Taking Messages

Writers: Chelle, Suzee
Date Posted: 21st January 2012

Characters: Qorri, Pierka
Description: Pierka brings Qorri some messages and the headwoman sends her back with more.
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 5, day 23 of Turn 6

Pierka

The Weyrlingmaster had sent Pierka up to the headwoman with a list of
the senior weyrlings who would be needing to move into their own
weyrs soon. She trotted through the caverns toward the stairs leading
up to her office.

The smells from the kitchen were heavenly and she smiled. "Wherry
stew," she murmured. It was one of her favorites and she loved the way
the cook prepared it here. The flavor was heavenly and her mouth
started watering in anticipation.

Qorri was at her desk trying to sort through the list of problems she had.
If it wasn't one thing, it was something else. "I swear I could never leave
this place." Hearing noise coming to her door, she waited to hear about
another one.

Pierka whistled as she walked toward the headwoman's door. She knocked
and peeked through the opening. "Morning Ma'am," she said cheerily.

"Morning, weyrling." She couldn't recall this one's name but that wasn't
unusual anyway. "What can I do for you?"

Pierka smiled and strode forward with the document she'd been given.
"The Weyrlingmaster asked me to give you this. It's a list of the
weyrlings who'll be needing their own weyrs soon." She hoped she'd be
on one of those lists shortly herself. The barracks was nice enough
and she liked her mates but it was beginning to get a little crowded.

"Hmm.." She took it and looked it over, thinking to herself. "I'll have to
check my lists to see which are empty." She got up and moved to grab
something from a cubby hole. She handed it to Pierka. "This needs to go
back to him."

Pierka took the item she was handed. "I'll make sure he gets it as
soon as possible."

"Do you have enough clothes, greenrider? Everything you need?" Qorri
usually got requests when someone needed something, but she always
asked.

Since her class was just about to be promoted to Senior Weyrlings and
they were looking forward to their first jumps /between/ she'd been
hoping for some new leathers. The ones she had right now were
hand-me-down's and very well worn in spots, notably the seat of her
pants. "Well, since you ask," she still wasn't quite as brave around
the headwoman as others. "I could use some new flying leathers."

"That, my dear, is a question for the Weyrtanner. Flying leathers have
to be especially fitted and are usually made for each rider. Of course
some of them have extra jackets and things plucked from stores but
your first set should be made." Qorri knew it was a big part of the
weyrlings' getting older.

"Yes, ma'am," said the little greenrider. Qorri scared her just a bit
so she stood up a tiny bit straighter.

}:You're wonderful mine, don't worry so much. She will see.:{

**Thank you Liddith** she settled just a little with her green's
encouragement. "I'll head that way after this."

"I'll let you go on then. Thank you for bringing those." **So much to
do and so little time. I wish I had the energy of the young**

"Yes ma'am," she said again. This time with a little more confidence.
She decided she should take the Headwoman's message to the
Weyrlingmaster before going to the tanners. She spun on her heel and
left the office.

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