~Koryn sidles in, Pheonix at her heels~ -- The Hatching Grounds

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Date Posted: 12:23:46 11/30/01 Fri
Author: Koryn and Pheonix
Subject: ~Koryn sidles in, Pheonix at her heels~

~Koryn watched as the other girls made a half circle around the egg, allowing room for new Candidates, every so often reaching out to stroke the smooth surface of the shell, their eyes almost glazed in their thoughts. Her thoughts probably resembled their own, the dreams of riding through clouds astride a magnificent gold, leading an entire Weyr in fighting Thread, the deadly menace she had wanted to stop for so long now, the menace that took the life of one of her friends. The blue eyes were distant, reflections of the past and hopeful future reeling in her head. She was usually very realistic when she set her goals, being more apt to pursue goals she knew she could reach before setting higher ones. However, all thoughts of keeping her hopes realistic had left her when she's walked upon the scorching sands, touched the Queen egg, not wanting to touch it lest she shatter the mottled shell, it had looked so fragile at first appearance. Her dreams had influenced her thinking, and she let them, dropping into the shadows to think of all the possibilities for long periods of time. Stop living in fantasy, you know very well it won't get you anywhere at all...She chided herself mentally, snapping out of her daze, eyes still locked on the Queen egg. The was a tugging on the strap of her sandal, and she looked down only to see Pheonix up to his wild antics again. He chased his tail until he fell over, dizzy, the jade orbs always shining their curious and intense green, as if he was hiding something that you knew as well, but you had just forgotten what it was. The canine halways had that look about him, and koryn admired the pup; he never seemed to care what people thought of him and, though it seemed to be just his nature, she admired her companion in that aspect, wishing she had the trait. People's words had often hurt her, but she, through Pheonix, had learned to try not to let it get to her. Once more she shook herself from her thoughts, clicking her tongue as she ambled off to the half-ring of girls, positioning herself between two of them as pheonix resumed playing in the sand, now on the end of his leash, staked in the ground by a stick he'd previously unearthed. She reached out again and let her hand rest on the hardened shell. This was no fragile creature, that she was sure of...~

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Chuckles... -- Lexa, 16:04:35 11/30/01 Fri
- Re: Chuckles... -- Koryn and Pheonix, 08:21:01 12/03/01 Mon
  - Re: Chuckles... -- Lexa, 15:38:15 12/03/01 Mon