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Writers: AL, Chelle
Date Posted: 7th January 2012

Characters: Rhosyn, Briata
Description: Rhosyn has Briata see the eggs.
Location: River Bluff Weyr
Date: month 4, day 16 of Turn 6

Briata

}:Briata, come here:{ came Orlaith's call. Rhosyn figured the girl
could never ignore the gold. And even though she didn't want to Stand,
Rhosyn wanted her to see the eggs, just in case. The goldrider stood
inside the hatching grounds, looking over her trove of precious
treasure.

The call from the gold was rather unexpected and took Briata off
guard. She paused in her embroidery and looked up, though the creature
was nowhere near? She looked down at the colours that stood out on a
background of ivory. **Now?** Of course now.

Setting aside her work, Briata left the room and made her way through
the halls and outside. She crossed over to the hatching grounds, then
stopped at the entrance, her eyes drifting over to settle on the gold
guarding her precious eggs. A small smile tilted over her lips. **Is
everything all right?**

}:Everything is fine:{ Orlaith replied quietly as she moved forward a
bit to see Briata better.

"We decided that you need to see the eggs," Rhosyn said from where she
stood, watching Briata. "Just in case."

Briata sighed heavily. "Weyrwoman, I will not be standing." Briata
thought she might actually stay and watch this hatching, but if Rhosyn
was going to be pushy about things, she might just leave like she did
last time.

"Doesn't matter. You still need to meet the eggs." Rhosyn shrugged. "And
you can tell me no all you want, but are you going to tell her no?" She
gestured in Orlaith's direction, where an ominous rumble had started.

}:Are my eggs not worthy?:{ came the quick question from a dragon that
was about to get angry.

**Of course they are!** Briata's answer was just as quick and her tone
soothing. **If anything, _I_ am not worthy!" The last thing Briata
wanted to do was upset the dragon, but she spoke the truth - she didn't
feel like the eggs were not worthy! **If you truly wish it, I will
come meet them, but I do not expect to find a lifemate among them.**

}:Sometimes things are not what you expect. My own rider did not think
she would meet me, but she did:{ Orlaith said, calming down a bit. She
moved back to reveal more of the eggs under the lights. The gold wanted
Briata to see them, but she would still watch her.

Briata managed to hold back a sigh. She honestly didn't feel like she
needed a lifemate, but she couldn't refuse the gold either. So,
without reaching out to touch the precious treasure, the young woman
moved among them. They _were_ beautiful and she couldn't help but
admire them.

}:When they have grown, maybe you could hear them, in there?:{ Orlaith
asked, not quite understanding how Briata's ability worked. She was
mildly curious.

"I'm...not sure. I've never tried that." It was an interesting
thought. Could Briata hear them? Wouldn't that work since they were
technically dragons? Or did their telepathy not work until after they
were born? Impressed?

The girl realized she had spoken aloud, and she probably didn't have to
tell Rhosyn what Orlaith had said, but told her anyway just in case.
"Orlaith wants to know if I could hear the dragonets when the eggs are
older."

"It would be interesting to try." Rhosyn considered the thought. She'd
never heard of another HAD who had.

"I suppose it would. I will try if Orlaith wishes me to." Briata
honestly couldn't say she had much thought that it would be a success,
but she did have to admit it would be an interesting experiment at the
very least.

}:I would like that, yes. To know what they think, in there:{ Orlaith
found that considerably interesting.

**You don't know? You couldn't try?** Briata highly doubted that she
would be able to touch the dragonets' minds if the mother dragon
couldn't, but then again, maybe the gold just hadn't ever thought to
try. Or maybe she had and just didn't remember. Even golds didn't
have the best memory.

}:When they are ready I can, but I haven't when they were
growing:{ Even if Orlaith could, it was interesting to see if Briata
could. That brought up several possibilities.

"Well...I'll try." Briata wasn't sure how to do it. Of course,
talking to dragons was easy, but to babies within the eggs? She looked
over each of the treasures, then slipped closer to the nearest one.
She didn't touch it, but she did stare at it. Briata tried to use her
mind like she did with dragons, 'reaching out' in a sense. But all
that came back was silence. She tried again. Then, a third time,
touching the egg only when she was sure it was all right with the gold,
she reached out to touch it. Finally, she rose and shook her head.
"I'm afraid I'm not getting anything. Of course, it's early yet."

}:Maybe next time when they are harder:{ Orlaith soothed, still happy
that she had tried.

Rhosyn watched as Briata touched the egg and smiled to herself.
**Perhaps a green for her? A queen would be best, though. When
the day comes, we'll see.**

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