>     He nodded, and sat down on the ground, motioning for her to do the same.
>"That's an easy one, once you know the technique."  He quickly gave her the
>same explanation he'd given Jadain, then directed her to look up at the stars.
>"Pretend that one's your dragon," he said, knowing that having her own dragon
>would give her a good starting point that Jadain hadn't had.  Then go out from
>there...see each of the stars as a dragon, and let your mind rise up to meet
>them."
>

Fae'Rhee looked up at the stars, and did as she was told. She gasped
aloud in amazement as she began to hear bits of dragon conversation.

"I hear them!" she exclaimed excitedly.

"Sh... sh... just listen." T'rell said, smiling at her expression.

<My rider is most upset> Ammie declared, <The paddle is missing from her
locker in the med center.>

Fae'Rhee heard a chuckle from T'rell next to her and looked at him.

<T'rell, is that you again? Who is with you?> Ammie asked.

<It's Fae'Rhee,> the searcher answered for herself.

<New student?> Flerrion asked.

<Yes, aparently the warren is full of talent,> T'rell replied.

<I hear that Victroy really likes being painted,> Alustriel snickered.

<Oh, be quiet!> the queen replied.

<At least my reputation is... spotless...> Kalindeth, the younger queen,
replied.

At that Fae'Rhee and T'rell were greeted with the draconic mental
equivalent of laughter from everyone but Victroy.

<I don't see what's so funny!> the queen retorted, <The painting was
ruined!>

Fae'Rhee giggled, enjoying the conversation. <I'm sorry about your
picture.>

<And what are you laughing at?> Victroy asked Fae'Rhee.

<Nothing... it's just... it's funny...> Fae'Rhee giggled even more.

"Okay, I think we've done enough for one night. You don't want to
fatigue yourself," T'rell told her.

"Already???," Fae'Rhee pouted with the look of a disappointed child.

"Yes, it's late, and you have your duties to attend to tomorrow. You can
practice more another night. Right now, you need some rest."

***

Fae'Rhee returned to her lonely apartment. She missed having Zert about
and tried to spend as little time there as possible. Twice she loved and
twice she was left. The searcher wondered if it was something about her.

<No, it's the human males,> Alustriel reassured her.

<But why?>

<I have no idea,> her dragon responded.

<T'rell is nice.>

<Slow down! Remember the last time with Zert.> Alustriel cautioned.

<Yeah, I know...> was the petite searchers wistful reply.

She tossed and turned in the bed, unable to sleep. Finally, after a
couple of hours of insomnia she could not take it anymore and sat
upright in bed, screaming in frustration.

<Is something wrong, my rider?> Alustriel asked, flustered at the
unexpected scream.

<I can't sleep!>

<You can always come talk with us,> Alustriel told her.

<T'rell said I shouldn't...>

<Bah! Are you going to do everything you are told? What would it hurt?>

With a gleem in her eye, Fae'Rhee dressed and then went and sat on the
dragon ledge with Alustriel, where she could see the stars. Soon she was
communing with the dragons again.

<T'rell said you shouldn't!> Flerrion told her on detecting her
presence.

<Is it going to hurt? Do you do everything you're told?> Fae'Rhee
retorted.

Alustriel held back a draconic snicker.

<Well, actually...> Flerrion began.

At that moment a loud angry roar issued forth from one of the dragons.
Fae'Rhee tried to decipher who it was.

<Zenith!> Alustriel said helpfully.

<Zenith, whatever is wrong???> Fae'Rhee asked in a panic. She then burst
out laughing when he told her what it was.















                \=/,         _-===-_-====-_-===-_-==========-_-====-_
                |  @___oo   (    Submitted by:                        )
      /\  /\   / (___,,,}_--=    Jacqueline "Morgan" Allgood          )
     ) /^\) ^\/ _)        =__                                          )
     )   /^\/   _)          (_                                         )
     )   _ /  / _)            (      Danika/Kalindeth of Daere        )
 /\  )/\/ ||  | )_)            (_    Xanthia/Maxima of Whiteriver     )
<  >      |(,,) )__)             (   Kattibrie/Calishandra of Telnor )
 ||      /    \)___)\             (_ Yasmine/Starlin of Marrid       )
 | \____(      )___) )___           -==-_____-=====-_____-=====-___==
  \______(_______;;; __;;;

-------------------------------------------------------
Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 5718694 or, alternately,
Page me through my Personal Communication Center:
http://wwp.mirabilis.com/5718694 (go there and try it!)
-------------------------------------------------------