Khalbalahath's Flight and ... Impression?

Sitting off to the side of the Plateau, in his normal spot, is Khalbalahath, the Light-brown dragon whose rider R'ingo has been killed to save others. Not honorably, at that, R'ingo was killed by Rue during a gather, to keep a Lord Holder from Dawnlight hold safe. Khal is not pleased that his rider had done things that prompted this action, but... He himself demanded that it be done. It was a terrible moment, for the dragon to choose to have his rider killed.

But he has remained with the Protectorate, among young ones and old, tending hurts and training weyrlings.

This flight of Light and White dragons at Ryslen weyr has him interested in living again. Or so it seems...

The flight went well. Very nicely, in fact. Khalbalahath rested near his mate, one of them anyway, in the ledges above the sands at Ryslen.

White Oroth gazed at her eggs, Khal knew there were three which had his seed within. He swept his brown-white head and looked at pretty Light-Green Verrath, who also had carried three of his eggs.

Proudly, the males from the Flurry who remained nearby chatted nearly as much as their mates.

It was a good flight. I feel confident in those candidates below. Spoke one. Another added, me too. We should hunt for the ladies, shouldn't we?

Several of the males lept away, to hunt in the snow for their mates. Oroth and Verrath had both fed recently so Khal's obligation to them remained only to be there for conversation.

Do you think that you will ... well, what about our eggs? Who will bond to them? Orroth spoke.

I hope that strong and healthy folk find our children, Orroth. The searchers did a good job.

Something was on Orroth's mind, something beyond Khal's sense. Something about searching, riders, or dragons. He wasn't sure. He didn't really want to pry. He'd done enough of that to last a lifetime.

When the eggs began to shake, and everyone else crooned their delight, Khal found himself watching from above with a distracted note running through his mind. He was proud, oh so proud, of his beautiful striped offspring, and his pretty Flurry Lights with Verrath. They kept coming, though, the eggs which the females laid early and late, some were buried and some had been left on top of the sands.

Pink sands. How odd. Well, not pink. Not pink like that hatchling pink! Or her mother! But when all was said and done, there was something just gnawing at Khal's mind.

He vaguely remembered the sensation. It wasn't like Ringo's mind, it was more... Urgent. More distinct, and more feminine. That was odd. Had he come here to impress again? Was there some brave woman in the stands or on the sand who could be his partner?

No... No, that couldn't be. It was not that he didn't think he was capable of bonding again, but it was... not a human mind! It wasn't a person at all!

It was the lovely shining, irridescent green who sprang from Dantinath and Napzurath's egg -- the moment she strode from her egg everyone knew she meant business.

No one knew it more than Khalbalahath!

I know you're here! She bespoke and looked at the scattered people on the sands. Get your tail down here before I get mad! She stomped a green forepaw onto the sand.

Well that was something, now wasn't it? Khal was nearly as surprised as everyone else in the place. He opened his white-brown wings, and glided overhead only to drop nearby onto the warm sand. The tiny green approached him.

Khalbalahath, how dare you keep me waiting?

Saktishanatath... He bespoke softly, neck arched down to greet his partner. She meant so much more to him than ... Even than Ringo had when they bonded. He all but forgot the pain of their bonding, and let himself protect the green with all his heart.

Saktishanatath raised her wings to the sun, and let the light glimmer off her metallic hide. Khal watched her from above, his calm demeanor belying any true aggression that he would have if any of the younger browns or blues started even glancing in her direction.

You mean that you would protect me? I do not know if I need that, my wonderful friend... Sakti thought to him, while she sunbathed.

But you are quite lovely, and I am sure that they think they could catch you if you rose to fly.

I fly all the time, what do you mean?

Khal took a long breath, and in one strangely long communication, far more complex than any human mind could understand, explained how dragons find their mates.

But that is silly, Sakti pointed out, grinning at him from the ledge, You are my mate.

Khal watched the riders and the weyrling squads do their practice. He and his mate Saktishanatath would not be participating in these events -- there was no point. They had no human connection, no requirement that they knew how to take commands from a wing leader.

But I would like to fly like that, to sing in the air with so many others around me.

Khal chilled at the thought. She did not quite know what she was saying... And she was grown. Bigger than most greens by a bit, though not nearly as large as he was.

Come, let us fly then. The younger weyrlings need our assistance anyway. They fly in sloppy lines.

Gleefully, the metallic green and her light-brown partner went to the fields where the inexpert groups of just-barely-flying ranks had been sorting out their lessons.

Sakti wondered at Khal's odd behavior. She didn't want anything out of the ordinary, did she? After all, the feeling of wind below her wings and the gentle rustle of other wingsails around her would give her great enjoyment.

Only... not one of those bulky males out there would be quite right. And certainly, she did NOT want any of those nasty snippy little greens from her clutch following her out there!

