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Near was being a little pest, settling and resettling with annoyed chirps around L'nik's neck as Hessianth carried them both. I could still eat her, the brown remarked, clearly joking about the upset baby firelizard. While he'd not been thrilled about the acquisition, he'd certainly warmed some to the tiny green. But Hessianth was far more interested with other greens - like the one he could see settled in outside of Shahera's weyr.

Therianth was always far more interesting than anything their riders were up to, and even before L'nik could get unseated, the brown was greeting her with a fond headbump. My love, he hummed with such warmth, as though he'd not seen her in turns, when it had likely only been a day at most. He couldn't be kept away, really.

L'nik left him to his romancing, instead poking his head inside. "You wanted to talk?" he greeted tentatively. There was a nervous tension in the air and L'nik could taste it. It wasn't like Shahera to be nervous, after all.

Oh? Do I get a hint? Hessianth asked, practically prancing around Therianth as he pondered all of the options he could have guessed from. It had to be good if Therianth was in a good mood about it. Did you find more eggs?

If so, he was hoping this didn't mean another fussy firelizard around L'nik's neck.

"Hello to you too," L'nik smiled, pulling Shahera in close before leaning into her kiss. That alone removed at least all of the bad things she could have wanted to talk about. Which was a relief, in a way. But he'd not forgotten her nervousness. "Is everything alright?"

No new firelizards. Hmmmm. Did you two get a promotion? Yes, he did rather fancy the idea of them in a position of more power - even if he and his L'nik also deserved such a thing.

Oh boy. This was a sit down sort of talk. Now he was getting visibly concerned, a small frown on his face as L'nik squeezed Shahera's hands. "I am happy with you - and what we have. Why?" Did she want something to change?

Well that's disappointing. Hessianth's tone went flat as his hopes of his mighty green in higher ranks was dashed. No flitters, no promotion. Hmmmm. I should hope Mine and I are someday! We would be perfect for it! and as if his word was not enough, he made a point to half spread his wings so she could admire them. Yes, he was a fine dragon, was he not? He was her fine dragon!

He was very confused, rubbing his thumb against the back of Shahera's hand while his face scrunched up in thought. It made him look very serious. "More? Are....am I ...leaving you wanting in some way?" L'nik didn't like that thought - though he also couldn't have imagined Shahera staying quiet on that if it were the case. "I have you, I have Hessianth....." and while rank - a wingsecond, maybe - had been an idle thought here and there he'd never really thought too hard about his future beyond those two things.

He bumped his head back against Therianth's eagerly, settling quickly to rest at her side when asked with a deep thrum of contentment in his chest. Hm! Well... clearly Therianth was excited about whatever it was, even if it meant they would not be getting any grand promotion anytime soon. So it wasn't trouble and -

Oh. He could feel a tug of thought from L'nik, briefly looking from Therianth and in where he sat with Shahera and her question. I see!

Oh indeed. "I've never not wanted a family," he had always felt his father's absence...and the lack of siblings. But he had never felt like he'd lacked one in his mother and grandfather. "Being a dad would be nice," if not a steep learning curve. He'd never exactly handled an actual baby.

It was all the better Shahera had been the one, and not Hessianth upon figuring it out very slowly. Western will do well to have more of Ours, of course, he was very biased. How do humans celebrate their young? They certainly didn't have hatchings, after all.

L'nik's expression glazed over as he imagined this very scene, leaning back into Shahera and leaning his head against hers. "I'll have no choice then - and a baby is not the only one who impose on me at ridiculous hours of the morning." He could think of a certain beach escapade that had left at least him and Hessianth tired all though lessons the next day in particular. Not that Hessianth had complained. But, it didn't sound like that mental image was a dealbreaker either.

Hessianth considered this for merely a moment - Then how shall we celebrate? He'd only half gotten an idea of letting all the wherries in the pen out to be chased around the bowl formed before L'nik vetoed that for the sake of keeping them out of trouble.

Because it would have been him having to put them back away!

Hessianth passed on the mental image to Therianth anyways.

"You say that like I wouldn't want to have both of you in the same weyr as me," whether that was her moving into his, or him into hers....he rather liked the idea of Himself, Shahera, and the baby all together.

"Nothing to complain about," okay, perhaps a little lost sleep but Shahera was worth more than a few more hours of sleep.