Outside Ista Weyr, The Calvary Has Arrived (PLOT)

[Lark]

Things were still going well for S'vrin. The Weyrleader didnt expect a thing as his wing brought back children. They had been hidden with the Unamed Rider. So, they were at least off Ista and out of his hair for the time being. He had register no word as of yet from the Trelis leaders. It made him wonder, would they send those abominations between? He scoffed, he knew some wouldn't have the guts. He did, but he had been in no position to do it. Not then, not even for his sister.

They come S'vrinMine. His dragon's dark voice alerted the bronzerider to the horizon. There he found shapes popping through between. Ah yes. They were here. Two bronzes, a brown, a blue and a green it looked like. A small wing, but one nonetheless. That is their King in the front. If you can call the Gold that. Vezuryth spat as he glanced up at Solarith with red eyes. The bronze was a golden color, much different than his darker one. S'vrin patted the hide and sent him away.

Relunctantly, the bronze obeyed and flew to alert his Queen. Looking at the riders, S'vrin smirked. "Well, game on I suppose."

[Zirin]

Ad’os tightened the straps one final time before their small wing was given the command to take off. He closed his eyes, concentrating on keeping calm as Soheath launched himself from the ground, muscles rippling beneath Addy as the bulky brown’s wings beat in time with the other dragons. He wondered now, why he had agreed to come along on this venture. At the time, he had agreed because he was angry, his blood boiling at the thought of what the Istan’s had done. First the gather, and now they had stooped to robbing children from their home!

Calm Yourself. Remember your purpose. Soheath’s voice stung him despite the ever-present monotone to it, and Addy took another deep breath. He was supposed to be an observer, only there to listen and remember whatever transpired. Plus Soheath had been equipped with the double passenger straps the pair usually used on Search. He would easily be able to carry two of the children when the time came.

Pay attention, Mine. Soheath cut in again, drawing Addy out of his thoughts in time to get the reference image for their destination. His muscles tensed as the next signal came, and he took a final deep breath as the wing jumped between. They popped out of between. Beneath him, he could feel Soheath rumble quietly in anger as he spotted the bronze that had been involved in the attack at Trelis the night of the gather. Your turn to stay calm Soh… Ad’os warned as he turned his head to keep an eye on the Weyrleader, waiting for the man’s next signal.

[diogenessbeast]

They had stolen children.

That alone had set A'zeal against them, right from the beginning. Their demands to force young dragonlings between were more insult to that injury- as if Trelis weyr would ever do so barbaric a thing. He wondered, he really wondered, what Ista would do if the tables were turned and the same demands were made against them. Would they send their dragonets between? Would they be so vicious and barbaric? A'zeal couldn't imagine doing that to young dragons and their riders.

Of course, he could never imagine kidnapping, either. His own children were far too important to him.

So, when they emerged out of between and saw the distant shape of the dark bronze and the even more distant speck of his rider, A'zeal's face set. These were the people who stole children and demanded the death of young dragons. He glanced at his wingleader, looking for some sort of signal, and otherwise continued to ride on amongst the wing. This was a delicate situation- it wouldn't do to muck it up with rashness.

Marath's attention was fixed on the other bronze, the one on the ground, the Ista one. He was sizing that bronze up, taking stock of the dark form. Ordinarily this sort of thing would be to discern how much respect to accord his bronze brother, but this time it was quite the opposite. Marath was looking for flaws, weaknesses-- anything which might be able to be taken advantage of.

[Akira]

T'rian had a blank expression on his face as he made his way to where his dragon was standing, and waiting. He looked over the small group of riders and their dragon's when he arrived. There weren't very many of them, but there were enough, and the ones that were here had enough quiet determination, and anger to fuel a very large wing. He wasn't sure if he should say anything, so he just turned to his dragon, and climbed the large leg that Stallorth had offered him.

T'rian situated himself, and tightened his straps before turning, and looking at his Weyr one last time. He gave the signal to take off, and soon the entire wing was in the air. They deserve what they will get, and we will be home soon enough T'rianMine. His bronzes strong, calm voice helped to calm his own anger. I know Stallorth, I just can't believe what they did. It wasn't the fact that the Istan's had came, and tried to pit dragon against dragon during the Gather, but they had kidnapped some of Trelis' candidates.

T'rian gave the signal to go between, and held on tightly as his own dragon went between. He took a deep breath when they finally popped out of between. He heard the noise as the rest of the dragon's appeared, and wondered when the thieves of Ista would realize that they were here. He felt Stallorth more than heard the large bronze when he growled at the sight of the other bronze. T'rian glared at the form of the other rider, and wondered if that was the one behind all of this.

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Talvi was surprisingly quiet as she sat on Frenath's back, waiting for T'rian to give them the signal to take off. We will show them what Trelis dragon's can do right ViviMine? That's right Nath, we'll show them what we're made of. She finished tightening her straps as T'rian finally climbed onto his dragon's back. There was no going back now, she was in this to the end, and she wasn't going to back down, no matter what she was put through.

Talvi vowed to bring back the candidates for Maelath's clutch. She had even made sure to equip Frenath with extra passenger straps. That way Frenath would be able to carry at least two candidates back to Trelis when the time came. Frenath crooned gently to Hers, trying to get her to relax. That's when the signal came, and Frenath launched herself into the air. Then they got the signal to between, and Talvi held her breath against the dark, bitter cold. She clung to the picture of the sky above Ista, and let herself breath once again when she felt the warm sun shining.

They had made it, and now Talvi could see the distant form of a dragon. Frenath growled when she saw the dark bronze. Her swirling red gaze scanned the horizon, looking for others. Anything Frenath? The dragon shook her head at her rider's words. She wasn't sure what was going to happen as they got closer to Ista. There was one thing both of them were sure of, neither of them liked this, and they would both be extremely happy when they finally got back home.