Mind Pairing Record 8
Weather at Acicade had been pleasant. The sun's rays
were getting warmer, the trees had started sprouting new leaves and just
about everyone in and around the castle was feeling the blessings of the
coming spring. It was in these promising times that Forest Waikiki's clutch
hatched and that the aspirants were called to the deep cavern. The sheltered
room with one wall completely made of glass-in-lead was awash with colours
as the sun shone through the different coloured panes. Stinga and Phiol,
knights to the two draks that ha parented this clutch, stood outside the
doors, guarding the mother and her draklings. Zoriyn, the sire of the
clutch, seemed calm but his eyes scanned everyone who entered. But the dark
mud drak needn't have worried as no strangers appeared to be present.
The aspirants were guided to a small space in front and to the side of the
benches for the spectators. Watchful eyes noted that there was only one man
among them, but he didn't seem to be taking advantage of that fact; That one
of the girls was very young at 14 - but she carried herself well; That one
of the aspirants was a drak of unusual colour, though people had gotten used
to her being around for the past weeks; That one had come from the somewhat
isolated island-region of Baskar, a place that not had many contact with the
outside world since the Castle had been usurped by Raidor; That one was
acting a bit funny but if people were to ask would learn that this was
because she'd come from another world; And that the last remaining aspirant,
with her white hair seemed to be local despite her exotic looks.
Forest Waikik had announced four eggs, but when she walked out, 6 draklings
followed her. From the side, Stinga shot her a glare.
"Mathemathicss aren't my strong zuit."
the drak whispered as she passed her knight,
"But it all workss out."
In the bright light of the day the colours of the draklings weren't a
mystery. Green and Brown colours were prominently present but among those a
single day drakling stood out. The playful male couldn't contain his
excitement as he swooshed right past his mother and headed straight for
Alstroemeria, the female spring twilingth drak from perigee Castle. Her
white-pink-purple hide seemed to blush as the bright white hatchling nestled
himself against her and shouted:
"My name izss Vekyin. Nisze to meets ya."
"Ussze your indoorh voishe."
Alstroemeria urged, but the command didn't carry much weight as her
tail carefully wrapped itself around her new bond.
Waikiki released a sound that seemed something between a cough and a chuckle
before she formally introduced her son to the world: "Vekiyn,
may your energy be as boundless as your enthusiasm and may your mate be
patient."
She then turned to the next in the row and continued: "Welkiyn,
may your szmart reazoning keep you from harm and may your bond acknowledge
your sstrengthsss."
A grass-green plant drakling stepped forward, he seemed to play it cool but
then quickly stepped closer to Jephria, the daughter of the leading couple
of Yavier Castle. Her carrot-coloured hair stood out against his hide and
her small fire faerie drak hovered above them as they paired.
Welkiyn told her: "They'll
be losing a great seamstress, but you're so much more than that."
Jephria was wise beyond her 14 years of age but she had always struggled in
the strict environment her father preferred, so she had yet to gain the
confidence to act upon her wishes. But Welkiyn knew she would get there and
he'd be right along. Anyone not liking that would have to take his criticism
and scorn.
Waikiki then urged her first daughter forward. The small forest drakling was
slender and flexible and seemed to be a bit shy.
Waikiki announced: "Foressst Comynki, daughter
dear, learn to be ssstrong and confident and to enjoy life."
The small forest scampered toward Tess, who dressed in bright clashing
colours seemed to have all the confidence the little drakling lacked.
"You ssseem nize." Comynki
told her.
"I have yet to develop a taste for roasted drakling." Tess quipped
before she patted the drakling on her head and said: "I'll keep you
safe, no worries."
Three dragons remained behind Waikiki and all of them were coloured in
shades of brown. Two of them seemed particularly close and seemed to act in
a similar way. The two of them had in fact hatched from the same egg.
Because of that they were on the smaller side but with proper care they
would not stay small. Waikiki saw the strength of her mate in them and knew
that they too would head straight for their dreams. She wished to caution
them to not forget that there was more to life than work and duty.
"My twin ssonss Menkiyn and Liekiyn, follow
your hearts as much as your minds and find those people and things that you
truly love, starting with your knights."
The lighter, tan-coloured Menkiyn headed for the white-haired Malina. The
adventurous daughter of a soldier kneeled when the desert drakling reached
her and said: "My name iss Menkiyn, I will go
with you."
The darker, brown Liekiyn headed for Maimoun, the serious glass artisan from
around Castle DesCas and said: "I'm Liekiyn, I
will join you."
"Even if joining me means you'll have to leave this forest
behind?" Maimoun asked. He had come to like the abundance of trees and
shade the forest offered, but he had pledged to return to Castle DesCas and
he would keep that promise.
"DesCasss iszn't that far away."
Liekiyn insisted, he'd been told where all the aspirants were from and in
truth Maimoun was probably the one who would remain closest to home.
The last drakling was another female, this one also white but with
soft-brown wings. Waikiki waited for her to come forward and then said: "Senynki,
know that you won't always be right, but be true to yourself."
the drakling cocked her head, seeming to let the advice come in and then
headed for the last aspirant, Astrid from Baskar.
"Why can't I alwaysss be right?" she
asked the young woman.
Astrid impulsively answered with all the idealism of her youthful years:
"Maybe we can't, but we can always try to be just."
The spectators cheered and applauded as all the draklings had successfully
paired and headed for the waiting buffet where the new pairs were
congratulated and the older knights who were free to train this batch of
squires were waiting to make acquaintances.
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Clutch8: Forest Waikiki and Mud Zoriyn
Tess
(f) and Forest Comynki (f)
trainer: Stinga and Forest Waikiki (Knight & Judge Training)
Maimoun
(m) and Mud Liekiyn (m)
trainer: Phiol and Mud Zoriyn (Knight Training)
Malina
(f)
and Desert Penkiyn (m)
trainer: Aimon and Forest Jaryunha (Knight Training)
Astrid
(f)
and Earth Senynki (f)
trainer: Gert and Ore Skawph (Knight Training)
Spring Twilight Alstroemeria
(f) and Day Vekiyn (m)
trainer: Louise and Water Vyreduis (Knight Training)
Jephria
McDairmid-Ridsaw (f)
trainer: Kharone and Forest Warencha (High Princess - Diplomatic Training)
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