The path that binds us [open]

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Valeriy sighed heavily, his blank gaze drifting over the different tunnels as he slouched slowly through the common area. His clothes were already getting too tight across his shoulders and chest, if he had to go beg the staff at the lower caverns for more clothes he had a feeling that he'd get into serious trouble. He hated to truoble the staff at the weyr, fearing he would lose his chance at getting his own dragon.

Even his back still ached from the whipping, he had received just before the search rider had found him, although he never uttered a word of it to anyone lest they see him as weak. His brow furrowed, he knew he was anything but weak, and once he had removed the need for other people and became completely independant for everything then he would be perfect, but for now he had to deal with this little set back.

Perhaps becoming one of the great riders of the dragons would solve his issue... His brows furrowed deeper as he thought over the matter. To ride a dragon did seem fun but with it he believed there was much depending on others, something he was not overly fond of... but perhaps he could be the first to be completely independant... If young dragons were anything like Runnerbeasts they required constant attention and feeding to keep healthy so he would have most likely have his hands fill with keeping his dragon sated... but that was if he got chosen. The chance of being a dragonrider where about the same as him finding his mother and becoming a lord holder.

He gave a snort of amusement before stopping in the common area, with a cup of klah he had takenf rom the kitchens, with a low heavy sigh, he let himself sink into the one of the chairs,his eyes closing to just absorb the sounds and smells of his new home.

[kyra]

Mina walked slowly along the tunnels trying her hardest to remember everything. Tranic sat perched on her shoulder chirping happily. He seemed to be admiring the shiny jewelry on his bonded’s neck. ”You steal this and put it in your collection, I will cut your wings off.” Mina threatened her little Black. Tranic looking offended looked away from the shiny thing on Mina’s neck, but of course that didn’t last very long.

Mina sighed slightly but smiled, Tranic had been her closest friend ever since her father had disappeared. She would wasn’t sure how she would have survived without him. ”Make yourself useful and lead me to the candidate common room. She teased her black who chirped happily with something to do. Yet of course before the black took off, he took the shiny pendant off Mina’s neck. ”Tranic!” Mina yelled slightly. With a sigh she took off following the fire lizard.

Tranic circled around some boy’s head in the common area as if deciding if the boy was safe or not before he pearched in a high corner away from Mina’s reach. Mina ran into the common area then turned slightly red as she saw someone else there, ”Oh, hello. Sorry was following the pesky thing right there that decided to steal my necklace.” She said slightly out of breath. She looked at Tranic and glared slightly.

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Valeriy's eyes remained closed as he heard a voice float into the common area, although he paid it little attention as his thoughts over his recent activities took over. Until he heard the shout of Tranic, then his thoughts were lost as his eyes opened to watch the little black firelizard flew a few circles around his head before perching up high away from the young female's reach. His brow rose with both amusement and annoyance.

Did all people in this weyr not respect someone contemplating life and its all its mysteries. His answer was clearly no, it had been the second time that soemone from this weyr had disturbed his thoughts, first with the search rider and now with this... female. Although he was grateful for the rider's sudden approval of him and whisking him away from the hold and its people. He had however hoped for a bit more peace and quiet, but instead he was given the same chores as he was given in the hold. Cleaning, cooking, running errands... it was pretty much the same as back at the hold, although he didn't receive payment this time.

"Its fine." Valeriy grumbled lowly, his voice edging nearer to a growl that he had meant, but it was too late for apologies now, but then again it was never his style anyway. "If its that much of a pest why do you keep it?" He grumbled again, regurding the firelizard with a cool blankness before deciding it was no longer worth his attention. "Surely a dragon will give you littel time to tend to the needs of a pesky firelizard." He added on, as though it was a mere afterthought. Lifting his mug, he allowed the last of the cooling klah moisten his mouth and throat before placing the mug and moving out of his seat. His movement were jerky, jolting almost as though movement was something that should require little effort. Although the truth was far different, movement hurt and there was no way he was going to report to the infirmary and have someone look down their nose at him for being weak.

[kyra]

Mina's eyes narrowed upon the younger candidate, "He was a gift from my father." Her voice was smooth with a tone that dared him to say much more. She glared at the boy as she began to move towards her firelizard. "Tranic." Was all she said, and the little black flew down to her shoulder dropping the necklace in Mina's hand. It was very obvious the girl was angry and Tranic wasn't going to make Mina more angry but not listening to her.

Her eyes had turned cold as she looked at the the boy but then her eyes softened slightly as she watched his jerky movements. Moving to sit in a chair opposite from him she studied him for a moment, "So tell me, what hurts. You're movements take to long which usually means you are hurt." She commented with ease as she leaned back into the chair. Tranic moved from Mina's shoulder to her lap cooing for attention. Mina scratched the firelizard in her lap as she looked down. "I was given Tranic before my father disappeared." She spoke softly as if to explain why she had gotten upset with the boy.

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Noting her uncomfortableness with his closeness, he made a move back as though lashed by fire before turning in a jerky fashion towards one of the other chairs further away, figuring she didn't like him much. He paused midstep to watch her firelizard fly back over to her and return the said item that it had taken from her. A slight flicker of interest inlittle black firelizard showed by his mask slid back into back into place and he was rendered unreadable once more.

"ahh. Didn't know. Interesting 'gift' though." He rumbled lowly before sinking back into his original seat, the only sign that it was hurting him was the tightness in his jaw but otherwise it'd be near on impossible to tell that he was injuried. At her mention of his injuries, his eyes narrowed slightly and his posture tensed as though expecting some form of backlash for showing weakness but when she visibly relaxed in front of him, he too found himself mimicking the action although his relaxing that much harder for the average person to read properly.

"It don't hurt." He all but growled, although his tone was not overly hostile, it wasn't friendly either, instead it sounded more like a defensive thing something he was not comfortable sharing and wasnt going to share unless it was tortured out of him. Sitting front slowly, the corners of his eyes tightened to hold back the hiss of pain before letting his hand move forward to the little black firelizard that occupied her lap.

"Tranic eh... interesting choice of name." His voice rumbled lowly, its tones gruff and it was clear distraction from his own issues. "It ain't gonna try and take me fingers is it?" He added on after a moment's pause, his eyes studying the cooing firelizard was an almost alarming intensity.

[kyra]

She just shook her head slightly as he commented about her interesting gift. It was obvious of her he wasn’t use to be being around a fire lizard. She raised her eye brow slightly at his next comment. ”Then tell me if you are not hurt, then why are your movements telling otherwise.” She said with her voice being soft and smooth.

Mina let out a slight sigh as she ran her hand through her hair for a moment. Today had been a long day for her, especially since she still had no idea where everything was. Closing her eyes for a moment she sunk some more into the seat the sat in with her hand scratching the eye ridges to Tranic. She shrugged slightly as the boy before her commented on her interesting naming choice. ”I was young.” She paused slightly before she closed her eyes and opened them once more. Her dark brown eyes seemed to be bottomless pits as she thought back to her childhood when her father was still close by.

Shaking her head slightly as she was brought out of her memories she chuckled, ”He would never harm anyone. He just loves attention, unless there is something shiny he tends to enjoy that more then the attention.” She said as the black firelizard looked at the other boy curiously. ”I’m Mina. I came from Benden Weyr.”