sand, toward the candidates.

Nicholah grins. "Great, Will!"

Averil smiles for Will, and resumes watching the bronze come towards the large group of Candidates.

Garlem smiles excitedly as the bronze walks forward.

Saeriv watches the bronzes color shimer in the light, as he takes his fist steps across the sands

Galin grins at Will, then watches the bronze with anticipation.

Jerissa sighs softly as the Brown impresses, a faint look of disapointment crossing her face before she smiles at Will. Her attention moves to the bronze for a few moments, then drifts away to another green moving in her general direction.

Grainne looks over and beams at Will, her attention fragmented as she tries to keep up with the flurry of activity on the sands.

W'liam grins, ushering Sleath off the sands.

Grimnair shakes a small bit visably as the bronze moves towards the group.

Nifan watches the new hatling's movements with interest, keeping himself unmoving in the heat coruscating about him.

S'drel cangratulates W'liam and Sleath.

Petran looks at the bronze in amazement, never having really seen a bronse as a hatchling except from a distance in the galleries

Ryialla picks a foot up off the sands, and shakes it, trying to cool it down.

The Fiery Bronze dragonet stops at the line of candidates briefly...and then spots a small boy climbing the rails in the stands. He takes a few steps in that direction, before his mother calls him back, and he turns.

Garlem stares at the little bronze.

Galin follows the bronze's gaze to the boy and chuckles.

Avoth rumblechuckles merrily, and also calls his Bronze son back towards the Candidates.

Saeriv chuckles, "Well, Kimbrith no be loosin' all control o' her get, I be guessin'.."

Ryialla chuckles quietly.

Grimnair's eyes follow the bronze you can see his hands tremble almost wanting to do something but not sure exactly what he settles for rubbing his hands on his robe.

Jehrina chuckles softly as the bronze wanders about.

Grainne hides a tiny smile behind one hand.

Tannar smiles at the boy, then shifts restlessly, as he forgot about the heat for awhile.

Petran watches the bronze move around the sands and chuckles

Rytall shifts his feet as he feels the heat strongly on one foot.

Selenay puts her right foot down and lifts the left one this time, scratching with her toes at her leg, trying to remember to breathe through her nose against the heat of the air.

Averil stands tall, shoulders back and head high. Tiny droplets of sweat rapidly begin to form on her temples as the heat of the sands radiates upwards. Her gaze is drawn to some of the rocking eggs as an arrow to its target.

Beka watches the bronze and loks up to where her son is behaving.

Keysa shakes her head and tsk-tsks at the cheeky boy in the stands.

S'drel mutters. "You can tell he's /your/ progeny, oaf." :)

Shire takes a deap breath and forces herself to relax, letting go of her robes and flexing her stiff fingers

Saeriv smiles, his eyes never leaving the bronze, as trickles of perspirations begin to run down the sides of his face.

Petran laughs at S'drel's remark before he can stop himself ...

Garlem smiles, for once, and wipes away the first small tear you've every seen.

Jehrina clances at S'drel and grins.

Veronne watches the bronze's movements curiously.

Rytall wathches the bronze...

Aisha grins at S'drel.

Ieyela gazes out over the remaining eggs, wondering witch will be next. She looks up at Kimbrith and Avoth with a smile watching them a moment, then looking back to the sands again..

Avoth whuffles S'drel soundly, and rumbles proudly towards the Bronze dragonet.

The thundercloud egg jolts, rolls a few feet, and begins rocking steadily.

Ryialla looks about at the other eggs, watching them rock back and forth in the sands...

Petran grins at Avoth's approval of his son

Tannar grins, hearing S'drel's comment, but not turning.

Jerissa giggles quietly at the Weyrleader, trying to relax a bit at the joke. She shakes the sand out of her sandles again, then glances around to watch the people around her for a few moments.

Beka glances at the thundercloud egg, looking much less nervous.

Grimnair continues to watch the bronze, transfixed on his glimmering hide.

Saeriv smiles, "Aye, ya be righ there Avoth...he be like his da ta be sure."

Aisha grins, "That boy's too young. Better ones over here."she mutters.

Nifan blinks once at the young bronze and lets his steady gaze move to the shivers of another egg trying to hatch. He appears to take everything in at once, unafraid.

The thunder cloud egg stops rocking, sitting quietly a long moment. Suddenly, it lurches to the side and a crack appears near the thick end.

Ryialla turns her attention to the thundercloud egg.

Grainne shifts and scritches the small of her back where the trickling perspiration has inspired an itch. She watches as another egg shivers and rocks, her attention drawn away from trivial physical concerns.

Petran notices the other egg out of the corner of his eye, but does not take his eyes from the bronze

The Fiery Bronze dragonet, moves back towards the circle of candidates, almost running into Grainne. He eyes her closely....

Jehrina smiles in Aisha's direction, "Thetre be no' accountin' fer taste." 8)

Dusky Green Dragonet
This young green creels hungrily as she enters the world, her eyes whirling red. Her hide is a dark, rich green, especially while still damp. It brings to mind the colour of a wild grass meadow just at dusk, when the light begins to fade. She moves across the sand with care, her still damp wings trailing in the hot sands. Spying an interesting group of candidates, she begins moving towards the entrance to the waiting room.

Shire's eyes notice the thunder cloud eggs rockings and flick to watch it

Grainne eeps and takes a surprised step back, looking down.

Rytall glances at the thundercloud egg, then back at the bronze.

Keysa stiffles a giggle.

Petran chuckles at Grainne

Saeriv shifts his eyes to the egg for a second, before returning his gaze to the bronze's gleaming skin.

Rytall smiles at the green.

Beka giggles at the bronze.

Galin's attention drifts to the thunder cloud egg for a moment, then returns to the bronze. He smile at Grainne.

Ryialla stares in amazement at the green. "Wow.."

Grimnair continues to stare at the bronze locking out all other things around him.

Tannar glances at the new hatchling, but then sees Grainne and laughs uncontrolably, pouring out some of the tension.

Aisha chuckles, "Grainne's a girl."

Averil raises a hand to her mouth to stifle a gasp, then grins as she sees Grainne is not harmed.

A tremor shocks through the rich almandine egg, and it begins to sway evenly.

Shire looks at the green, her eyes unreadable but then she smiles and they light up

Veronne smiles a welcome to the eager green hatchling.

Petran laughs and shakes his head. "Sorry, but I dont think that Grainne could be the one you want ..."

Grainne says "Not me, lad." she grins sheepishly, "Wrong sort of contents in the robe, I'm afraid.."

Dusky Green Dragonet darts toward the candidates, her wings dragging behind her. With a happy squeal, she bowls a couple over, then turns and looks to make sure they're not hurt.

Aisha grins, "Aye, that's.." She blinks as she hears a creel and turns towards the dusky green.

Rytall watches the bronze right near him, since he's next to grainne, he makes sure he can move out of the bronze's way if need be.

Saeriv chuckles as he watches the bronze almost hit Grainne, "He no be sure, do he.."

Ryialla sees another egg starting to hatch, and crosses her eyes trying to look at both the egg and the green at once.

Jehrina tries to control herself, but can't, and laughs, "It canna be any worse than Kimbrith lettin' Petran closest ta th' gold egg."

A crack works it's way along the side of the rich almandine egg, another down from the top, and several others in other places.

Petran glances very briefly at the green and smiles, chuckling slightly.

S'drel just sighs, and leans against Merla and Avoth.

Selenay unconsciously nibbles on her lip as she anxiously watches for any sign of a hatchling wanting her. Her eyes express hope that some dragon might want her as an eternal mate.

Petran look at Jehrina and blushes slightly but smiles

Galin frowns and looks at the fallen candidates to see if they're hurt. Satisfied, he turns back to regard the bronze.

Averil chuckles at the antics of the little green, noting her concern with approval.

Rytall watches the bronze, then the green, then the almandine egg, then back to the bronze...

Keysa giggles at her cousin, then turns her gaze to the little green.

Nicholah chuckles at the green's antics.

The top explodes off the rich amber egg, as an energetic young brown bursts into the world! He quickly climbs out of the bottom portion of his shell, and moves away from his shards.

Aisha eeps and falls back into Cerilla. Cerilla catches her and shakes her head.

Beka dodges back from the exuberant green.

