[She's used to other riders and their attitudes towards her as a night-rider, so Hansel's dismissal doesn't sting as much as it did when she first Ikath Impressed to her. There are times, treacherous times, when she wishes they could fly during a Fall and help protect Pern against the Thread, but then she realizes that she wouldn't trade who Ikath is for anything, wouldn't trade the thrill of slipping through the night on silent wings, of going between without the danger of mycorrhizoid spore eating away whatever it touches.
No, Lydia deals with a different type of danger, one that engages her mind instead of her body.
Still.]
A girl can grow bored, cooped up in the weyr all day.
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No, Lydia deals with a different type of danger, one that engages her mind instead of her body.
Still.]
A girl can grow bored, cooped up in the weyr all day.