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Writers: Len, Suzee
Date Posted: 27th October 2011

Characters: Tavia, Ranari
Description: Tavia comes to her friend with a special request
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 4, day 16 of Turn 6

Tavia

Tavia hauled her rapidly expanding bulk down into the lower caverns to
seek out her friend Ranari. She hadn't seen her for more than a week.
She got to the door and heard children playing inside. Grinning she
rapped on the door.

"Come in! Come in! Oh, dear Faranth, look at you girl." Ranari jumped
up when she saw the state of Tavia. She rushed to her side and urged
her into a soft chair. "What d'you want to drink? Food? You need
food? Of course you need food, you've got to eat for two. You!
Yearrian? Yefarrin? Whatever, go get your mummy and ask her to make
up a plate of food and drink, please. Off you go!" She gave the
young boy an affectionate hug before he ran off to get them some
refreshments.

Tavia appreciated the soft chair but her though was it was so far down
how would she ever get back up. She resigned herself and sat. It was
wonderful. She smiled as her friend chattered. Somehow it made her
feel better. "You should have hear Kaiafel the other day. U'kaiah
brought him for a visit and the first words out of his mouth were 'She
got big!" Tavia grinned.

"Boys..such simple creatures!" Ranari rolled her eyes. "Don't you
pay them any mind, you look beautiful...glowing even!"

"Oh thanks," said Tavia not believing her for a moment. She was
looking puffy and her feet were beginning to swell by the end of the
day. The baby was rolling and kicking more and more and she was
beginning to just want it to be over already.

"You_are_!" Her friend walked over to her counter to look for
something for her to eat. "You want some sweets and klah?"

She needed to stop the pity party and she brightened at the though of
a nice hot klah. "Oh that sounds great." She looked around the room
that seemed so homey and made for children. "How old is your youngest
foster child now?"

"She's 4..you thinking I need a new one are you?" Renani's eyes lit
up at the thought of fostering Tavia's child.

Tavia smiled she'd seen how good a foster mother Ranari was. They'd
been candidates together so long ago but the other woman had never
Impressed. She was just meant to be a mother and she was very very
good at it. "I was hoping..."

"Yessssss...?" Her friend teased.

"Well, you much know that I admire your skills as a mother. I don't
want Qorri to just assign the baby to someone and I was hoping that
you'd want to take it." She felt relieved now that she'd spit it out.

Ranari jumped up and gave her a hug. "I can't believe you didn't ask
me sooner, you silly wherry! I've been waiting!"

Tavia gave a happy sigh of relief. She'd hoped Ranari would feel that
way and hugged her friend back knowing she would make an excellent
foster mother for her child. She knew with her calling as a
dragonrider she couldn't give the same care her own mother had shown
her growing up. She felt she would love her child of course and spend
as much time with it as she could considering her duties.

"Thank you Ranari," she said with misty eyes.

"No, thank_you_Tavia!" And Ranari did cry in joy.

Tavia through her arms around Ranari and just hugged her... hard.

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