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Post by Jasmine on Oct 22, 2008 12:35:37 GMT -5
Jasmyn watched in dismay as Azarith rolled in the wet sand near the ocean. She let out a sigh.
"You intend to make me work today, don't you Azarith?"
~But I like baths.~
Azarith said it evenly as she rolled herself so she could get up and go into the water, now that the itch that had been bugging her was gone. Her egg heavy belly made it akward for her to move and she was getting increasingly grouchy, the closer to laying the eggs that she got.
Jasmyn chuckled softly, shaking her head. She removed clothing to follow her queen into the water to wash all the sand off. It wouldn't do to have soaking riding gear.
Tidalwave joined in, in bathing the queen dragon. He could more easily reach spots that Jasmyn could not. Which was a big help to her.
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Post by shadowreine on Oct 23, 2008 19:11:07 GMT -5
An itty bitty version of Azarith flitted across the beach. The pearl firelizard flew just ahead of two of Pearl Bay's candidates. They were not a pairing that commonly seen together.
Roasha, owner of the pearl, was talking softly to Arilan. "So...what?"
The what came as he nudged her in the ribs. "Joy," she whispered. "Maybe we can disappear."
It was too late, though, Treasure's excited, cheerful chittering would already have betrayed their presence to a Weyrwoman desperately in need of help...and idle candidates? A bad combination.
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 24, 2008 14:30:57 GMT -5
Tidalwave trilled a greeting to the young queen firelizard. He flitted over to her human and her human's companion. He twittered at them. His hide was still damp from being in the water. He circled them then flew to Azarith, then came back and did it again. He continued to repeat it, trying to get them to understand him. To understand that he wanted them to help his bathe Azarith.
Jasmyn smiled at the little queen and looked over at the two candidates. She waved them over. She was quick to remember their names right before calling out to them.
"Arilan, Roasha, would you two come give me a hand with Azarith? She desided to roll in some sand and I have to give her a bath again. Plus I've not had a chance to oil her and I was going to,"She called out to them.
One bath by its self can be tiring for a rider. Two with only a short break between would be exhausting. Jasmyn normally wouldn't ask for help, but with Azarith's belly rounded by her clutch of eggs it made bathing her that much harder.
Azarith wasn't the least bit ashamed of making her rider work again at cleaning her.
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Post by shadowreine on Oct 24, 2008 20:07:36 GMT -5
The two shot each other resigned looks. Roasha smiled. "Alright. Maybe Treasure will help."
Treasure flew close to Azarith, the similar shades blending together. "If I don't lose her against your dragon, Weyrwoman."
Arilan started to strip down to only what modesty required, so he didn't get too many of his clothes wet. "When will she clutch, ma'am?"
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 29, 2008 12:30:18 GMT -5
Jasmyn chuckled a bit.
"Azarith would never harm Treasure. She's not as broody as some queens get. She'll be clutching very soon, but only she'll be able to let us know exactly when."She said.
Azarith rumbled a greeting to the new firelizard and the candidates.
~Hello little ones.~
She said it directly to both candidates.
Tidalwave chirruped and flew in circles around Azarith, awaiting when they'd resume bathing the queen. Then applying the oil to her hide. He always ended up getting bathed and oiled in the process of helping to do that with Azarith.
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Post by shadowreine on Oct 29, 2008 14:23:58 GMT -5
Roasha moved into the water. "Hello, Azarith." Were those lumps under the queen's hide, or was she imagining things? "I suppose Treasure will fly and clutch eventually."
Not that she'd have any problems finding homes for eggs clutched by a queen firelizard, odd colored or not. They would all be well looked after. At least the water was a pleasant temperature, but then it often was. And besides, she supposed, bathing dragons was something she would need to know if she Impressed.
If.
At best, she'd Impress green. Drudges didn't get leader dragons.
Arilan nodded. "At least she's clutching, a few people were expressing doubts because of her color...I think it's pretty, though." He smiled at Azarith. "Let's hope for plenty of eggs and maybe another queen."
Pearl Bay could use another queen dragon, he thought. "But I know you're doing your best for us, right, Azarith?"
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 31, 2008 11:17:31 GMT -5
Jasmyn smiled a little and set to showing the two how to help her bathe Azarith.
"Every dragon likes to be bathed slightly different, so when you impress you'll have to learn from your dragon how he or she likes to the bathed."She said.
Azarith rumbled softly, as if amused.
~Of course I am doing my best. Those who doubt my ability aren't very smart, are they? I am a queen, just as any other. Just a bit bigger and colored differently, but I couldn't change my hide color, same as you couldn't change your skin color. At least you can't without some kind of aid, but then that too isn't permanent.~
When asked to, Azarith moved to aid in getting herself clean. Sometimes when she moved it made it much easier to see the individual rounded lumps that are eggs. She was definantly due to clutch at any time.
Jasmyn knew this and just wanted her queen to be clean and well oiled before that happened. Because it would be hard to get her queen away long enough to eat and bathe, once they were here that is. She knew that because of having been at another where were there were golds. Although the number of golds, or queens in general was declining because many were being forced to chew firestone.
