A True Gold takes the Skies (Gold Reyna's Flight)

[FaizahPandora]

Reyna was sleeping, exhausted after a night awake with Hers. Her hide had begun to glow, a dim gold. Today it was a brilliant shimmering glow engulfing her entire golden hide. Her rock, a typical sleeping and sunning rock of hers, was shadowed in the early afternoon lighting.

She was suddenly wide awake, her eyes swirling red, and she rose to the skies. Reyna bugled a shrill call to the males, inticing them to come and chase a golden beauty such as she.

Reyna had gained sufficient altitude. She began abnking side to side, awaiting those males that would chase her.

[Houka Ryuu]

Bronze Orn
Orn had just woken up from his slumber. He stretched and not bothering to wake His up, he went in search of something to eat. It was still too early, at least from His' point of view. At the feeding grounds, he flushed a hare and was about to chomp on the meat when he heard the bugle made by a female calling for males. Orn looked wistfully at the meat he had just killed, but with a shake of determination, he proceeded to just blood his kill. Spotting another hare, Orn was quick to pounce on it and drank the blood quickly. Discarding the carcass for the would be scavengers, Orn took flight into the sky, pumping his wings to gain height.

In the air, he spotted the golden hide of Reyna and winging close to her, he warbled a greeting at her. Then looking away from her and back to see if any challengers were about, he roared his challenge to any flit that would think to join the flight.

[FaizahPandora]

Reyna looked back with disdain. Only one suitor?! A single bronze, from the entire weyr, chose to chase her! She was insulted. Bronze Orn, though he may be the only suitor, would still have to prove himself.

Reyna trilled back to him, daring him to catch her. With that she sped forward, banking steeply and turning as swiftly as she could. Chase me... Catch me... She seemed to be saying.

Reyna called again to the weyr, this time warning all other females to stay far from her golden glory. And to keep themselves well hidden.

[phyrstyr]

Mari Jumped up from his pillow bed. The invigorating sound of a queen Rising had woken him from his slumber. He Betweened to the Bowl quicker than lightning, but wasnt quite fast enough. He made it just in time to see Rayna turn swiftly and bugle a warning to any other females.

Desiring to be noticed by the magnanimous Queen, the Bronze bugled enticingly at Rayna. He wanted to win her and win he would. No other Bronze would have the satisfaction of touching her radiant hide, her supple wings, her graceful tail. So onward he flew, gaining speed, altitude, and chutzpah. He trilled his excitement.

[Wolfy]

A gold was flying high and calling to the males.

Not just any gold, either! The one and only Reyna! She of the bright, lovely hide and the sweet trills! Ah, what greatness it would be to take her as his mate! Dust let out his own trill of love and awe carry itself toward the gold and the two that were already chasing her. Bronzes, the both of them. But only two? That was a disgrace, a horrible thing to do to one so fair. She was worthy of only the best! With that thought, he leapt into the cool airand after her.

He paused once, when he saw a trio of squirrels jumping aroung in a tree. He pounced on one of the them, the largest of the three, and quickly blooded it. He attempted to blood another, but the two disappeared from sight before he could. With a hiss of annoyance, the usually lazy brown was up again, using his wings to flap powerfully once more after the gold that had caught his fancy.

[Houka Ryuu]

Bronze Orn
Orn growled a protest as he saw other suitors arriving to try their might in catching the elusively graceful Gold Reyna. There was Bronze Mari, not a favorite of Orn if ever there were any in his list of favorites. And there was Brown Dust, not someone whom Orn believed would be too much of a rival except for Mari. But he would keep an eye on both of them for he was not going to let either win and catch Reyna. It was high time that Orn got something out of having to be grounded and constantly told by His to stay out of sight.

Orn hissed at the other Bronze, mating lust fueling his actions and making him do risky things like... flying too close and have their wings get entangled which might result in them doing a free fall towards the ground or some other threatening move that would make the other bronze back away. For the moment, Orn just made sure that the other bronze didn't have a chance to get anywhere near Reyna always trying to wedge himself between Reyna and her other suitors.

It was a trying work have to flit here and there, trying to keep the others safely away from Reyna. He followed close by Reyna's side as she sped forward, banking steeply and turning swiftly as well. It was all he could do, not to crash against her lovely golden hide. And yet, he trilled enthusiastically at the chase that she led him through, silently laughing at the near misses that would have resulted in terrible accidents.

