7.10.1164-The Unexpected(Male dragons!)

[Mik]

Tiny green Lluvaith dozed lightly in the late morning on her new ledge, more comfortable than her Re-Impressed rider thought that she could be. Her aqua hide shimmered with its usual brightness and luster and clouds were rolling in for another rain shower. Waking slowly, as she always did, the tiny green opened slowly whirling blue eyes tinged ever so slightly with red that her rider failed to notice as she watched her tiny dragon with a comfort only Lluvaith knew existed.

Raising her aqua head as the first rain drops fell, the tiny green gazed about the Weyr from her low ledge, knowing that most of its activity lie above her on the Plateau. She studied a random blue dragon and then a brown, then she stood and stretched with the grace of a feline, yawning mightily before shaking out her wings and sitting in a perched position as her eyes slowly took on more red, yet remained in their calm swirling.

A gentle, loving gaze toward her rider with a croon and she spread her aqua wings with a challenging bugle that echoed throughout the great chasm's length. Come, all who dare! she called out afterward, launching lithely from the ledge to take wing in a huge spiral toward the gray clouds above, her aqua body suddenly glowing intensely.

Lira was left dumb-founded for a moment, staring after her tiny dragon as the glowing aqua split wispy clouds in half in her upward flight, much slower than most greens on the first few moments of flight. As her thoughts and her green's mixed together to form an understanding, she suddenly felt nervous as she moved out of her weyr toward the nearest flightroom, uncertain of how this would end. The last flight she had been involved in had been that of her golden Hylanth so many turns before...

[sorra]

Erosth had been laying on his ledge keeping a close eye on his rider. T'ryern was acting a bit like his oldself again, but the blue still didn't go far from him. Just in case. He didn't want to see anything happen to his rider. He yawned a bit as he looked around the new Weyr.

The blue's head shot up when Lluvith called out her challenge. He was instantly on his feet, his wings spread. I dare! I shall follow you wherever you go! Erosth said, jumping off his ledge and catching a thermal so he could follow Lluvith.

T'ryern looked up in alarm. He hadn't felt these emotions since Rylith. Erosth had never shown any signs of wanting to chase and T'ryern had been thankful for that. But what had changed? Why did the blue suddenly want to chase? T'ryern shook his head and slowly made his way to the flightroom. He wasn't sure if he could handle this or not.

[LadyT]

Tuegath was up on the weyr ledge, sunning when he heard Lluvaith's call. Oh I dare! he replied as he dove off the ledge to begin the chase. It had been far too long since he'd chased a green, and he was looking forward to this one.

K'levan was in the dining cavern while his blue started after the tiny green. He felt the flight lust rising in him and quickly excused himself from those around him with a knowing look and a wink. He actually rather liked flights. He arrived in the flight room and didn't even look to see who the rider was. It didn't matter one way or the other to him. Plus, within a few moments, he was no longer really aware of the flight room anyway. K'levan was up with Tueg, chasing the green.

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Shocoth also heard the green's call and he decided he would chase. Greenflights were always so very fun. So he lept off his ledge and flew toward the green. He didn't say anything to the green in response to her challenge. The brown wasn't exactly confident he'd win this, but he'd certainly try.

B'gran had been playing in the creche with his son, Brelah when he suddenly was overcome by lusty thoughts. "Sharding bad timing," he mumbled as he returned Brelah to the creche mother and rushed to the flight room. He arrived to see that the rider was female and inwardly groaned. A flash of Shelah's face crossed his mind's eye and for a moment grief warred with the lust inside him. But the lust quickly beat back any thought of his dead friend as his dragon's emotions overtook his own.

[Mik]

Seeth took wing after the glowing green without much warning to his rider. I shall chase you, lovely gem! he called to her, trying hard to catch up. She was small and not going very fast so he didn't struggle nearly as hard as other times when he chose to Chase a green in heat. I'yes grinned and dropped what he was doing to head for the flightroom, the instincts of his dragon guiding his feet toward the rider of the green. Flights were so much fun!

Serguth raised his head from his ledge and studied the green briefly before deciding on chasing her. I shall follow you high and carry you far! he called out to the lovely little green, the smallest they had in existence. This was her maiden flight. It was about time that she finally took to the skies in the age-old dance throughout the heavens.

M'cleod, Eodira, and Macira stopped in their tracks a moment at the sound of the familiar little green's sing-song voice echoing throughout the Weyr. Just what had her all excited. The three of them stepped away from their prospective tasks to see just what had Lluvaith excited, only to see the aqua green glowing and shining brightly through the beginning rainfall above the Weyr. She was Rising?

Lluvaith continued her ascent, reveling in the excitement of her height. She did not respond to those that followed her yet, choosing to shoot for the clouds and above them, where the air was thin and exhilarating with every breath and wing beat she took. Only then did she finally look down at her pursuers. Come now, boys! Excite me! she challenged them with another sing-song bugle of joy. She was having fun despite her rider's worries, as she zipped straight across the sky, her speed picking up but not stressing her in the least just yet.

