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Date Posted: 13:04:05 02/18/02 Mon
Author: Willmina & Shetanth
Subject: Message

The letter scroll had come by brown dragon that morning along with news from the other Weyrs. It made Willmina smile as she went into the quiet, sunlit meeting room to go through it and the news scroll.
Taking one of the hide-padded chairs, she settled and busted the seal on Kaiten's letter and read.

'Dear Mina,

I know you've never thought much of Daven but last night he decided to flit off to a dark place with his brother Geron's new girlfriend at a small fire he invited me to. Honestly, I've forgotten her name but do know that she's uglier than a runnerbeast with teeth to match one. The sores around her mouth made me think of some of the draftbeasts we had when they had those sores from a bad harness.
It seems that our history together is naught but wherryscat. She was hanging on him like a cheap slut and he was clearly enjoying it. She certainly did not like me around and made some effort to show it but I held my tongue and ground. I remained with them until they decided to break up and go home. Since Daven was clearly in the cups I made sure he got to the dwelling they all were staying in before finding my own way back.
I wanted to tell you as you shouldn't be hearing much more about him. I've tolerated so much but this is the final shard. He wants to come back to Nelharra to live and work again. No doubt, the draftbeast-woman will try to follow. It bothers me not, given what I have endured, but Daven as any sort of mate is somebody I am forever done with now.

Tenna '

"By Faranth, Tenna." Willmina muttered and rolled the scroll back up. Her longtime friend had been through so much with the man but this was wholly unbelievable. Her salt-trader parents probably would not be told as Kaiten lived on the other side of the desert.
Kaiten was a lot like her except she had light brown hair. She was not classically pretty which meant that both of them were never sought out by boys or many men because they were not free with their affections or their bodies.
Kaiten had been so stubbornly faithful to Daven and to get repaid with this!
Willmina's angry thought brought a rumble out of her queen on the ledge.
Shetanth knew something of human love and affection for 'partners' though most dragons didn't have the sort of bonding their human partners did for a lifetime. The nimblest and fastest always flew the queens but human women had it different.

-Flew another female?
Shetanth asked. No trace of sleep in her voice.

'Seems so. After all Kaiten has put up with.'
Willmina said, cracking the seal on the news scroll and started to read.
'I have had thoughts of having her here. But she needs to ask first.'

-Let her decide.
Shetanth's voice held a tiny yawn to it.

Willmina focused her thoughts on the scroll to let her queen sleep a little bit. The morning flight could wait a little longer.

2/18/02

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