Jerdan was bustling with activity. Another Hatching had just occurred. You are running around trying to get things taken care of when you bump into a young woman with long, dark hair and green/brown hazel eyes. She drops the package she is carrying. Hides scatter eveywhere. You quickly bend down to help the young woman retrieve her burden. Suddenly you recognize the face before you. It's Arianne, Green Cadath's rider. She had just Impressed at the last hatching. How long ago that was you couldn't remember.

"I am so sorry," she says in her smooth alto. "I must not have been looking where I was going. You see I was on my way to return these records to Kirina. I have just been looking over the old List of Previous Riders from here at Jerdan. It's one of my favorite things to do. I just can't seem to stop myself from pawing over these old hides time and time again. Kirina asked me yesterday if I wanted my own copy. I decided I did and began recopying them. I made two sets. One for me and an updated one for Kirina. I wonder if she'll let me help in the Records Room," she says picking up the remaining hides.

You hand her the hides that you have collected. You can see her neat handwriting scroll down the pages. You can understand why Kirina didn't mind her recopying the records. Although it was an odd hobby, it seemed to suit the young woman. Now that all the records are picked up, you find yourself wondering about the young woman's dragon and how the two have progressed since you last met. "How's Cadath," you decide to ask the young woman.

"She's absolutely beautiful," Arianne says a large smile stretching across her lips and a loving look in her eyes. "Would you like to come see her? She's just in the weyr. I need to go oil her anyway."

"I would love that," you say a little more enthusiastically than you had intended.

"Great! Just come with me to return these records, and we'll go straight up. Cadath is really relaxed you know. Most green's can be pretentious or worse especially when they are proddy, but Cadath is not like that. I guess I have had a good influence on her," the greenrider says as she heads towards the record room. You follow her closely not wanting to get lost. The errand takes only a few minutes and soon you are following Arianne to her and Cadath's weyr.

Since she is a green, Cadath's and Arianne's weyr is on one of the lower levels. You and your feet are thankful for this, so you don't have to make the long climb up to one of the high weyrs used for the larger dragons. You are soon standing in the outer room of the weyr. The furnishings are much the same since you were last here. Except everything isn't covered with dust. The table where you had first seen Arianne is no longer piled high with records. You decide to comment on this. "I see the Harper Hall came and retrieved their records."

"Yeah right after I told them I was finished with them," she says with a chuckle. "Amazingly enough, I had time to recopy them before Cadath hatched. I just can't seem to stop myself once I start copying or writing. It's like it is part of me. Cadath has taken some of that part, but I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world."

This statement is enough to make you wish that you had a dragon, so you could fully understand the connection that a rider and a dragon have. It's not really an explainable thing. It's something that has to be experienced. "You said something about oiling Cadath. I would really like to help you," you say pulling yourself away from your almost envious thoughts.

"Thanks. I could use the help. She is getting so big that I just can't seem to get her nicely oiled before one spot starts itching again."

"Arianne, my shoulders are itching. Could you please come quickly? I don't mind if your friend helps either."

"We are coming Cadath. You just lay there and look beautiful. We'll be in in just a minute. I just need to find the oil."

"The oil is already in here. You left it after the last time you oiled me."

"Okay, we are coming." "Cadath is just telling me where she is itching, and she has given approval for you to help," Arianne says with a smile. "She's just in here," she says indicating a back part of the weyr. You can see some sunlight coming through the open door. Arianne starts walking that way, and you hurry behind her.

You enter a large cavern. It has a opening at one end and the sun is shining directly on a green dragon. She is absolutely beautiful and is lying on a stone couch. You can see that some of her skin is flaking, but the rest of her hide is perfect. A jar of oil is lying nearby. Arianne walks over and picks it up. It looks mostly full. She motions for you to come over to her. She quickly demonstrates how to oil the dragon and the two of you set about the enormous task.

Oiling the green weyrling takes longer than you thought. Soon the sun is past it's zenith and in fact has almost set. You realize how late it is, and make your excuses to Arianne and Cadath. "I am sorry. I didn't realize it was so late. Thank you for inviting me to your weyr. I must be going now."

"Thank you so much for helping me with Cadath's oiling. If she gets too much bigger I'll have to get a fire-lizard to help me," she says with a chuckle. "Come back and visit again. I promise I won't put you to work next time."

"That's okay," you say as you head back into the first room you entered. Arianne is right behind you. You get to the entrance to the weyr and turn around to wave good-bye. Arianne thanks you one last time and you leave the weyr.

Name: Arianne

Age: 17 Turns

Dragon:Green Cadath

Age: Weyrling

Birthplace:Jerdan Weyr

Sire: Brown Oketh

Dam:Green Cardath

Sibs: Many

This background was provided by Angelfire, and thanks to www.themesplus.com for the tree pic. Arianne's full portrait came from Sunshiney Cyber Adoptions The cool title was made for me by my friend, Lindsey. Thanks. :)

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