Full of Wonder

Writers: Emma, Paula
Date Posted: 9th September 2005

Characters: E'naer, Teseada
Description: E'naer holds the first lesson to Teseada and other new weyrlings.
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 7, day 22 of Turn 3

Teseada

This time it was different, after seeing to Onnyth, Teseada made her way into the classroom and took a seat. She turned around, congratulating some of the others one more time, before it was time to pay attention.

"Good morning, class. Congratulations to all once again" E'naer greeted the classfull of new weyrlings with a cheery voice. Seeing the young, happy faces was uplifting.

"Thank you," murmured Teseada, turning her attention to E'naer. She didn't want any more warnings or scoldings now. Not when she had Onnyth to care for.

"So, how's being dragonrider has felt up until now?" E'naer asked. He was answered with motley of voices and groans.

"Like a dream," said Teseada. The first few candlemarks had seemed like a harpers tale come true.

"It's a quite a change, to become a dragonrider. On these first two or three sevendays, your lesson will be rather light. Not unimportant, but, at the moment, your lifemate's well being is your number one priority. Classes come second. So, if have to leave to feed your hatchling middle of the lesson, you have my permission to do so. But this only applys to _my_ classes," E'naer told. He looked around. "Later on, when your dragons grow up, their needs come less urgent and they can wait to be fed, so you can finish your lesson first," he continued.

"Anybody experienced any difficulties with your lifemate so far?" he asked.

"I noticed she can be quite insistent sir," said Teseada. "Are all of them like that?"

A few of the others nodded, having been similarly prodded, jolted and cajoled awake to feed and bathe their new lifemates.

"Pretty much," E'naer replied and smiled fondly to his memories of Eillispeth's hatchlinghood. "You must remember that they are, to use human terms, still babies or little children. They want everything right _NOW_.
Their patience as well personality will develop when they grow. Of course, some of them remain demanding..." E'naer grinned. "I've heard that golds specially can be like that. Anything else?"

"How do you handle it?" asked Teseada. "I've tried to explain to her that she needs to wait for me, but it goes in one second, and is forgotten straight away."

"With Eillispeth, flattery works best. I distract her telling her how pretty and smart she is, and she forgots what she was demanding. But you all have to figure out what works with _your_ own dragon. They are all individuals and their own personalities. When you learn to know them, you learn how to handle them" E'naer told.

}: I am pretty and I am smart, :{ Eillispeth intervened smugly. She's been "eavesdropping" her rider's lesson.

**Of course you are,** E'naer replied her smoothly.

Teseada nodded. Maybe she could argue back succesfully with Onnyth, but she would find something that worked.

"Well, let's continue. The Hatching day was so hectic that I didn't catch who impressed who..." He started to give out papers and pens, ..." So write down your name, your new name if you're male, and your dragon's name and colour. Write also little description of your lifemate. You know, if she is light green, dark green and what you have noticed about his or hers personality so far."

Teseada took the writing materials. This would be the fun bit. What new weyrling couldn't write for candlemarks about their new dragonet? She began to write eagerly, describing Onnyth in great detail.

E'naer watched the bent heads of the weyrlings with almost paternal pride.
**They are so adorable, aren't they. So young, so eager, so full of energy and wonder.**

}: Yes they are, and they are ours,:{ Eillispeth agreed with her rider.
E'naer just had to laugh out to his dragon's proprietary behaviour.

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