He roared his challenge at the others, daring them to try and wedge themselves in between him and the beautiful sleek golden hide of Reyna. Then again, he was daring enough that he might just do something too horrible to even think about. And he wouldn't care about the consequences, because that's kind of flit that he is. He was out there flying his best to catch Reyna, and By Faranth's First Egg, no one, flit or dragon, not even His, was going to tell him that he had better watch his behavior.

((OOC: Crappy post, but that's what I got from my Bronze Orn Muse. >_<

By the way, I am assuming that IC-wise, this is after the Weyr has been in lock-down mode. Do correct me if I'm wrong.))

[FaizahPandora]

((You are right Houka. I keep forgetting to put IC dates on my threads...))

Reyna noticed the appearance of another bronze and a brown. She also noticed the actions of bronze Orn; wedging himself between she and the other suitors, and following so closely to her that a crash was likely. But she crooned pleasurably at the danger.

Reyna banked sharply to the right, the side that Orn wasnt on, then shot straight upwards. She gained a slight lead on Orn, then flipped backwards over herself in a nose dive. She flattened her wings to her sides, shooting past all the suitors on her dive. Before she could hit the ground she pulled her wings out, catching a breeze and flying towards the lake which had been behind them before.

She loved to see her glowing golden reflection as her suitors attempted to prove themselves the best.

[Houka Ryuu]

Bronze Orn
Orn was just a few seconds late in reacting but he swiftly followed after as he also shot upwards as he rode a thermal to lend him speed while conserving his strength. That maneuver cost him, for he shot upwards past Reyna as she flipped backwards and began to nose dive away from Orn. Orn growled irritatedly as he got himself away from the updraft and, angling himself towards the ground, dive-bombed to catch up to Reyna.

All of Orn's attention, was now focused on Reyna and he no longer tried to get in the way of the others. Gravity helped as Orn fell towards the ground in a frightening velocity and with a snap of his wings, he stopped his free-fall mightily close to the ground, skimming over the tops of the trees as if he was skimming over water. Ahead, he saw Reyna flying towards the lake. With a pump of his wings, he gained more height and was just that much closer behind Reyna who had given him a very good chase indeed.

Orn was not a vain flit, so he didn't even look down on his reflection on the waters of the lake as he flew to catch up to the gold. His eyes were trained on Reyna and nothing, short of Thread falling on the skies, will get in his way of catching her. And he bugled aloud his determination to one and all.

[phyrstyr]

Outraged that the other Bronze dared to get between him and his prize, Mari growled a challenge and snapped at Orn's tail. But he knew that that alone would not gain him the glorious Gold. So he redoubled his efforts and focused on doing his utmost best. He looked at the lowly Brown in passing, but flicked his tail at the thought of such an unworthy creature taking the illustrious Queen.

When Reyna shot to the right and up, Mari began to follow suit, but being a little back ended up working to Mari's advantage. For when the Gold performed her back flip, he had the time to fall from the air like a falcon and follow right on her tail as she dove for the earth.

Mari opened his wings at the same time as Reyna, beating once but otherwise able to coast on momentum. he angled his wings and rose slightly above her, catching her glittering form in double as he looked at her from the lake. He looked back once to make sure that Orn and the Brown weren't too close. When he saw that all was adequate, he shot forward in a display of daring and corkscrewed around the Gold's exquisite frame, burbling his affection, desire, and worth. He returned to his post in order to guard the Queen jealously from the others. That other Bronze would not be the only suitor to block advances. Mari would see if Orn could take what he dished out.

[FaizahPandora]

((Closing this so we don't have unfinished flights hanging about, Reyna is choosing. Sorry to those suitors who didn't get the chance to post recently.))

Reyna had flowne long and far, her suitors following her dutifully. But now she had to choose. She had slown significantly and her wings were threatening to give out. So she trilled back for the winner of her flight to come and claim his prize.

Bronze Mari.

Reyna adjusted her flight so that she was closer to the bronze. Then she folded her wings in and, with a last bugle to her winning male, began to drop from the skies.

[phyrstyr]

Mari bugled in exaltation. the wonderful Queen had chosen HIM! As she came closer to him his small frame tingled with the thrill. He he reached out as she began to fall, entwining his body with hers. Together they plunged towards the earth, forms locked in the glorious ritual of life.