Chapter 1
Stanor woke up with a chill as a heavy wind blew into the candidate sleeping cavern. He stood up slowly so not to wake up the sleeping bodies around him.
Grabbing his sandals he headed out into the weyr bowl. It was nice and quiet Stanor loved it when it was night and the stars were out shining bright like a dragon's eye over the Margo weyr it was a large weyr housing many dragons and riders and soon it will house more, the weyr has was close to the sea which he loved since he was born near the sea. He walked to the hatching grounds were golden Printh was sound asleep curled around the two golden eggs under her care. Stanor stood on the edge of the warm sand its tempting warmth made Stanor want to stick his feet in the sand but he wouldn't dare for fear of disturbing the sleeping queen was to great.
Printh opened one eye she looked at him oddly she knew it was him again. Because every night since the eggs were laid he came and looked at them happily. She didn't mind him she liked him he had the makings of a bronze rider. Slowly she placed her head on the sand and returned to sleep.
Stanor smiled at the queen and the eggs they were due to hatch anytime now and soon he could become a dragon rider and fight the evil thread that attacked the planet Pern.
Stanor sighed and headed back into the cavern to dream of dragon's bronzes, browns, blues and greens fling in the sky.