A Moving Moment (2 of 2)

Writers: Stevie
Date Posted: 21st November 2005

Characters: S'ber, Demel, Jiliera, Jemel
Description: S'ber comes to help his mother move to Dolphin Cove Weyr
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr, Emerald Falls Hold
Date: month 8, day 8 of Turn 3

Jemel had been insistant that he come away from his duties. It was simple enough to let someone else supervise things, but Jiliera should have enough sence to know he was busy.

Jemel jogged lightly ahead of him as he followed, stopping when he saw his wife stareing at him around a very tall young man. Demel could tell he was deliberately not turning to look dispite how obvious Jiliera was being about stareing at him.

Demel continued forward toward an again confused Jemel who had stopped half way between his father and mother when both seemed to be frozen.
It was then that the young man turned slightly to the side, as though inviting him into the conversation and making sure that he and Demel didn't meet face to face.

S'ber's carefully constructed triangle not only included his mother, but also put her on the spot. It was her who would have to start answering questions both of them were sure to have.

Jemel stopped closest to his mother, watching silently all this time, unsure of what was going to happen.

"I suppose we have Jiliera to thank for this incredibly akward situation" Demel said still unsure of what to do, as he ran his hand through his dark hair nervously.

Jiliera however had tears in her eyes. "Itsn't this wonderful!" she exclaimed, knowing that neither of them thought it was quite so great.

S'ber took the time to fold his arms across his chest eminateing a closed off feeling that his rather grim looking face intensified.
"This isn't what I came here for."

Jiliera dropped the foux happyness and tossed her hands in the air, a definate gesture of release. "Fine. We're here to move, so let us."
She wiped stray tears from her eyes, left over from her try at a happy reunion, and started about with purpose again. "Jemel can you take this here, and follow your brother"

Jemel eagerly took the bundle of stuff his mother was handing to him and followed S'ber who walked leasurely away from them all, as though nothing had happened.

Demel however was very much into talking about what had just occured "What was that all about Jiliera? You can't just sping things on people and expect them to be happy about it." He wasn't angry, but still slightly confused.

"How was I suppose to know that you two wouldn't hit it off" She said in a soft hurt voice, that Demel was just recently able to see through. Jiliera could seemingly change emotion at whim, but most often it was to mask her true feelings about a situation. Its was entirely likely she intended to spend the rest of the day acting like a happy family. The reality of it was unlikely.

~*~

Even though his rider was irritated by someone Dylorth was enjoying the new expirience of helping move people to new homes.

S'ber was mildly surprised to find that, though Jemel was on the quiet side he was completely unafraid of the large bronze dragon. The boy was busy watching things from where he confidently sat at Dylorth's neck. Simay was also alternateing between flying around wildly and landing on Jemel's shoulder.

When his mother, followed by Demel, walked into veiw S'ber waved them toward him. He saw his mother talking quickly to Demel, but as they drew closer words seemed to fail her as she looked up at Dylorth.
"Don't fall Jemel" was all she managed casually.

S'ber could see that the thought of flying wasn't his mother's favorite. Unexpectedly it was Demel who reassured her while he went about tieing everyone's belongings to the bronze's riding straps.

**Do you feel up to taking everyone in one go?** S'ber asked tieing knots in the rope and tuggin on it to make sure it would stay.

Dylorth swung his head around to peer at S'ber }:Ofcourse:{ the bronze said playfully tilting his head for a scratch behind his eye ridge.
S'ber obliged and then slid smoothly down to the ground.

"Ready? Dylorth said he could take everyone at once." S'ber saw his mother's face lose some color, but she stepped closer to him and Dylorth.

"Its okay, you can see much more from up here anyway" Jemel told her as S'ber pointed out where she could grab onto the riding straps and where she could easily step up to the bronze's front leg.

Demel stepped forward and easily copied what his wife had been shown to do. Jemel was sandwiched between he and Jiliera, and quite excited about the whole adventure. He kept pointing at things, but never long enough for Demel to figure out what exactly he was supose to be lookig at because the boy would point again so quickly.

S'ber settled himself at the back of the group and explained to none of them imparticular about what was going to happen when they jumped between and to hold tightly to the ropes . Even in fear his mother still asked him if eh thought he'd tied thier things tight enough.

His yes was lost to the wind when Dylorth spread his wings and gave a first downbeat. But they were soon in the air and little of anything was on Jiliera's mind but holding on. Once they were in the air she heard S'ber shout something and she held tighter as they passed into the nothingness of /between/ and they reappeared above a busy weyr

Last updated on the November 21st 2005

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