J'radel and Laryth

You walk into this weyr.There's not much,a table with a few stacks of paper on it,a mat of rushes,a bowl of fruit.There's also a curtained off part of the weyr,leading to another,larger room.So you walk into that room.Inside,there is a well-worn dragoncouch.To your surprise,a brown adult is resting in the dragoncouch.On one side of it there is an indention in the floor.Upon closer inspection there is fur in the indention.Another curtained off section leads to the ledge.You go out there,looking for other dragons flying around,but you don't see them.It seems this is the quiet part of the day,not quite dark but close.You go back inside.To your surprise,as you near the curtain you hear humming,off-key and loud.You pull the curtain to one side and see a young man,probably 14 or so Turns,sitting on a stool.He has short,curly brown-blond hair and blue eyes.His face reddens slightly as he sees you."Oh,uh,hello visitor,I'm J'radel,former harper apprentice,now rider,well,not yet,of brown Laryth.I was not good at harpering.I Impressed at Jerdan Weyr.When I went into this candidacy thing,I thought,What dragon would want a tone-deaf harper?But then,Laryth and my feline Toga likes me.Where is she,anyway?"he says,busying himself with trying to find her."Who searched you?"you ask."That's funny,I don't remember.I know it was a brownrider,though.It was kinda funny.Dragonrider says to me one day as I was going to evening meal,'You've been searched.'I was glad to get out of Harper Hall,my dorm mates made fun of me all the time.Once,they even dyed half of my hair pink!Most of it washed out right away,though,thank goodness.That was two Turns ago.Anyway.""Who's your parents?"you ask him."My mother was Delaney and my father was Talar.I have a sister named Telah and a brother named Raned.He's 25 Turns and has a daughter named Dasey.His mate is Searah.I also have a feline,Toga,but she never comes out until dark.Hey,it is almost dark!She should be out anytime now.Toga!"He ends his statement in a sharp call and you notice a black feline slinking across the floor.

J'radel scoops up the little creature and scratches her behind the ears."Toga,this is a visitor.Be nice to them,"he whispers.You pretend not to notice.The little feline mews in hunger."Oh,I'm sorry I didn't feed you earlier!Wanna help me feed her?"he asks you.You shrug,then nod,which he takes as a yes.He hands you some fish and sets down the feline.You set the fish in front of her and watch,fascinated,as the tiny creature devours the meat."Like I said,she was hungry,"J'radel says,grinning sheepishly.J'radel motions for you to sit down and you do so on the mat of rushes.He sits down also.He calls for the cat in a high-pitched voice but she sits on your lap instead."Toga likes you,"he says approvingly."My niece Dasey lives at this weyr,she's already 9 Turns.In fact,she's coming to visit me today,"he says.You hear a knock on the stone wall."That's her!"J'radel says,eyes lighting up.A girl comes through the curtain.She has long,curly blond hair and green eyes.She's short too."J'radel,you're needed in the kitchen!"she says sternly."Dasey,I have a visitor,"he says.She pins him with a glare."I'd better go,see you later,"he says,making a face and following the girl through the door.You decide to leave.

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