*Candidate Story*
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*Stats & Dragons*
Nathaniel
Daniel
Reggie
Ravenna

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The Hatching
Less than a week after the previous clutch had hatched, shortly after the evening meal, Ovaseth’s voice rang out, summoning all to the hatching of her five eggs. Twenty-five candidates ringed around the section Ovaseth had had zealously guarded, knowing that only a few would bond this time.
The third egg fell apart, and a black and blue hatchling stood up from the fragments. He was a bit more massive in the chest and shoulders than his purple sisters and had the look of a formidable opponent to him. He strode toward the candidates, and stopped before Reggie, the bouncer/owner of a popular club.
"You could use some more exercise to build shoulder muscles, Reggie." he said.
“His name is Kaoverth.” The man said with a smirk on his face obviously caused by something the night blue had said.

Night Blue Duowing Kaoverth

Weyrlings
Kaoverth launched himself in the air, made a nice arc and then splashed into the water. His weyrling training was over for the day and since it was hot, he, his rider, Ravenna and Rixorieth were going swimming. Kaoverth loved that. He dove under water, swam around for a while, his eyes blinking and straining to find the silver and green of his target.
When he finally found Rixorieth she had already seen him. The younger night blue swam up toward her and surfaced. In the process he caressed her neck with the top of his head.
Rixorieth purred back and giggled in his head, the tinkling of a young, yet adult dragoness. It frustrated Kaoverth to know he'd have a few months to go before he would actually be considered adult enough to make his intentions official.
"But I will wait." Rixorieth told him.
"You're not just saying that?"
Rixorieth's tail tapped him on the shoulder. Kaoverth looked and suddenly the silver-green was gone.
"I'm not one to let myself be caught if I don't want too." he heard an echo of her presence.
"Really?"
"Really."

Adults
It had only been a month since Kaoverth had stopped growing. But to Kaoverth that time had seemed like an eternity. he'd been waiting to fly this one important female since the time he'd been old enough to understand the desires. He didn't have them then, He didn't know when he'd get them, but he already knew the one female that would need to be his was Silver-Green Rixioreth. And today was the day.
"Think quick." Rixioreth laughed her tingly laugh in his mind and Kaoverth could only look up to see a silver streak mar the twilight sky.
"I'm coming!" he called after her.
He bugled and with one sweep from his wings, he was airborne, searching the skies around him for oddly bright colours.
Rixioreth flew, trying to get away. She was chasing the sun. After all her light-coloured skin was more than noticeable in the night sky, it was a dead give-away about her whereabouts. Kaoverth on the other hand with his night-blue hide was almost invisible at this time, when the stars hadn't yet appeared.
On the ground their two riders were waiting, each caught up in their dragon's mind. The flight was closed and thus could take all night. But on the other hand, how could they be certain that other dragons wouldn't join them? Was it wise for Kaoverth to take his time? Or for Rixioreth to try and catch the sun?
Finally Kaoverth set off in the direction Rixorieth had taken before him. He chased the remaining string of colours on the horizon and darted past the clouds. Knowing Rixioreth wouldn't keep still when he got close, he called out her name in his head as loud as he could.
"Rixioreth! Rixioreth!"
Rixioreth heard him, and he was well on his way to catching up to her.
"Youth." she smirked, even if she was only half a year older than him.
"I heard that!" Kaoverth called back.
"You're so close already." Rixioreth said, a bit disappointed, "I'd hoped to fly against the setting sun."
"We'll have to settle for twilight." Kaoverth said.
"But not quite yet." Rixi smiled, letting Kaoverth come within looking distance, before diving down, right into the clouds.
Diving behind her, Kaoverth cursed. He had hoped it wouldn't come to this. The silver of Rixioreth's tail was barely indistinguishable from the shaded gatherings of mist. And he was chasing that tail, not her head, which he might have spotted.
"Found me yet?" he heard her call.
He turned to where he'd heard her, but she was gone already. He could feel her eyes on him as he plummeted further toward the sea. His four wings and his instincts on altitude were all that kept him safe as the clouds flew dangerously close above the water.
Rixorieth had circled around Kaoverth for a while and had for the moment flown up front for a bit longer. Flying in the clouds, though it hid her, was also hard for her. For the last fifteen minutes she thought she(d spotted a blue and black form on more than one occasion, but it had always turned out to be sky. So where was Kaoverth?
Behind her a splash sounded. Too big to be a fish, Rixioreth immediately assumed the worst.
"Kaoverth!" she called.
Only to feel a wet claw grasp her tail from below.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to dodge me if I came from the water." he purred,
"you never could."
"I always let you." she resisted.
"And now I caught you?" he asked.
"Nah... I let you." she resisted more.
"I still have you though."

Nathaniel and Daniel are candidates at Darkling Dawn
Reggie and Ravenna are Candidates at Ryslen