By the Sea

[Tyr]

Tyr laughed hard. The little dragon on Orlith shoulder was singing a little tune and, unless he was mistaken, it sounded something akin to a draconic serenade. He'd only seen firelizards do these kind of singing when they flocked in large numbers, usually during the mating season in the late winter.

"Well isn't that something..." He said thoughtfully, watching little Bec sway his tiny head.

Orlith crooned quietly though the bass of her croon was more felt than heard. She said, "Leave him be. The little one seems to be enjoying himself thoroughly. That and she quite liked the sound of the firelizard's tiny chirping, perfect for the mood on the beach.

Shrugging, Tyr jumped off his rock in favor the softer sands though that part of coast was lacking of it. To Kida, he asked, "Have you done your exploring of the place? Since you're new and all..."

[Kida]

Kida just stared at Bec, watching him sway to his song. Yup, the dragon was down right in love. If she wasn't careful her little pet might follow Orlith home...forever. "Huh?" She blinked at looked at Tyr, realizing he had asked her a question. "Oh. Sort of. I've seen a few places here and there, but haven't really gotten a good feel of the place quite yet. I take it you've been here for a while, Tyr."

Kida made a point to use his name, something else that would help her relate the right face to the right name. "If you have any advice or suggestions about the place, my ear is open to them." Whether or not she would take the advice depended on if it was really good advice. Or her mood at the time when it might be helpful to consider.

Her gaze skipped from the sand to the sea and back to the great silver dragon in front of her. "I'm glad, at least, that he's not bothering you." Because if he had been little Bec might have ended up being dinner. Maybe.

[Tyr]

"I've been living here for over four years now and I been in charge of some of the places around here. You might want to go and look around the town, there are lots of people there who are friendly to newcomers." Tyr said idly. He had welcomed his fair share of student around here and he had grown tired of doing the tours. Besides, he thought, exploration was and always will be the best way of exploring places.

Orlith huffed, releasing a small cloud of smoke from her nostrils. "I don't mind. There are a lot of firelizards in the Weyr, though this is the first time one has ever sung to me." And, despite herself, Orlith enjoyed the little tune.

[Kida]

"I'll do that then." Kida tilted her head and watched as Bec just wouldn't stop singing his love for Orlith. It was really cute actually. "Good thing he's got an ear for music." she chuckled. Though she wasn't aware if a dragon could really be out of tune or not.

"So you run part of the place? What part exactly or am I not supposed to know?" Kida didn't think there was any rule that said she shouldn't know, but some schools could be very strict about students and staff fraternizing.

[Tyr]

"I am a Co-Administrator in the school itself, handling all the enrollments and those fun stuff. Aside from the school, I am also the leader of the Dragon Riders you might end up meeting around these parts." Tyr said confidently, smiling for he did like what he was doing.

"And don't worry..." He chuckled because of her unsureness about the school strictness, "Almost everyone that had studied and is studying in the school know who I am and what I do. It has become general knowledge at some point."

[Kida]

"Oh, okay." Kida shrugged. "So this school isn't really that strict, huh?" Good. That would make life a lot easier for her in the long run. As well as less stressful. Too many rules could really kill a girl. She looked him over again, glancing at Orlith one more time. A Dragon Rider he was, but the leader? Wow, some luck she had.

"Are the Riders connected to the school and it's administration or do they just remain here? Do they have some specific purpose in this area?"

[Tyr]

"Nope." Tyr said simply. "It's just plain coincidence that the school is near the mountain on which the Riders reside. We're not the only Riders either, mind you, there are other Weyrs like these in other lands."

"We do, of course, protect the school when monster pop up. Not that some of the students aren't capable of doing that themselves."

[Kida]

Kida nodded, taking in the information. "Cool." she replied simply. And rather stupidly, she felt, for she didn't really have anything else to say on the matter. Small talk was boring and she didn't want to inflict that kind of pain on anyone, particularly someone who was so kind with dragons.

"Bec!" she called when she noticed the little firelizard was actually starting to nuzzle the shoulder of Orilith. "C'mon, leave her alone. You're already singing to her for crying out loud." But the little green dragon could not be deterred. He was head over tail in love with the silver dragon.

[Tyr]

Orlith crooned at the small dragon, "Go on now, small one, your friend is calling for you."

Tyr snickered. Never had he seen Orlith so popular with the males before, granted Bec was just a firelizard but he's still a male dragon however small he might be.

"Now, if only you could attract bigger males, Orlith." Tyr joked.

The silver dragon blinked and looked at her Rider. "Hmn, yes, if only. Not that there are any males fit enough to fly with me as far as I know." That and, being infertile, Orlith never felt the need to mate even though she was of age.

[Kida]

Normally Bec would have continued to fawn over the silver dragon and ignore his owner, but when Orlith secondly Kida... Bec turned his tiny head to look at her and gave a small sad 'kyu'. Wriggling to a better position to take flight, Bec went back to Kida's shoulder and sat there, readying himself for another song for Orlith.


Kida blinked and watched. "Oh yeah, he's totally smitten." She then chuckled and turned to Orlith. "High standards, huh? Nothing wrong with that. Hell, high standards are good. Means you find a the best result." Snickering to herself, she slipped her hands into her pockets and listened to the new song Bec was crooning for his new love.

[Tyr]

"Say...need a ride back to town?" Tyr offered. The lighthouse was a fair distance away from the town proper and ever farther from the school. He would be willing to give her a ride on Orlith but if Kida declines, he'll have to take his leave. Tyr just remembered that he had somewhere to be very soon.

"Orlith and I can take you back." He added while affectionately patting his dragon's silver scales.

[Kida]

"Hmn?" Kida looked up from Bec and blinked. "Oh, thanks, but I don't mind walking back. I walked here after all." She waved and took a few steps backwards to try and relinquish him from having to stay. "It was nice meeting you though, Tyr."

[Tyr]

"If you're sure then..." Tyr mounted his dragon and waved at his new acquaintance. "...nice to meet you too, Kida. See you around!" Tyr then signaled Orlith to take off and return to the Weyr.

[Kida]

Kida watched them fly off into the distance and felt a tug at her heart string when Bec gave a forlorn cry. Poor thing was love sick and missing his lady. Kida shook her head and turned around for town. "It's okay, Bec, we'll see her some time soon I bet." After all, she was the dragon of an administrator. How could they not run into them again?

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