A Shot Across the Bow (R'men)

[Zephyr]

Please, please, please, please? The green dragon was lounging on her belly near her rider, her tail trailing behind her in the river as she twisted her neck to watch Vellani with hopeful blue eyes. The girl had a fluffy mass of puppy in her lap and was stroking it absently. Axle yawned, watching Gwen with one sleepy eye. He still wasn't sure about his new roomate, but the dragon hadn't harmed him. She was actually quite good to play with...until she got bigger. The blonde girl shook her head, leaning back to lay in the sun. " I told you I don't want to meet anyone. I'd probably just make a fool of myself anyway, like I did with Er'ani." She was convinced that the bluerider didn't want anything to do with her because she had done something stupid. So, when Vellani came to her with the idea of meeting someone new, the girl dismissed the idea immediately. Who would want anything to do with her anyway.

Axle wormed his way out of the girl's lap and went to go play with Gweneveth's tail. The little green had lifted it out of the water to flick alluringly in front of the puppy. But why not? He's really nice! Vellani's response came from behind her closed eyes. " How do you know? You haven't met him." The green dragon thought about this for a while, bopping the puppy on the nose with her tail as she did. Well, I know his dragon, and he is very nice. I doubt he would have chosen an unpleasant rider.

" Why not, Gwen? You did." Came the girl's response. The dragon's tail stilled and her eyes got wide. The idea that she could have chosen anything but the best rider possible offended her deeply. Giving a little growl, Gwen stood up abruptly, startling Axle and causing him to yip in fear, running over to snuggle near Vellani. STOP being such a baby! Vell startled, lifting herself up onto her elbows as she watched her dragon with wide eyes. Gwen had never taken that tone with her before, and she was surprised. " Gwen..." It seemed the green wasn't finished yet. Her tail flicked back and forth in a thrashing motion. You will meet him and you'll like it, because... This was where she got quiet and settled on her haunches, looking towards the horizon expectantly. Vellani's eyes widened more, if at all possible as she put two and two together.

" Gwen...no..." She said in a low voice, standing up quickly. ...because I told Weith to meet us here. " You little brat!" Vellani cried out, stomping the ground like a little girl. " WHY would you do that?" Vellani wanted to get out of there now, or cry...or both.

fml...

[Sheari]

Weith had been lounging, quite cintentedly, in his weyr. While the weather itself was quite nice, even hot for nothern-bred dragons, one's born in the south, like Weith, found it quite chilly. A natural adaptation was the thinner blood, and, while he had never seen the Nothern Continent, His had told him of it once. The winters there had snow all the time and Weith didn't doubt he'd simply freeze if he flew up there. Between was one thing; a brief moment in time where nothing existed, not even light. Like jumping into an icy pool and then climbing out, only he was certain that winter in the north was frigid and deadly.

He did not have any plans of going there, ever really, for there was no reason for him to.

Mine, do you remeber when I told you about that little green, Gwenevyth?[/i] he asked R'men. The man took a moment to think, reclining against his dragon in a long sleeved shirt and comfortable pants, poring over a scroll or two. The library in the weyr was still sealed off, but some of the things from Old Selenitas had survived, and he had taken an interest in reading. You never knew when precioud information would be lost. "Yes, I do," he replied, sipping his tea. She would like to meet me by the River. She would like for us all to meet; including you.[/i] R'men finished the paragraph he was on, carried the scroll to his desk, and set a weight on it to mark his place.

"Well, I'm up for stretching and meeting someone," he said, reaching towards the cieling of his weyr to loosen up his shoulders and back. Weith remained curled until His had seated himself before flying out if his private weyr and then out the Weyr proper. The short flight to the river was refreshing with the chill air, the wind surging beneath lassive gleaming wingsails. Greetings, little one,"[/i] Weith said, landing gently nearby befor walking over and laying down. R'men slid down from the dragon's neck, turned to look at Vellani, and smiled, "Hello."

[Zephyr]

As soon as the sound of wingbeats sounded, there were mixed emotions coming from the green and the girl. Gweneveth's emotions were very simple. Joy outweighed everything else. She stepped forward, eyes towards the sky, flicking her tail as she saw Weith flying her way. Vellani, on the other hand, had mixed emotions. Worry tinged with unease and a little bit of fear. Gwen said the bronze's rider was nice, but what did she know? She was a dragon after all. Perfectly nice in dragon language could mean dirty, ugly (not that Vellani was shallow or anything), and rude in human language.

As Weith landed, Gwen all but bounced over to him. Hello! She said pleasantly, laying gracefully down near the bronze. She had almost forgotten how ever big he was. She hoped Vellani wouldn't blow this for her. She liked Weith quite a bit.

Vellani wasn't quite so pleased as her dragon was. She was relieved though, when she saw that R'men wasn't ugly and didn't look terribly dirty. In fact, he was quite good looking. She half wondered why she hadn't seen him around before. It probably had to do with him being a bronze rider. She knew she never would have a chance with any of them, and most of her attention before she impressed was reserved for Er'ani, though now she wasn't quite sure why. As usual, the blonde was tongue tied around a good looking man. It took her a second to find the words...word she wanted to say, and it came out much lower than she'd intended. " Hi." Gwen all but shoved her mentally then and she let out a hurried, "My name is Vellani."

Cue the mental glarage Gwen received then.

On her end, Gweneveth was perfectly at ease around Weith. She crossed her forepaws and looked at Weith with pleasant blues and greens in her eyes. How have you and yours been?

[Sheari]

Weith reclined around Gweneveth, more than happy to be around her. The little green had grown since he'd last seen her, though she was still quite dwarfed. Me and mine are quite well,[/i] he said. Mine's brown thing Asshat has been active in making mischief. It has been quite vexxing for R'men.[/i] Quite frankly, the bronze found R'men's reaction to Asshat's runlust quite amusing, if not hilarious at times. True, his stubborn will to resist jumping people was getting stronger, he silently was plotting to have the Salamandyr spy on him the next time he Chased. So what have you been up to?[/i]

R'men only smiled to Vallani. "R'men," he replied, removing his riding gloves. "I apologize if I am intruding on something. Weith told me that Gweneveth wanted us all to meet." He indicated a spot on the ground to sit, looked at her, and then seated himself. Getting himself comfortable, R'men checked around for Asshat. The lack of the Salamandyr made him nervous at times, and he jumped slightly when he felt something land on his head. R'men looked up at the brown fire lizard flitting around dropping flowers. He smiled with a "Hello, Gabriel," before Asshat appeared from a yet unchecked pocket. RIVAL MALE!! Asshat hissed before leaping at the brown flit. Gabriel vansihed and Asshat took off towards the weyr.

"That...that was awkward," R'men admitted, smirking sheepishly at Vellani. "Gabe's not mine, he's Sena's." He'd have to visit her soon. She'd become a wherhandler. He smiled with confidence at the greerider, plucking a flower off his head, but his face fell. "...Vellani?"