Helping Friends
Dragonsfall Weyr
Amber Hills Hold
Vintner Hall
Healer Hall
Hidden Meadows
Dolphin Cove Weyr
Dolphin Hall
Emerald Falls Hold
Harper Hall
Printer Hall
Green Valley Hold
Leeward Lagoon Hold
Barrier Lake Weyr
Sunstone Seahold
Citrus Bay Hold
Writers: AL, Devin
Date Posted: 14th September 2009
Characters: Cosani, Meledei, Kh'tor
Description: Meledei introduces Cosani to a brownrider who's willing to help.
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 4, day 24 of Turn 5
"Hey Cosani." Meledei approached her friend at the very beginning of free time. Behind her walked a man who didn't look too much older than either of them. His knots gave away his rank - brownrider. He had a pleasant expression, his lips curled up in the faintest hint of a smile and he looked unassuming. His hands were hung in his belt, a casual stance and he stayed just behind Meledei. "Got a minute?"
She eyed the stranger warily. "Sure."
"Cosani, this is Kh'tor." The young man nodded politely to Cosani as Meledei introduced him.
"Well met, Cosani." He offered by way of greeting.
"Hi," she said, a little knot tying itself in her stomach.
"He said he's willing to help." Meledei shifted, feeling a bit awkward about the whole thing. She glanced between the two, coughed, then added hastily, "I'll let you two get acquainted." She did take a moment to gently squeeze Cosani's arm before she moved off.
Kh'tor let his gaze follow Meledei only a moment before he turned it back to Cosani. "Meledei said you needed someone to practise with before Shalith rises."
She fought a losing battle with the flush creeping into her cheeks. "Yes. I don't want to risk hurting her."
}:I don't want you to be upset. You should not hurt yourself for me,:{ Shalith said.
**I'll be fine, love. They say it'll be better for both of us if I do this before you rise.** By telling her dragon, she reminded herself. She would do anything for Shalith. Anything.
"That's understandable." No one would take any risks when it came to their dragons - it was something all dragonriders could agree on. "I'm willing to help, no strings, you call the shots." Kh'tor offered, his tone relaxed and casual.
She gave him a sceptical look. "You mean that?"
Kh'tor nodded. "I do, no strings at all. That's what Meledei said you wanted and I'm willing to oblige"
Cosani thought for a long moment. This was really it. If she said yes, she was going to have sex with this boy. "You won't ... laugh at me or anything?" Living in a Weyr, it was hard not to get an idea of what sex was like, but she still didn't know what she was doing.
That caught Kh'tor off guard. "Laugh at you?" The smile faded and turned to a frown. "Why would I laugh at you?"
"Because I won't know what I'm doing." Which was the whole point of this meeting, but she couldn't help worrying.
"We've all been there." Kh'tor stated slowly as his face relaxed once more in a smile. "I was the same way at one point. I'm not going to laugh at you. Instead, it will be an opportunity for you to learn if you want."
"A lesson? Like another class?" Her expression eased as well as she started to warm to the idea.
"Pretty much, just a lesson in physical intimacy, that's all." The idea seemed to help the girl, so Kh'tor was going to go with it. "Just an educational experience."
She needed to stop thinking like a holder and carrying around her fears of being forced into a marriage. She needed to start thinking like the weyrfolk. Sex was not a taboo here. It didn't have to mean anything more than you wanted it to. Meledei might think she was living in a harper romance, but Cosani only needed the experience necessary to keep Shalith safe when she rose. "So how do we do this?"
"Well, it seems to me you'd be more comfortable in your weyr, but we can meet in mine if you prefer." Kh'tor wasn't sure what the girl would prefer. Meledei had given him some of her background and he was afraid she might feel him coming to her weyr would be a violation of privacy. Or something. He really wasn't sure how to handle her, but he was going to do the best he could. "You just tell me your preference and that's what we'll do. Set a time, I'm pretty flexible, though you might want to do it the night before a rest day just so you don't have to worry about getting up early in the morning."
"How long will this take?" It sounded like he thought it would be candlemarks. From what other people said, it didn't take that long unless you wanted it to.
"Well, that depends on you." Kh'tor rubbed the back of his neck and shifted. "You see, the first time for women can be uncomfortable, so I wouldn't suggest going too quickly."
That certainly didn't make her eager. The sooner she could get this over with, though, the less time she'd have to worry about it. "Day
27, then. At your weyr."
Kh'tor nodded. Perhaps she would feel he would try to stake some claim if they went to hers. Well, he'd work at alleviating her fears - at the very least, be the exact opposite of the kind of man she expect.
Last updated on the September 14th 2009