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Rhubarb Pie; Tag Sky's Aerella
Topic Started: Jul 18 2015, 04:41 PM (229 Views)
Shaara
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Can't save all. Kallesk said softly from his place at the dying hearth.
"I know. It just hurts. I could've done something, and I just stood there."
Did not. Kallesk saw nothing Kallesk or Kallesk's could do.

Kallen swirled the klah in his mug sadly, staring at it as though it would give him some sort of release.

"Kallesk, besides you, I don't think I have any friends."

S'okay. Kallesk grunted, shifting his haunches to catch a little more heat.

"No, bud, it's not. I'm tired of being away from humans so much. I work with them plenty, it's just, I want to have other humans to gather and talk with, you understand?"

Nope. Like troop? Want troop?

"I suppose so, yes."
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Sandstone P'si of Blue Galleth (#5dbede)
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Brass Bazyon of Brown Bazsk (#492e12) and Blue fire lizard Valentine
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Iron Kaantur and Bronze Kaantursk (#969652)
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It was late. Even in her duties, Aerella was not normally still out and about at this candlemark. Unless there was an event to oversee or an emergency, the Headwoman took to bed. Too often of late had she failed to find sleep. With winter fully gripping the Weyr, the food shortages were more obvious. The dry stores were dangerously low, hunting and fishing had only kept starvation at bay, and outside trading was becoming scarce as larders of friendly Holds and Weyr grew low. Many had to tighten their belts, and yet, in a display of uncharacteristic selfishness, Aerella had traded her own marks for a handful of supplies.

The purpose for those was still steaming on a cooling rack in the kitchen.

The pie was simple, made of only what could be spared. It wouldn't be sweet, not with how little sugar she had procured, but the simple act of baking helped to clear her head and, for a short period of blessed time, she had forgotten the troubles that awaited her come dawn.

She was the sharding Headwoman. It was her job to provide for the Weyr's needs. Clothing, capable crafters, fresh blood in the form of Candidates and Weyrfolk, buckles, buttons, and bread... If it didn't have to do with Threadfighting, she and the weyrwomen were responsible. While the winter gave them all respite from Thread, the Weyr still needed meat and flour and salt. They were practically starving, and there was nothing Aerella could do!

Bracing two hands on the counter, Aerella forced herself to take a deep breath before she did something she would regret. Dropping her head, she stretched her neck before pushing away and brushing her apron clear. Untying it, she hung it from a peg, took a towel, and used it to pick up the pie, which she now felt guilty for making. Surely the supplies could have gone toward a loaf of bread or a stew or something... Shaking her head, Aerella carried the work of the last two candlemarks out of the kitchens and toward the hearths. Maybe there was someone who would enjoy it. Use her guilty pleasure to brighten someone else's night.

A wherhandler was not what she expected to see. Nor was his wher. Oh well. They were the only ones she saw, so a very tired and stressed Aerella set the pie on a chairside table and produced a few forks from a pocket. Somewhere.

"Save me from myself and eat this," she offered without preamble and with a tired smile. "It is still quite hot, so mind your tongue."

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"Here, we can share." Kallen said, beginning to take a bite, blowing on it before to make sure he didn't burn his mouth. "It's good to see someone making something nice, just to make others happy."

He didn't know why, but suddenly he wanted to share everything with the Headwoman. "Can I tell you some things? I mean…I just would like to talk to somebody. I feel kind of lonely right now."

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Making others happy. That hadn't been her goal in baking the steaming monument to her own selfishness, but if it made this stranger happy, that was fine by her. He didn't have to know the guilt she had right after putting it in the oven. She didn't immediately claim his invitation. If she was going to have pie tonight, she needed a proper tea. Thankfully, the night hearth was well supplied with kettles and mugs, so Aerella soon had water heating over the fire and an herb packet steeping inside.

"A tea for every occasion," she muttered to herself and picked a seat across the pie from the stranger. "Seems like a night for loners. What can I help you with, dear?" she asked warmly. She could be twice his age, but Aerella took great pride in caring for the Weyr's residents. It was her primary duty, and she would not have applied for the position if she didn't enjoy the challenge or the people.

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"Where to start?" Kallen asked grumpily. "Sorry, didn't mean that. Just…it's been a long day. A woman died on the operating table. We honestly tried to save her, but nothing could stop what happened. "
Weyrling L'sal of Blue Vozarth (darkblue) and Green fire lizard Zara
Weyrling Syrah of Brown Nyecheth (#772501)
Weyrling C'win of Green Pardeth (#77ddbb)
Basalt T'stan of Green Trith (#089c7b) and Brown fire lizard Chazz
Shale Nmerin of Blue Pavoth(#007cd2)
Sandstone P'si of Blue Galleth (#5dbede)
Flint C'zel of Green Serliath (#33cc00)
Brass Bazyon of Brown Bazsk (#492e12) and Blue fire lizard Valentine
Brass Healer Kallen of Blue Kallesk (#075771)
Iron Kaantur and Bronze Kaantursk (#969652)
Candidate Nerrigant and Brown fire lizard Monroe
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Ah so the young man was a Healer then. A noble and respectable profession, and one Aerella had the utmost appreciation for. She listened to him and the kettle, and when it started steaming, she poured two cups and set one on the table beside him.

"Sometimes there is nothing to be done," was probably not the comfort he wanted to hear, but it was the hard truth. "Even the best intervention can only go so far." She herself had a nasty scar across one forearm from a hatchling. Healer said she was lucky to keep her hand. "Do you doubt your skill because you lost her?"

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"Of course I doubt myself." Kallen said. "Don't you, sometimes? And the shift before, my dad came in vomiting again. I swear, he's going to send his own Wher away soon."
Weyrling L'sal of Blue Vozarth (darkblue) and Green fire lizard Zara
Weyrling Syrah of Brown Nyecheth (#772501)
Weyrling C'win of Green Pardeth (#77ddbb)
Basalt T'stan of Green Trith (#089c7b) and Brown fire lizard Chazz
Shale Nmerin of Blue Pavoth(#007cd2)
Sandstone P'si of Blue Galleth (#5dbede)
Flint C'zel of Green Serliath (#33cc00)
Brass Bazyon of Brown Bazsk (#492e12) and Blue fire lizard Valentine
Brass Healer Kallen of Blue Kallesk (#075771)
Iron Kaantur and Bronze Kaantursk (#969652)
Candidate Nerrigant and Brown fire lizard Monroe
Marble Talan of Green Eureth (#337711)
Granite C'mere of Copper Zaranth (#ff4a00)
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Ah doubts. Aerella had plenty. With the food shortages, it was hard to remain confident that she'd keep the Weyr fed and strong for when Thread came with the warm weather. That was her job. Her ultimate responsibility was to keep the Weyr's residents supplied with whatever they needed. Every day, that was food and water. Sometimes it was a party. Others it was a wake or memorial. The morale of the people was hers to keep high.

"We all have doubts," she said softly, not wanting to admit to her own because she was the sharding Headwoman and shouldn't have doubts. If she let them be publicly known, she could lose the trust of the Weyr. "It is what you do with those doubts that matters. You're certainly not going to give up Healing because of one life beyond saving, correct?"

As for the subject of his father, that was something Aerella didn't want to touch with a dragonlength pole. Drunkards were one of the few people she genuinely hated, so her opinion on that matter wouldn't be very helpful, and any attempt to comfort him wouldn't be genuine.

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