Faded Images (V'ktor's Journal)

[Alyx]

(the book is a soft, little tan leather bound book. Its pages are handmade paper and off white in color. A silver bottom as been sew onto the front and between it and the thin leather straps, the book is tied shut.)

ENTRY #1

It has been a few days since I arrived at Western Weyr and I find I already miss the Hold - the Weyr is so alien to me. Its nothing like being home; I've gone from being a working adult to being back in children's school. And when we are not in classes, we spend our time with 'chores' - which, to me, seems nothing more the the Weyr's version of free laborers.

So far I have found myself sewing, mending leather gear, butchering meat, and cleaning just about anything they thing needs it. Thankfully, they did believe me when i said if they put me in the kitchen I was likely to poison someone on accident. Thankfully, a young girl here named Cleissa likes kitchen duties - we trade off duties often. Those in charge either don't mind or don't notice - but its all the same to me if it keeps me out of the kitchen.

With luck, this will be over soon and I will be back home where I belong.

[Alyx]

ENTRY #2

Today was a bit more then I think I was ready for. In the middle of them issuing out the day's chores to the Candidates, word seemed to come down from the Weyrwoman that we would be doing a 'Egg Touching'. I my credit, I don't know what good this does - I would think they would want us as far from the fragile things as they could get so that we didn't do them damage! But, seeing as I have really no idea what they want us to do, I assume there is a reason.

Someone said on the way up to the Hatching Grounds that it was 'supposed to help the Impressing Process'. Perhaps, but since I can't seem to find a person that will tell me exactly what Impressing entails, I highly doubt it does more then lets us stare at the pretty things.

And the Eggs are pretty, mind you. And big. You really aren't sure what to do when you first see the things; pretty much you say something nice to the Weyrwoman and her dragon, then wander around the clutch and touch the Eggs until they herd us back downstairs. It was strange, but a nice change of pace.

Afterward, some were talking about feeling 'connections' and being 'drawn to' certain Eggs. I'm not sure if its true or not. The only one I felt anything was the one in the very center - I say something important to it, I think... I don't clearly remember anymore.

If I remember it, I'll put it in my next entry.