Tapestry: Brown Benden Watchdragon
Date: Probably February, 1994
Crafter's rank: Apprentice
Notes
This was one of the descriptions lost in the hard drive crash, however,
it's been restored to this archive through the kindness of T'garrick, who
had actually kept his copy through the various DB moves and quota changes
and gave one to me. Thanks, T'gar!
Description
This tapestry is set against the background of the Benden Weyr Star
Stones. Beyond them, outlined in soft grey threads, are the snowcapped
peaks of the Northern Barrier Range. The sky above is woven in muted
shades of blue and grey, depicting a cold Benden morning. In the
foreground is the watchdragon, an alert cedar brown beast with his head
up, scanning the horizon with whirling green eyes, as if expecting
someone. There is a flame-shaped mark on his right hind leg
of black threads. Flitting and diving about him are four firelizards -
an exuberant sunset blue, a flaming bronze, a large copper brown, and a
little queen hovering just over the dragon's head, woven in pale gold.
Flying towards the Weyr in the distance is the object of the brown
dragon's anticipation - a splendid dusky gold queen dragon woven in the
brightest possible gold threads, the wings almost shimmering as you turn
your head this way and that. Her mouth is open in what must certainly be
a bugle of greeting to the watchdragon. Behind one corner is a lavender
and white badge indicating that this is the work of Opa, Apprentice
Weaver.
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