“Would you relax Nesiuth?” Zenia sighed as she folded the clothes she had recently washed.

How can I do that? The hatchling asked as she flapped her small wings in excitement. I get to meet your siblings as well as their dragons today. That’s very exciting.

Zenia smiled and patted her dragon’s head. “Yes I agree. I haven’t seen them for awhile now. This is the first time they’ve been able to get time off to come see me.”

They will like me? Nesiuth asked nervously.

The greenrider nodded as she folded another shirt and said, “Of course they will. Who couldn’t like hatchling like you?”

Nesiuth warbled and asked, They are all coming today?

Zenia shook her head and said, “No, only Alex and B’tan I think. I’ren’s dragon is too young yet to fly and he can’t leave him alone.”

The green stetched her wings and said, I cannot wait till I meet Varshanth and Mynterath. This will be an exciting day rider-mine!

Zenia smiled again and stood up, taking her stack of folded clothes to her dresser. She had just closed the drawer when there was a knock on the door. She hastily walked towards it and flung it open, smiling widely when she saw her sister Alex and her brother B’tan.

“Hi!” She cried as she gave them each a hug. “It’s great to see you again.” She ushered them inside and closed the door behind them. “Sit down, sit down.”

B’tan smiled and said, “Settle down there Zen, it’s not like we walked all the way from our Weyrs.” He rubbed his chin in thought and then asked, “Where’s Nesiuth? I was hoping to meet her, as is Varshanth.”

Zenia smiled and led them into the other room, where Nesiuth was curled up on the stone couch. “Nesiuth, they’re here,” she said as she knelt down by her dragon and rubbed her neck.

“She’s beautiful,” Alex commented as the small hatchling sat up and stretched.

Nesiuth warbled and looked the two strangers over and then asked, Where are your dragons?

B’tan smiled and said, “Varshanth and Mynterath are down by the lake. Would you like me to call them up?”

Zenia shook her head and said, “How about we go down to them? I’m sure that you wouldn’t mind a swim, right Nes?”

The green crooned and led the way from the weyr, overjoyed by the fact that she would get to meet a foreign brown and green.