He begins " A long time ago when I was just a lad of twelve my mother became pregnant with my third sister. Of corse we did not know it would be a girl but that is besides the point. Father was a harsh man who ruled our family like an iron fist. He did not like my sisters because he thought they were weak and usless. My twin brother died one turn after his birth because of a tunnel snake injury. That is why I bacame his favorite. His ways of treating me nicely were not what I would consider honnerable things. I constantly had to work in the fields picking fellis juice plants while he lounged around and was served drinks by my sisters. He said it would prepare me for manhood and it would build my character. I hated this and wished to be a healer so I could finally use the sharding fellis plants that I broke my back to harvest. My mother went into labour early and she had a hard time of it. When the baby was born almost all in the small hold heard the scream of the midwife. I and my sisters ran into the room only to come face to face with my new sister. She was a hideous thing. Her head was three times the size of her body and there were veins all over it like tunnel snakes. Around her neck was the birth cord. She was born only to die as soon as she ehtered the world. Father was ashamed of my sister and of mother. He through her out of the hold along with all my sisters and the dead child. I have heard that she and my sisterd died in an unexpected thread fall. Father continued to force me to work in the hold and I received a beating every day from him just so he could show his authority over me. A few turns later and I was 16. A search dragon came to the hold and found a few candidates one being my cousin. I was so surprised when the dragon's rider came over to me and said that his dragon had chosen me as well. I was so excited that I ran home to tell father right away. Unfortuneately my timing was wrong and he had been into the wineskins again. He was furious and I still have a few scars on my back and bottom from the whipping he gave me. I couldn't stand it any longer so that night I went to the search dragons tempoary quarters and told the rider of my delema. He agreed to take me with him the next moring and he was true to his words. He left me at Circle Cove but there was no room for me to stay. Instead I found a place to stay here in Odell's Weyr. When the hatching at Starsands Weyr took place I went there and impressed the most beautiful dragon in the world, Trifolth.
He's a wonderful companion and I know nothing will be able to hurt me again! Father died a few sevendays back and I rejoice at the news though I am ashamed to say it."
He looks at you an laughs. " You know, I have never told the whole story before. It felt good to get it out."
Just then a large canine with a belled collar comes bounding into the weyr carrying a toy
and sits down infront of you. Lynde scratches her behind her ears and introduces her as Swift a grey female. Lynde explains that the toy was a gift from starsands weyr. Swift barks and runs to the door of the weyr. Lynde laughs and says, "I need to get some more food for my little one, I'd better go. And I nearly forgot...I have to turn the firelizard egg over that I plan to hatch. It is from circle cove as well, I won it in a contest! You can look at the small horde of things I've collected for Trif, on your way out.
Farewell." Farewell you say and leave, glancing at the horde as you pass through the door.
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