Mariata had been going many days in search of the Twin Weyr, she had been told that they were in search of candidates, and figuring that they would never find her in her small hold that she would find them.. Her  olive skin was tanned from the sun, and her long brown hair was pulled in a knot to keep it out of the ways. She was a tall girl, but very fit, and strong.
 She came to a great hill, but  not yet a mountain. It was amazing  site to see, to the top of the canyon you could see specks of gold, brown, bronze, greens, and blue. "This must be the Twin Weyr," Mariata said coming closer to the Weyr.
As she got closer she was positive this was the Twin Weyr, you could see the dragons much better over the horizon and it was indeed to different types of pernese dragons. She came to the gate where she was greeted by to different blue dragons and two different riders.
"Hi, welcome to the Twin Weyr, I am R'lan from the Dragon Fang side and this is my Blue dragon Montoth." said a tall handsome man that was standing to the left gate.
"And I am K'randin of the Valley side and this is Conteth," the other man said fondly scratching his dragon behind the ears, "so, who are you and what brings you here?"
Mariata pushed back a lock of loose hair, smiling she said
"My name is Mariata, I am from Lomost hold, I am here to stand for a clutch." she said almost musically.
"Ah," R'lan said with a smile and a wink,"well which Weyr do you wish to stand for?"
Mariata charmed by R'lan's flirty gestured smiled and just stared at his dragon, it was indeed magnificent, she reached over and petted the dragon. The dragon crooned in approval, Montoth looked her in her eyes with his big yellow eyes swirling in majestic shades, begging her to stand for his Weyr's clutch.
"Well," she said, "I want to stand for a Dragon Fang clutch."
"Your lucky, they need one more female candidate. Hop on I will take you to the Weyr were you need to find Yasina the Headwoman to board you into the clutch begins to hatch." Mariata Climbed on the Giant Blue dragon Montoth. \
 Mariata loved the way the wind felt in the hair she watched as the other dragon riders circled and dipped through the air, she couldn't wait to impress and ride. Montoth landed gracefully on the ground with a soft thump. He lowered his head to let Mariata dismount with ease. She thanked R'lan and Montoth for the ride. He wished her luck and lifted back over the Weyr Bowl to continue with his job of greeting people.
"Yasina, Yasin, I must find Yasina," Mariata thought aloud.
"I'm Yasina may I help you?" A young pretty woman said.
"Yes, I am Mariata, I want to stand for a clutch." Mariata told her.
"Yes come with me, I will give you your room and your white Robe. You will wear that to the sands the day of the hatching." Yasina said with a smile.
Mariata followed her to a empty weyr,
"Here you are, I wasn't expecting you, so I didn't have time to fix it up, sorry."
Yasina said with a look of disappointment.
"Oh it's ok, I have time, it will be just fine, thanks."
 Later that night Yasina came with some bed sheets and her robes, Mariata tired from her journey to the Weyr got to bed early. She was dreaming of dragons and flying when she was suddenly awoken by a load bungle. She jumped from the bed and was in surprise. "Already, it couldn't be, the eggs can't hatch yet." she thought to herself. She through on her robes and ran to the hatching sands. She stood there nervous. She glanced around at all the other candidates and they all to seemed to be just as nervous as she was. The first egg hatch and out came a green dragon, it sat there and looked around at it's choices. It than hopped to it's feet and charged for a girl on the opposite side of her. Than a brown, green, blue, and so on, none had evan so much as glanced at her. There were to more eggs, one of them began to shake, and a hairline split came across the face of it and a little bronze came tumbling out, he looked around than he spotted a boy in the corner and charged for him. The clumsy bronze ran into the other egg causing it to crack, the bonze stopped and looked at what he had just done. The egg cracked evan more and out plopped a pale green dragon. Mariata, I have chosen you, I am Noriteth. Help me.
 "Noriteth," Mariata shouted and ran to help her dragon. She lifted her up in her arms, "You came to soon, hang in there, don't leave me."
Mariata I am sorry, but I have no strength to go on......
the little dragonet fell limp in her hand and became cold,
"NO, don't leave me, no, no, you can't no," Mariata sobbed, the riders and there dragons circled around her. The mother dragon nuzzled her baby and Mariata. The Weyrhealer came and took Noriteth from Mariata hands,
"I'm so sorry Mariata, these things happen, she just hatched to soon."
the Weyrhealer said.
Mariata stood up and fled from the sands, and ran, ran fast and did not stop until she was stopped from a red dragon, she had never seen anything like it in her life, it was a red dragon that looked as if it were fire.
"Sorry," Mariata said in apology to the dragon, and his rider. She looked around not finding it's rider.
Its' ok I am Pyrol a Fire Elemental dragon.
"You can talk to me?!?" said Mariata in amazement, "But who is your owner?"
"I am," said a boy from behind the dragon, "Well not exactly, she was abandoned by her rider, and  bonded yet, I am just watching over her and making sure she has what she needs until she bonds."
"Her name is Pyrol," said Mariata still confused.
Mariata, will you be my owner, we will fly the skies together forever. I see you are upset what is wrong.
"I just impressed and she died, my dragon that is. Green Noriteth." Mariata answered.
"You can talk to her, fait has brought you to together, your dragon just died and, and she has been abandoned." the boy said.
Mariata looked at him strangely,
"Yes Pyrol I will be your life mate," Mariata said while she scratched the dragon behind her eyes. The Dragon crooned in pleasure as he lowered his head. Mariata mounted her dragon Pyrol. She thought to herself that this will help ease the loss of her little green dragon, but she will never forget her. Pyrol lifted into the air with ease, and she flew with the other dragon riders, she finally had her life mate.