7.11.1164-Touch Gently! {Candidates/Lorina/Taenia}

[Mik]

Shining aqua Lluvaith circled each of Authanth's eggs nestled upon the Sands, giving each one a loving nudge and a croon as she made certain that they were all fine and not to cool or warm. She had eaten early that morning, enjoying some flight time with Hers before and after and a wonderful bath before she returned to the Sands. Today was the day that the Candidates would get to touch these orphaned eggs and hopefully get good vibes from them. They all needed good lifemates since their mother was no longer in Pern's skies. Crooning softly, she curled up on her little mound of Sand so that she could see the eggs and anything that goes on whilst the Candidates were there. Settling her petite aqua head on her crossed forepaws, she heaved a sigh of contentment as she bespoke her rider at the entrance. They are ready for visitors, Lira-Mine. Authanth's is watching with Duncanth's from the Stands, the tiny green said softly in Hers' mind.

Lira nodded and glanced up at her brother and Taenia high up in the Sands, sort of hiding, but able to see all that would go on before them and also to have a hasty exit should it be needed. Smiling, the Re-Impressed rider stepped out into the canyon's wide floor to await the group of Candidates and make it known of the situation presented to them.

M'cleod sat next to Taenia, an arm around her back in comfort, watching her for any signs that she would want to leave the Sands, knowing that his sister had things under control. He had his uneasiness of Lluvaith mothering these eggs and had even caught his sister crying over memories of her Hylanth's clutches, but Lluvaith was always there when she was ultimately needed.

[Katlyn]

"Alright, alright!" Lorina said as they got to Cavern entrance, noting Lira's presence instead of Taenia's. Oh, well...she supposed it was to be expected. "Everyone form up in your work groups that we established and wait here," she said once they all calmed down, expecting the four eldest 'leaders' to take care of the candidates below them. Descanth was nearby to keep an eye on things. Lorina waited to make sure that they were doing what she had said before walking over to Lira and asking quietly, "How're we doing this exactly? One at a time, all at once, small groups? Lluvaith knows the eggs best, and you know her best."

The twins had been excited to finally get to see the eggs and were probably some of the more rambunctious of the group. But when Lorina called them to order, they listened. The candidate master had already warned the group that any acting out would lose them the priviledge they were about to be granted, and neither wanted to risk doing that. So Lyam went off to his group leader and Aly off to hers, while quiet Tria who rarely said a word, waited off a bit for the girls under her charge to come join her.

[goldenauthanth]

Taenia was slowly getting back on her feet, sure, she would never be the same again with the lose of her gold, but then, no one could ever recover completely from something such as that. But still, she was there to watch over those eggs as the candidates entered the caverns to touch for the first time. She owed Authanth that much at least. SHe wasn't down on the sands with Lira and Lluvaith, she was however up on the sands watching over quietly with Mac by her side to comfort her and be her strength if things felt like too much. Her pregnancy was starting to show slightly with the belly she was starting to developed, although, she hadn't been around people enough recently from them to have seen her condition.

Siarie was excited, she was actually allowed to proceed as a candidate, she was classed as a adult finally!! She was also finely aware that in theory she could be classed as too young and could loose her privalidge within a moment and thus made extra sure to behave whilst on the sands.

[Mik]

Lira gave Lorina a smile. "Taenia and Mac are up in the Stands. Taenia didn't wanna come any closer today. Lluvaith's been motherly, but not obsessive, so they should be able to touch the eggs like normal touchings. Just tell them to be careful and respectful of the eggs and Lluvaith should be just fine with them," she told the CandidateMaster.

Eraydine and Conneray listened quietly to Lorina, knowing that they were about to do something that required respect and discipline. When they were told to separate into their groups, the siblings went separate ways. Conneray went to Aarsell's 'wing' while his sister stepped away to await those in her 'wing': Karnial, Salisa, and Evie.

[Katlyn]

Lorina quickly though, looking back at the group as they split up neatly. They were well behaived and had self-discipline, every last one of them. Sure, some acted younger than the others, but they were the younger ones. Finally she nodded and returned to the candidates.

"Alright. There's few enough of you this time around that we'll be able to send you all out at once. You all listen to your leader, me, and Lira. Oh, and Lady Taenia and M'cleod," she added them in case they got involved. "No more than three to an egg at once, and when we tell you to get off the Sands, you get off the Sands. No running, rough-housing, horse-playing, fighting...or anything like that. I know you're all excited, but you're to walk out there calmly, be respectful, and walk out calmly. You misbehave, you might not be back out there when it really matters. Everyone understand?"

She saw as each candidate nodded, and waited for any questions.

[sorra]

Rytan quietly followed the other candidates. This had been the day they had all been waiting for. He listened quietly as Lorina explained everything. they certainly didn't want to chance doing anything wrong. Exspecially with this clutch. He glanced over at Siarie before finding an egg. Things were still a bit off with them.

Evie was all smiles as she walked into the Hatching Grounds. She couldn't believe that she was finally here. Maybe, just maybe one of these eggs held her life mate. She knew she was still young, but she could hope. She was nearly bouncing as she waited for Lorina to let them go touch the eggs.

[Mik]

Conneray did not have any questions and so waited patiently for Lorina to allow them onto the Sands, his stomach turning in nervousness.

Eraydine smiled, hiding her nervousness the best she possibly could to give the girls in her group a cheerful smile to thwart and nervousness that they were feeling, too.

Lira smiled at the Candidates before turning and walking onto the edge of the Sands. Her tiny Lluvaith raised her head curiously at the people approaching the Sands, but did not get up from her little mound. Unlike most golden dragons, Lluvaith's protection of her dam's eggs did not border on fear for the unborn dragonets, but rather a calm overseer of the treasures hidden within the delicate shells.

[Katlyn]

"Alright then, go ahead and mingle," Lorina said finally, moving aside for the group to head onto the sands.

Tria followed the rest of the candidates onto the sands, looking around a bit before moving to the glass like one first. It reminded her very much of her craft, and she just adored it.

Aly made a bee-line for the fuzzy one, the nice golden fuzzy one. The weyr was pretty much already certain that there was no gold egg this round about, but that one was just too adorable to pass up. Her brother, however, decided to let the others pick out their first choice first before going to one of the less visited eggs.

[sorra]

Evie smiled and made a quick move toward one of the eggs. She knew she had to be gentle though. She had sat for days and watched Diri's egg and knew that the dragonet eggs were delicate too.

Rytan quietly made his way over to one of the eggs where there weren't a bunch of other people. He ran his hand along the smooth shell, surprised by the feel of it. He had been too young when the plague had hit to ever really remember a hatching.

[Mik]

Conneray took a deep breath before he walked onto the hot Sands and headed toward the eggs. He was not quite attracted to any one in particular and so he calmly worked his way from each egg to the next, touching the smooth surfaces, wondering how something so strong grew in such fragile enclosure. They were warm, too, not as warm as he thought they would be, but they certainly were not cold to the touch.

Eraydine stepped closer to the eggs, pausing a few moments to recall a ballad of old about the eggs upon the Sands. The ballad made her smile as she stepped forward again, attracted more so toward the watery looking egg. Maybe it was the fact that it looked like it was transparent and that if she stared at it long enough, she thought she saw movements. This egg held her attention for a long while before she finally moved on to the other eggs upon the hot Sands.

Lluvaith watched quietly as the Candidates mingled about her dam’s eggs, making sure that no one seemed too excitable that they might cause harm to one of the Littles within them.