Burnt Umber Brown Dragonet
After veritably exploding from his egg, this dark young brown leaps...no, perhaps 'bounds' would be a better term, across the sands toward a young lad, knocking him over. He whuffles over the lad, who looks more frightened than injured, and then moves down to the next likely looking lad. He bounds down the line of candidates a few people, eyeing another person..but still unsatisfied. Undaunted, he turns, and bounds across the sands, towards the other half of the semi-circle..he pauses only a moment, his s wirling eyes picking out his next victim...

Tannar glances again at the little green, ready to dodge her. As she wasn't too close, he follows the bronze again.

Rytall smiles as the brown dragonet hatches.

Ryialla grins at the green. "Hmm. I think I've seen that somewhere before."

Grainne carefully makes sure the little bronze's next step won't be over one of her feet before she goes back to watching the other eggs.

The Fiery Bronze turns reluctantly away, and moves a few candidates down the line, spying a youngster with a bandage on his arm. He eyes the bandage a moment, and then looks up at the lad.

Ieyela watches the Dusky Green as she walks, looking to see it the candidates she knocked down are ok, then splits her attention looking back and forth between her and the new Brown, gasping at the violent hatching..

Saeriv has his attention ripped to the energetic brown as it bursts into the world.

Grimnair continues to stare at the bronze his face drawing pale from the heat of the sands.

Averil grins with delight at the sight of the new brown dragonet, admiring his still-damp hide. She licks her lips absentmindedly, gone dry from suppressed nerves, and follows the brown's progress with her eyes.

Petran notices the brown's antics and laughs but prepares to dodge out of the way ...

The fiery bronze dragonet gazes lovingly up into Saeriv's eyes.

Shire lifts one foot from the sands, trying to cool it

Teyal smiles!

Dusky Green Dragonet wanders around the sands now, finally lifting her wings off the harsh sand, the delicate pinions folded neatly to her back. She looks at a young boy carelessly, snorting slightly as she looks for another.

Galin sees the brown and laughs! He pauses to smile at Saeriv and the bronze, then looks back to the brown.

Ryialla inadvertantly steps back as the brown makes an entrance..

Grainne grins at Saeriv.

Aisha smiles widely at Saeriv, "Congrats!"

Rytall smiles, congrats S'riv!

Beka claps.

Jehrina grins at the new brown's antics before glancing at Saeriv, and the bronze, "Congrats ta ye, Saeriv."

Tannar gasps and smiles to Saeriv happily.

Keysa uh ohs..Hatchling dodging contest. She eyes the brown, keeping out of the line of his charges.

Jerissa ooooh's quietly at this energetic new arrival. Her eyes watch the brown's movements, barely even noticing the bronze's impression.

Ryialla says "Yay, Saeriv!!"

Petran follows the bronze with his eyes and smiels to Saeriv

The Burnt Umber Brown Dragonet pauses in his madcap escapades to stop near the discarded top of his egg, and kick at it awkwardly.

Grimnair takes a drawn out ragged breath and looks to the other Dragonets on the sands.

A dark-colored blue bursts from the amber blotched egg and heads directly out into the mass of Candidates. Moments later, the elegant tan egg breaks open with the hatching of a delicate green who wanders out and peers around, looking a bit confused. The blue has no trouble at all, trundling almost in a straight line right up to a tall, lanky boy with black hair, Impressing instantly. The green takes her time, wandering past almost every Candidate on the sands before stopping at the next to last one and creeling joyously! The boy's face lights up under downy, white-blonde curls as he hugs the green to him and then leads her after the others.

Veronne congratulates Saeriv and looks from one dragonet to another in some confusion.

Averil turns, smiling broadly in congratulations to Saeriv. Then her gaze returns to the green and the brown.

Nifan still looks mostly unruffled, but he allows himself a kick at the sand as he watches the hatchlings, hopeful one might come his way.

Ryialla smiles even wider as she sees the green snort.

Rytall smiles as another egg hatches out a blue!

Beka looks bewildered as dragons run all around her impressing.

Kimbrith trumpets loudly as three more of her children find their soul mates!

Garlem whoopses.

Petran looks over the hatchlings still wandering about in the sands and seems to find Jehrina's hand again and gives it a squeeze

Rytall errs, green

Dusky Green Dragonet slinks around a candidate, and then is brought up short. With a surprised warble, she whips her head around and peers at the girl she was walking around.

S'riv gasps as he looks into the Bronzes eyes, and drops to the sands, "He be..he be Cioth..an' he seems ta be a wee bit hungry..

End of S'riv's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Tannar smiles, as the sand is now full of hatchlings. He tries to look at all of them at once.

Aisha shakes her head and chuckles softly at the brown's antics, "That one's quite a handful."

Shire watches the green with a smile, hearing her warble.

Garlem says "Oh... huh..."

Garlem sighs at the Bronze's impression.

The dusky meadow green dragonet gazes lovingly up into Keysa's eyes.

Grainne watches in awe and delight at all the Impressions, the air alive with cheers and breathless whispers of anticipation and the crunching and snapping of hatching eggs.

Beka claps for Keysa

Rytall smiles, congrats Keysa!

Galin grins at Keysa and all the others Impressing.

Petran grins at Keysa and looks back to her cousin Jehrina with a smile

Garlem smiles.

Grainne grins as another friend Impresses.

The smallest egg in the clutch, the delicate fawn egg, cracks up the middle, and a tiny green hatchling tumbles onto the sands. She picks herself up, and preens a wing carefully, before making her way to a group of candidates and finding her life mate in a young lady from Valley Hold.

Ryialla smiles at Keysa.

Jehrina looks around at the hatchlings, and smiles at Petran. She smiles widely as her cousin Impresses. "Congrats Keysa!"

Tannar grins, and klaps, smiling.

Ryialla turns to see what the brown will do next...

Ieyela gasps "Oh Saeriv, love! That's wonderful!" She smiles at him watching a minute before turning happile back to the others. She hugs herself and grins

Veronne says "Gratz!"

S'riv stands, and helps Cioth move back from the circle of people.

Jerissa grins over at Keysa, nodding to the new rider.

Aisha smiles widely, "Congrats Keysa!"

Keysa blinks, then falls to her knees, "Ysrith? Her name is Ysrith!" She looks lovingly at the hatchling, "Yes, I will get food for you right away!"

End of Keysa's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Rytall turns to look at the new dragonet, a green dragonet at that! :)

Garlem smiles.

The Burnt Umber Brown Dragonet takes a long look up, and eyes all the spectating dragons. He bugles up to them, and bounds across to shuffle at Keysa and his Green sister for a moment.

Averil turns her head to smile congratulations to Keysa, then her gaze again returns to the hatchlings moving around the sands, She steals a few more looks at the unhatched eggs, wondering what may lie ahead for them.

Petran turns his attention back to the brown and looks at him closely, wondering if he should start planning how to dodge out of the way ...

Teyal smiles, meeting S'riv and Cioth as they step to the edge of the sands, she congratulates them, and gestures to the edge, or the waiting room

Garlem looks at the Brown excitedly.

Ryialla says "Yah..he'll be a handful, allright.."

Cerilla chuckles at the energetic brown hatchling's antics.

Galin watches the brown dragonet with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Rytall quickly turns to look at the brown.

Grimnair watches as the brown tries to follow it's clutchmate and chuckles softly.

Tannar turns to the brown, and looks at him again, then chuckles.

Shire follows the brown around with her eyes, smiling a bit at his antics.

Jehrina grins at the brown whuffling her cousin and new lifemate.

Rytall amost falls down confused, but manages to keep track of the brown dragonet and the ggreen dragonet...

Nicholah quietly tries to gather young dragons and new riders out of the way.

Jerissa watches the brown, beckoning to him subconciously with small motions from her hands. She glances down at her feet quickly, knocking some more sand off of the sandles and shifting to the side a bit.

Selenay glances at Kimbrith, her eyes following up her full-bodied form. She tilts her head against the humming, permeating even to her bloodbeat and then she looks down, peering up through her strands of stray hair to watch the hatchlings and eggs.

Rytall turns to look back at the green dragonet with more curiousity and woinder if he, rytall, will find his lifemate at this hatching...

Beka blinks as she looks around trying to keep track

Grainne wipes her damp forehead with the back of one wrist and sweeps back an escaped tendril of hair, her gaze flitting back and forth, trying to watch everything at once.

