Ria could barely contain her eyes bulging when she saw the eggs. She'd heard stories of course, everyone on Pern had. Glorious stories of the dragons fighting thread, of the people chosen to ride them. She'd never considered she might be one of them. She'd always just done her job. She'd trained and made use of her talents. She'd envisioned herself working at Garnett for the rest of her life, maybe taking up a job guarding a caravan if things got stale.
And look at her now, standing in an unfamiliar place. Calyeni Caverns, the dragonrider that had dropped her off had told her with a little wink that seemed to indicate there was something more to say. Whatever it was, she was oblivious.

Ria only got about 2 days to adjust because that was how little time it took for the eggs to start hatching. Armed with the basic information she'd managed to digest and her professional attitude, she headed for the hatching cavern. Others joined her, both candidates and spectators.
The atmosphere was one of a joyous tension. Most people were expecting good things: bonding, a feast. But Ria knew not all would be delivered. She was tense waiting for things to go south. She knew dragonriders were looking out for the signs, but she could not turn off her own instincts.
Before long though, a bright white dragoness with brighter pink spots and wings approached her. Taking a little bow, the hatchling looked very galant as she said:
"My name is Charayath and I'll be a knight someday."

STATS
Name: Charayath (twin pair 4)
Gender: Female
Parents: Special Green Clareth & Night Silver Jarninth
Species: Pernese/Alskyrian/Ryslen
Origin: Calyeni Caverns
Personality: Valiant, Honorable and Idealistic. Charayath is a knight in bright pink armor. She has a keen eye for those in need and a heart big enough to help.
Description: A small and stocky dragoness with a lot of power in her limbs and back. She has bright pink wings and some pink spots on her body. She's quite the unusual sight because of it but that won't keep her down.
     *Size: 23' long, 10' tall
     *Color: Pink Spotted White-Pink
Abilities:
     *Psionics (Telepathy, Teleportation, Telekinesis)
     *Assisted Fire-Breath
     *Vocalization (Draconic trills dragons can understand)

Charayath observed as Ria was training. They would soon leave Garnett and take up more training at an actual Weyr and not just the Harper Hall. They'd trained at Calyeni but of course, local customs were apt to vary so a little catch up course would not be bad.
The dragons on pern were a little more traditional, though some were open to change. Charayath felt like some things needed to be different before she'd really fit in. Would she look for a male more valiant than she? Was that even possible? Would she sweep one of the males of their feet? Would they allow it?
"I'll just wait and see what the training will bring." Charayath decided.
"I hope it won't be too boring for you." Ria said, "I'm certain most of it will be me learning."
"Hardly, I have lots of questions too. Let's do our best!"
"I can't argue there." Ria grinned.

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