Flitter Capades!

Miri sat quietly behind her mother. The egg was shaking quickly now

The eight year old girl watched with wide hazel eyes as her mother

readied the bowl of meat, her arms outstretched for whenever the egg

would decide it wanted to break apart.

The eight year old girl watched with awe, trying to stay out of her

mother's way. The woman would be very upset if her daughter got

in the way of her first firelizard Impressions.

"Mummy! Look! It's breaking!" Miri pointed wildly, her eyes growing

even more. She quickly pushed her messy blonde hair out of her

face. Rima shushed her daughter, grinning wryly and nodding.

"Yes, Miri. It's Hatching. Now you be good. I don't want you to get in

the way here." She gave her daughter a meaningful nudge, but the

young girl took one step back and stopped.

Out of the egg poured a tiny brown firelizard. It tripped on it's wings

creeling pitifully. It's whirling eyes looked at the Master Dolphineer

who held out the food tentatively. Then they turned to the little girl.

Rima gasped as her daughter giggled and pointed. "He likes me!"

"Oh no..." The Master Dolphineer laughed slightly, shaking her head.

How the little holdbrat had managed to catch the flitter's eye she'd

never know. She shoved the food at her daughter, dragging her over

to where the Hatchling lay crooning for food.

Minutes later, the Hatchling was cradled in the child's arms. It was

crooning from his throat in a sound that reminded both of a purring

cat. His eyes were swirling the blue of content.

"So, dear. What are you going to name him?"

The little girl thought for a long moment, then a proud smile

brightened on her face. "I know! I'll call him Daenar, after Da's 'phin.

Isn't that a good idea! What do you think Daenar?" The brown flit

warbled quizically at the girl, succeeding in making her giggle.

A piece of blonde hair fell down from her shoulder. The next thing

either knew the young brown was chomping happily on the string

of blonde hair. "I think he's still hungry, Mummy..."

[Back to Miri's weyr]

Daenar was Impressed by Miri from here.

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