Averil shifts her weight from side to side, seeking momentary relief for each foot from the heat of the sands. The more absorbed she becomes in watching dragonets emerge, however, the less she notices the burning sensation underfoot.

The dawn mist egg rocks slowly, seeming to dig itself deeper into the warm sand.

The sparkling basalt egg shatters under the efforts of the hatchling inside to break out, falling away to reveal a bright green. She gathers herself up and totters slowly away from her shards, scanning the rows of faces with her whirling eyes. A large bit of shard sticks to her still damp hide and she flickflickFlickFLICKs the wing until it comes off before sighting the one she wants and charging in that direction. She pulls up short in front of an older, brown-haired harper girl and creeels, looking up at her. The former apprentice beams and leads her new lifemate off the sands.

Ryialla sidles over to Ieyela, thinking she might want someone to stand next to.

Shire reaches up and runs her hand down her face, wiping away sweat and pushing her hair from her eyes just in time to see the tiny green hatch

Garlem smiles.

Rytall smiles at the new green dragonet

Petran watches the green find her lifemate with a slightly wistful sigh ..

Cerilla wipes her forehead on the sleeve of her robe unconsciously, watching the brown dragonet.

Nifan shifts once more on the sands, even his unshakeable aplomb wearing a little. He straightens and continues to watch with confidence...or at least an unconcerned look.

Grainne giggles slightly at the green's emphatic wing flicking.

A crack is heard from across the sands, as a line makes it's way up the side of the dawn mist egg. You can see a dark form inside, pushing at the egg membrane.

Galin remembers to breathe as he watches more hatchlings emerge, trying to keep track of them all.

Jehrina pulls her hair out of her face with her free hand as she sifts on the sands, waving one foot, and then the other just above the ground.

Grimnair regains his composure and takes a few steps backwards to try and cool off his feet.

Ieyela bounces a little happily, shifting from foot to foot either so happy she can't keep still, or its the sands. She Smiles at Ryialla and nods, then watches the the Impression of the newest Green..

Aisha smiles softly at the green for a moment and then self-consiously straightens her robe.

Garlem smiles at the Dawn Mist egg, eagerly watching to see what arrives.

Ryialla tries to see what dragonet will hatch from the egg.

The inner membrane of the dawn mist egg tears, and a glistening dark blue dragonet pushes out into the world.

Deepwater Blue Dragonet
His hide is a dark, even calm deepwater blue, and his enormous eyes, though tinged with the red of hunger, swirl mostly the same colour. He takes his own sweet time emerging from his egg, and then seems to fumble about on the sands a while, as he discovers his hindlimbs, his forelimbs, and his wings. As he peers over one of them, he spots an interesting looking lad, one of the first to emerge from the waiting room, and he begins to wander slowly over that way.

Tannar smiles at another Impession, then follows the brown with his gaze.

Petran turns his gaze to the dawn mist egg and tries to see ... then he sees the blue emerge and grins

Veronne waches the eggs eagerly.

Rytall sighs, he turns back and forth between the dragonets that are wondering around looking for their lifemates and he watches as more dragonets hatch... confused, o, rytall is confused...

Grainne's eyes widen slightly at the beautifully colored blue.

Averil cranes her head to watch the young blue, silently urging him forward to select a lifemate. She smiles fondly as he stumbles across the crowded sands, and pushes a damp lock of hair back from her forehead.

Shire watches the blue and smiles, admiring him

Realizing the girl and dragonet have already found each other, the Burnt Umber Brown Dragonet bounds about, bumping into a young mop-headed boy. He turns about, peering at him a moment, but only warbles apologetically to the lad and moves on.

Cerilla smiles at the Blue's self examination, yup, everything's there.

Beka looks around and spies the blue smiling softly at him :-)

Rytall smiles at the BLUE dragonet that just hatched....!

Petran stares at the blue an the incredibe vibrant color of his hide, then note the brown again and chuckles

Garlem looks at the Brown and giggles silently.

Galin scrutinizes the blue, trying to decipher his trajectory.

Ryialla's head is bouncing from watching the brown bound around.

Aisha turns and watches the brown with an amused smile.

Tannar smiles at the little blue after he emerged. Then he wipes the sweat that was just short to drop into his eyes.

Jehrina watches the still bouncing brown, and then the blue, wondering who they'll chose.

Grimnair looks around to all the candidates moving about and stands firm as to not get trampled on by an errant foot or Dragonet.

Cerilla grins at the brown, chuckling at seeing him bounding aimlessly about.

The Deepwater Blue dragonet moves away from his shards, and towards Ieyela and Ryialla.

Shire scuffs her foot in the sand, eyes flicking from the rocking eggs back to the brown and blue hatchlings, her hands slowly clenching onto her robes again nervously

Petran tries to watch the two hatchling at the same time, wondering if he will need to dodge from both

Veronne shoots a grin at Galin as she watches the hatchlings.

Beka stands still hoping the dragonettes avoid her!

Cerilla clutches her robe, trying to watch everything going on at once but failing miserably.

Nifan recovers from the brown's bumping into him, regaining his balance. His face finally cracks facade enough to show his appointment when it passes him over.

Jerissa shifts from foot to foot, nervously watching the burnt umber dragonet. Her mouth moves, but no words come out as she watches.

Galin wipes his forehead and peers at the dragonets inquisitively.

Ryialla sees the blue dragonet making his way toward her and Ieyela, and smiles to him, and then tries to watch the bounding brown again.

Ieyela glances over, noticing S'riv and his lifemate Cioth leaving the sands, and smiles.. then her gaze swings back to the approaching Blue. She looks at Ryialla, and then turns back to wait and see..

Shire finaly stops her quickly moving eyes, setteling on the blue

Tannar smiles to Petran's 'all action' pose and then turns to the dragonets.

Averil pushes another strand of damp hair back from her face, wondering how it escaped from the tie. Her eyes follow the movements of the blue and the brown, shifting her weight from one foot to another.

The Burnt Umber Brown Dragonet continues backing away from Nifan, and aimlessly bumps into another person. Turning around quickly, the dragonet sniffs at Cerilla carefully, wondering what she was doing there.

Rytall watches the brown as the blue wobbles over to the others...

Aisha smoothes her sweaty hands on her robes as her gaze flickers back and forth between the blue and the brwn.

Cerilla oofs and takes a step back as the young brown stumbles into her.

Petran chuckles, then laughs at the brown's antics with an admiring undertone in his voice

The Deepwater Blue dragonet whuffles at Ryialla, and considers here carefully for a long moment....then does the same to Ieyela.

Selenay tucks the stray tendrils that have slipped out of her braid back into place. She clasps her arms even tighter, fingers white, and then she drops her arms, trying to look brave as her fellow Candidates Impress and leave, one by one.

Rytall wipes his very moist hands off on his robe the watches the hatchlings...

Jehrina grips her robe in her free hand, unconsciously opening and closing her fingers as she observes the hatchlings.

Galin grins at his cousin and watches the dragonet closely...

Grainne lifts her right foot and surreptitiously taps it against her calf, knocking loose the hot sand that has worked its way in between foot and shoe. She repeats the action with the other foot.

Beka grins watching the blue

Petran grins as the blue.

Tannar looks at Nifan standing near him, and sadly studies his face as the brown backs from him.

Cerilla puts a hand out to steady herself, looking up at the energetic brown.

Veronne smiles at Cerilla and the brown.

Shire watches the blue curiously, her eyes only marginaly disapointed that it didn't even seem to notice her

Ryialla shifts a bit, and sneaks a look at Ieyela.

Jerissa sighs softly, watching the brown. She picks at her robe nervously, resettling it as it clings to her sweaty skin.

Grainne watches the blue and her fellow candidates with a smile.

Garlem looks at the Brown.

Cerilla is standing very close to the brown and tries not to move as he wuffles her, holding her breath.

Ieyela giggles softly, holding still so she doesn't get in the dragonet's way if he moves. She wonders if he will choose her or Ryialla, or another.. watching...

Warbling softly, the Burnt Umber Brown Dragonet sadly decides this one isn't his lifemate either. Turning back around, he spots someone near a Candidate he ran into earlier, and with an eager bugle, he /bounds/ after the black-haired young man.

