Searched (Kickflare)

[cailan]

Cailan was at the fish hold getting his nets ready for the day ahead and already felt tired for the long event that was his day ahead. He got all his tackle and nets together then started to walk to wards a boat then loaded it up then forgot his lunch. The young man had moved to his uncle's household after coming to have arguments with his family. When he went inside his aunt handed him a small amount wrapped loaf of bread and stepped outside. The noise got his attention and turned to see people running to the town circle. A little matter for Cailan because he had to get to work and sighed whatever it was he'd hear about it tonight over dinner.

His uncle was motioning to him and started walking another day at work as a fisherman. The young man had been doing this for ages plus had passed people with fire lizards another thing that he hadn't lucked into. Cailan's own little sisters each had a precious fire lizard and sighed then looked at small burgundy one wishing even for a low level one. While he continued to get on the boat and was ready to take off when someone called dragons. He said, "Please uncle one look," with a nod his uncle gave him a wave to go and rushed back to the town center. He saw a group of people surrounding something yet couldn't see the dragons. "I want to see," mumbled Cailan as he looked and was disappointed everyone else had gotten there before him.

[kickflare]

Nix cast a critical eye over the crowd that quickly formed around her and Metholith, although Metholith seemed less impressed by the crowd. Lifting her great wedged shaped head, she looked down at th egathering of people, her nostrils flaring and she pressed against the minds of those who had gathered. Crysti on the other hand was in her elements, squealing at the younger children and flitting circling around them much to the children's amusement.

"Okay folks. give us some room to breathe. I promise you all will be checked by my dear Metholith but you need to give us room to breathe."[/color] Nix all but laughed, clapping her hands together loudly, causing the nearest hopefuls to jump back in surprise. It was like parting the red sea, the crowd moved to give both Nix and Metholith a bit of breathing space before nix moved into her element and got all those wanting to see if they could become dragonriders to line up single file and present themselves to Metholith.

Nix stood nearby, her arms folded over her chest, her chin slightly lifted as she cast a gaze over the gathering, her lips pressed into a thin line. So far... Metholith wasn't impressed by what she was given to work with. Eventually as the line dwindled down quickly, a young male barely old enough to stand on the sands and young female was picked out for impression. Nix thought a great sense of relief, the last thing she wanted to do was turn up empty handed at the weyr, casting another gaze around the hold, she looked to Metholith.

"Any more?"[/color] She said softly, Metholith grunted in return and stood up, craning her long elegent neck and looked over at the adults before shaking her head vigously.

"I sense another... but i can't lock onto them." Metholith grumbled, lifting her head over the people to gaze around again.

[cailan]

Cailan sighed as he saw the crowd part to reveal a beautiful green dragon and soon there was a line forming that seemed to last forever. He wanted to get in line yet was blocked by the huge crowd and had to sigh this day was turning out to be terrible. The young man wanted a chance yet watched as the crowd kept blocking him and soon found himself blocked from view. "Hey, let me up there," said Cailan as he kept trying to move through people and started to make headway at least wanting a chance. When he was in front of a few people and was standing beside a young woman waiting for the young dragon to see him.

"Pick me," said Cailan as he stood waiting to make eye contact with the dragon and wanted to be chosen very badly. He loved his family yet yearned for more and being on dragon back offered him this chance. The young man had heard of stories of the new colors and couldn't imagine to see all those dragons fighting thread. It was a rumor that a queen grey dragon had risen and soon would have eggs this must be for her eggs. He didn't care what color just wanted a chance to impress a dragon and marveled at her. While it would give him the chance for a adventure if he didn't impress then at least a chance to get away. One last adventure before marriage and just having children with a boring life as a fisherman. "Just look this way," said Cailan as he looked onward wondering if he would be found worthy. It was every child's dream to ride a dragon yet those children grew up and realized that they had to forget foolish childhood things.

[kickflare]

Metholith rumbled as the last few strays joined the line and she snorted at them, until a young man stood before her and asked that he be picked. Metholith's response, a low rumble that sounded oddly like a chuckle.

"That boy. He will ride a dragon." Metholith cast her mutli colored gaze to Nix before nudging her hand lightly as though to state it was time to move on.

