Klira clinched in pain as the WeyrHealer wiped her bruised arm and cuts. Klira was new to this Weyr and  didn't have any friends. Klira loved life at a Weyr . She did live at Dragon Fang Weyr to the age of 10 and had moved to the Valley Weyr when her sister Katri had left the Lower Caverns. She had no clue where Katri had gone, but figured she left because of there cruel foster mom. Klira was as many could tell her foster mothers favorite, athough she loved her sister, she also loved the attention and would sometimes get her sister in trouble just to make her the better child. Now looking back she regrets ever doing so and wishes she hadn't,  for she is left with no friends nor comfort at the Valley Weyr.
 This time Klira figured she went to far. Kilra being new at the Weyr, would go to any extent of danger just to fit in. Even if it meant going into the  hatching sands with a new clutch of eggs and a over protective mother. "The mother must of sensed your fear," one girl teased, " what are you a frady cat!?"
"LEAVE me alone, I never seen you go into the hatching sands!!" Klira said in attempts of getting her didgnity back.
"Yes she has plenty of times,  she was once in there at a  time of a hatching with her brother." The girls boyfriend said.
"What, didn't impress or something?" Klira said cruely.
"No there weren't enough eggs, and like you would evan get the chance of being a candidate!!"
"IF I really wanted to I could easily become one!" Klira said in a fatal attempt to protect her coolness.
"Thats enough!" The WeyrHealer said, deciding the conversation had gone to far. She looked very annoyed and cleared everyone out of the room except Klira herself. After closing the door she went back to Klira to finish taking care of the last of the cuts.
"Why did you go into the Hatching Sands without perrmission you could of been killed?" the WeyrHealer said caringly, but yet stern.
" I don't know, I know it was stupid... but I just was trying to fit in," she says with a look of regret and sorrow.
" You don't have any friends, I'm sure you do, your such a nice...and brave girl."
"No, I did have some friends back at the Lower Caverns at Dragon Fang Weyr, and I also had my sister......"
"Don't you still have your sister?"
"No," said Klira almost to the verge of tears, "she left when I was 15 and has never come back. We moved here right after she left. I almost think that is why we left, so if she did come back she couldn't find us"
"Oh, I am so sorry, that must be really hard for you."
"No, I am glad she left, I am sure she is happier where she is. Our foster mother was really cruel to her." Klira said clearing up her tears.
The Weyr Healer Finishing up on the  last cut said,  "Well, all done. You better stay out of troubles way," she said jokingly, " and  ignore those other kids, you would make a great candidate, and I am sure you will find your sister one of these days." she said with a smile. Klira stood from the chair and was about to leave when  the Weyrhealer said, "Wait, what is your sisters name?" Klira turned to look at the Weyrhealer and said, "No one has ever ask or cared, she looked and thought. Katri, her name is Katri." with that she turned and left the room. The Weyrhealer thought, man that kid has it rough, now where have I heard that name...katri.... The Dragon Fangs Search Rider" she said aloud and with that she too left the room to take care of some buisness.
 "Katri you got a visitor" a voice said behind the closed doors of her weyr.
"Now who could that be," she said as she went to open the door there stood K'tay and the WeyrHealer from the Valley Weyr, "Why hello," said Katri in supprise, "what brings you here?"
K'tay, notticing the WeyrHealers speechlesness said for her with a wink, the Weyrwoman sent her to us, for there is a group of weyrbrats down at the Valley Weyr that want to stand for a clutch."
"She can speek for herself you know, K'tay."
"Oh sorry," the Weyrhealer said imbarrisly, "what he says is true, we do have a group of them back at the Valley. Now if one of all can come and search them I am sure you will find a few good ones to come back and stand for a clutch."
"Well we do need to find some candidates, there is a clutch that has just been layed," Katri said quite proudly.
"You mean your clutch?." K'tay asked sarcastically.
"Yes, well to get back to the point. One of us needs to go."
"I will," K'tay offered. "I mean I don't know if  Sopenth will be up to the challenge with her clutch on mind."
"NO, I mean no, I think Katri can go. I am sure Sopenth wouldn't mind leaving her clutch for just awhile." the Weyrhealer said quickly. Katri looked at her suspecailly than said, "No, not at all." and with that they took Sopenth and flew to the Valley Weyr.
" SEARCH RIDERS," a girl said, "SEARCH RIDERS, HERE AT THE LOWER CAVERNS!!" Klira jumped startled, search riders down here, are they from are Weyr, Klira thought. Curious she stood and walked to where the croud was standing. She saw a Huge green mound and when the mob parted a little she could tell that is was from her home Weyr the Dragon Fang. But why she thought, why are they here at are Weyr.
 Over there I sense a good candidate over there, Sopenth said. Katri  looked around in the group, she followed where her dragons long neck and head was pointing and it lead over to a girl that looked a little older than her. She to had long brown hair down to her shoulders, it was not as dark at hers. She had coppery dark skin, just like her and brownish hazilish eyes. She dismounted as well as with the Weyrhealer. "Welp, I will let you do your job." said the Weyrhealer.
"Thanks" said Katri her eyes still on the girl.
  The group than parted towards where Klira was standing. Klira could see a girl walking towards her. She looked much like herself in many ways, but younger. When they soon stood face to face both silent with the same thought. Katri was the first one to talk " Hello, Sopenth thinks you will make a good candidate..." she said, her eyes still on Klira " My name is Katri and I am a Search rider for the Dragon Fang."
"katri....KATRI, is it really you," she said in a rush of excitement, "IT'S ME KLIRA, YOUR SISTER!!"
Katri  a little startled said " Klira.. Klira....is that really you... but, why are you.....here."
"We moved right after you left you never came back and we had no clue where you went."
 "Oh, I am so sorry," she went and embraced her sister, " I never new, I was just so caught up with my work and  when I became a Searchrider I just well.......forgot. I am so sorry." A tear rolled down her face. They let go and Klira took a good look at her little sister, " It's ok your here now. Well Look at you, your all grown up and a search rider now," Klira looked her sister up and down than hugs her agian, "it's been so long."
"You can come back with me and stand for a clutch,"  Katri said breaking from Klira, " I am almost sure you will impress!"
" I don't know.''  she said looking down at her bruises.
" How did that happen??" Katri asked her sister looking down at her bruised arm. Klira hid it quickly and said, "Oh nothing," she nottices Katri still looking at it and Klira says, "don't worry about it. It is a long story, I will tell you later. On the flight back to the Dragon Fang." Klira says Eyeing the girl she had just talk to a day or so ago. Katri smiled at her and said great lets go we have lots of catching up to do and with that they both climbed on Sopenth. Klira waved goodbye to the crowd that scattered away as the mighty beast began to ride. Thank you Weyrhealer, Katri and Klira both thought they realise she was the one that had brought them together.