[D15.M9.T1164] Awaiting his return (M'cleod)

[goldenauthanth]

The previous death had been the last straw, the attacks from the unknown holder party had been comming more and more frequently and it was only a matter of time Taenia felt that they would need to start thinking about alterntive arrangements. The weyr had suffered for so many turns.. the dragon population was low enough already, they couldn't afford to loose any others. Not now, not after everything they'd been through..

Her and Mac had come up with a idea, to find somewhere else to retreat to, a place where they would be safe. The rest of the weyr was unaware of this at the present time, they'd kept it to themselves whilst they searched. Mac was due back with D'verado at any time, and she was waiting him eargly in their weyr, wanting to know which places they had found - if any.

Once the place had been decided on, and they'd seen it - then they would annouce it to the weyr residents and movements would start to take place.

They'd look at the possibilities of the other weyrs, but they were obvious places, and so.. she waited, pacing up and down their quaters eagerly, and somewhat nervous. Leaving the weyr was a risky business these days, and she hoped that he would return in once peice.

Young Nileod had fallen asleep on their bed, waiting for his father return and wish him good night, before being carried back to the care of his granmother for the night - unless he stayed there that night. Although Nileod was their only son, with their responsibilties as weyrleaders they'd asked Eodira to help raise him, hoping she would be able to spend more time with him, in such young years, although they stil had an active part in his upbringing, where possible...

[Mik]

The shadows of two browns, one rather huge, the other small, winked into the air above Igen Weyr. Announcing themselves to the watchdragon, Outlath and Duncanth began their downward spirals to their ledges. They had been going out on each Rest Day together to keep the Weyrfolk from figuring out what they were doing. Sure they had been sending out search groups that were not only Searching for Candidates, but also searching for a new home that would be safer for them all, but M'cleod and D'verado, having their unique heritage, had been scouting much further than most of them.

Duncanth landed softly on the ledge, some dust disturbing the golden queen now resting there. *Evenin', lovely Authanth.* the nearly black brown said merrily. The trip had been a possible success this time and his rider dismounted smoothly, quickly unharnessing his brown before heading within the weyr and hanging the harness on its customary hook.

"Tae?" M'cleod called for his mate. "I got good news!"

[goldenauthanth]

She the pair were back in the weyr before they landed, Authanth wasn't completely asleep as she dozed on the ledge that she shared with Duncanth. Once the brown arrived the queen picked her head up, and watched the brown waiting for him to settle down so she could curl up with him, as she did every night.

"Mac!" Taenia exclaimed rushing out to meet him by the harness holders, grabbing him from behind and wrapping her arms about him affectionately, dropping a sensual kiss onto the back of his neck.She was glad to see that he had returned, and that was no secret. "Good news?!" She asked, waiting for his answer.

[Mik]

Duncanth settled quietly next to Authanth, as was custom in the turns since their move and the dark brown nuzzled his mate before laying his head down to go to sleep. Though he was used to flying all the time, the searches for a new home were straining at times.

Mac smiled as he was jumped by his mate, taking her arms gently before turning in her arms and giving her a returning kiss of affection. "Yeah. We found a island bigger 'an Tristar's, but it's all cliffs an' mountains. An' there's a lil' barrier island near it. Looks like no one's ever been 'ere 'cept beasts of all sorts," he said with a smile. They had found a few likely places, but protection would be hard to work with there. He had a feeling that this one could be what they'd been looking for.

[goldenauthanth]

Authanth nuzzled him back and laid her head against his, her way of showing affection. Closing her faceted eyes and drifting off into a comofortable slep. Content, hers was happy that Duncanths had returned, and that made Authanth happy.

"Really?" She asked, dropping her contact and looking him with hope hiding behind her eyes, hope that this meant they were another step towards the freedom they all deserved. "Where is it?" She asked.

[Mik]

Duncanth wasn't long behind Authanth, his sleep more of exhaustion than anything else.

M'cleod nodded with a smile. "It's ta the West of 'ere. It'll be more of a Hold structure when we've settled it, but there's plenty of sand an' a couple big caverns from old floodin' at the bottom of the canyon. The ledges connect perty decent the whole way up the walls an' spread out ta a big ole plateau with cliffs ta one side and mountains ta the other. The barrier island comes off the mountains. We're gonna check it out 'gain next Rest Day an' take a lil' crew ta double check our findin's, but I think it's it," the dark-haired rider said as he moved to get a mug of klah from the hearth.

