You find your way past a few other wandering travellers and notice a weyr opening far above the rest. You look up and shrug, realizing there are no steps or latters going up to the weyr. Maybe there's no way up, you think. Just as you think that, a voice in your head replies, Of course there is a way up traveller. There is always a way up. You look around surprised, and almost fall over as a large bronze dragon bugles above you in the air. You quickly move out of the huge beast's way and he backwings, landing gently on the ground.

"What is it Kanith?" the young rider asks his bronze aloud. The traveller wants to go up to Lillin's weyr. They thought there wasn't any way up there, so I thought we could help. the big bronze mind speaks. The young man turns to you and smiles, reaching out a hand. "Hop on traveller. I hadn't noticed you. My name's B'ter. Lillin is a very shy dragonrider." he says and you grab hold of his hand and swing up onto the dragon's back. Before you get settled, the dragon launches forward, nearly knocking you off his massive back.

He hovers for a minute, then digs his tallons into the cliff side. "If you need us again traveller, send a flit down to get Kanith and we'll fly you down again." B'ter says. You yell your thanks, but the beating of the bronze's wings is too loud for it to reach his ears. You turn around and look into the weyr enternce. Such a big weyr for a young girl, you think. You walk inside the dimly lit weyr, and fall forward, flat on your face. "Oh dear! Shoo, shoo, you pest! How did you get up here anyway?!" you hear a girl's voice say. You stand up again, trying to focus your eyes. Finally they adjust, and you see a girl standing a dragon's length away, a horrified look on her face. You look around and see what she's looking at; a very large, black feline. It licks it's paws smugly and meows at you. "Oh, traveller, how did you get up here too? I thought this weyr was isolated. I suppose it isn't." she says and begins to walk forward, but stops when the feline meows at her. SHOO! A voice in your head says, hopfully meant for the feline, you think. It hisses and scampers off.

"I'm sorry about that. It's just... I'm afraid of felines. And Ezuath knows that." she giggles and continues, "Please come in. Did B'ter send you up here?" she asks, leading you further into her dimly lit weyr. You tell her yes as she opens a glow basket. "That brother of mine is just so proud of me, it's almost sickening!" she laughs, turning so you can see her long, red brown hair that hangs to her hips, slightly covering her deep brown eyes and slender face. She smiles as your eyes meet hers. "I'm very glad though, I just love Ezuath. She's the most beautiful dragon in all pern."

Flattery gets you nowhere Lillin! a voice mind speaks, sounding very ammused. A roar behind you catches you off guard. You whirl around, letting your jaw drop as the big, gold dragon smiles a dragonic smile to you. "Oh Ezuath! You silly thing! You ARE beautiful!"



You close your mouth, embarassed, and smile at Lillin, agreeing that she is beautiful. "See, even our guest thinks so! She can be so stubborn sometimes, but I do so love her. And so does Brota. He acts as if she's his mother." she laughs as a tiny bronze flit pops from between, chittering while flying around her head. "You're such a silly creature Brota!"



"Oh, no! I forgot! I have a lesson in a little bit! I'm an apprentice weaver, I'm trying to become as good as te weyrweaver. I have to go traveller. Feel free to look over my weyr and the back caves! Come Ezuath, you can play in the lake while I take my lesson. Good bye traveller!" she says, and rushes off to the suning ledge. A few moments later, B'ter and his bronze fly up to meet her, and soon they are out of site again. You look around and see the black feline from before. He looks at you and walks into a cavern behind him. He stops again and looks at you, as if wanting you to follow him.

Will you follow him?

Yes! Of course!
No way! I'm going back to the weyrbowl!

Brota came from Talor Cliff Weyr