Hatching 15
Fire Joaghym had been instructed to assemble the aspirants. The drak was
eager to get back to action after a few months of being the messenger of
Water Iviju while she cared for her clutch and then later her draklings. She
had allowed him into the Deep Cavern during some nights so he knew that the
three eggs that had been laid had hatched into four little ones. There were
only three aspirants but they'd just have to see what happened.
The three aspirants in question had all been staying at DesCas for the past
weeks. The residents had started calling them "the three little women" as
all of them were short of stature. Nioi and Vernacia had become friends
almost immediately since they were very similar in character. And when
Allira had arrived, the tiny but unusually strong gymnast spelunker had fit
right in. Vernacia had managed to get the others to play the board games she
so liked and Nioi often entertained the other two (and the rest of the
Castle) with her singing.
Shortly after the Deep Cavern had filled with spectators and the
aforementioned aspirants, Iviju swung open the doors that had kept her
hidden from onlookers and she ushered her four draklings out for the world
to see.
Hovering, she made certain that all were happy and excited and that none
were frightened by all the new faces. She need not have worried. Her twin
wind girls already loved the attention they were garnering. Her both sons, a
mud and a teal-green plant that people around here had dubbed "agave" were
not the sensitive sort.
When the murmurs died down, Iviju called for attention with a short bellow
and then announced.
"Thank you for attending. I prezent you Mud Guljuym,
Plant Lojuym and twins Wind Yiymju and Zavymju."
Then Iviju urged her draklings to go and look for the people they wanted to
spend the rest of their lives with.
While his sisters were soaking up the attention, the teal-green Lojuym
quickly made his way to Allira. He was not one to dally and neither did he
like to raise expectations when there were none to be had. But he did want
the best for himself and he would get it regardless of whether or not that
worked for others.
"I'm Lojuym." he said to the tanned young
woman, "You're with me."
After the first mind pair, the two wind hatchlings quickly got back to the
task at hand and they veered to the two remaining aspirants. They remained
close together and inspected the two young women. After a few minutes of
sniffing and looks at each other, they made their choices.
"I'm Yiymju." one of them said as she sat down
next to Nioi, "You sound very nice."
"I'm Zavymju." the other said nuzzling
Vernacia, "You ssmell sso good."
The remaining drakling, Mud Guljuym sat down next to his mother and
announced:
"My partner isz not here."
This ended the mind pairing ceremony and people started talking again,
expressing their opinions and voicing their wishes to the new pairs while
they settled down and got to know the knight pairs that would be training
them.
Mud Guljuym (m) - Trainer: Meti & Water Iviju (Knight & Scout Training)
Allira (f) and Agave Lojuym (m) - Trainer: Theo & Night
Argeloos (Knight Training)
Nioi (f) and Wind
Yiymju (f) - Trainer: Quinn & Mud Evanderi (Knight Training)
Vernacia (f) and Wind Zavymju (f) - Trainer: Feral & Plant
Landeki (Knight & Records Tr)
Clutching Story
A matronly woman greets you when you enter the Deep
Cavern. She is doing some kind of handicraft and other little projects are
scattered all around. As you look around, you suddenly ntoice the other
woman present, she's younger and seems to fade in the background.
She flushes as you gaze at her and the fire drak sire suddenly obscures her
from your sight.
"Don't mind Odette," Meti calls, "She's a bit shy. But if you want to try to
mind pair one of the draklings you can fill in the form right here. If
there's anything else you need, you can always call for me, I'm Meti."
You nod and check out the forms and information on the table in front of
you.