The Deepwater blue turns away from the two women, and shuffles after his brown brother. He looks down, trying to follow the tracks in the sand. This progress runs him straight into Nifan.

Grimnair shakes his feet trying to cool off the tops of the sandals and continues to wipe his hands on his robe, this obviously becoming a nervous habit.

Grainne oohs and grins for Nifan, watching hopefully.

Ryialla sighs as the blue passes her over, trying not to look too disappointed.

Cerilla chuckles as the brown bounds away, looking a little dissapointed though.

Petran blinkblinks at the sudden turnaround in the hatchlings' affections

Garlem laughs.

Tannar smiles.

Rytall giggles at the two dragonets antix.

Jehrina grins at the hatchlings, hopinh whoever he chooses will have enough energy to handle him.

Aisha smile slightly and squeezes Cerilla's hand gently.

Grimnair looks to the Brown Dragonet through sweat blurred eyes.

Galin smiles sadly at his cousin and gives her a little hug.

The burnt umber dragonet gazes lovingly up into Tannar's eyes.

The harvest gold egg shivers on its patch of sand, and then begins to rock steadily.

Grainne beams for Tannar!

Rytall smiles. "congrats tannar!"

The Burnt Umber Brown races past his blue brother, without causing a mishap, and bounds into Tannar. :)

Averil smiles sincerely, happiness showing on her face as she watches a another friend Impress. Afraid to make any sudden moves, she contents herself with a nod to the new weyrling, and tries to banish the bit of wistfulness she knows must be lurking in her eyes.

Beka wipes her hands on her robe again...then claps as she watches Tannar and the brown.

Cerilla smiles ruefully at Galin, whispering something to him before turning back to the sands.

Ryialla grins at Tannar, then whips her head around to look at the gold egg.

Nicholah watches all eyes fasten on the gold egg.

Petran chuckles and smiles to Tannar broadly.

Garlem smiles. "Nice, Tannar!" Then he watches the Gold egg, fidgeting.

Rytall watches thre gold egg and turns to see the women/girls left...

Jehrina grins at Tannar before her attention is fixed on the suddenly moving gold egg.

The deepwater blue dragonet gazes lovingly up into Nifan's eyes.

Aisha blinks at the brown and then breaks into a wide smile, "Congrats Tannar!"

Shire doesn't even seem to notice the gold egg, her eyes fixed on Nifan and the blue

A crack becomes visible near the base of the harvest gold egg, and the rocking motion grows faster.

Grainne's attention is drawn by all the heads turning in one direction and looks back to see the gold egg move. Her eyes widen.

Garlem says "Good job, Nifan!"

Veronne grins at Tannar and Nifan.

Beka looks over at the Gold egg and sighs then grins watching the other women.

Averil shifts her gaze to the golden egg as it begins to rock, her eyes lit brightly.

Ryialla clutches at Ieyela's arm as the egg cracks.

Rytall smiles as Nifan impresses, "congrats 'fan!"

Cerilla grins at Tannar and Nifan. "Congrats!" She turns back to the gold egg.

Jerissa sighs again as another dragon impresses. She looks across the sands, counting the eggs left unhatched. She smiles at the two new riders, happy for them.

Petran looks over to Nifan and smiles, kinowing from the the start that the lad would Imoress

Rytall says "congrats N'fan!"

A dark head pokes its way free of the harvest gold egg, followed quickly by a glistening antique golden head and body.

Antique Gold Dragonet
Still damp wings trailing in the sand, this young queen pulls herself quickly away from her shards. Her eyes, tinged red with hunger, sweep across the white robed figures near her. Her hide, much like her sire's is a rich, antique tone of gold, so dark in its dampness that it might be called golden-brown. Towards the trailing edges of her wings, the colour lightens noticably, until it is almost the light golden colour of her shards. She moves determinedly toward a group of candidates, searching for her soulmate.

Selenay swallows into a dry throat and her fingers grab onto the folds of her white shift and clutch at it nervously. She looks anywhere but at the eggs and hatchlings.

Ieyela giggles softly watching the brown and blue, then turns to watch the gold egg raptly.. She squeezes Ryialla's hand.

Aisha smiles, "Congrats N'fan."

Garlem says "Ooh... she's beautiful..."

Avoth hummmmmmmmms as the Gold egg hatches, and snorts at his rider, as S'drel makes another comment about how he couldn't believe that there could be more than one Avoth.

Shire smiles at Nifan and then looks back toward the eggs, suddenly noticing the gold and her smile widens

Petran looks over to the queen hatchling and grins, then glances at Jehrina

Ryialla stands stock-still, forgetting everything else at the sight of the egg.

Rytall smiles as the goldling hatches...

Galin watches the gold with a smiles.

Grainne just gapes, her usual unflappable demeanor just flapped.

Averil takes in a sharp breath as the magnificent sight of Pern's newest queen fills her vision. Her previously clasped hands fall limp at her sides as her attention is drawn and held by the captivating sight of the little gold. She stares intently, her body motionless.

Grimnair backs away from the rest of the group, knowing the gold can only go to a female candidate.

Beka gazes at the Gold...obviously oblivious to everything else now she sees the beauty

Tannar smiles deeply, and comes to the brown, to scratch his eyeridges. He calls to him, not loudly, but clearly, "Salith."

End of T'nnar's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Aisha blinks and turns slowly towards the gold.

Jehrina takes a deep breath and swallows as the gold hatches. She unconsciously squuezes Petran's hand tightly, ans unabashedly stares.

Veronne oohs at the gold hatchling, standing perfectly still.

Cerilla smiles at the little Queen, marvelling at the colour of her hide.

Rytall glances around with a sigh... he looks around to make sure all the other hatchings have impressed...

Grainne squeezes Selenay's hand, as much for her own comfort as for her friend's.

Teyal smiles, beckoning the newly impressed over toward her.

Antique Gold Dragonet gazes about the sands with a regal look. She holds her head proudly as she steps from her egg shards, not even needing to look to avoid the sharp bits of shell. Her careful gaze rakes the whole set of candidates, male and female.

Garlem smiles, but not interested, looks at the rest of the clutch.

Jerissa's eyes widen as she watches the Gold. She watches silently as it moves towards the candidates.

Beka stands still watching the Gold.

Rytall stands back to one side of the sands...

Galin takes a few deep breaths, shifting his weight anxiously as he awaits further Impressions.

Ryialla rubs her eyes, trying to clear the sweat out of them. She really doesn't want anything to block her view of the regal little queen.

R'bin holds his breath watching the Queen.

Petran lets go of Jehrina's hand and whispers to her, then nudges her forward, realizing that she should stand alone to see if the queen wishes her as her lifemate

With a loud crack, the laced cream egg splits into several places dumping a disoriented, creeling bronze out onto the sands. After righting himself and disentangling his gangly limbs and wings, he gets some movement under himself and heads straight through the bunch of white robed figures near him. He stumbles again and falls at the feet of a shy, blonde boy at the rear of the group whose eyes light up as he bends to help the hatchling and makes eye contact with him.

Selenay takes one look at the gold hatchling and back up a pace as her mind continues to catalogue stupid trivia like the various parts of the dragonet's wings...wingsails, spars. She looks away from the gold, mumbling the names under her breath to try and calm herself.

Grainne finally remembers to breathe and does so in a tiny gasp.

Cerilla stands still, and notices Galin's deep breaths and gives his hand a gently squeeze.

Ieyela watches the beautiful gold, watching the greater grace of her movements

Averil watches with awe, noting the queenly posture and mannerisms present in the little gold, even though she is just newly hatched. She stares, eyes wide, hands clenched tightly at her sides.

Aisha stands quietly and swallows hard as the gold's gaze passes over..

Rytall turns and smiles as another dragonet hatches.

Antique Gold Dragonet steps toward the candidates, her red eyes the only evidence of her discomfort. She marches right up to one candidate and croons, right in Petran's face. She looks over at her mother with a 'is this one okay?' look.

Shire watches the new bronze and smiles, her eyes marveling at the two metalic hatchlings on the sands

Garlem smiles.

Jehrina blinks as her eyes begin to dry out, and almost inaudibly says, "She be lovely." She blinks again as Petran nudges her, and slides forward a tiny step under his urgings.

Garlem says "A bronze!"

Rytall perks up as a "BRONZE!" hatchings.