[sorra]

Erosth snorted softly. This was his first flight, but he was going to try his hardest to catch the glowing green. He knew how his rider felt about Lluviath's rider and that was the reason he had chased. Fly far glowing gem. Do not let us catch you if you find us unworthy, he said, catching a thermal to follow. He flapped his wings and took the wind at an angle, hoping to put himself closer to Lluviath. He would show her that he was willing to follow her wherever she chose to go.

[LadyT]

Tuegath followed the green as she rose in the air, keeping as close to her as was possible. When Lluvaith challenged them to excite her, he bugled an answer to that challenge. He was quite the showman, so if she wanted to be excited he knew he could do just that. Perhaps that would be what won him this chase.

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Shocoth wasn't nearly as sure of himself as the blue. He might be a brown, but he has always lacked much confidence. Even so, he flew his hardest, hoping to win this flight regardless of his rider's wishes. He flew toward Lluvaith, aiming just past her. He hoped he could win this flight quickly, and maybe putting in some extra speed at the beginning would do just that.

[Mik]

Seeth pushed onward after the intensely glowing green, water droplets bouncing off his hide as he gained speed when she leveled off to fly parallel to the ground far below them. She sure picked the thinnest parts of the sky to lead her suitors.

Serguth put on extra speed in his chase after Lluvaith, surprised at her slower than usual speed. Was she pacing herself? Or was she enjoying this flight too much to bother with the insane speed that usually came with green flights? Only the next few fleeting moments would tell them so.

Duncanth wasn't bothered by the green that Rose, knowing her connection to his rider and so M'cleod was able to head off toward the flightrooms to see how his youngest sister was faring this flight. A maiden flight no less. He had thought that Lluvaith would never Rise due to Lira having been bonded to another dragon in the past. Was their bond that strong?

Out away from the island, the tiny green went, still bearing her straight flight heading. She noticed Shocoth gaining compared to the others due to his angled ascent after her and so bugled merrily before driving onward out over the sea, increasing her speed with every wing beat until she felt that she had reached her next level. Shortly after she found her new speed, she looped further upward, barrel-rolling to turn in the opposite direction to see which of the males chasing her excited her most with their maneuvers. Come on, boys! Show me what you have! she challenged them, picking up her speed again and flying straight back toward the island that was their new haven in the same parallel fashion.

[sorra]

T'ryern stood frozen in the flightroom. He had never thought he would have to endure a flight like this again. Erosth had never wanted to chase. He didn't understand why the blue had suddenly decided now was a good time to chase.

Erosth watched Lluviath closely. The green wasn't flying fast, but it appeared that she had things well in hand. Although he wasn't going to let any other dragon get close to her if he could help it. The big blue flapped his wings harder and found a thermal to put himself closer to her. He spun on his wing to put himself underneath her. You fly well, lovely Lluviath.

[LadyT]

Shocoth wasn't much of a showy flier, and so when the green started to perform fantastic maneuvers, he simply waited to see which direction she ended up flying toward, and then followed. He turned to follow, but his flying was simple.

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Tuegath was quite enjoying watching the green fly with such skill. He knew he'd be able to match it without any problem, the only question was how exactly he was going to do it. When he saw that she was now looking at the males, he decided he'd just perform her maneuvers exactly, while trying to get himself closer to her. So the blue performed a barrel-roll, moving so that he was still flying ever closer to the green. ((I will have you!)) Tuegath said as he flew.

[Mik]

As Lluvaith changed direction, Seeth changed also, but not as quickly as the much smaller green was turning. She sure was an agile dragon. But she was so beautiful in her intense glow.

Serguth turned tail with the others when Lluvaith switched directions, enjoying the change in direction as well as the acrobatic maneuvers that were common with greenflights.

When M'cleod reached the flightroom, he was surprised by the scene. There stood his younger sister in the middle with an amused smile on her face, obviously reflecting her dragon's joy high above them. T'ryern was another surprise in the room. Erosth was chasing? Interesting indeed...

Lluvaith looked at her suitors, pausing to gaze at one and then another, her flight still slow compared to a mating flight, but obviously such a thing. Why thank you, Erosth! You follow nicely, too! she told the big blue merrily, a hint of a seductive tone touching her mindvoice. Shocoth earned her attention briefly, but her attention to him was short. He wasn't following her like she wanted. This chase was for the pure thrill of it! Tuegath, how wonderful you are! she spared to another that followed her maneuvers. Come, boys! Follow me wherever and whatever I do! she called out merrily to them. This was so much fun!

[sorra]

T'ryern kept his eyes closed. He was trembling just a bit as he lost himself with his blue. It had been so long since he had experienced anything like this.

Erosth crooned happily when Lluvaith paid attention to him. The big blue may not have been able to take turns as tightly as the agile green, but he was determined to stay close to her no matter she chose to do. I shall follow no matter where you go! the blue crooned.

