Incoming! ~Tag Cainith

[Rei]

Visiting E’rro was always interesting. A mixture of exciting reminiscing and then epic boredom. His weyrmate, Raebeli, was also interesting in the way a patchwork quilt was interesting. So much to take in you often got hung up on one thing before noticing another. She was also exhausting. Er’ani was quite done with his visit after a few candlemarks and had started to get antsy. Originally he had wanted to visit M’ta but the man was so busy that even old friends seemed not to be able to get an appointment. Fiiiiiiiigured. With a heavy sigh the young albinorider, (Yes he still utterly refused to be labeled as Bluerider. Lketh wasn’t blue was he?), leaned against his pale beast and sighed deeply.

With a soft snort the dragon lowered his head to eye his with placid pink whirling eyes. I can feel your boredom from here. “There’s nothing to do.” The man whined plaintively at the dragon, who would have rolled his eyes had it been physically possible. That is impossible you know. There is always much to be done if one would only open their eyes. “I suppose. It does seem a shame to come all the way from the North only to go home after a couple of candlemarks. Maybe we could crash M’ta’s weyrling lesson?” I would highly advise against it. He seems to be in a mood. Blinking the rider tapped his dragon on the muzzle with a glove. “And how would you know?” I watch. The albino returned simply.

Wrinkling his nose at his beast Er’ani climbed up on him in a sudden display of energy totally at odd with his previous slouching. “So what do you want to do then? Anything about the south you particularly miss?” Lketh turned toward him and passed along a feeling of exasperation. “Oh yeah I forgot. It’s been awhile hasn’t it? I forget you all have the memory of a two week old. What about the dolphins? You used to love them. They loved you too, probably because you were different. Plus I think I still know some people there. I forget who but…” With a shrug he grinned at his dragon. “Who doesn’t love me?” With almost palatable amusement flowing across the bond the albino male crooned and then leapt into the twilight air. Passing along the coordinates they were gone in a blink.

Remerging over Blossom lake Lketh called a greeting to the watchdragon, making sure to pass along the pertinent information necessary, before twirling down over the lake and dragging a claw across the placid surface to cause a wake. Leaning over the side of his dragon Er’ani pumped his fist in the air and gave a loud whoop the noise carrying over the quiet. The sun was setting bathing the lake in a fiery glow as the albino looped back to shore. A dolphin breeched to his left with a chattering call of greeting. Grinning Er’ani urged Lketh faster racing the waterborne creature as they sped over the lake at breakneck speed the dragon finally pulling up as they neared the shore. Back winging strongly to halt their forward momentum, the force of air from Lketh’s wings caused the sand of the beach to kick up in a sudden storm. Unfortunately that storm just happened to bathe a large passing figure and his wher companion in a shower of sand.

A loud shout was the first indication of their mistake. Lketh gave a soft chirp as his hind legs touched the sandy beach his embarrassment hidden because his eyes were always pink, though the color did seem more vibrant than usual. Peeking from around his dragon’s neck Er’ani called out to the now sand covered figure. “Whoops…my bad. You okay?” Hey wait a second…there was only one man he knew that was quite that large. Crap… “Uh…Cainith? Is that you?”

[Aftershock]

Sputtering with anger, Cainith attempted to brush the sand from his body, an act that was mostly unsuccessful due to his covering of sweat from his day in the mines causing the sand to stick to him like glue. Cainsk, meanwhile, shook his body, his lack of sweat glands leaving the sand to simply fly in a cloud off the nooks and crannies it had settled in on his smooth hide, his large eyes blinking what grains had lodged themselves there away. The blue wher had grown quite a bit stockier over the Turns, his daily routine of helping his overlarge bonded in the mines adding layers of muscle to the already naturally stout wher.

Attempting to clear the grit from his eyes, Cainith turned towards where the sand had come from, his tear-blurred vision showing the outline of a... white dragon? The voice that came from the dragon's rider, hidden by Cainith's blurred eyesight, helped kick a few more gears in his brain into action as the evidence of who had just covered him in sand piled up, trying to break through Turns of the rider pair's absence from the bluehandler's life.

Finally, the memories clicked into place, and Cainith finished blinking the sand and tears clear of his eyes in time for his eyesight to verify what his mind had already gleaned, and he replied questioningly, "...Er'ani? What in Faranth's name are YOU doing here?"

[Rei]

He remembers. Is that really surprising? You are very memorable. I know. Don’t let it go to your head. The conversation was over in moments and Er’ani’s dark eyes glittered with mirth in the fading sunset light. “Why swimming naked with dolphins of course.” He really couldn’t really resist the quip. Really though that wasn’t a half bad idea. It might be fun. Would be even more fun if he had someone to swim with. Idly he wondered if Cainith could swim or if the large guy would sink like a very big rock hmmm. A thoughtful glance was given the large man. How likely was it that he could convince the large handler to swim naked with dolphins? Probably not very likely. Challenge accepted.

Lketh rumbled a quiet greeting to the wher as he finally settled to all fours on the sand his pale hide seeing awash with fire for a moment as the sun continued to slip down the horizon and the twin moons started to rise. His eyes would have rolled at his bonded’s thoughts had that been physically capable but as it was not he simply huffed out the breath he had been holding and passed along a feeling of exasperation to his life partner. Really if his rider put half of that enthusiasm into work he’d turn more heads in awe then he did in disapproval. Er’ani ignored him.

“Where are you off to anyway?” The albino rider couldn’t help but ask as he slipped down the white dragon’s shoulder to land heavily on the sands. Straightening he grinned. “You have time to chat with an old friend? You look good!” Be careful you may scare away your quarry if your grin hasn’t already. Shhhh Lketh you’ll scare it you will. “Surely you aren’t so busy as to not have a few moments to let me know how things have been treating you here. Beautiful hold Blossom is.”

[Aftershock]

The boy's reply didn't surprise Cainith in the slightest, considering what he remembered of him. Looking at the setting sun, he continued trying (and failing) to dislodge more sand from his arms with his (also sand-covered) hands as he said, "Me and Cainsk are heading home. If you'd like to talk, you can do so while walking with me... my son and wife are waiting on me, as is dinner, since tonight is Ivy's night to cook. Not to mention I have to take a shower to wash this sand off myself sooner rather than later," he added, giving a sidelong glance at the bluerider.

Already becoming irritated at the grains in his beard and on his skin, Cainith turned and began walking, not waiting for a reply from the albinorider. Cainsk fell in beside his bonded, but not before squinting at the backlit Lketh and sending the albino blue a series of images showing a pile of sugar sitting beside a pool of water, followed by the water splashing on the sugar, melting it, then an image of Lketh at the shoreline of the lake, and then one of the tide washing over Lketh, melting parts of him away, followed by a question mark.