Garlem stares at the Bronze happily.

Petran blinkblinks and laughs. "No, I'm affraid I wouldn't be the one you're looking for, " he sayts to the gold

Beka looks over at Petram with a grin!

Grainne's mezmerized state breaks up with a little giggle at the gold's attention to Petran.

Cerilla chuckles at Petran and the little gold, not surprised at that turn of events.

Jerissa giggles as she watches the Gold hatchling stare at Petran, relaxing a little bit.

Ryialla turns to look at Petran, and tries not to giggle.

Jehrina grins at the gold, and Petran, "I knew it.. ye'd be th' first goldrider who be male."

Shire glances at Petran and the gold and bursts out laughing

T'nnar calls Salith closer to himself.

Galin grins at the bronze and his partner, then turns to watch the gold and laughs when he sees her proximity to Petran.

The reef's edge egg shivers slightly in the sand.

Grimnair looks to the other Bronze on the sands and is captivated once again.

Averil barely manages a faint smile at the actions of the little gold as she croons at Petran. Her expression shifts back to one of awe and wonder, eyes drinking in the color of the golden hide.

Rytall gigghles at the gold went after petran...

Petran blushes brightly and steps back ...

Garlem stares at the bronze and takes a deep breath.

Aisha grins, "Just like the tale I told you, Petran."

T'nnar walks out of the sands, smiling.

Grainne grins.

S'drel smiles, managing to keep from laughing aloud.

Rytall watches the bronze dragonet with interest and turns to glance at the reef's edge egg.

Ryialla can't stop it, and giggles. And giggles. And giggles, finallt stuffing a fist in her mouth to keep quiet.

The sand flies as the reef's edge egg spins wildly and rocks into another egg. The reef's edge egg then lies still, long cracks running over it.

Veronne smiles softly at the gold dragonet, watching her intently.

Garlem smiles, not noticing the reef egg.

Petran clears his throat and tries to put on a businesslike air but he is still blushing furiously

Antique Gold Dragonet peers up at Petran for the longest moment, but at her mother's sharp croon, she moves off, towards the women. With a contemptuous snort at her mother's denial, she starts feeling that one mind, the one that's *perfect * for her.

A bit of shell falls off the reef's edge egg and a glistening head pokes through the membrane. The rest of the shell gives way, shattering suddenly, and spilling a little green dragonet head first into the sand.

Shire slowly stops laughing, although every few minutes she looks over at Petran and grins. She eventualy turns her gaze back to the newly hatching eggs

Sagebrush Green Dragonet
As her egg shatters, she is deposited on the sands with a protesting squawk. Lifting her sagebrush green head she peers about cautiously, taking her time to get back onto her feet. What parts of her hide that are not covered with sand are a glistening pale green. Finally she seems to regain her bearings, and with an awkward slowness, instictively moves towards the group of candidates huddled nearby.

N'fan simply kneels by his lifemate, his so-solemn face split open as his last walls between himself and the world fall down before this young blue. He laughs for joy and shouts, "Reveth! Reveth's hungry!"

End of N'fan's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Ryialla doesn't notice it either, but stops giggling.

Rytall smiles as he curiously watches the reef egg hatch and he wonders if this dragonet will be his life mate?

Cerilla laughs at the look on Petran's face.

Ieyela grins and moves to Petran's shoulder, and giggles softly, asking "Something you haven't told us petran?" She smiles, showing she's just teasing, and watches the gold dragonet over his shoulder..

Grainne watches, sobering as the little gold moves off from Petran and begins searching in earnest, again almost forgetting to breathe.

Ryialla does hear the squawk, and smiles at the green.

Petran just notices the green out of the corner of his eye and is grateful for the distraction ...

Rytall watches as the reef egg hatches the green? dragonet? wow! another green! :)

Galin starts a bit at the green's abrupt entrance. He casts a glance at Cerilla.

Jehrina smiles at Petran, thankful she's not the one blushing for a change. She turns her attention back to the gold hatchling.

Beka grins at the Gold seeing a green from the corner of her eye.

Averil follows the gold with her eyes, her body leaning forward just a bit as the little hatchling progesses towards the rest of the group. Her fists tense and relax in turn at her sides.

Grimnair's face contorts are sweat gets into his eyes and his eyes begin to burn.

Rytall smiles as he watches the green...

Veronne's gaze is diverted from the gold to the newly arrived green.

Shire watches the green, lifting first one foot off the sand and then the other, shaking them to get hot sand out of the sandals

Cerilla sobers as she sees the Gold looking around again, keeping her hands stiffly at her sides.

Selenay shivers and gives up trying to seem courageous, clasping her arms to hug herself, looking down at her feet, her braid falling over one shoulder. She glances up occasionally to watch what is happening.

Garlem suddenly realizes his burning feet and jumps a few times to cool off his feet.

Jerissa's gaze shifts between the Green and the Gold, watching for either to move in her direction.

Rytall turns back to the forgotten bronze?

The Sagebrush Green Dragonet langoriously blinks and turns her head to look at each of the Candidates. She rests near her shards for a few long moments, until the gentle croons of her dam coaxes her to move towards the people.

Jehrina stands still, now totally oblivious to the heat of the sands, and the beads of sweat on her forehead as she watches.

Ryialla turns her body toward the green, smiling softly to tell her it's all right. "We don't bite, honest."

Rytall watches the green dragonet with a smiles, (he knows now about the impression of the forgotten/not/ bronze

Galin stands still and surveys what remains of the clutch, looking thoughtful.

Beka smiles as she glances at the green...then watches the Gold curious.

Cerilla peers at the beautiful young gold, trying to watch which way she's going.

Antique Gold Dragonet moves nearer to that *one* mind, making a vtol-line around other candidates, pausing to croon to one, but moving on, finally stopping before the one, her chosen lifemate, crooning up at the girl with short dark hair.

Averil wipes her palms, slick with sweat, against the sides of her robe. Her eyes rove wistfully over the hide of the little golden queen, taking in every detail in her coloration.

Petran watches the green and grins slightly

Jehrina smiles, wondering who the gold will choose.

Beka blinks...watching

Garlem wishes the bronze would hurry and make up his mind.

Veronne watches the gold with a smile...

The antique golden dragonet gazes lovingly up into Jehrina's eyes.

Garlem wows. "Jehrina's a goldrider!"

Beka claps "Wow!"

The Sagebrush Green Dragonet saunters calmly towards the persons beckoning to her. She steps on one of her dragging wingtips, and tumbles to the ground with a surprised creel!

Rytall wows, "CONGRATULATIONS JEHRINA!!!!!

Cerilla grins at Jehrina! "Congratulations, goldrider!"

Petran blinkblinks and his eyes light up as he sees Jehrina Impress the gold!

Grainne smiles for Jehrina.

Galin beams at Jehrina! "Congrats!"

Ryialla looks over to see the queen croon at Jehrina, and grins fit to beat a harper quartet, but is quickly distracted by the green tumbling.

Beka looks over to the Green "Hello pretty one!"

N'fan calls Reveth closer to himself.

Garlem says "What's her name?"

Aisha beams, "Congrats Jehrina!"

Shire looks toward the green worriedly, her eyes only flicking to the gold as she impresses

Grimnair wipes the sweat from his eyes just in time to see the gold to to Jehrina.

Nicholah nods, almost to herself.

Jehrina blinks, stunned momentarily, falling onto her knees on the sands, "Her name.. she be Leilanth.. "

End of Jehrina's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Ryialla looks concerned..and like she wants to help, but knowing she can't, stands there, twisting her robe.

Jerissa smiles happily for Jehrina, then glances back at the green, hearing its pained creel. "Are you okay?"

Averil smiles her congratulations at Jehrina, her shoulders slumping a bit. She looks around the sands wistfully.

Veronne smiles at Jehrina and Leilanth. "Gratz." She turns to look at the green.

Petran opens his mouth but nothing comes out. He cannot think of anything to say but gaze at Jehrina lovingly

Cerilla grins at the Gold and her rider, nodding happily.

Ieyela steps away from Petran and watches the new queen and other dragonets, looking from one to the other, . She smiles at jehrina happily. She gasps when the Sagebrush Green steps on her wing and takes a step forward wanting to help..