[Mik]

Lluvaith's shining body suddenly changed course again, her meandering increasing to more speed. She was getting ready to choose a suitor. To Shocoth, she crooned and chanced a brush of her wingtip along his ridges. So strong and handsome, she told him before suddenly flitting toward Tuegath. I like your style, she crooned at the blue, flicking her tail near his and once more, darting away toward another of the males. To Seeth, she flew parallel to him and gazed him up and down. Keep up, darling! I don't like anyone falling too far behind! To small Serguth, she drifted alongside him a moment longer than she had Seeth. Am I as good as a gold, dear Serguth? she questioned of the active chaser in any mating flight about the Weyr. Then came, Erosth, whom she flew above, trailing her tail seductively along his back ridges and even dipping a shining wing toward his neck as she darted off ahead again. Come! Follow me!!! she bugled, angling toward the sun only to drop like a stone amidst the males once they had gone upward in her wake to find herself surrounded by her suitors. Yes, the heat was on. Now this truly was a mating flight!

Lira's watery blue eyes gazed at each of her suitors, some inner part that was still herself pausing briefly at the sight of her brother at the flightroom door. A calm smile graced her lips for her brother's protection, then she moved toward the riders involved with the Chase, reflecting her dragon's sudden change in mind. Stepping up to B'gran, she touched his chest, fingers dancing across his tunic before moving on to K'levan. She circled the bluerider with a smile, touching his shoulder before drifting toward I'yes. There she gazed at him a moment, a flirting smile touching her lips, but not a word from her mouth as she judged the riders like her green did their dragons. R'bao was circled and touched on the cheek before a fleeting kiss touched his lips. Then came T'ryern, quiet and still against the wall. Lira had a soft spot for him because they had something huge in common. Both had gone from metallics to smaller dragons in their Re-Impressions. Stepping up close to him, she touched his chest, fingers dancing upward to his neck, then his cheek, then his chin. A feathery kiss touched the former bronzerider's lips before Lira danced away from him into the center of the room.

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Seeth bugled his answer to Lluvaith's challenge and drove harder to chase her skyward only to have her slip past him as she plummeted toward the ground again.

I'yes moved toward Lira only to have her slip from his grasp as she drifted away from him toward R'bao. So close...

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Serguth tried all the harder after Lluvaith after her words to him. You are far better than any gold, beautiful Lluvaith!! he bugled to her, chasing her the best he could and trying to grab her when she dove past him.

R'bao's tensed poise changed to lust as the kiss on his lips drove him to reach out for Lira, his mind not quite wrapped around the sensitivity of the situation.

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Shocoth flew upward, but knew that the green would have to come down again and so he stayed wide of the pack for any chance to maneuver as soon as the green changed direction. When she turned to dive, he banked and rolled to try to gain ground on her descent.

B'gran, driven by lust, reached out for Lira, not really seeing her face to realize exactly whom he was reaching for.
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Tuegath chased Lluvaith skyward and was in the midst of a spinning barrel-roll to try to change direction as she slipped right past him on her way toward the ground.

K'levan turned with Lira, attempting to catch her in his grasp, but failing as she left him for another rider in the room.

[sorra]

Erosth watched Lluvaith closely. He wasn't about to let the green out of his sight. For more then one reason. He liked the green a lot, but his rider really cared for hers as well. I will follow you anywhere, lovely gem, he crooned.


T'ryern had kept his distance against the wall. Flights were still hard on him and he hoped to Faranth that Erosth wouldn't be one who liked to chase a lot. It brought back too many memories of Ryiath. But he couldn't fault his blue. Erosth was always with Lluvaith. He froze briefly when Lira touched his chest, but he couldn't control his lust any longer and kissed her back before she flitted off.

[Mik]

The intense glow of Lluvaith dropped toward the Weyr like a stone from the Quake, gaining speed with every heartbeat. The tiny green knew that she alone could make such a dive and pull out of it without harm, being so small compared to even young dragons. Just as she broke through the wispy clouds above the Weyr, she pulled skyward again. More than likely, those males that weren't going to last were going to pull up before the clouds...

Seeth dove after the green, outmaneuvered by Serguth who had gained some distance because of his scrawny build. Shocoth's thinking gained him some aid as he turned to follow Lluvaith toward the ground, pulling ahead of Tuegath who was still in the midst of righting himself back toward the ground.

Lira smiled and once more danced about the riders in the flightroom, pausing at each one to pay them the same consideration that her dragon thought of theirs. She hovered near B'gran a moment more than the others, giving him a fleeting kiss before drifting off again. It was still hard to tell who the possible winner was going to be.

K'levan tried to catch Lira in response to his dragon's desire, but missed the greenrider as she stepped away from him. 'gran nearly got a hand on Lira at her kiss, but she was too quick for him.

[sorra]

Erosth watched Lluvaith closely. He may have been bigger then her and even most of the blues, but he wasn't going to lose this one. Despite inexperience. He had his rider's backing and he was going to make the most of it. The blue dove after her, but pulled up just slightly to angle above her and hopefully catch her when she went to turn again.

T'ryern had closed his eyes again and was lost to his dragon. As much as flights bothered him now this was one flight that he hoped to Faranth that his blue might actually win. Lira was his best friend after all.