Touching of the Eggs (ALL CANDIDATES REQUIRED)

[curth]

Adrian went up to one of the eggs and touched it. It was very soft and it would soon get harder. It was a paleish color, probably a green or brown.

[Kandarra]

Tayrin had just taken his hand from the pure blue egg when his new firelizard charge, Micra, popped in. He had convinced the little green to stay in the weyrling barracks.... for a while. Now she flew in circles around his head. He snatched her out of the air, eliciting a startled chirp, and placed her on his shoulder. "You shouldn't be here," he whispered. "You don't want Kaith to get angry at us."

She wrapped her tail around his neck loosely and warbled at the eggs, sending a questioning feeling. He smiled. "Yes, they're your family. They're just a lot bigger."

[kestral]

Kazrael studied the egg which he had been admiring, at first from a distance, with his hands tucked behind his back nervously, and then he took a step closer, extending a cautious hand to it.
Hastily, the hand was withdrawn, and twined with the other, as he stared at his feet, shuffling awkwardly on the sands, as the heat scalded through the thick soles of his boots.
He had been on Hatching Sands before. This was not, he thought sullenly, the first time.

It was just...the first time that he had actually wanted to Impress. The other times, he had been wholly indifferent to the possibility.
Yet now, when he had nothing at stake....
A faint grimace crossed his features, as he extended his fingertips towards the egg once more.
Very gingerly, he brushed them across the smooth, flawless surface.
His eyes were large, as they darted towards the queen dragoness watching the clutch protectively.
She did not look inclined to let them do her eggs harm. In a way, it was reassuring...but rather unnerving.
Swallowing, he rested his palm on it's surface for a moment longer, exhaling.
Did he dare to hope that he might Impress? Pushing that thought to the back of his mind, he took another step towards the simplest of the eggs, marvelling at how...perfect it seemed.
It was seemed beautiful in its simplicity...That thought brought a small smile to his lips, as he brushed his fingers tentatively across it's surface.

[Spirithawk]

As each candidate came forward Kaith reluctantly nodded her head. She knew that sooner or later her children would be in the care of these flimsy creatures. She snaked her tail around her golden egg, glowering at those people who came too close.

Christae walked forward and began to move in and out of the candidates, commenting as she passed each one.

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Rhia heard the news of the touching and walked into the hatching grounds. She spotted her weyrmate and paused to kiss him on the cheek before going to greet the Queen and her rider. Mneith poked his large head in the opening and offered his compliments to his Queen. Rhia bowed to Kaith.

A strong clutch golden one. The brown said.

Thank you clutch-brother.

"Not all of the candidates seem to be enjoying themselves as much as we did." She said in an undertone to the goldrider. Rhia looked over the eggs. "They are lovely Kaith." Rhia said.

[Dragon]

When G'han saw his weyrmate go to Christae he decided to follow and get out of the shadows. He came and stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "You weren't suppose to find me. I was trying to stay out of sight", he said playfully. He looked over to Kadan and waved a hello to him. When the candidate returned the wave he redirected his attention back to Rhia Christae.

[curth]

Zinir was seen entering the hatching sands. He was just been searched by Nira, the searchrider, they were in need of candidates, so he got to come. He quickly entered and went to the weyrwoman. "Hello, I'm new here, what should I do, I believe this is a touching, so may I touch the eggs with the Queens permission?" asked Zinir.

[nike]

Nike grinned as she heard Daran speak her name. "Hey Daran!" The healer said. Zim cherped at his firelizard as she landed back down on Nike's shoulder. "Aren't the eggs beautiful?" The Healer asked the Harper.
"I like the Queen, that solid blue egg, and that little gray one. You?"
The Healer was grinning so much that anyone who had just met her would never know that she lost a dragon only two months ago.

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Sh'iron walked into the Grounds as the Candidates just started touching them. The Weyrleader grinned at Nike, then stood beside his weyrmate.
Myranenth had glided in from one of the roof entrances for the dragons and was perched on the closest edge to his mate.

[curth]

Zephyr was also new to the weyr, he had been searched a while back, but not to long. He came into the touching, like it was a gather. So nicely dressed and bathed. He went over and began looking around at the eggs not knowing wheter to touch them or not!

[Miki]

Daran smiled when Nike spoke. "I am not sure," he commented quietly, "I'm not one to be judgmental and I'm horibble with decisions so I'll just say I agree with your choices!" He smiled broadly and lifted his arm. Suni sat on it, anxious. He jumped from Daran's hand and flew all the way to Nike's shoulder. Daran smiled at his learning flitt. He almost had the hang of flying. He wondered if it was odd that Suni was so behind in flying.

[Spirithawk]

Christae smiled. "You are allowed to touch the eggs." She said softly. She nodded at Rhia.

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"I didn't know you were hiding love." She told G'han just as playfully.

[Dragon]

"Yes I was hiding. I wasn't found until you found me. It figures you would be the only one who could find me", he said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.

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Kadan walked over to two of the new male candidates and introduced himself, "Hi my name is Kadan. What are your names".

[kestral]

Kazrael was still bent beside the egg that he had noticed first off, and now seeing yet more candidates arriving in hopes of touching the eggs, backed away warily.
The last thing he wanted was to 'compete' with someone for a favourite egg, and if he didn't Impress, well...that would just be life.

After all, he hadn't Impressed the other times that he had stood.
Why should now be any different?
A cynical smile, uncharacteristic for his plain features, stretched across, and he stood back from the egg which he had been eyeing.
No reason not to let another candidate have a chance.
In fact, all the reason in the world to do otherwise.
So Kazrael stood in the background of his peers, listening absently to their chatter, and letting his dark green gaze sweep across the eggs.
All so perfect...With a deep sigh, he shook of the longing, and managed to smile tremulously

[devi]

Abriana peeked into the hatching sands wearily watching a room full of strangers. She had just been flown in from Tillek hold, after being searched. She really hadn't thought about asking anyone what she should be doing after she put her things in the sleeping corridors and had wandered around until she had found the sands. She inched in and saw that everyone was touching the eggs. 'These must be the candidates' she though, seeing no other dragons around besides the queen.

Nervously she approached the eggs and looked up at the queen who wasn't looking. Cautiously, she brushed her figure against an egg. It was warm and smooth to the touch, nothing like she had expected. She took another look at the queen who still had taken more than a glance at her and placed both hands flat on the egg. She felt a slight quiver within the egg and with drew her hands hastily. "I won't impress," she said to herself as she saw all of the other candidates talking to each other and touching the eggs with ease, "I can barely even touch the eggs let alone a real live dragon." She was thinking of her flight to Darkmoon. It hadn't been the most pleasant trip she had taken, that was for sure.