Nix looked over at the young man that stood so proudly before them, a smile tracing her lips. In many ways, he reminded her of herself in her younger years. Her posture seemed to relax as she studied the young male that stood before them as being picked was his only tie to life.

"Tell me. what is your name, young man."[/color] She asked softly, keeping her voice soft so she didn't frighten the young man away. "Metholith believes you will do well among our ranks. I just hope you realise its hard work."[/color] Nix laughed as she finished speaking, giving the young man a firm yet affectionate slap on the shoulder.

"Come on then Candidates, lets you get on Metholith. Just remember, hold with the legs, not the heels or Metholith will not be happy with you."[/color] Nix gave an amused smirk, noting the look of fear on the youngest's face before he grasped the straps and pulled himself on Meth's back. The girl whimpered pitifully as the straps bit into her palm as she struggled to pull herself up but after a little struggling, she managed to settle astride the dragon's great neck. Nix however, stayed back, watching them with an expression of unamused at their lack of confidence at getting onto a dragon's neck, before her gaze shifted to the male.

"up you go, kid. Consider this a little bit of fun before the real training begins."[/color] She added with a alarmingly amused smirk.

[cailan]

He couldn't believe when the rider and dragon approached him then stayed to linger on him. When she addressed him of all people as being given the chance to become a dragon rider then said, "Cailan,". She came up to him to give him a playful slap on the shoulder and then just had to shake his hood in a dumb mode. The uncle came up to him hugging Cailan and said, "I will tell your parents," then stepped away as he looked one last time at the area. It was one last thing that he wanted to take with him as he whistled saying, "Pepper," as a blue little fire lizard ended up flying out of no where. A thing of value was this precious little fire lizard and was shared by the family yet was going with him.

His uncle laughed then waved good-bye and handed the fire lizard into his jacket pocket. While he got up on the dragon back and the uncle said, "Make us proud," as continue to wave. The older teen noticed that he was older then the rest of them and was holding on with his legs. In a few months he could be a rider and vowed to be a good rider to his dragon then held his breath because he couldn't believe any of this.

[kickflare]

Nix grasped the straps and pulled herself up, with one foot in the strap to keep her from falling off her dragon before she started to clip the candidates into the riding harness properly. Humming lightly, she glanced over the pale yet excited faces of those she had picked up before giving them all a cheesy grin and settling herself behind them all so she could watch over them.

"Crysti!"[/color] Nix bellowed, deafening the nearest candidates. A second passed before a hyperactive, chittering green bundle of firelizard appeared and precedded to tell Nix off for shouting and settled herself on nixs shoulder.

"No panicking you lot. Don't panic if it goes dark and cold for a moment kay? Metholith will make sure you all make it."[/color] nix gave a dry chuckle before clipping herself into the straps as well.

"Okay Meth, take us home dearheart."[/color] She uttered just loud enough for the candidates to hear before the dragon's muscles bunched under their legs and she leapt into the air, her wings quickly spreading out before a strong downward sweeps pushed them further into the air. Metholith circled above the Hold a few times before she jumped between.

Nix barely had time to draw a breath in before the never ending coldness of between took over her senses. Gritting her teeth, she counted and before she had chance to reach 6 they appear in the full sunlight of Western Weyr.

[cailan]

Cailan held his breath as they we're in the darkness of in between before coming out over Western Weyr and smiled as his little blue fire lizard poked it's out of his sleeve. His best friend in the world he wouldn't have dreamed of going anywhere without his little friend. The weyr was impressive and saw other dragons below the candidate couldn't believe that maybe one day he'd have one of those dragons. While he was looking down different colors flashed and he hoped to get one it didn't make a difference which color it happened to be. Pepper kept making him giggle from moving around in his arm and smiled at his pet. While he would hope to have a dragon the little guy was always important to him.

He hoped to get his pet a friend maybe while here or maybe he'd get to know some of the other fire lizards. The little blue had been run off as a pest mostly while at home and had to smile at the memories of him flying off stealing things. His uncle had labeled the little blue fire lizard a hazard and almost banished him from the house. While his legs gripped the dragon undernneath him and held on because a new future awaited. Cailan had not seen this coming when he got up this morning and hoped that he had a chance at a dragon.