[31.1.2707] A Wonderful End to a exciting day (any

[taenia]

It was dark when she left the lower caverns to head back to the side of Titaniath and her warm bed in the weyrling caverns. Her mind was still buzzing with the events of the day... and the girl couldn't quite get the disbelief out of her head that she had impressed at all..and to a silver at that!

The coldness of the winter night helped undull her tired senses enough to enable her to walk across the bowl in the right direction and not head towards her old room in the candidate barracks..It was going to be a chilly night, she thought to herself as she trudged along what felt like a long walk to her tired and sore feet. Pure adrenaline had kept her on them during the hatching, and then into the night as the feast had taken underway but now, she needed to be off them.. at least she'd never had to stand on those hot sands barefoot again! She thought to herself as she finally entered the barracks.

She wasn't the first weyrling to retreat to their bed, but she doubted she'd be the last either, there'd be someone over there with more energy than her! she was certain.

Titaniath was curled up on the stone couch, fast asleep.. her hide gleaming from the cleaning Ranelli'd done to it earlier and the little queen looked so helpless sleeping there... not that Ranelli would fall for that image, she knew Titaniath was more than capable of looking after herself and would turn into a very large capable dragon.. She smiled, as she thought foundly of the silver, still a little bit shell shocked that the beautiful dragon had chosen her..

Hearing a noise out in the common room, Ranelli turned and headed out of the private area she, and the other female weyrlings shared, sneaking quietly hoping not to wake Titaniath or any of the other dragonets.

"Hey" She said, seeing G'lar there.

[Kit]

G'lar had been contemplating the low fire burning in the common room fireplace, unable to sleep sue to the excitement of the day. The night air was cool, partly due to the high elevation of the weyr, and he was glad for the warmth of the flames as he thought about what direction his life would go in now. Basalth was wonderful of course, but he had not expected to Impress black, and he knew that hd implications for his future. Blackriders would probably be wingleaders, even the Weyrleader wasn't out of the question, far, far into the future. It wasn't the rank that bothered him, it was the fact that he knew, thanks to Arktos's lesson, that a black was liable to chase dragons with female riders, and have a good chance at winning.

That was a sight better than male riders, there was a part of him utterly repulsed by this idea, but that didnt change the fact that in just a Turn, maybe sooner, he'd find himself in very close personal proximity to something he was quite frightened of....women. G'lar knew this fear wasn't normal, he knew he should see the Healers, but it was so embarrassing. Yet something had to be done. Just as he was having this thought, Ranelli spoke from behind him and he nearly jumped out of his skin.

"R-r-ranelli! You startled me...uh hello. How is your dragon...um..Titaniath?" He wished fervently now that Basalth was not fast asleep, he could surely use his support.

[taenia]

Ranelli smiled at him, in her usual warm and friendly manner, noticing his stutter at the start of the sentence but not mentioning anything about it. "Sorry for startling you" she said, her voice sincer. "i just, i thought heard something out here.. but it must have been you.. " she said, by way of explination as to why she was in the common room at that moment in time.. not that she thought it needed explaining..

"...um, Titaniath is sleeping" She said, "someplace that I hope to be soon.."

[Kit]

G'lar ran his hand through his hair nervously. "It's okay. I'm sorry if I'm keeping you awake or anything. I just.. Well it's been an exciting day. I guess I'm just too keyed up to sleep. Basalth is asleep too. I know Arkos said they'd sleep a lot during the first few months."

He smiled at Ranelli tremulously. The part of him that was a normal young man thought she was rather pretty. He realized the Badalth would have a fairly decent chance of catching Titaniath in her maiden Flight. He had to admit the thought was somewhat alluring even as half of him shook in fear at the idea. "Uh.. So, how did your parents take it? I'd think they'd be a bit happier seeing as you Impressed such a high ranking color."

[taenia]

She sat herself down in front of him, at the same table thinking it would be easier, but also because she was tired and her feet still hurt from the dancing and the standing on the hot sands. "I didn't really get to talk to my parents.." Ranelli responded to his question about what her parents thought of her impression. She doubted her mother held any good thoughts about it at all, just because she had been proved wrong.. "to be honest, I don't really care what they think.. The weyrwoman beleived in me, and i will continue to do my best to show her that i was not a mistake" She was a stubborn girl.. but strong, and she felt that with Titaniath, her strength would be useful.

"What about you? What about your family? what did they think about you impressing a black?" She asked, clearly interested, it was nice to hear of supportive parents! Ranelli certainly would be a supportive mother if ever she choose to have childern..
...and that's when it dawned on her, she could choose! It was no longer expected of her to have children, or get married.. or.. be anything other than Titaniath's rider.. That thought certainly lifted her spirits and made her feel happy.. she was finally free..