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Post by shadowreine on Oct 31, 2008 16:16:57 GMT -5
Arilan laughed. "I can see eggs, anyway. I bet you'll be glad when they're on the Sands, not in you."
They had to be heavy and awkward and...well, all the stuff that made him glad he wasn't a woman and would never have to worry about getting pregnant.
Roasha smiled. "She really is...prettier than a regular gold. Or maybe Treasure has made me biased." She glanced at the firelizard. "Can't exactly help being fond of her."
She'd probably have even more of that effect with a dragon. "I hope, Azarith, that one of your children chooses me."
She could hope, even if she knew she was not, truly, worthy. How could she be?
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 2, 2008 0:48:24 GMT -5
Azarith rumbled softly before looking at her egg rounded belly.
~It will be nice, I will be able to get comfortable more easily. Plus it will not tire mine out so much to bathe me, for a while at least.~
Jasmyn laughed softly.
"Trust me, when you impress you'll think your dragon, no matter the color, is the prettiest of the lot and so much more special. They particular dragon is more special to you, because it's your dragon, your life partner. And I believe that you'll impress. I was shocked when Azarith chose me. I had never expected to impress a queen. I had thought maybe a green, or even the scarlet that had hatched. I didn't care of the color, just wanted to impress and prove wrong those who doubted that I wouldn't, including myself."
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Post by shadowreine on Nov 2, 2008 15:00:01 GMT -5
Roasha nodded. "I don't really expect to Impress," she admitted. "I'm certainly not going to care about the color. Green, I suppose. But I know about the bias."
Treasure was also trying to help scrub the BigDragonQueen...albeit less expertly than Jasmyn's own firelizard. Roasha giggled a bit at her. "Look at that silly little thing. I love her, though."
Arilan's bronze chose that moment to show up. "See, here comes another helper..." he started. And poof. Ife vanished again.
"Lazy!"
Roasha giggled some more. "Male," she challenged.
Arilan was already finding a bit of dragon to scrub. "What does male have to...oh, shards, I'm seriously outnumbered, aren't I."
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Post by yamamoto on Nov 4, 2008 11:51:14 GMT -5
Andol arrived on the beach cuddling his little brown firelizard Iron. Clay and Sapphire though were sitting on ethier shoulder. Andol was hopping for a nice day at the beach with just himself and his fair. That was when he saw when saw the three people and the queen dragon. Though the presance of Rosaha and the queen dragon did not make him feel any better. He just sorta sat down on the beach though it was too late to hide. He just sat there out in the open and hoped that they would all be to busy to notice him. Though Iron wasn't having that and nethier were Clay and Sapphire. All three took of form Andols shoulders and flew to help clean the queen dragon. Andol now hoped that they would not figure out whose flits they were.
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 21, 2008 13:31:39 GMT -5
Azarith made a noise half way between an amused rumble and a comforting croon.
~Why not come join us in the water little one? No one will hurt you.~
She was watching Andol, to see his reaction. Though she prefered to talk to Jasmyn the most, she talked to whomever she wanted, when she wanted to. There was no way Jasmyn would be able to stop her from doing that, not that she cares. Azarith's voice was an octave(sp?) or two deeper than Jasmyn's voice, but they sounded very much alike.
Jasmyn laughed a bit, but grinned at the little queen that was much like her Azarith.
"At least she's enthusiastic about helping giving Azarith her bath. It helps to make it go faster. We're about done with bathing her as well. And the nice thing about the flits helping with the bath, is that they get cleaned while they help clean the dragon,"She said, nodding toward Tidalwave, who's blue hide seemed to glow from good health and cleanliness.
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Post by shadowreine on Nov 21, 2008 16:13:51 GMT -5
Roasha grinned. "He's looking well. I know...I hope Treasure does too."
The little pearl was gleaming, darting in and out of the water. Then, she attempted to land on Azarith's head.
"Treasure! If you land on Azarith, I might never see you again!"
Arilan laughed. "She does rather blend in, doesn't she."
There was nothing that weird, he realized, about them. It was just that the gold had been kind of washed out.
"Andol! Come and join us!" he called to the beach. "It's okay, we're almost done." Ife was still hiding.
Lazy bronze.
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Post by yamamoto on Nov 21, 2008 18:37:49 GMT -5
Andol said neverously " Ok." Andol slowly approched at the Queens ecorugement. When he reached her side he began to help clean her the best he could. Though he had went to the opissate side of her than everyone else was own. Becuase Roasha was here he was blushing really badly. He just stood there silently and began to clean her.
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 29, 2008 22:22:30 GMT -5
Azarith rumbled softly, tossing her head kind of.
~Off my head little cousin. It is not a landing place.~
She turned her head towards Andol, eyes whirling gently.
~You need not worry so, or be so frightened little one.~
Jasmyn laughed at Roasha's comment.
"I don't think you could loose her, you can always pinpoint her eyes as long as their open. Besides that, Azarith doesn't like it when they land on her head. She's gotten after Tidalwave several times before he finally got the picture."
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