I’m bored V’ran. We’ve been sitting up here all day and I wish to eat and go swim in the lake for a little bit.

V’ran shrugged and said, “Well I can’t do much about that Coacleth. This is our job after all and we’re required to stay here until seven.”

The large bronze stretched his wings and looked up as a small blue and his rider appeared over the Weyr. He warbled a greeting and then said, Why doesn’t Sarilyn appoint two watch dragons. Then, when one got tired of sitting up here on the heights, the other could take over.

“You mean, like have one stay up here half of the day and the other take the other half?” he asked as he twirled a strand of hair around his finger.

Coacleth warbled and said, Yes exactly. Then, neither pair would get bored and they would have the chance to eat and swim while the other took the post.

V’ran shrugged again and watched as the blue landed by the Weyr’s entrance. “Well talk to Kandrith then Coacleth. I’m sure she’d mention your idea to Sarilyn.”

Coacleth snorted and said, Could you ask Sarilyn for me?

V’ran raised an eyebrow and stretched his arms over his head, trying to stifle a yawn at the same time. “Why can’t you ask Kandrith? Don’t tell me you’re afraid to talk to her.”

Coacleth looked up at his rider and said, She is the largest queen around, not to mention the senior queen. I just don’t think she would take me seriously. I mean, I’m just another bronze that’s trying to get her attention.

V’ran rolled his eyes and said, “I’m sure she’d listen to what you had to say. We’ll go down to the lake later today and you can talk to her. You know she’s always down there around eight.”

Do you really think she’d listen to my idea, and then tell Sarilyn as well?

V’ran rubbed his forehead and then pointed as a large brown came out of between. Coacleth bugled his greeting and then V’ran said, “I’m sure she would Coacleth. She may be the senior queen, but that doesn’t mean that she will ignore everyone, well excluding her rider and her mate.”

Coacleth warbled and said, You are forgetting that she has no mate as of now. Her flight will be an open one when she rises, to decide the new weyrleader.

V’ran nodded and said, “Yes you’re right. I had forgotten about that. It’s been quite a long time since she rose last hasn’t it?”

Coacleth cocked his head to one side as he thought about this and then he said, Yes, almost a year I believe. She will rise soon and the weyrleader will be decided as well.

V’ran smiled and asked, “Would you like to enter her flight when she rises?”

Coacleth snorted and said, There is no point rider-mine. She would not choose me I don’t think. And besides, you said yourself that you have no urge to become weyrleader.

V’ran nodded and said, “Yes you’re right. I don’t think I’d be very happy once I got the position of weyrleader. Well, I guess we’ll just have to be content to be Tiynarea’s watch pair then?

Coacleth warbled and V’ran patted his dragon on the head, knowing that Coacleth was happy where he was as well.

Coacleth rolled over to face his rider and said, What do you think about Talis Weyr V’ran?

“For what? You don’t want to transfer there do you?” V’ran asked as he sat up in the grass.

Coacleth shook his head once and then said, No, not to transfer there. I am quite happy here at Tiynarea V’ran. I wouldn’t think of transferring anywhere else.

V’ran nodded, feeling the same way. “What were you thinking about then?”

Coacleth snorted softly and said, I was thinking of chasing there actually.

The bronzerider raised an eyebrow in surprise and asked, “You want to go all the way to Talis just to chase a female?”

Coacleth crooned and said, This isn’t just any female rider-mine. This is cream Myzineuth. She'll be rising soon and I wish to be part of her flight.

“Cream Myzineuth?” V’ran asked, trying to figure out who his dragon was talking about. “Is she from around here?”

Coacleth stretched his wings and said, No, she’s not from around here. Brown Stergroth saw her when he was out searching for candidates and he thought I would be interested.

“You wish to chase her then?” V’ran asked as he stood up.

Coacleth warbled and stood up as well. Yes, I would like to enter her flight, if that’s alright with you I mean.

V’ran nodded and patted his dragon’s leg. “Of course it’s ok. You can enter any flight you wish Coacleth.”

The large bronze crooned and head-butted his rider and then asked, We can go now?

V’ran laughed and said, “Yes, we can go now.”