Day 17, afternoon
(Just after Breezy's left Jeneve's office)

Jeneve sat back in her chair, a big grin on her face, as she began
planning in her mind the festivities that Breezy had suggested. There
would be dancing, and entertainers, and stalls and games and...

Suddenly a more urgent thought came unbidden into her hind.

"Rats!" she said in exasperation, thumping a little fist into her
other hand as she sat forward again. "I *knew* there was something I
meant to ask Breezy about!"

Rushing out into the corridor, the tall warrenlady chased after the
senior wingleader.

"Breezy!" she yelled, as she caught sight of the smaller woman.
"There's something I meant to ask you."

"Something important," she added, as she caught up with Breezy.

"Okay, then. Fire away," said Breezy.

"Well, it's about those two new arrivals - Freya, and the tall man.
What's his name?"

"Qua-non," offered Breezy.

"Whatever," nodded Jeneve. "Well, Freya for one wants to be a
dragonrider."

"Hmmm," said Breezy. "That's quick - from what I gathered, she didn't
know the first thing about the warren, let alone having ambitions of
being a rider."

"Well, she didn't really say that, but that's what she means," said
Jeneve, as the two women entered the dining room. "Look, come and sit
down and I'll explain."

Jeneve half dragged Breezy to a table and sat down opposite, as one of
the serving girls placed a flask of coffee and two mugs on the table.
Jeneve's words came out in a rush, as she related Freya's story, and
the woman's absolute certainty that her new 'heartbeast' was going to
be a dragon.

"The thing is, she's absolutely convinced," said Jeneve, her eyes
sparkling intensely as she reached out towards her glass and it jumped
obligingly into her hand.

"And I believe her," the warrenlady contined. "It just seems, well,
'right'!"

"And...?" Breezy prompted, waiting for Jeneve to continue.

"Well, I remember that before I joined with Malani at Falagand, a
searcher had come to our town, and said that I had dragon affinity. So
I wanted to ask you, Breezy - who's our searcher at Norwall? I really
think we ought to get Freya searched, or whatever the word is. And
probably Qua-non while we're at it!"

<tag Tree! Soon you're gonna be wishing you had a slightly *less*
enthusiastic warrenlady! <g>)

Respectfully submitted
Carina Norris
carina@norris25.freeserve.co.uk

aka Jeneve & Malani



 

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