Scorch, his green firelizard, had fallen asleep standing up on his shoulder again, and teetered off, into his lap.He burst out laughing, and said,"If you're going to sleep, make sure you lie down first!" Scorch looked imperiously back up at him, as if she'd meant to fall off. She righted herself and crawled up his sleeve, digging her tiny claws into his arm. Finding her spot back on his shoulder, she drifted back off into a peaceful sleep. "Perhaps I'll go keep K'van company." he thought, and walked back up toward the weyr. Behind him a wherry scream signaled that Astaroth has at last chosen one to eat. Suddenly, a blue dragon burst from between over the weyr and bugled a call to Raynth, who roars back...indicating that this visitor was not expected. Rylan didn't recognize the blue...it was far to slender to be from this weyr...The blue landed near the feeding grounds and Astaroth is immediately by Rylan's side as his father, J'son jogs down from the weyr. He approached the blue rider who had leapt down from his dragon. The two spoke formally for a few moments, then a broad smile spread across the weyrleader's face. He slapped the newcomer on the back and turned to Rylan.

"Son, this is a Searchrider from Beach Shards, it seems you've been Searched for a clutch!" The blue dragon approached, sniffing at the air around Rylan. He looked to his rider and nodded. J'son laughs and said to Rylan, "Pack up boy, you're going to Impress!" Rylan rushed upstairs and grabbed a few things, some cool clothes and dashed back downstairs to leap aboard the waiting blue. With a quick goodbye kiss from his step-mother, they leapt into the air and slipped between.