[PRP] We all have a place. (Aedeth/Sathanath + riders?)

[Samuel Carlin]

There were eggs on the Sands, and of course that was exciting for the Weyr and the people living in it. Even those who were visiting gave off a little more anxious energy than usual. Candidates -- well, most of them -- were on their best behaviors. There were bows and chores done without quite as much eye-rolling and grumbling. Even some of the other dragons were walking and talking more carefully. With more respect.

It should be like this all the time, Aedeth opined as she rested in the shadow the curve of the bowl wall nearest her ledge made. Beneath the ledge, though. She rested on the ground where she could have a better, closer view of those who wandered past. Peering down from above was all well and good, but today, the gold was in the mood to judge and very likely comment.

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Let the beastie loose. smile

 

[houllow]

Sathanaseth lifted his head as he heard the call, turning his attention briefly towards the large gold that lay beneath her ledge as though the action meant anything. He'd been resting in the sun himself, having just been freshly washed and oiled, and Haveli stood nearby wringing out the last of the water from the towel. She moved to follow his gaze as he shifted, though not with as much motion. "Something wrong?"

Someone sharing an opinion. Nothing important. The brown rumbled his words aloud, just as the Queen had, and Haveli snorted. Sathanaseth certainly never bit back his words in a manner that made him absolutely adorable, but apart from his golden sister she'd never seen him really interact with another Gold.

This would be interesting, if only to watch her dragon be forced to interact should his conversation partner demand it. Her brown may have been able to ignore all others but a Gold? A true challenge.

"Ah, you're looking at Aedeth." The towel was wrung once more before Havlei tossed it over her shoulder. She took a few steps towards her lifemate, inspecting to see if anywhere looked dull and needed another round of oiling.

Sathanaseth lowered his head back down. Not interested.

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[Samuel Carlin]

Aedeth hadn't really been looking for a debate. She hadn't asked a question and wasn't soliciting opinions, so she could very well have simply let the comment slide without acknowledgment. Perhaps she should have.

Except.

No one called her unimportant.

Aedeth might not be the senior Weyrwoman's partner yet, but unimportant? Hardly.

So she swiveled her head to consider both the brown and his rider, exhaled a short hard rumble of a breath, and looked back out across the bowl again. The tip of one fork of her tail twitched slightly.

Obviously important enough for you to share your uninvited opinion. Keep it to yourself if you're so unconcerned.

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[houllow]

If Aedeth was expecting a response, verbal or anything, she would get nothing. Sathanaseth wasn't the type to be riled up by words, and that was absolutely all she was offering at this point. Clearly she was the easily riled type, as Haveli turned to look and see the faint tail twitch. For his part, Sathanaseth's always red eyes seemed to whirl a bit darker crimson, nothing more. He closed both sets of lids and exhaled, getting closer down.

"Are you....picking a fight?" Havlei's tone held humor in it as she looked at the Queen and then back to her lifemate, who was doing both his best and nothing at all to ignore the taunt that was fielded their way. There was a hitch of annoyance from the brown at his rider's question, and he exhaled once more a stream of warm, smelly breath. "Sathanaseth."

He rumbled in annoyance, not even bothering to open his eyes and look at her or at the Queen. A fight requires two people. I don't care. There wasn't even a need for the common enough that people add on, which means they care at least a little, but Haveli understood that when her dragon said he didn't care he simply meant it. Apathy and aloofness were major traits of his, thought certainly not bad things.

They could be trouble, of course, if it meant picking a fight with a junior weyrwoman. A pissing contest between dragons was nothing major (to Haveli) and most could push it off as bad personality, but if said offended dragon took that feeling to their rider....then there was not much that could be done. Haveli was a junior Weyrling and a female Brownrider - she had some nice perks coming her way when they got older and graduated, but even then she'd need to keep them both grounded (figuratively) enough to prevent any problems. Especially if that other dragon was Aedeth, whom Haveli knew enough about to try and n** this in the bud.

"Seriously, Sathanaseth." The brown rumbled again, this time with a bit more force behind his annoyance.

No. Irritation now, still very mild and completely manageable, but there. I didn't start it, so why? Leave me be - go talk if you're bored. I'm sure she wants someone to fawn over her so give her that due. It was Haveli's turn to sigh, though hers was tinged with affection rather than anything else. There was something adorable about the aggression from her lifemate - even if it was directed towards her.

Haveli chuckled and shook her head. "I'd do better talking to Niobet, probably. I don't have much in common with a dragon so not a whole lot to talk about." Speaking of, she didn't see the weyrwoman over by the great gold - was she out doing something? Haveli turned and looked again, this time it could be taken for staring. If someone wanted to take it that way, of course.

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[Samuel Carlin]

Niobet was nowhere to be seen in the moment, but eventually she did step out onto her ledge to stare down at the gold below her. A moment or two passed, presumably in conversation between the two. Niobet then straightened, a hand over her eyes as she searched the bowl before spotting Haveli and Sathanath.

There were no threatening gestures and no shouting. Niobet just lifted the hand over her eyes in a wave, glanced down at the gold again, and went back inside.

Aedeth resumed her scrutiny of the bowl in silence.

houllow

Short but, um. Sweet? XD