No Hope, No Love, No Glory (Open)

[holly]

"Alright, dearheart, bathtime!" The blonde man grinned, giving his green an affectionate slap on the shoulder. An amused rumble followed as the small, dark green dragon slipped forward and into the ocean, turning her head to wait for her rider once she was deep enough.

R'ler took a moment to pick up his washing supplies, which were all in a worn bucket for convienience, before splashing out into the calm, warm waters after Sunath. A quick, wet scramble up to the green's back, and soon he was perched carefully between her wings. "Alright, go ahead and take a quick dunk so I can get washing, love."

~Alright, Mine.~ Came his beloved dragon's soft reply, even as she sank further down in the water to dampen her hide. As soon as she lifted up again, R'ler pulled out the scrub-brush and sweetsand, getting to work on washing her down.

Sunath gave a happy sigh, the first of her three eyelids closing as she relaxed. It was times like this that the pair cherished... just the two of them, spending time together and enjoying each other's presence.

R'ler smiled as he felt, both under him and in his mind, his partner relax. Really, Sunath had been worrying too much lately, at all of the changes the Weyr was going through. They would be fine, it's not as if anyone paid any attention to the greens and their riders anyways, except when a green was about to rise, and Sunath was still a few weeks away from her time. "Don't worry Dearheart, everything will work out for the best. You'll see. And just think, soon there will be little baby dragons toddling about!"

~... I do like the little dragonets.~ She admitted, brightening up a little. They were so adorable and fun to snuggle with! And it was nice, not being one of the smallest dragons in the Weyr... for a little while, at least.

"I know you do, love. Maybe we could even volunteer as assistant Weyrlingmasters, since we've been so bored lately." He grinned over at his green from where he was starting on one of her wings. "After all, I wouldn't put it past Isiloth to have a HUGE clutch! Just to surprise us all!"

~... You've been betting again, haven't you?~

"... Maaaaaybe."

~Mine!~ R'ler had to laugh at the scandalized, scolding tone in his beloved green's mental voice. And so it went, R'ler scrubbing Sunath down while the two engaged in idle gossip about the Weyr.

[horsegal]

So Roslynn had one part of her greater plan, the source of her confidence and the reason for her determination completely under control. She was searched. It was official now and she needn't fear anymore that her chances would not be as good as if she were in the stands. It made her steps lighter and her face brighter, Rosalinde smiled more than before. And that was surely saying quite a lot.

Since she was searched at the beach, it was where she liked to spend much of her free time, if she ever had any now that she served as a candidate to the Weyr and as an Apprentice Healer. Still, neither bother her. It was something that made her proud. It made her happy. It made Roslynn more sure of herself than ever before. She made her way, arms swinging childishly, head held high with pride, to the beach where she spied a green rider and her male rider.

It wasn't Regryth, but still, she appraoched nonetheless. Her steps brought her to the shore and with her hands clasped behind her back she looked out at the rider and his dragon. She liked to think that she would impress herself and her dragon's hide would be a yellow gold and shining with health. She liked to think that it was real, because she was so certain as it. To her, it was as certain as the sun rising the next day. It would be her one day.

[holly]

R'ler hopped down into the warm surf, having to tread water so that he could scrub under Sunath's chin. The little green obligingly lowered her head to make it easier on Hers, also offering a head-knob for the blonde man to grab onto so that he didn't have to work as hard to stay up. Once finished, it also left Sunny with an easy way to lift her rider back up onto her back.

~Mine, we seem to have company.~ R'ler blinked in surprise at Sunath's statement, looking up and towards the beach. A lone person was standing there, though it was too far to make out exactly who it was.

~It's the apprentice healer.~ Sunath supplied helpfully. ~Although I'm afraid that I don't remember her name.~

"No worries, dearheart. You can't be expected to remember who everyone is, especially with all of the new candidates being brought to the Weyr." R'ler said reassuringly, gently patting Sunath's shoulder before waving cheerfully at the girl on the beach. It wouldn't do to be rude, after all.

~Like the new Leatherworker, who scolded you on the state of my riding straps?~ It wasn't often that Sunath would tease her rider, but the entire incident HAD been rather hilarious.

"Love, that wasn't 'scolding'. That was 'yelling and threatening'. There's a difference." R'ler chuckled, completely unabashed as he jumped off of his dragon's back. "Alright, rinse off and get out so I can oil you."

Sunath did so, even as R'ler started to swim towards shore, though due to their size difference she still reached the beach a moment before he did. Once he had managed to get free of the surf (thankfully there were no waves today big enough to knock him over), R'ler shot a cheerful grin at the girl that had been watching him wash his dragon. "Afternoon! I'm R'ler, and that beautiful creature beside me is Sunath."

~Mine!~ Sunath shifted in embarrassment, hiding her head shyly under her wing for a moment, which earned a laugh from her rider.

[horsegal]

"Afternoon rider R'ler." Roslynn looked past the man to the shy and bashful green. "Afternoon, Sunath, you needn't be shy about me. I am very pleased to meet you. I should be shy." She turned her vibrant blue gaze at R'ler once more and considered how long he had been a rider. How old he was. What he knew that she could learn from him. Could she even think of every question she had? "My name is Roslynn, I know I wear apprentice healer knots, but I'm a candidate now." Like I'm supposed to be she thought to her self.

"Are you washing Sunath?" Roslynn asked. Was he done? What was it that they did afterwards? She knew that they did something, but she couldn't right recall. Whatever it was, she knew that it was important. A dragonrider did it after every bath they gave to a dragon.