Catching Up

Writers: Emma, HeatherH
Date Posted: 9th February 2007

Characters: Rizona, An'dr
Description: Rizona gets some tutoring from An'dr.
Location: River Bluff Weyr
Date: month 1, day 10 of Turn 4

Rizona hesitated for a moment before walking into the classroom. She would have to get used to just going where was needed if she was going to ride a dragon. She smiled shyly at the other person in the room. "I'm supposed to report to An'dr for a little catchup on my candidate classes since I am new."

"That's me," replied the young bluerider. "You must be Rizona? Right?"

Rizona moved forward. "Yes, that's me."

"New candidate?" asked the young man. "You just got here?"

"Yes, Sir. Just the other day I was Searched."

"You don't need to call me sir," he said with a laugh. "Sit down, and tell me about yourself." She was kind of pretty, maybe around the same age as Ava, or so he thought.

Rizona took a seat and thought for a moment. "Well, I come from a family of small holders. That was the only life I knew until the greenrider came and Searched me."

"I see," he made a not on a slate for later transcription to a hide. "How much do you know about the Weyr?"

"Not very much at all Sir. Um, we weren't really told much about it back at the hold. Women didn't need that information."

"Right, well to start with, you really don't have to call me 'Sir'. My name is An'dr, and I'm blue Pluserth's rider." He watched her for any reaction to the colour of his dragon. Some of the holders were of the opinion that some riders, particularly blue and green riders were practising what they deemed to be perversions all day long, and that the weyr was rife with that kind of behaviour. Which was precisely why some girls weren't told much about the Weyr.

Rizona tried to picture a blue. "They are larger than greens, but smaller than browns, right?"

"That's right." An'dr reached for a hide behind him with some sketches on.
"See this, Greens are the smallest, then blues, browns, bronzes and biggest of all Gold."

Rizona noted the order down. She was going to have to work hard to remember all the new things she was learning. "I think I can remember that Si...I mean An'dr."

"Good," he smiled. "Girls impress green or gold, boys can impress anything but gold."

"The golds are the Queens, right?"

"That's right."

"Ok, at least I remember that much."

"Have you met any of the dragons yet?"

"I have met several, actually. Well, a couple. The Searchrider's dragon, and a blue dragon that I met on the beach."

"Good, then you'll know that they all have their own distinct personalities."

"I hadn't been told that, but I do realize it from meeting them."

"It's important to realise that, it helps them during fall."

"How does it help them?"

"Each of them learns how best they and the others fit in a wing to fight thread," he explained.

Rizona made a note. "Yes, I can see that."

"Do you have any other questions?"

"No, not right now."

"Then I'll see you tomorrow with the rest of the candidates."

"Thank you, An'dr." Rizona gathered her things and left the classroom.

Last updated on the February 9th 2007

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