Initiation 3/3

Writers: Eimi, Paula
Date Posted: 13th April 2010

Characters: N'mor, T'shen
Description: N'mor's wingmates arrange something to welcome him to the Wing... and it turns out to be a prank...N'mor isn't laughing though.
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 8, day 25 of Turn 5
Notes: Part 3/3

The rocky outcropping was desolute, isolated place, just suitable for
N'mor's mood. He dismounted his bronze, found a rock to sat upon, gazing
the sea. Waves crashed to the cliff side beneath him. He pulled his
knees under his chin, wrapped his arms around them and let the tears he
had been holding in, flow down. "It's not funny," he sobbed, rocking
himself.

}: N'mor? :{ Ked asked with concerned voice. He wasn't sure what was
happening. He had not been paying any attention, and had been very
surprised when N'mor came running and just threw himself to his back,
ordering him to fly this place. Good thing was that it was close enough
to fly straight, his rider was so upset that Ked dared not to trust his
visualization. }: What is wrong? :{ he asked gently.

N'mor didn't reply to him. He just cried and rocked, mumbling to
himself. "Can't take it," he murmured, "I want my daddy." Unfortunately,
he had died few Turns ago.

Kedvencth was getting more and more worried with his rider's mood and
angry too. Someone had done something to him, that much he could pick up
from N'mor's turmoiled mind. And the name, T'shen. Well, he just
happened to know T'shen's green, and he was not going to tolerate people
hurting his own.

}:Kaolarith! :{ He called the green. Sensing she was hearing, he
continued. }: Take your rider and come here! Your rider hurt mine and he
should apologize, :{ He did not ask, he commanded. The young bronze's
voice was full of authority. He wasn't sure what the apology-thing
really was, it was a human concept, but he knew it was something that
humans did to make the other human feel better.

}:Mine says he is busy right now,:{ the little green replied, not sure
why the bronze was getting all riled up.

}: Tell him to get unbusy and get here! :{ Ked roared.

}:Mine says to tell yours to grow a pair. I'm not sure what that means,
except he doesn't want to come.:{ But the green was starting to get
upset too. It wasn't usual for dragons to get angry with each other
like humans did. It made her very uncomfortable.

}: Look, :{ Ked turned his tone to more reasonable one. }: I don't
pretend to understand what's going on. Our riders have some sort of
conflict and they should settle it among themself. My rider is very
troubled and it makes me upset. :{

His tone was much easier for Kaolarith to respond to. }:Mine is
stubborn, but I will try.:{

A few minutes later the little green popped in from /between/. Her
rider didn't want to fly straight even that little distance for N'mor.
As she landed he slid off her neck. "And just what in Faranth's name do
you think you're doing upsetting my lifemate? Huh?" T'shen all much
screamed at the boy. "You're not my Weyrleader! You're not even my
_Wingleader_, so have your bronze back off!"

"What?" N'mor hadn't noticed him coming. Now he was hastily trying to
cover the signs of his crying, gather his wits and find out what the
shell was going on. "What are you babbling about? Haven't you done enough?"

"Well, I certainly thought I had until your bronze starting acting like
a flaming prody gold and trying to order my Kaolarith around!" And
that, more than anything, got T'shen more than a little angry. He flung
the shirt the bronzerider had left in the closet straight at his face.
"Here, use this to wipe your sharding nose. At least it saves me the
trip!"

"If he did something, he did it on it's own," N'mor said and kicked the
shirt away from him. Last thing he needed, T'shen further witnessing his
humiliation. He was going to be the "cry-baby" in his wingmates eyes for
rest of his life. ** Ked! What the shards you've done? **

}: Helping you. And don't yell at me, :{ the bronze sounded indignant.

"Well, get him and yourself under control. This is unseemly behavior
for a bronzerider, and you should be ashamed of yourself," the
greenrider said accusingly. "Do you think you're the first young
bronzerider to get tricked? You think you were singled out? J'rey fell
for the greenrider in the closet, and A'nye was made to run naked
through half the Weyr when all his clothes and towel were stolen out of
the bath. Lots of bronzerider's have to go through _some_ kind
initiation. And you know why? Because it shows exactly what you're
made of. And what are you made of, N'mor? Huh? Running away in a pile
of tears!"

"What should I do then? Broke your nose? 'Cause Faranth knows I would
_love_ to," N'mor growled. He had fought to control his temper since he
was candidate. He had been proud of his self-control and now he was very
close to losing it. At least the anger was driving out all other
emotions.

"Oh I'm sure you do," T'shen replied with a sweet smile. "My you are
good Weyrleader material, aren't you."

N'mor didn't reply, he didn't trust his tongue to behave. Instead he
just stared him with intense hate.

"Nothing more to say?" the greenrider asked and waited the space of two
breaths. "Fantastic. Keep your bronze under control." T'shen turned
on his heel with a pretty shake of his head and walked back to the
waiting green.

** Thank's a lot Ked, you just made it worse,** N'mor said sourly.

}: I was just trying to help you, :{ the bronze explained. }:Humans! :{

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