S'ton sits, glancing into a scroll, one hand idly tapping on a mug of klah. He hrms softly to himself, before setting down the hide, and taking a drink.

Telinda wanders in and quirks an eyebrow at Bertha, for a change giggling and tousling the woman's iron grey hair, "My little cousin, actually. Lydia needed time off!" Looking around the room, she trys not to groan openly at the sight of that rude, stranger and just pleasantly calls out to S'ton, "Evening, Strat!"

S'ton glances up, tilting his head to one sie before he greets, "Tel! Hey there." Hide is pushed aside, as he flops his other hand about his mug, fingers sliding to the table. "How are ya?" A quick nod also is directed towards Zyllen.

Zrellyn gives a slight nod to S'ton as he reaches for the pitcher and pours himself another mug of juice.

Glancing at a bowl of redfruit, Telinda ponders, "Khale been here? He's the only one I know that uses this old bowl?" she remarks, grabbing herself one and flopping into a seat, "Me? Oh fine and dandy, you know. Chores never finished, that kind of thing. Yourself? Llanth?"

S'ton hrms, before glancing outside. "Llanth is well....." He frowns slightly, before looking outside again. "Llanth's being Llanth. Odd. You?"

Telinda giggles, "Llanth is always Llanth. I don't think he'll ever change, though I think you'd never step out on the sands in bare feet now, would you?" She takes a healthy bite, crunching into the redfruit's skin. "You know, chores can be interesting? Its actually nice sitting in the kitchen with cook and having a good old gossip and peeling tubers, or making pastry or something."

S'ton nods, shifting slightly in his chair, before musing, "Oh, about the bowl, yes she was here, last night I believe." He glances outside, before shrugging. "And you're right...he'll never change. But...I'll wager you're more relaxed now than you've been." He winks over to Telinda.

Telinda gouges a brown bit out of her redfruit with a fingernail and hrms softly, "Relaxed? Me?" She sighs, "I hate it" she remarks quietly, "Never enough things to take my mind elsewhere.!

S'ton's mind seems to be elsewhere at the moment, as he cocks his head. Noises outside. "What in the shard....?" He simplly shakes his head, before looking back. "Well, perhaps there's other things about the Weyr..." he offers.

Seeming preoccupied with her redfruit, Telinda nods. "Oh, I suppose so. Never found them myself. Can't stand staying over long with the parents or grandparents and well, and so vacations are a waste of time. Maybe I should've taken K'shan's suggestion and go to Benden and sample every skin of wine they'd cork for me." She giggles, looking up, eyes dancing, "You know, that would've been fun!"

Zrellyn pushes away his mug suddenly and stands up, ignoring the people in the room, and with a quick movement makes his way out of the room.

Zrellyn walks toward the Landing Field.

S'ton grins ruefully. "If you do....I'll make sure I'll take you." He winks, before blinking, eyes going slightly vacant. "What?" He says aloud, though gaze travels to the doorway. "Here? Now?" S'ton sighs, before glancing about the room, seeing Telinda. "Um...Tel....can you step outside with me?"

Telinda's mouth curls into a wry smile at Zrellyn's departure. Good. He's gone. No awkward feelings. She grins and nods, "Oh sure, we should go before the hatching though, then we can use getting some wines as an excuse to be gone! I'm sure R'lien'd join us, given half the chance." Brows furrow, "Step outside?" She peers, "What did I do wrong? You're not gunna hit me are you?" she asks

S'ton rolls his eyes, before stopping. A piercing bugle is heard outside. "Not exactly," he murmurs, before getting up, long strides taking him over to the door. "Please," he whispers, looking back to Telinda.

Telinda looks back down at her redfruit and shrugs. "Oh, Ok, I guess I could do with the fresh air anyway." She smiles, gesturing with the 'fruit, "Lead on" she comments, "Where we going, beach?" as she bites into her redfruit once more.

S'ton hrms, before nodding absently, then stepping outside.

S'ton strides over to the Landing Field.

Bertha blows a kiss after S'ton, murmuring to the uncle beside her, "S'true, I don't mind that view, either!

You walk over to the Landing Field.

Zrellyn turns his head slowly towards the bronze's bugling and open his eyes looking at the bronze with a slight puzzlement and nods, to Eloria's words, "And I thought living on a ship for 2 weeks was strange..." looking at the bronze...

Llanth buggles again, before setting himself in front of Zrellyn, giving a soft croon to his rider as he approaches. "Jays and shells, Llanth, what in the shard is it?" He stops, seeing the dragon glancing up to Zrellyn, before muttering, "You sure?"

Eliora finally gives a big heave, to push off the rest of the straps and clambers to her feet.

Telinda's face drops at the sight of Zrellyn. Here she was -- safe and sound inside -- and what, a proposed trip to the beach catches her out?! She snorts, straightening her shoulders in reflex and then smiling more warmly at Cassie and Eliora.

