To meet the Visitor (Alana-Z'ek Joiner)

Privet Joiner from A visitor comes...

Essaith soared above the weyr and over the water, heading towards the visiting queen.

>>I am Essaith, Senior Queen, Name yourself!<<

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The slender Silver Queen shreeked is shock at the power for the agitated Senior Gold.

>>I am Ageuth, I am Ageuth! I am Ageuth of High Reaches, riden by Memua!<<

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>>She says she is Memua's Ageuth of High Reaches, what shall we do?<<

"Wheel round and flank her, escort her to the weyrport" She said it aloud so Z'ek could hear.

The great gold gracefuly wheeled round and followed the silver. As they aproached the port, she again spoke.

>>You are to go down now!<<

The frightened Silver followed her instructions and landed. Essaith landed a dragonlength away.

"What shall we do?"Z'ek asked Alana, looking at the shimmery hide of the silver as they landed.

As she slid off Essaiths back, Alana answered in a hushed tone. "I will ask her rider to approach us without her dragon, and to tell us of her business here."

It was not usualy a worrying thing for a dragon to visit another weyr alone or in a group, but it was when it was a queen.

"Essaith, please ask Ageuth to ask her rider to approch us alone."

After Essaith had releyed the message, the Silver screeched with reluctance, but eventualy told her rider. As the rider aproached, the Silver curled up into a writhing ball.

"Mamua of High Reaches, what brings you our way?"

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Mamua bowed and fidgeted. "I am Mamua, a junior Queenrider of High Reaches, and I come asking for a place on your sands for my Gravid queen"

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Alana looked over to Z'ek and raised an eyebrow. "Go on"

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Mamua sighed a little.

"There are no places on the sands of any of the northern weyrs, and the Souther weyrs are all either full or have queens due to rise soon. The varius Weyrholds with sands are also reluctant to give up their spots... You are the only ones left"

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Alana smiled.

"If we give you a place, what do we get out of it?"

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Mamua stuttered a little.

"My weyrleader said he'd have extra ships sent with supplys if you'd help, and should your candidates impress, the hatchlings stay here"

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Alana frowned.

"Let me consult my weyrleader"

Alana pushed Z'ek behind Essaiths leg. "So what do you think?"

Z'ek thought for a moment about the good and bad things. Their queens would be on edge... but they needed more dragons... He looked carefully at the queen. "I say we let her clutch here."He told Alana. "In all honesty, we need more riders before the next pass."

Alana sighed. "Alright, but once the clutch is hatched, she is gone. Essaith and I wont have out Bronzeranks taking an intrest in her either."

She thought for another moment "And if the clutchsire comes to watch the clutch at hatching, he will be sent away if Essaith, Aliath or Forath look close to rising, I wont have another Weyr's Wingleader or Wingseccond trying his luck in OUR leadership flight, or trying to add more of his genes to our small population."

Z'ek snorted. "I can't really control my riders but they willl be puniushed if that happens."He paused while she spoke about the clutchsire. "Now THAT wil most certainly NOT be happening!"He said positively certain that clutchsire was getting nowhere near their queens. Especially Essiath or Alana.

Alana smirked at his protectivness. "So she stays, but only tempararily." She gave Z'ek a kiss on the cheeck and walked back to Mamua.

"We give you permission to stay on our sands until You eggs have hatched and impressed. Then you are to go back to your own Weyr. If our queens show signs of Rising and your Clutchsire is here, he WILL be sent away."

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Mamua nodded and patted Ageuth's leg. "I will do as you say". The silverrider mounted and took off again, heading towards the weyr's hatching grounds.

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Alana sighed. "I will have to speak with her Weyrwoman, but speaking with the Weyrleader is YOUR job, Z'ek" She smiled and ran towards Essaith, volting on and held her arm out. "Unless you want to walk or make Zenath grumpy by calling him from his afternoon nap, I'd sugest you hop on!"

Z'ek dashed after her and jumped on Essiath, chuckling at the thought of waking Zenath up. He'd be unimaginably grumpy, but then Z'ek was used to it.

Alana nudged Essaith and the Golden Queen launched into the air after the Silver.

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