However,’ and T’dam looked up at Ormonth, if you would be good enough
to close your wing slightly, Ormonth,’ and the blue did so.
Thank you – T’dam had to stand slightly on tip-toe to reach the area of
the inner wing. Injuries in here are far more serious as Thread can,
depending on the angle of its fall, sear through the wing and into his
body. This,’ and he now ducked under the wing and tapped the side, is
where the lungs are and injury here can even be fatal There was a gasp
around the semi-circle of his students.
That’s why you have to be sharp every instant you’re in flight.
Go between the instant you even suspect you’ve been hit. -How do we
know?” someone asked.
Ha!” T’dam propped his fists on his thick leather belt and paused.
Dragons are very brave creatures for the most part, considering what we
ask them to do. But,’ and he stroked Ormonth in apology, they have
exceedingly quick responses … especially to pain.
You’ll know!” He paused again. Some of you were here when Missath
broke her sail bone, weren’t you?” and he pointed around the group until
he saw several hands raised. Remember how she squealed?” Went right
through me like a bone cutter – a big lad said and shivered
convulsively.
She was squealing the instant she lost her balance and actually before
she snapped the bone. She knew she would hurt even as she fell.
Now, you don’t have quite the same immediacy in Threadfall since you’ll
be high on adrenalin, but you’ll know. So, this brings up a point that
we make constantly in all training procedures, always, ALWAYS have a
point to go to in your head. During Fall, it had better be the Weyr
since everyone here,’ and now the sweep of his hand included those Ian
tine recognized as non-riders, will be ready to help.
DON’T make the mistake of coming in too low. Going between will have
stopped Thread burrowing further into your dragon… A muted chorus of
disgust and fearfulness greeted that concept. . . . So you can make
as orderly a landing as injuries permit. What you don’t need is a bad
landing which could compound the original Thread score. Start
encouraging your dragon as soon as you know he’s been hit. Of course,
you may be hit too, and I appreciate that, but you’re riders and you can
certainly control your own pain while seeing to your dragon’s.
HE’s the important one of you, remember.
Without him you don’t function as a rider.
Now, the drill is,’ and once again he swept his glance around his
students, slather!” He picked up the wide brush F from the pail at his
feet and began to ply it on Ormonth’s wing: water, to judge the way it
dripped. The blue regarded the operation with lightly whirling eyes.
Slather, slather, slather,’ and T’dam emphasized each repetition with a
long brush stroke. You can’t put too much numb weed on a dragon’s
injuries to suit him or her,’ and he grinned at the female green riders,
and the injury will be numb in exactly three seconds at least the outer
area. It does take time to penetrate through the epidermis to what
passes for the germinative layer in a dragon’s hide. So you may have to
convince your dragon that he’s not as badly hurt as he or she feels.
Your injured dragon needs all the reassurance you can give… No matter
how bad you think the injury looks, don’t think that at the dragon. Tell
him or her what a great brave dragon they are, and that the numb weed is
working and the pain will go away.
Now, if a bone has been penetrated – – – Why, you’ve got P’tero to the
life,’ said an awed voice softly in lantine’s ear, and he shot a glance
at the tall lad standing behind him: M’leng, green Sith’s rider, and
P’tero’s special friend. lantine had seen the two riders, always
together, in the kitchen cavern. Oooh, is there any chance I could
have that corner?” And he tapped the portion which contained P’tero and