Khal remained worried...

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Dragon

Name: Khalbalahath
Gender: Male, chaser
Size/Shoulder/Length: Brown-ranked but large for that rank even at weyrlinghood
Colors: Ryslen Light-Brown, head is rich brown, and tail and wing fingers are nearly white; wingsails, neck crest, and tail spade gently reverse the gradient but aren't as dark
Features: Ryslen Pernese, with headknobs, tall neck crest, and tail spade
Powers: Winged Flight, Khal is well trained for aerial duties, and had performed very well as a trainer for young dragons even after he was no longer ridden
Teleportation, local, long distance, and temporal teleportation are nothing to him, they're simply 'being where he is needed'. He can exert himself a nudge, and be on other worlds with a little breather afterwards. His sense of direction is very, very good, and he always seems to know where to head if he needs a particular person or dragon's aid
Telepathy, having been bonded to an insane human for his earliest life, Khal knows human minds can be fragile. But he has his own dragon bond now too - their minds work at a different connective level. He is polite and careful with his words between humans, and understands how to keep secrets from any that should not hear those words
Assisted Firebreath, as any given Pern dragon he must chew some form of catalyst to ignite the flames he could breathe, should he be in battle with anything. He is braver than most but doesn't particularly feel the need to join unless Shard requires his presence in the Protectorate's still-active wings
- Telekinesis, likely has this ability but is not specifically trained in its use
- Note that his breaking of a bond, and retaking a dragon at hatching may be among the earliest of this sort, and his offspring likely should not require pairing (either at hatching, or on a permanent basis / sponsorship), unless reinforced by Pernese blood ((Several of his breed reimpressed humanoids, precedent set!))
Parentage: Gold Cytiath [Katadon Progen] + White Releith [Wu gold Kuaith+ glass island bronze Sarenth (Keleth+Falanth)]
Origin: Ryslen Weyr clutch 2, on Pern at the time (?); Art by Ty
Other Info: Khal is a very intelligent, observant, and clear-minded dragon. He has a memory that reaches all the way back to his egg, in fact, and he makes informed decisions based on logic and reason

Dragon

Name: Saktishanatath
Gender: Female, riser
Size/Shoulder/Length: Green ranked, medium-large for ranking
Colors: Iridescent Green Flurry; body highly metallic mint, spring and shamrock green depending on how the light's hitting her; wingsails pale mint green with Flurry markings
Features: Pared Down Pernese Flurry, normal body and wing arrangement, no headknobs, no tail spade or split
Powers: Winged Flight, strong but not remarkably durable in the air
Teleportation, she can go where she pleases, and has done so... local is her strongest point but also follows Khal wherever is needed with ease
Telepathy, very strong with her mate and bond Khal, sharp witted and sharp tongued, not nearly as ditzy as she lets on
-Telekinesis, unknown but probably carries this
-Carries Assisted Firebreath, but is obviously never going to have this stuff anywhere near her, and likely since she is capable of heading off through the Nexus her offspring may or may not have the requirement of 'assisted'
Note offspring may be pern-like but they don't have to abide by all the restrictions necessarily, they'll want bonds, but likely they won't have to be human
Parentage: Silver Dantinath [white river progen] & White Marked Napzurath [HD; valentine Tinoth + Blue Razelth (istabitha Holith+Deakoth {Sasiath+?})]
Origin: Ryslen Flurry art by Ty
Other Info: Sakti is impulsive by nature, but not stupid, and won't get herself into anything she can't then get out of... maybe with a little assistance from her beloved.


Khal's line:
Khal mated with Starry Chvehath (gold) at Cathair Utopian producing red-orange Gloutonth, black-gold Assassinezth, copper-black Vaillanth, and brown-green-gold Calmezth;
Khal mated with White Oroth at Ryslen producing striped light blue Adinath and Konahousth, striped light green Kailath
Khal mated with light green Verrath at Ryslen producing light offspring (flurry) brown Semunyath, blue Fetuth, green Novath
Khal mated with Saktishanatath at Starburst Weyr producing iridescent offspring brown Feoraseth, purple Shirith, blue Azizith, blue Rinaetth, green Jialith, Tiombeth, Sikishath (Zekiran Siren)
Khal mated with Saktishanatath at Ryslen producing iridescent offspring brown Delpeth (Zekiran Scam), blue Ivisbarth and Yditirth, green Esheth, Obakaath, Sipcyth; light offspring purple Holrirosth, blue Adrilankhath, Zetruth, and green Avkeith


Sakti's line: Silver Dantinath + White Marked Napzurath
Sakti mated with Khal above (twice)
Sakti mated with partial glitz yellow Yukith at Dragonwillow producing partial glitz green Sashkith, partial glitz yellow-green male Yakanitath, and iridescent green Uybheth