[goldenauthanth]

She smiled at him. "Sounds promising!" She replied torn between excitment of being able to escape these attacks once and for all, and wondering how the weyr would take to moving again. She followed him across the the hearth waiting as she watched him pick up a mug of Klah. "I've missed you"

[Mik]

The brownriding Weyrleader smiled at his mate's words, then turned around at her last words, giving her a smile that was both tired and pleased with his current company. "Missed ya', too," he said softly, wrapping his free arm around her small waist and giving her another kiss. She was his world. He had thought that his only love had been a greenrider that the Plague had claimed, but his love for Taenia had grown from the need and desire to protect her. Though he could lose her to another rider each time Authanth Rose, he had intentions of asking her to handfast to him, but that would come when the moment was right...

[goldenauthanth]

"You look tired." She replied as she looked at his smile, her heart swelling as she thought of the man that stood there before her. "How about you take a bath? Relax? I'll grab food from the caverns and bring it up here....and we'll spend the time together up here? Just us?" She suggested, it would be nice to have to focus on just him.. and not the world around them. They so often ate in the lower caverns to keep apperences up, and as a symbol of hope to the other riders in their hard times... but tonight, she felt like she needed to be with just him..

[Mik]

M’cleod smiled at Taenia’s suggestion. “That sounds like a perty good idear,” he said. Although he was never one to let a lady wait on him, so he offered to help her. “Ya’ need any help?” It didn’t hurt to ask, did it? Plus, he could carry Nileod down to his mother’s quarters for the night. The lad looked quite peaceful on their couch.

[goldenauthanth]

She smiled and followed his gaze across to their sleeping son, curled up quietly on the couch. "I guess you could take him down to his granma's" She suggested, Mac was the onl one of the two that could carry the boy without waking him up.. "I'll grab that food..and maybe i'll join you for that bath instead" She suggested instead, to her it sounded like a nice romantic plan..

[Mik]

M'cleod smiled and gave Taenia another kiss. "I'll do 'at 'an meecha back 'ere," he said with another smile. Then he moved away to gather up the sleeping lad gently before heading for the door to their weyr and giving his mate a parting smile. "See ya' in a bit," he said softly so as not to wake his son.

[goldenauthanth]

Taenia nodded and kissed the top of Nileod's head as Mac carried him past, wondering out of the weyr behind him to make a dash to the lower caverns, where she knew good food would be awaiting them..

...she returned back within half a candle mark with two plates of mixed selection of finger suitable food spread across each plate. Something that she thought would suit their environment. Se wanted this to be relaxed whilst she shared the sensual night with Mac. She suspected that he would be back there before her..

[Mik]

M'cleod had dropped his son off at his mother's quarters for the night. It had just never felt right, leaving the lad in the creche all of the time, when the nights were usually quiet and he could spend the time with various relatives. Returning to the weyr he shared with Taenia, he slowly got ready for a bath while he waited for his mate's return.

The former Raider heard the scuffling of footsteps that announced Taenia's return and he looked toward the door, his black hair already completely loose for a washing by the time he was done with the bath, his tunic off, revealing the numerous scars that traced his bronzed skin, his feet bare, and the only weapon left on his person that off his beltknife that was never far from reach, no matter what he was doing. "Looks good," he said, giving his Weyrwoman a kiss of greeting and taking the plates off her hands to carry them to one of their small tables.

[goldenauthanth]

Taenia smiled as M'cleod returned. "Eodira okay?" She asked, returning his kiss and following him and the food towards the small table, although small, it was plenty big enough for the two of them and Nileod on the odd occasion that the three of them sat there to eat. "Your mum is doing a grand job of helping run the lower caverns, i do think we need to think about finding someone perminant soon though.." She said, not wanting to ware Eodira out.. the lady had enough on her plate with the healers and Nileod..

She took a seat at the table, opposite the one where he would sit and took the sweet bread from the plate, breaking it, as tradition required. "I have something to tell you.." She said, her eyes dancing a little bit with the excitment she felt.