* A boy of about 17 turns walked onto the sands* -- The Hatching Grounds

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Date Posted: 18:47:55 09/29/01 Sat
Author: Lamech
Subject: * A boy of about 17 turns walked onto the sands*

* He smiled and waved at his parents in the stands and laughed as his baby sister gurgled in delgith at seeing him. He was very close to his family and his parents were supportive of his decision to stand at the hatching. His parents were minor holders located not to far from the weyr. A dragon rider had been passing by when his dragon told him that Lamech would make an excellent candidate for the hatching. His family had been very excited for him and encouraged him to come to the weyr to prepare for the hatching. Now they were here watching him standing in his impression robes and staring at the eggs willing them to hatch. His parents were beaming with pride and smiled at eachother, knowing that their son was a fine young man and would make a terrific dragonrider. Lamech pushed chestnut colored strands out of his eyes as the cerulean orbs scanned the sands for other candidates. He smiled as he saw the small gathering on the sands and saw that there were only females on the sands, that meant he had a good chance of impressing. He thought back to his child hood, to the times when he would sit outside for hours watching the dragons pass overhead and wishing he was one of the riders flying high above him. He remembered the old rock outside the hold that was shaped like a dragon. He used to go there all the time sitting on top of it and pretending it was a great bronze dragon, he had called it Rocketh as he recalled. He and 'Rocky' would fight thread for hours on end and then be honored at huge feasts for their valiant efforts to save Pern. He had loved that time. And only hoped he would get the chance to fight thread for real on top of a one of those magnificent creatures. He shifted his feet and looked towards the GReat Queen and her Rider. He grinned and bowed to them both. before turning to make silly faces at his little sister*

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~A bronze 'lizard flits up~ -- Denshy, 21:45:38 09/29/01 Sat
- Re: ~A bronze 'lizard flits up~ -- Lamech, 13:06:21 10/01/01 Mon