Weyrling Natia and moon-blue Vittath get a few surprises the day after the Hatching.
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“Natia! Wake up!”
“Mmm… Five more minutes…” Natia muttered and turned over.
Five more minutes… A relaxed hum rang out beside her.
The draconic voice echoed in Natia’s head and her eyes snapped open as she remembered the events of the previous day. The Hatching! And Vittath… Her heart swelled with happiness as she studied her sleeping moon blue dragon.
“It’s about time you woke up!” Erilde said, “It’s been raining packages all over your bed for the last five minutes. Haven’t you noticed?”
Natia blinked and looked blearily at the little paper-wrapped bundles scattered across her bed. Shaldeth poked at one package that had fallen to the floor.
“Stop that!” Erilde bumped her dragon on the snout.
Just then, another package materialized in the air and dropped on the bed. Natia looked up at a chittering brown fire-lizard – one of the fair that lived at her grandfather’s manor at Jessaf Hold. She pulled out a small piece of paper that was tied to the package. It was a hastily-written note from her sister, Winter:
“I wanted to get your things to you before Grandfather burned them all. These were all I could manage to save.”
Natia looked at all the packages again. They were more than enough, and she silently thanked her sister.
Something small and soft dropped on her head and bounced to the floor. She bent over and picked up a tattered, well-loved stuffed blue dragon.
Natia smiled, reflecting on how long-held dreams could come true.
Some background info from the Dragonchoice game:
Natia is the granddaughter of Lord Winstone, who disowned her for Impressing a blue dragon.
Erilde is Natia's friend and fellow weyrling, who Impressed a curious teal-green dragonet, Shaldeth.