Out For A Stroll

Writers: HeatherH, Patrick
Date Posted: 29th November 2006

Characters: N'kalen, Cherlyn
Description: N'kalen and Cherlyn enjoy a stroll on the beach.
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 1, day 11 of Turn 4

"Greetings Cherlyn! How did your manuvers go today?"

Cherlyn started at the voice behind her. "Oh, hi N'kalen, They were fine." She kept fogetting that people were more open now. "I hope they went as well with you?"

"They did. Myanth was in fine form."

"Glad to hear it." Cherlyn smiled in response.

"So, what do you have planned for this evening?"

"Nothing much, I planned on dinner and then well, it's a lovely evening for a stroll on the beach," She took a deep breath, time to prove to herself she was as confidant as she felt. "Care to join me?" she asked, trying to be nonchalant, but her voice shook as the words came out.

N'kalen smiled softly. "I'd love to. I think it sounds wonderfully relaxing. Shall we head to dinner first?"

"Oh, I don't know. That sunset looks quite amazing from where I'm standing." She began to slowly wander to the nearby beach. "And the ocean sounds so lovely." she called to him, walking backwards toward the waterline. "Why not a walk first?"

N'kalen jogged a few steps and caught up with Cherlyn. "I agree, the sunset is amazing. It's nice to take a moment to relax."

"Too true," Cherlyn agreed. They walked in silence for a while, just enjoying the evening. Cherlyn's hand unconsiously went to her stomach. She had begun to feel so sick in the mornings, she had thought for a moment it could have been... but no, she was usually so careful. Maybe she should have taken Oria up on her advice.

"Are you feeling ill Cherlyn?" N'kalen asked soliticiously.

Cherlyn was startled out of her thought. "What?" when she saw N'kalen's face, she remebered what he asked. "Yes, I'm fine." She looked about wildly for something to change the topic. She spotted a firelizard floating his way across the evening sky. "Look at that N'kalen, just like a little dragon." Cherlyn grabbed his arm and pointed to the now looping flit as he made his way across the sky.

"Isn't it beautiful?" she asked, her voice almost a whisper.

"Yes, he is. If I am right, that is my Tural following us around. He is _forever_ getting into things he should not!" N'kalen chuckled. "He might be tempted to come see what we are up to if you whistle at him."

Cherlyn tried to whistle to the flit, but she was smiling too much and her lips wouldn't curl right. She kept trying, but with each failed attempt her smile broadened until she was laughing out loud.

N'kalen tried to keep his laughter inside, but it bubbled out. He laughed until he was breathless. He dropped down onto the sand to catch his breath. Tural winged his way over and settled himself on N'kalen's shoulder. Once N'kalen finally got his breath back, he smiled up at Cherlyn. "This little rascal is Tural."

Cherlyn's gigles stopped in their tracks. She put out one hand tentativly toward the flit, then snatched it back looking at his owner. With the approving nod, she moved her hand out toward the little blue. He nuzzled her hand. "He's beautiful." she sighed. "I wish I had one."

"You should go out hunting sometime. I have heard that riders can often find clutches on deserted beaches. I have this little rascal and a bronze, Scout."

"Oh a bronze." Cherlyn sighed. She sat down next to N'kalen and continued to pet the tiny blue. "I'd love to meet him." her mind automatically went to the other bronze she knew. And this one was no flit.

"Sometime I'll have to coax him out for you. Or you could always come to my weyr and meet him...Scout's usually curled up with Myanth."

"Come back... to your weyr?" His proposal hadn't sounded like sex, but Cherlyn had learned, at a weyr, you could never be to careful.

N'kalen laughed. "I won't try to bed you, unless you're interested. That just happens to be where Scout is."

Cherlyn sighed, she'd had enough of sex for a liftime. "Well in that case I'd be happy to visit your firelizard and your dragon. Show me the way."

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