Time is a Thief
Dragonsfall Weyr
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Citrus Bay Hold
Writers: Heather
Date Posted: 22nd April 2024
Characters: Saibra
Description: Saibra reflects on the graduation of Ki'ben and R'hil into the fighting Wings.
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 1, day 8 of Turn 11
Notes: Mentioned: R'enh, Ki'ben, R'hil
Wing placements are also listed at the bottom of the post. Resent for a correction.
Time. How had time passed so quickly? The Dragonsfall Weyrwoman was lost deep in her thoughts as she watched her twin daughter and son toddle about, climbing over some big cushions while soaring their little stuffed figure dragons through the air.
When she closed her eyes she could see Ki'ben at that age, and then again she could see Saidrene being flown around on her father's shoulders as they ran through the Weyrbowl.
How was it possible that Ki'ben was now graduated into a fighting Wing?
The Graduation Ceremony had been beautiful. The Lower Caverns staff had really outdone themselves as usual.
Her eyes opened again, just as Brenha and Saihen collided into one another, sending them tumbling onto the cushioned mat in a fit of giggles. She loved that they had each other. She hoped they would always have a close bond.
"Are you taking them with you, milady?" the foster mother asked.
"No," Saibra stood, wiping the dampness from her cheeks. "I need to do some hidework. Thank you, Baslie, I'll come by and visit them some more tomorrow."
After hauling each twin into her arms and raining kisses down on their chubby cheeks, the Weyrwoman left the creche and walked the path to her office.
}:I would have taken you.:{ Chioneth said.
**I know, love, but I wanted the time to think.**
}:You are sad that your hatchling is now in the Wings?:{ the gold surmised.
**Yes. Time is a thief.**
Chioneth mused over that phrase, not quite able to figure out exactly what her rider meant by it.
Flipping the switch, the lights in her office flicked on with a hum of power. Sitting behind her desk, Saibra pulled out the ledger that she kept with all Wings and Wingriders listed. It was something that was copied and kept in the archives every so often.
Taking out her quill and dipping it in the pot of ink, she went down the ledger list to Azure Wing and underneath it she paused for a moment and then wrote the name 'Ki'ben of Bronze Setoth' with a flourish. Next, she moved to Cobalt Wing and wrote 'R'hil of Brown Dath.'
Dipping her quill once more, she set about placing all of the other graduated Weyrling names under the Wings where they belonged. By the time she was finished, she could hear R'enh coming home through the office door that connected to their weyr.
She stared at the newly added names to the fighting Wings and hoped that their futures were long and healthy ones, but with Threadfall.... They faced the chance of death every sevenday. There was death and body-mangling injuries at every 'fall and now there was the chance that one of these bright young hopefuls would be in one of those categories.
}:They're ready. This is the way of things.:{ Chioneth assured her lifemate.
**I know, but that doesn't make it any easier.** Saibra closed the portfolio, slid it back into the top drawer of her desk, and then pushed away from her desk.
**What is Ki'ben doing?** she asked Chioneth.
}:Setoth says he is celebrating with his new wingmates. Something about 'hazing'? I'm not sure what he means by that, but he says his rider is in high spirits.:{
Saibra chuckled despite her overall maudlin mood. "I'm sure he is in high spirits," she murmured as she cut the lights off in her office and passed through the door into her weyr.
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Graduation List:
Ki'ben to Azure Wing
R'hil to Cobalt Wing
Last updated on the April 26th 2024