Shire takes a step toward the green, stopping herself at the last minute with a frustrated look in her eyes

Jehrina blinkblinks, "Hungry.. ye be hungry.. aye.."

Petran tears his gaze away from Jehrina and looks towards the struggling green and takes a half-step towards her

Teyal smiles, "This way Jehrina...", she gestures toward the waiting room.

Galin looks at the green with a concerned frown.

Looking up at the child with golden-brown hair, the Sagebrush Green Dragonet creels again, softer, asking the candidate to come closer.

Rytall looks at the green, "ye need help eh?"

Selenay shifts her weight again, watching the eggs and the green, hoping that her lifemate will find her.

Jehrina nods absently at Teyal. "Aye.."

Ryialla blink-blinks at the green, and steps a little closer.

Jehrina slowly stands, and beams.

Cerilla shifts her feet from side to side, watching Ryialla and the green with a soft smile.

Averil watches the little green as she seems about to make her choice.

Ryialla walks over to the green, and looks at S'drel. "Can I please help her?"

Petran grins at the green and watches closely ...

Rytall smiles as the green finds her lifemate?

Veronne smiles softly.

S'drel nods toward Ryialla.

Rytall smiles at Ryialla...

The sagebrush green dragonet gazes lovingly up into Ryialla's eyes.

The copper rose egg hints at a wobble, and then begins rocking back and forth steadily.

Rytall says "Congrats Ryialla!"

Ryialla helps the little green get untangled, and rights her.

Galin beams at Ryialla!

Garlem says "Ooh! Another egg!"

Rytall turns quickly to the copper rose egg... ooo, how nice the egg looks...

The Sagebrush Green Dragonet rights herself with Ryialla's help, and croons to her. Funny, you'd think she just didn't want to get up by herself.

Garlem looks at the copper rose egg.

Ryialla is crying unabashedly. "Oh, Pliath.."
Ryialla says "Pliarth."

End of Ryialla's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Shire watches the green impress with a smile and turns to look at the wobeling eggs, her hands clenched on her robes are nearly white

Ieyela sighs softly.. She starts watching the copper rose egg.

The copper rose egg rocks faster, and small cracks begin appearing down its side, concentrated at the thinner end of the egg.

The Smoke Tinted Egg wobbles precariously and then falls onto one side, lying still.

Galin turns to watch th erocking egg.

Ieyela smiles.

Cerilla peers at the copper rose egg intently.

Petran smiles at the green and her lifemate with a wistful sigh, then looks towards the tinted egg

Garlem smiles and looks at the smokey egg, too, glancing nervously from egg to egg.

The thinner end of the copper rose egg shatters suddenly, sending shards flying everywhere! A glistening green dragonet pushes out onto the sands.

Dappled Orchard Green Dragonet
Her hide is a soft green, like the colour of new spring growth on a fruit tree. Her eyes swirl mostly blue, despite the hunger she must be feeling. She pauses to scan the semi-circle of candidates, her discriminating eyes seeking out the one who is her lifemate. As she pauses, you notice several paler, yellowish markings on her body, just around her wing joints, and across her front. It gives the dappled effect of sun-light streaming through an orchard of fruit trees.

Rytall watches the new dragonet hatch with eager interest..."a green? wow! another green!"

Ryialla says "Come, on, Pliarth..we'll get you something to eat..""

Beka blinks at another green! And then smiles at her favorite color.

Jerissa sighs at the green's impression, trying to stay confident that she'll yet impress. She turns her full attention to the newest green, smiling at her hopefully.

Teyal smiles to Ryialla and Pliarth, congratulating them, and leads them to the waiting room, along with other impressing candidates

Petran gazes at the green, no less in wonder now than at the first dragonette

Suddenly an enormous crack zigzags along the side of the Smoke Tinted Egg starting from the spot where the egg fell.

Averil smiles at the new little green, watching her progress from her shards.

Rytall smiles as he ducks a piece of shard, he smiles at the green'

Aisha ooohs softly at the green, "Oh, pretty!"

Selenay takes a deep breath, her hands not clutched so tight to herself with the gold hatchling gone. She watches the hatchlings as they come, but seems to lose heart with the dwingling pile.

Shire watches the green for a bit and then turns to look at the smokey egg

Garlem smiles.

Garlem stares at the smoke-tinted egg eagerly.

Petran looks from the hachling to the other eggs, again not knowing where to look

The Smoke Tinted egg splits wide open, and a slick dark dragonet emeges and struggles to his feet.

Galin looks from dragonet to egg and back again.

Rytall turns to glance at the smoke tinted egg, but turns back to look at the green.

Grainne hugs Selenay gently.

Dappled Orchard Green Dragonet creels piteously, staggering to get out of her egg-shards.

Cerilla turns to look at the two dragonets, giving Galin's hand a squeeze at something he said.

Grimnair continues to watch the hatching eggs looking very ragged and tired.

Veronne watches the dragonet with a steady eye.

Beka wipes her hands yets again on her robe and watches the Green silently, her eyes showing sympathy

Dappled Orchard Green Dragonet drags her tail in the sands as she struggles on, her head bowed, almost as if she was too tired to walk.

Rytall looks at the new green dragonet with a curious smile as if wondering if she'll be his lifemate??? he just looks...

Jerissa glances over at Beka and Grimnair momentarily, then back at the remaining dragonets.

Shire turns her gaze back to the green, frowning softly at her crying

Averil's gaze follows the little green around, hoping she finds her lifemate soon, because she looks so tired and hungry.

Petran hardly notices that his cheeks have finally faded to their more natural color as he watches the hatchling sstill searching for their lifemates

Cerilla aws at the tired looking green, thinking the green looks alot like she feels. ;)

Aisha watches the green quietly as her eyes darken with concern.

Galin blinks the sweat out of his eyes and peers at the green dragonet.

Garlem looks curiously at the hatchling which emerged from the smokey egg.

Grainne watches quietly from next to Selenay.

Beka starts to take a step forward but then stops herself and stays still

Dappled Orchard Green Dragonet stumbles in the sands, falling on her stomach, rapping her snout hard on the sand.

Rytall switches feet back and forth as he watches the orchard green with a sympathetic smile.

Grainne steps forward quickly and helps right the little green.

Grimnair gasps slightly as the green takes a tumble.

Cerilla's breath catches as she sees the green fall.

Galin gasps softly and grips Cerilla's arm.

Shire moves through the crowd of candidates to stand at the front, watching the green with sad eyes and obviously wanting to go and help her

Petrans eyes widen at the green's fall and is about to step forwrd when Grainne cuts him off

Veronne inhales sharply as she sees the hatchling trip.

Dappled Orchard Green Dragonet croons thanks to the person who righted her, but moves away, drawn to another.

Grainne steps back away from the green to let her go on with her searching.

Averil watches with concern, eyes wide.

Ieyela gasps, and moves forward to help the weak green dragonet back to her feet gently, then steps back.

Garlem sighs at the poor green hatchling.

Beka looks sympathetically at Grainne then back to watch the green.

Shire smiles as the green moves on, tracking her with her eyes

Aisha blinks as the green falls and then smiles at Grainne.

Jerissa bounces in place with frustration, forcing herself to merely watch.

Mottled Bronze Dragonet
He steps out of the shards and pauses to look around thoughtfully, allowing a good view of his mottled colouring. Feathery swirls of green and blue coalese over his compact dark frame. It's hard to tell just what colour he is at first. Then he begins to move, slowly, and purposely, as steadily as his newborn legs will allow. He spreads his wing slightly to balance himself and bronze shines through the nearly transparent sails; a brillant bronze hue reflected in the hazy patches of coppery bronze that glint through the swirls of colour on his body.

Rytall feels sympathetic for the little green...

Dappled Orchard Green Dragonet spies someone moving back and creels, moving toward her.

Averil oohs at the bronze, admiring his handsome hide.

Selenay takes a deep breath and musters her hope, looking at the small green and managing not to stare at her feet.

Grainne looks over at the sound of another egg hatching, but the excitement leaves her eyes at the sight of another bronze.

Garlem says "Ooh... he's *beautiful*..."

Rytall he slowly glances at the bronze dragonet the just hatched, but turns back to watch the green carefully...

Beka catches a glance of movement and looks at the bronze...then looks back to the green as she creels.

The dappled orchard green dragonet gazes lovingly up into Ieyela's eyes.

