The never ending cycle
Dragonsfall Weyr
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Healer Hall
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Dolphin Hall
Emerald Falls Hold
Harper Hall
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Green Valley Hold
Leeward Lagoon Hold
Barrier Lake Weyr
Sunstone Seahold
Citrus Bay Hold
Writers: Elaine, Emma
Date Posted: 11th September 2005
Characters: Teseada, Aryn
Description: Teseada and Aryn awaken to hungry dragonets and feed them
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 8, day 3 of Turn 3
}:Wake up!:{ The mental shoves got harder to ignore as the dragonet stretched her wings. She glared at her slumbering rider. }:WAKE UP!:{ she called, surely loud enough for others to hear.
"Wha? What?" muttered Teseada as she rolled over in bed.
"Onnyth?"
}:You're awake, and I'm hungry.{
**Wait a minute and let me get dressed.** Teseada threw back the sheets, and slipped out of bed.
Aryn was startled awake also. "Whasawhoosie?" she mumbled trying to focus on her surroundings. Surprised, she rolled the wrong way and came crashing out of bed.
}: Oh good, you're up. Now you can fill me with meat :{ "Owwww Viy, give me a minute." Aryn started to get up and searched her cubby for the clothes she wanted.
}: Are you hiding the meat there? :{ the little dragon asked, nudging her life mate.
"Aryn, you okay?" asked Teseada. The girl had hastily thrown an old tunic on, something suitable for the fairly rough and ready work of chopping meat into bite size pieces for hungry dragons.
"Yes, I am, thanks." Aryn turned to reply. "I'm just not a morning person." She then quickly spat off to her dragon **And no I am hiding nothing edible, let me change.**
}: Oh. ok :{ The dragons tone was sad for a moment, but brightened.
}: I'm hungry, we eat soon? :{
**Yes Viyanth, soon**.
"Is she as hungry as that one?" asked Teseada as she slipped into some old, yet comfortable trousers. Next followed some boots, and a glance at the gold, who seemed to be glaring at her, as if telling her she wasn't moving fast enough.
"More so it seems" Aryn sighed, pulling her hair back and putting it up, ready for work. "They do eat so much. Come along Viyanth, its time for chopping." Aryn caressed the dragons head, giving it a push which direction to go. Viyanth gave a long croon.
}: Foooooooooooooood :{ }:I'm hungry!:{
**Not so loud Onnyth!** Teseada laid a hand on her dragon's hide, **I'll get you some food in a second or two, just lets go outside first. Follow Aryn and Viyanth.**
With those words, the gold began her slow waddling walk out towards the weyrbowl, where the task of chopping chunks from the freshly hung herdbeasts awaited them. It was no good being squeamish about it, no-one else would do it for her and Onnyth.
As they approached the hanging meat Aryn pointed an empty area out to Viyanth. **Can you wait just a little longer so I can get a decent pile going?**
}: Ohhh how about you give me say a leg while I wait? :{ Viyanth pleaded.
**No! dear heart, just wait it won't be long** Aryn already had found a knife and began separating meat from the animal.
"Not a pleasant task is it?" said Teseada with a grin. She was similarly engaged, and it was surprising how quickly you could get dirty doing this.
As a technician, she should be used to it, but there was just something that made her shudder every time.
}:Why shudder? It feeds me?:{ asked Onnyth.
**Because I just need to get used to doing this,** was Teseada's reply.
"Welll, I could think of cleaner ones," Aryn replied, pausing to give a shrug, "But it is kinda fun wielding a knife like this. Or doing such work, my father wouldn't even let me near the beasts to feed them, when he realized I was trying to help my brother with chores."
"It's just a different kind of dirt to what I'm used to. Oil maybe, dust, but blood..." She pulled a face. "Not that we'll need to do this for long."
She tossed a piece of meat to the waiting gold. "Soon enough they'll hunt for themselves."
Aryn bit her lip a moment, slightly pitying that the girl was squeamish. She herself, had no compunctions. "Yes, I'm looking forward to that. Aren't you too Viyanth?"
}: Hunt, yes, I would like to hunt, throw me that leg and I will hunt it. :{ Aryn giggled at Viyanth's stubbornness.
"What did she say?" By now, Teseada could recognise the signs of a weyrling dragon coming out with a funny comment.
"Oh Viyanth can be quite persistent. She says if I throw her a leg she'll hunt it." Aryn knew on some level she sounded infatuated and silly. But it seemed ok, being obsessed with ones dragon. It was something non-riders just couldn't comprehend.
Teseada laughed. "Now that I can just see..."
Viyanth turned to Teseada. }: See, that one agrees. I will hunt great Aryn! :{ "Orrrrr," Aryn replied aloud. "I can feed you these nice chunks of meat I just cut." She had gotten enough off she figured to at least take the edge of her lifemate's hunger so she could do more.
}:Mmmm:{ Viyanth said, trying to swallow the pieces whole.
**No chew, you must chew Viy,** Aryn thought. Although the pieces were cut small enough the little dragon wouldn't choke, she was trying to teach her good eating habits.
"There you go Onnyth," said Teseada. Her bucket was finally full, and although she may demand more, at least she could start eating.
While feeding Viyanth Aryn turned briefly to Teseada. "How long do we feed them like this again? I don't envy you trying to feeding Onnyth, I could swear she's already starting to grow larger then her siblings."
"And she's not even a month old yet. She's like a walking appetite at the moment."
}:Am _NOT_,:{ disagreed Onnyth forcefully. }:But I am hungry, so feed me,:{ she demanded.
"She just told me off for that comment, apparently she's just hungry,"
laughed Teseada.
}: Pleeeeaase more meat :{ Viyanth said as Aryn's bucket emptied quickly. "Obviously," Aryn replied with a giggle. She began carving more meat of the provided carcasses.
"I'm sure it won't last forever."
"No of course not, could you imagine if mature dragons had to be fed so often? There wouldn't be any meat left on Pern!" Aryn replied, making a mock worried face.
That did start Teseada off laughing. The thought of having to butcher carcasses for a full grown gold....
Viyanth's eyes whirled in contentment as her lids began to fall. }:
Time to rest :{
**Ooooh no, to the lake with you first!** Aryn waggled the knife.
"Onnyth, come on, you too." Teseada prodded the little gold into action.
"It's messy here, think of your hide."
Viyanth gazed up at her rider as she joined her at her side. }: Its so far wayyy! :{ "No dear heart, don't you see, the lake is actually closer? As you eat and grow you're closer to the lake. It'll seem it at least."
}: Sooo, I should eat more? :{
**I'm sure you will, later.** Aryn's tone was light, but insistent.
"Bath, oil, sleep then yes, I'm sure it'll be time to eat again."
"It's a never ending cycle," said Teseada after a moment or two watching the dragonets make their slow way down to the lake.
"And sometimes classes," Aryn said with a sigh. "I don't think I've ever looked forward to classes so much as I do now."
"Me neither, but like feeding those hungry ones, they won't last forever either," said the other girl with a grin.
Last updated on the September 12th 2005