Chap 2

Still oh how Selena wished she could be dragon rider!!! Up on think on it Selena sighed in pleasure to be a dragon rider!!! The possibilities where endless!!! She sighed there had been no searches for a while but some day Selena was determined to become a queen dragon rider or even a green it didn't matter as long as she impressed she would be sated.

She realized that some one was knocking on the door and said just a moment

"Just a moment." And then rapped herself in a warm cotton towel and unlacked the door and stepped out Zena was standing there with her clean clothes draped on one arm and a smile on her face

"Oh hi Selena it was you in there."

"I thought it was Zorana for a second."
"Oh really?" Selena said with a laugh in her voice

"Well ill leave you to tend to your business." Said Selena.

"This day turned out to be a warm day the windows where open and a warm breeze drifted in and caressed Selena's tan skin like feathers of a werry. Another sigh escaped her lips when would the new Harper arrive. She could only wonder and wonder she did all the way back to her quarters where she put on decent attire and herd some shouts from the entrance hall. She could just make out the words of the person shouting

"The new Harper has arrived and the ship has just dropped it cargo!!!!"

This was a signal for selena to get dresses at top speed and had just put the finishing touches to her lip coloring and eye shadow when her mother came in and hissed

"Are you done yet?" and

"If you are get out of there and go and greet the new Harper!"

"Ok, OK mother one thing at a time!"

She said exasperatedly why must my mother rush me selena thought to herself and she didn't care if there was a new Harper because she had only one friend and that was zena. She entered the dinning hall just when she herd the mane hold doors open with a rushing sound and there where cheers as the new Harper walked in holding a gitar case drums pipes and a small harp on his back and some of the holders where holding other instruments all of them rapped in special softened wer hide case. Selena Just realized the Harper was young and handsome to mach, OH all the girls would be giggling and bat there eyelashes at him and she Selena never bat her eyelashes at him, She vowed to herself all the girls where going to be silly! Selena was sure of that. And her sister narana would be the worst, Oh how she hated narana! Narana was the perfect daughter and Selena not a chance her own mother said

"Selena narana has more motivation than you my dear you are entirely self centered,"

"You call me self centered!" Selena exclaimed it outrage. Selena was becoming feed up

With her mother always telling her she should find a proper mate but selena had no intentions to get married and why would she! She was only 16 terns old and there was plenty of time to think of a mate when she was older but for now she would not even consider it. She loved the felling of freedom she had being the holders daughter she had a certain amount of authority over the people of the hold. Selena liked exercising her control over the people sometimes but she was never to demanding and she rarely got after people for do a bad thing. As long as the holders did not get too much on selenas nerves she would not snap at them it was a rarity in and of itself to hear selena yell at a person and when she did it was quite scary! But Selena never got a satisfaction out of yelling at people. But still respect for her rank was needed and she felt obligated to dull out punishment if she felt her rank was being disrespected. With a sigh she closed her eyes the clatter of eating utensils and the chatter of the excited holders bothered her so rising she caught her mother's eyes and pantomimed sleeping she nodded in understanding. Finally she could get way from these people how were talking louder than necessary! Sigh with resignation. Her head started to pound as she left for the solitude of her room. "Ahhh much better Selena thought to herself the noise in that room was quiet horrific it made her want to scream and rip her hair out! "What was wrong with me? Why am I acting like this?" Selena sighed what had come over her all of the sudden she had the terrible urge to yell and scream! It must have been that time of the month and sure enough the blood came gushing out and formed a dark red pool. "Ahhhhhhh much better" and it truly was her moodiness had vanished a long with her anger. She cleaned herself up and then walked through the passageways to the harpers teaching hall. She entered it and looked around the cozy little room. Ah the memories that washed over her when she had entered it. Why she us to sit right by the window and stair out at the land beyond the window at the sea lapping at the shore many time she had run up and down the sand beaches and hunted for rock mites and finger tales! It was a real treat to see a wild fire lizard cavort in the air! The queens wings where likes golden sails drifting the tides of the winds. Selena often though about having a golden fire lizard. That would be grand to own a fire lizard. but I did not stand much of a chances of securing and egg I'm only a girl and there's nothing special about me!" or so she thought but there was a thing about selena a aura of kindness which made selena a easy person to talk to. Not only that but she was constantly trailed by some of the young men of the hold hoping to get her attention and affection but Selena merely brushed them away like they where an annoying insect. It got rather annoying to have them fallow her it seemed the only place she could get peace from them was her quarters and the bathing rooms even there they would try to accompany her into the rooms but ohh she put a stop to that fast! She would never let a man bath with her unless she was in love with them. Oh how she hated it when she walked through the halls of the hold and men stared at her with hunger in there. She would turn around and stare at them utile they ether walked away or dropped their eyes to the ground. But this day felt special to Selena, something big was going to happen and she knew it. It where as if she could smell it in the air and yes there it was a bugle of a dragon one two no five "I wonder what there here for?" Selena thought to herself well there was only one explanation for this many dragons a search that the only logical thing she could think of. "Your right we are on search," said a quiet and mellow voice she spun around and there was know one there the little teaching hall was empty. Then where was that voice coming from the thought. 'In your head silly," Selena gasped "Your really talking to me!"

"Yes I am im orth by the way, what your name?"

"I'm Selena."

"Nice to meat you Orth" selena replyed to the dragon.

"I would hate to be rude but what one are you?"

"I'm the biggest bronze in are group." Chuckled Orth Selena gazed out towards the dragons and saw perched on the fire heights. "You're so beautiful!" Selena gasped and he was his bronze hid was shining in the sun "Why thank you." Laugh the dragon. She tore down the hall to the main entrance and flew out side. Orth peered down at her "So there you are."

"Can you talk to all dragons?" said a pleasant voice behinghed her she wirld and came face to face with a man how was very tan and handsome. "Im d'ron"

"And this here is my dragon orth."

"I Know,"

"Well I suppose I did'nt need to introduce you to him he probably already talked to you?"

"Am I right?"

"Yes. He did and Im sorry that rather rude of me to talk to him with out your permission."

"Sorry she says" He said exasperatedly to his dragon.

"Selena you don't need my permission to talk to orth here"

"Orth talks to who he wants to and locks the people he does not whant to talk to, you're a luck one he talked to you that's rare!"

"Sor," She sputtered

"No do not apologize."

"Just collect your personal items and lets be off to bendon!" Finally might be able to fulfill her dreams to be a dragon rider! The possibilities where endless!