Petran looks up and spots the bronse, nearly not recoginzing it as such for a few seconds because of its marvelously colored hide

Grimnair just stands rather overwhelmed by the entire event.

Cerilla smiles at Ieyela and her new life-mate and turns back to the bronze dragonet on the sands.

Beka just catches Ieyela impressing and claps

Selenay bites her lip as the green Impresses, though she tries to smile, and does manage it, at the look of joy on Ieyela's face.

Galin's attention is absorbed by the bronze as he emerges. He spares a quick grin at Ieyela before concentrating on the bronzez.

Averil smiles her congratulations to Ieyela, turning back to watch the bronze.

Petran sees Ieyela out of the corner of his eyes and glances over to her, smiling congratualtionss

Aisha smiles at Ieyela.

Ieyela Oh..!'s She kneels down and holds the Green, staring joyously into her eyes.

Rytall turns all his attention to the bronze...

Grainne smiles slightly for Ieyela, her gaze travelling back to the sands.

Garlem watches the bronze, stepping at regular intervals.

Shire watches the bronze for a while and smiles before turning to watch the few remaining eggs...her eyes slightly discouraged at the small pile

Jerissa nods to Ieyela, happy for her. Her gaze moves to the bronze briefly, then wanders on, watching another brown impress.

Cerilla shoots a smile at Galin as she sees the beautiful bronze emerge, admiring the play of colours on his hide.

From his first steps, you can tell that the Mottled Bronze Dragonet gets his personality from Kimbrith, and not his Sire Avoth. He slowly traverses the sands, showing an apparent wisdom as the whuffles one small boy fondly, but moves on.

A short, freckled redhead is knocked to the sands by a small blue who breaks shell from the cornsilk yellow egg and immediately charges straight for her. Her face glows at the moment of Impression and she struggles to her feet, leading theblue away, no worse for wear but for a few scratches.

Ieyela looks up and calls out "Her name's Jhirith!! Oh, you're beautiful..."

End of Ieyela's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Rytall thinks happy thoughts of past times as he watches the bronze dragonet... oo, you are so, so, oh, so beautiful..

Garlem smiles.

Veronne grins as the blue Impresses to the redhead.

Petran chuckles at the bronze and glances momentarily to Kimbrith.

The Belior Light egg begins trembling slightly on the sands, drawing attention its way.

Grimnair watches the Bronze patiently, trying to contain his emotions.

A small green breaks the shell of the jasmine yellow egg, near the middle of the hatching grounds, and heads across the sands, her damp wings dragging behind her. She spies a young apprentice of Master Melora's, and gazes up into his eyes.

Beka glances over at the Belior egg.

Ieyela looks back at her. "Lets get you some food. I'll help you walk.."

Aisha smiles and quietly admires the pattern on the bronze's hide.

Galin watches the bronze with rapt attention, chewing on his lower lip anxiously.

Averil turns to watch the Belior egg, having wondered earlier as to its contents.

Almost at the same time the ginger-flecked egg and the peony-red egg shatter on opposite ends of the mound, causing everyone to have to look back and forth to keep up. A small sea green hatchling and rather robust brown burst forth, each tottering out into the mass of white robes surrounding them, temporarily lost to view from the stands. Shortly, exclamations of delight and surprise and congratulations ripple from two areas in the groups of Candidates and they part to let a dark haired boy and his new green lifemate walk off the sands, followed by a tall, blonde girl gently coaxing the brown along.

Selenay turns to look at the Belior light egg as the blue Impresses. She shifts on the sands, lifting her feet off the heat and her eyes grow hopeful again.

Rytall smiles as he watches the bronze ...

Avoth snorts pleasantly, as if noting that having at least two like him is enough.

Petran notices the belior egg a shifts his position slightly, trying to look at everything

The Belior Light Egg trembles more violently, and cracks lace it, especially near the bottom.

Nicholah folds her arms again and watches the rest of the hatching.

Garlem smiles.

S'drel mutters, "More than enough."

Aisha turns to the Belior egg and leans a little forwards to get a better look at it.

Cerilla shifts on her feet on the sands, anxiously watching the eggs.

Kimbrith rumbles to Avoth, and proudly watches her as the last of her children break shell...

A large crack works its way up the side of the Belior Light Egg, and a brown wing pushes out, followed by a neck, and a head, as a young brown emerges into the world.

Skybroom Brown Dragonet
This young brown fumbles on the sands as he tries to move away from his shards...and no wonder -- he's enormous! His hide is dark, heavy shade of brown, that hints at red, particulary at his joints. His colouring reminds you of the raw skybroom wood grown in great quantities in the forests of Lemos Hold. He manages pull his hindlimbs underneath him eventually, and walks awkwardly towards the semi-circle of candidates, seeking out his soulmate.

Rytall watches the belior light egg, as he glances at the new green dragonet

Garlem smiles.

Shire stands silently, not even shifting her feet from the heat anymore, watching the eggs curiously and smiling at the brown

Grainne watches quietly, hopeful for her friends near her.

Rytall opens his eyes wide as a brown dragonet hatche!

Beka smiles at the brown

Galin's gaze is drawn to the other hatchlings by a burst of momement. He surveys the tableau for a moment, then focuses his attention on the brown and bronze.

Petran watches the brown hatch and looks back to the bronze, his gaze shifting from both as a unconsiciusly backs upo a step

Garlem flicks his eyes from the Brown dragonet and the Bronze dragonet, and watches for any sign that either dragonet comes near.

Averil watches the brown with a faint smile, admiring his size and color.

The Mottled Bronze Dragonet nears a group of women Candidates, and warbles to them promisingly, before continuing his solemn search for his lifemate.

Cerilla's breath catches at the sight of the huge brown, smiling at him and unconsiously picking at her robe.

Ieyela calls Jhirith closer to herself.

The Skybroom Brown Dragonet moves a bit awkwardly across the sands..stumbling over his own huge wings.

Beka giggles at the bronze as she looks it in the eyes..and points him on to the men

Jerissa clenches her fists together, watching as this last brown hatches. Her eyes are glued to him, watching his every motion.

Veronne tries to take in the scene as best she can.

Rytall watches the big brown... he giggles ...

Petran chuckles at the bronze, wondering why they all seem a little gender-confused at this hatching...

Grimnair takes a few steps back from the rest of the candidates trying to find a cool breeze on the hot sands.

As you look about, you can see that all of the eggs seem to have hatched.

Cerilla's eyes follow the brown across the sands in anticipation.

Garlem smiles hopefully.

Selenay bounces on her feet, almost relaxing into the terror that has been with her this whole time. She watches the brown intensely.

Rytall carefully watches the brown with hope.

Shire looks at the brown, her eyes flicking over the sands an, seeing no other eggs quickly flick back to him

Grainne looks down, idly brushing a bit of sand off her robe.

Petran tries to follow bot dragonets with his gaze and can only swing his head back and forth between the two. He takes another step back to see them both more clearly

Rytall glances back at the bronze dragonet.

Galin bites his lip hard as he watches the last hatchlings.

The Mottled Brown Dragonet pauses, and croons to his brown brother. As he crosses the Sands, he nears his parents, and warbles softly to them as well.

Garlem suddenly notices his damp hands and rubs them on his white gown.

The Skybroom Brown dragonet manages to make his way across the sands, only minorly damaging his wings with the sharp claws of his hindlimbs. He stumbles, finally, near Petran's feet.

Aisha watches the brown quietly as she clutches a corner of her robe.

Cerilla smiles sort of sadly at the brown as she watches him make his way across the sands.

Grimnair shuffles his feet on the sands.

Rytall watches the brown and petran...

Averil stands still, shifting her weight to try and cool her feet as she watches the last dragonets.

Beka sighs as the brown stumbles.

Petran smiles and ... he blinkblinks and looks fdown at the fallen brown and bends down very slowly to help him ...
Mottled Bronze, that is. :)

Galin smiles at Petran...

The Skybroon Brown dragonet picks himself up, his red eyes swirling as he looks at Petran...he stares at Petran for a long moment...

Rytall smiles...

Garlem looks at Petran happily, then stares back at the large bronze.

Rytall says "congrats P'tran!"

Petran swallows and looks back ...