S'ton stammers out, "But...but I thought..." A glance back to Telinda, before he hrms. "Alright dragon....what is this?"

Zrellyn backs up as a big bronze dragon settles his hulk before him as he backs up some more looking almost terrified...

Eliora smiles to Telinda and then looks back to S'ton and his bronze curiously, wondering what exactly is going on.

Ginevrath croons curiously to Llanth.

Cassie smiles and waves to Telinda, watching Llanth curiously.

Telinda grins at Eliora, wandering over to her and shooting the bronze a puzzingly look. She waves the redfruit core at Eliora, "These are good! Real crunchy!"

S'ton sighs, before eyes widen, as Llanth moves again, though head swings in another direction, over the head of his rider, and just stopping before Telinda. S'ton offs, moving from up under neck to glances back, as the bronze softly croons to her.

Telinda turns her head over her shoulder and smiles at the bronze, "No Llanth, Redfruit don't make good meals for dragons, there's not much too them, and very little of the meat you're used to!"

Eliora comes a bit closer, "Did any of you get a bite of the pie I made earlier? It seems to have vanished quickly."

Llanth snorts, eyes whirlling soft blue, before he puncuates a bugle to S'ton. "Yes, I know, I know.....but which one? Stop confusing me," he argues with the bronze, who only moves back and forth, head stopping just at Zrellyn and Telinda, before looking back to S'ton.

Zrellyn still looking a bit surprised and utterly confused at what is happening settles himseld back against the wall and looks to make sure he doesn't have any of that meatroll that he was eating on his shirt... Maybe thats whats happing... Or the dragon is nutz....

Cassie shakes her ehad to Eliora. "Nope.. didn't get a bite, Eli..." She frowns slightly at Llanth's antics.

Telinda shakes her head, a little puzzled and then smiles turning to -- Zrellyn?! Epp! Umm, best ignore it! Yep! She shakes her head at Eliora, "I must have missed it!" Sigh, "Must have been a good one!"

Eliora grins and says, "I woudn't know, it went too quickly for me to see.." she moves out of the way of Llanth's swiveling head, "What's he up to S'ton?"

S'ton blinks, as if hit by a sudden discovery. "Both??! Are you trying to tell me both?" The dragon snorts. How astute. S'ton grumbles, before looking back to Telinda, motioning Zrellyn to come over as well. "I think I've figured out what Llanth here is doing."

Zrellyn still looks a bit startled at all of this as he seems to move automatically, his eyes still on the bronze's hulk as he moves. He even manages not to notice that he even moves next to Telinda, accidently bumping into her.

Telinda looks at the approaching Zrellyn and takes a step behind..? She looks, umm, Eliora? Yeah, Eliora's got this fancy knot and a big gold dragon! She'll do! Peeking around Eliora she scowls some more at Zrellyn and then looks up at the towering head, "Uh-oh!"

S'ton waggles a finger to Telinda. "Hey...if he's not going to do this twice, neither am I." The rider grins, as he announces, "Llanth seems to have found you both suitable to stand for Maristh's and Revath's clutch. Would you both do the honors of becomi ng candidates?"

Eliora claps her hands in delight, "How wonderful!" she grins from Zrellyn to..where did Telinda go? Oh, behind me, she turns and grins at Telinda too.

Zrellyn looks as he doesn't hear right away as he seems to be staring up at the bronze that is looking back at him. He turns his head towards S'ton as he talks, "Huh? Whaaa.... Stand?"

Telinda's face drops and her head shakes from side to side. With him?! With Zrellyn! She looks down at Eliora, "No?!" she says in an obvious tone of disbelief, though its uncertain whether its at the 'to stand' line or the fact Zrellyn..oh, how painful to even think that name!..is being asked too!

Eliora gasps a bit at Telinda, "Tel! You have to!" her eyes look sort of surprised and worried, "Don't you know what will happen if a dragon hatches and can't find the one it wants?"

"Oh come on, you two.....so you got off on the wrong foot?" S'ton mutters, even as Llanth brings down large wedge shaped head, snuffling each in turn. "You two are acting as if I'm about to handfast you together......will you?" Voice is accented by dragon's croon.

Eliora looks over to Zrellyn now, what is S'ton talking about? "Handfasting?" now she's confused.

Zrellyn looks down at Tel, "Stand? With her? After the way she treated me?" he gives a scowling look at S'ton, "Handfasting?"

Telinda nods a little to Eliora, looking down at a stone on the floor -- hey, thats interesting? Maybe? Another sigh and she nods, "It, it, well, it can get hurt" she finally stutters out to the Weyrwoman. Then -- epp!! Double Epp! Handfasting?! She snorts, "You were the one that jumped down my sharding throat!" she calls across. "I only welcomed you to the weyr, whats up, _scared_?!" she sneers. Oh, claws!

