You decide to check up on Matthew. He's been a candidate for a while, maybe he's now a rider. You smile as you see his door. 'Matthew' has been crossed out and is replaced by 'M'thew'. You knock lightly on the door. It is flung open by Feena, a bright smile on her face and a shell necklace around her neck. She ushers you in quickly.
"Guess what?!?" She beams. "C'mon, guess."
You smile, trying to play stupid. "Ummm...you've cut your hair."
Feena glares at you. "No."
You smile, giving yourself away. "Thread's coming."
Feena sighs. "Your hopeless."
You hear a familiar laugh. "Your the one who's playing the stupid game Feena." M'thew smiles. On the floor at his feet is a little, blue hatchling.
You smile at the young rider. "Congratulations. A blue's not bad."
M'thew grins back at you. "His name is Serenth and I think he's better than any of the other colours."
Feena kneels beside the hatchling and pets it. It creels and rolls onto it's stomach so Feena can scratch it's belly. "I think blue's the best colour." She murmurs to the little dragon. "Much better than any yucky brown or bronze. You're colourful aren't you, my sweet?" The hatchling rubs it's head against Feena.
Dejected a green firelizard sits on M'thew's bed and glares at Feena. It's obviously jealous of the attention.
M'thew smiles and calls the creature to him. "Don't be jealous Kar. Feena's just never seen a dragon before, she spends all her days in the kitchen and never has a life."
Feena glares at him and swings at him. Serenth, thinking that this is a game, swings at M'thew as well, hitting him in the leg.
M'thew plops himself down next to Feena and nudges his blue. "Who's dragon are you anyways." The blue creels and leans against M'thew, knocking him over. Feena laughs. M'thew tries to look insulted but end up laughing as well.
"You're not planning on raising Serenth here are you?" You look around the small room, seeing a pallet where the hatchling has obviously been sleeping near the fire.
M'thew shakes his head. "Of course not. They're building me a weyr in the Dragonrider's Hall right now. Weyrwoman Magika never lets anyone move into the 'Rider's Hall until their dragon is a weyrling. No one really knows why." The boy shrugs and looks to Feena, silently asking her if she knows. She shrugs as well and stands up.
"It's just one of those mysteries about her." The girl replies.
You are interested. You've never known Magika to be mysterious before. "Are there many?" You ask.
"Many what?" Feena responds.
"Mysteries."
Feena nods. "Oh yes. Most of her past is a mystery to everyone here at Adanuk, along with the secret of why Hyth has never flown. No one questions these things, they just accept them. If you mention them, Magika will shut right up, not say a word. So we just pretend we understand and leave her alone. She's never really done anything to bring her past into question so why bother her? She's a good Weyrwoman, although there's talk that she might be surrendering her postion to Syna, the Jr. Weyrwoman."
You nod, Syna seems perfectly capable of running the weyr and if Syna became Weyrwoman, Adanuk would finally have a Weyrleader, K'rik. But why Magika would retire is beyond you. Feena speaks, breaking your train of thought.
"Oh, well. I better be going, Media's probably looking for me. See you tommorrow Matt..I mean M'thew." She blushes, M'thew's honorific still coming haltingly to her.
M'thew smiles and pretends not to notice. "Tommorrow." He nods to her and she smiles. A secret meeting place? You raise an eyebrow questioningly and start to talk. You are interupted by M'thew.
"Say good-bye Serenth." The hatchling raised to it's back feet and waves at Feena. The girl, enchanted, waves back. She whirls to leave, but not before giving M'thew one last secretive look.
"I'll take Kar with me." Feena commands as the firelizard creels and flies to her, forgeting her earlier crimes. Feena then turns to you. "I'll get you something to eat in the kitchen while I feed Kar if you want." Deciding dinner is a good plan you follow Feena, leaving M'thew and his new dragon alone in their room.
M'thew impressed Serenth at Xaviea Weyr.
M'thew impressed Kar at Quinalt Weyr.
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