Beka wipes her hands again and scans the ledges

The Skybroom Brown whuffles, and turns away. He trumpets to his bronze brother and moves to the next candidate...

Rytall turns his head to look at the bronze hatchling..

Cerilla smiles at Petran and the Brown.

Rytall takes his congrats back...

Garlem says "Oh... poor Petran.."

Petran watches the brown .. and sighs ...

Beka blinks surprised...

Grainne looks sympathetically at Petran.

Aisha lets out a soft whoosh of air as the brown turns away and gives Petran a sympathetic look.

Averil looks at Petran with a sympathetic gaze.

Rytall baps himself on the forehead and sighs in sympathy for petran...

Shire looks at Petran simpatheticaly and then watches the brown curiosuly, wondering where eh's heading next

Cerilla looks surprised at the brown dragonet and watches to see where he's going.

Peering up at his Brown brother, the Mottled Bronze Dragonet pads softly towards Petran, and stares at him, considering.

Petran tries not to look disappointed and hold his head up

Rytall watches the brown with added interest on who he might chose for his life mate

Jerissa beckons slightly to the brown with her hands, calling almost silently to him.

Galin grins at the hatchlings' antics. He rocks back and forth a bit as the heat of the Sands penetrates the thin soles of his sandals.

Garlem looks at the bronze, then the brown. Then back.

Rytall hrms...

Grimnair snaps to attention suddenly as he notices the dragonets still moving on the sands and with a last ditch ounce of strength stands tall and alert.

Petran does not dare look at the bronze ... then he slowly turns his gaze th the bronze ...

The Skybroom Brown Dragonet passes by several people...eyeing them closely, then moving on as they are just....not... right.

Rytall giggles at Petran...

Grainne sighs and studies her sandals, her mind slowly turning back to her duties.

Shire stands on the edge of the crowd, watching the brown curiously as he passes by so many

Selenay drops her hands again and clasps them behind her back, clenching her jaw against the pain of the burning sands that is finally beginning to scream for attention in her brain. She watches, turning once to look back at the galleries and all the people. She turns away and doesn't look back again.

Cerilla peers at the brown as he makes his way around the remaining Candidates.

Garlem focuses his attention on the brown.

Rytall switches his feet as he notices that his sandels are almost burned totally.

Galin casts a glance at the other candidates while he waits the final Impressions.

Beka watches the brown. "come on little one choose.'

Cerilla looks around at the other Candidates, trying to figure out who the brown will choose for his lifemate.

Petran takes a breath and gazes more fully at the mottled bronze ...

Aisha shifts her weight from one foot to the other as she watches the brown move around.

Rytall encourages the brown on.."you can do it..."

Jerissa nods to Beka. "Come on, find your mate."

The Mottled Bronze nods softly, and croons.

Grimnair appears completely calm again as if he's put all his strength in one last stand.

Cerilla grins at Petran. "Congratulations!!"

Garlem looks at the brown.

Rytall wonders as he watches the bronze and brown with almost equal attention...

Cerilla ers, P'tran. :)

Aisha beams at Petran, "Congrats!"

Rytall hrms...

The Skybroom Brown Dragonet shuffles a few more candidates across the sands, until he comes to a young lady, with hair the colour of his wing. He looks up at her...and then at his wings....and then back at her.

Teyal looks over at the bronze and Petran, waiting with a smile.

The skybroom brown dragonet gazes lovingly up into Cerilla's eyes.

Ryialla grins at Jehrina. "Oh..that's great!!!"

The mottled bronze dragonet gazes lovingly up into Petran's eyes.

Garlem looks down at his feet and sighs.

Rytall smiles at Cerilla impresses the brown...

Rytall says "congrats Cerilla!"

The mottled bronze dragonet gazes lovingly up into Petran's eyes.

Garlem says "Good job..."

Grainne doesn't even see the last impressions...

Averil smiles a faint smile of congratulations to Petran, happy that his disappointment over the brown proved to be short-lived. She turns to smile also at Cerilla also, happy for her.

S'drel nods softly as the final two dragonets Impress.

Rytall says "congrats petran!"

Jerissa sighs softly to herself, then whispers her congratulations to the final two riders.

Garlem shuffles sadly out of the hatching grounds.

Aisha smiles even wider, "Congrats Cerilla!"

Cerilla looks back at the dragonet in surprise...

Garlem steps through the arch to the waiting room.

Grimnair falls to the ground completely tapped of his strength.

Nicholah grins, looking over the new weyrlings with a stern gaze.

Petran suddenly drops to his knees before the bronze, tears welling up in his eyes ..."L ... Laerth?? ..."

End of P'tran's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Rytall sighs as he wonders where to go now?

Beka claps smiling at the two then looks up to the ledges searching for a face.

Galin beams at his cousin! "Congratulations!"

Kimbrith trumpets proudly as her last child impresses!

Rytall glances around and sees the shells of all of the hatchlings...

P'tran smiles so broadly that it hurts as he gazes at Laerth. "Yes ... You're very hungry ... I'll take care of it ..."

Selenay follows the passage of the last Impressed pair and blinks fiercely, trying to hide emotions she herself can barely express. Her sapphire eyes check the sands once more, a small hope dying when she spies nothing but shards. She moves off the sands without a word, refusing to look at the galleries and see the pitying faces.

Teyal smiles, watching the last impressions, she gestures to the weyrlings, looking to the waiting room.

Grainne takes a steeling breath and walks slowly off the sands to go change clothes. She has a Gather to see to.

Grainne walks south, towards the cavern exit.

Selenay touches Grainne's arm and moves off alone.

Nicholah gestures for the weyrlings to come out to the sands again.

Rytall can't speak, he's lost emotion... for now... he has a totally blank face on...

Averil turns to bow politely to Kimbrith and Avoth, and the weyrleaders, and then turns wistfully to walk off the sands.

Aisha smiles faintly and then aftera polite nod to the dragons and WLs, walks off.

Cerilla is lost in the hatchling's eyes. A slow smile spreads across her face. "Varquith," she says softly...

End of Cerilla's Impression. Continue reading, or go back to the beginning.

Jerissa slowly slumps down as the adrenaline of the hatching quickly fades. She bows to the weyrleaders, then to their dragons and turns to leave.

Rytall glances at Teyal, "which way?"

Ryialla allows Pliarth to wander off.

Teyal looks over to Merla and S'drel, then at the candidates that didn't impress, "To the entrance..."

Aisha walks south, towards the cavern exit.

Rytall walks carelessly out and accidently passes over a pile of shards, he gets a minor cut, but puts his right hand on it to stop the bleeding... he walks out.

Jerissa walks south, towards the cavern exit.

S'drel moves forward, looking a little awkward at addressing an entire assembly, so focuses his attention on those on the Sands. "On behalf of Merla and myself, we'd like to congratulate everyone that Stood here today. Both those that found their lifemates, and those that our dragons found the potential to Stand today. Everyone here is welcome to stay here at the Weyr for as long as they want, and Clear Skies to all."

Cerilla escorts the brown dragonet off the sands, speaking softly to him.

Nicholah gathers the weyrlings in a semi circle, smiling to each shining face. She looks over the circle to nod at Merla and S'drel, before turning back to her charges. "Okay, let's wait for the others to clear out a bit, so as not to disturb your new lifemates."

Keysa thinks Ysrith has a terrible mental lisp and wonders if she minds being called Trith or Srith? :)

Ryialla grins down at Pliarth, as the dragonet sits down with a *plop*, and looks completely undisturbed by the commotion.

Ysrith warbles as if laughing at her lifemate.

S'drel adds, for those watching in the various Galleries, "There will be a celebration and Gather just outside the Weyr proper, on the shores of Benden Lake. Regretably, the new Weyrlings won't be able to attend this night as they will need to feed their dragonets, but the short distance from the Weyr will allow them a modicum of quiet." He smiles. "Everyone else, tho, is invvited to attend, and the Gather will last for the next several days, IC."

Final Results

Jehrina and gold Leilanth

S'riv and bronze Cioth

P'tran and bronze Laerth

T'nnar and brown Salith

W'liam and brown Sleath

Cerilla and brown Varquith

N'fan and blue Reveth

R'bin and blue Tsiath

Katrina and green Arbreth

Ieyela and green Jhirith

Ryialla and green Pliarth

Keysa and green Ysrith

Proofread by W'liam