S'ton shakes his head. "See Llanth....wrong. You were wrong about both. Seems that neither one of them can see past a petty disagreement, and will pass down a chance at Maristh's eggs." he shakes his head, before looking up to the bronze.

Zale pushes through some bushes and steps into the glade.

Zrellyn glowers at Tel, crossing his arms across his chest, as his eyes narrows, "Welcome? You call that a welcome? As for being scare..." he bends over and gets to eye level, "Im not the one who just said no..." he sneers.

Zale walks towards the rest of you, waving with her good hand.

Zrellyn looks at S'ton, straighting himself up to his full height as he says, "I'd be honored to stand on the sands..."

Telinda sticks her hands on her hips, taking one step to the side of Eliora, placing her one behind the goldrider and laughs -- though its more manical. "I never did say no! And I will stand, just to spite you if nothing else!" So there! Nah. She considers doing something else and then well, sticks her tongue out. Oh, we're being _so_ mature today!

Eliora looks alarmed, they certainly are getting along like an old married couple. She looks a bit relieved as Zrellyn accepts and then gives Telinda a good look over, wondering..ah, there we go. Just like an old married couple.

Well, perhaps adversity will help....in this case. S'ton nods, now resting back and shoulders against Llanth, before he nods. "Good...good...." A nod to Zale, as he announces, "Two more candidates for us, it seems." A wink, before he looks back to Zrellyn and Telinda.

Zrellyn rolls his eyes, "DOn't worry... Theres not a dragon sour enough to accept ::her:: as a rider..." he says as he straightens his shirt, and in his matter-of-fact voice.

Telinda wrinkles her nose, "I don't _even_ care! I've already proved that I can be worthy, at least two more times than you, by being searched! Just you wait!"

Zrellyn gives a casual, "Well they say even dragons can make bad choices sometimes...Let alone bad taste..."

Zale nods, "These two?" she asks S'ton, pointing at Telinda and Zrellyn.

Chasity enters from the lush lakeside meadow.

"Ayup...." S'ton shakes his head. "This should be interesting."

Eliora hmms a bit, guessing there will be more to bet on this hatching than just the impressions.

Zale giggles, noting that the two have their differences.

Savanath enters from the lush lakeside meadow.

Eliora smiles, determined to be cheerful in spite of the raspberrys being swapped, "Isn't this wonderful? We should have a drink of wine on it."

Like who will kill who first. But not on S'ton's watch. He nods to Eliora, before musing, "I think that is a splendid idea."

Telinda is still seeking temporarily shelter from Eliora, all bar it being just her shoulder. Eyes flicker to black in the deep blue and she shakes her head, "You know, some people are just so sad. Bad taste is what they'd tget from even sharing thoughts with you!" she remarks to Zrellyn-candidate-from, umm, no hell, candidate-from-Telgar!! close enough

Eliora waves to Chasity as she arrives and turns to try and loop her arm in Telinda,s "Isn't he cute though? I wonder if Llanth has a sense about these things."

Zrellyn gives a light snort, "As long as ::she:: didn't make it... Afraid of being poisoned..." He sighs a light sigh as he pushes some of his silvery locks back behind his ear, his eyes still glowering a bit, "Well at least I have a chance at getting thoughts in my head.... No luck for your hard headness....

Zale nods at the weyrwoman's words, chuckling at Telinda's words, "Might be a good idea Eli..I think the sun's affecting certain people's brains.."

Eliora grins at Zrellyn, "Save all that steam for the sands, you'll need it." she offers him an arm too, "Let's go have some wine." that time it sounds a statement and not a suggestion.

Telinda blinks and looks down at the arm. Umm? Oh, its Eliora's! Safe. She wrinkles her nose, "I've seen cuter watch whers!" she mentions and then laughs at Zale, "Not mine, I've been in Southern long enough."

S'ton shakes his head, keeping rueful grin in check as he heads back inside, but not before giving Llanth a firm pat. "Next time," can be heard muttered, "be more specific."

"Hello," Chasity greets, giving everyone a brief nod. Eyebrows raise as she sweeps her eyes between each speaker, but no words come from her mouth.

Zrellyn gives a slight chuckles, "So your just baked hard from the heat..." he says giving a quick raspberry, before moving away some.

Zale shrugs and grins, giving Chasity a wave, "No herbs today?" she teases.

Telinda beams at Eliora. Oh friend! "Wine? Actually, S'ton and I were talking about that." she mentions conversationally.

Eliora smiles, that's much better. For a moment there she almost thought she was back home in the middle of a sibling war. She sweeps into the hall, mentally counting candidates and eggs in her head.

Eliora walks toward the Weyrhall.