Lib - History

"You'll be married in a few Turns, so just get your head out of the clouds and start working."

It might have been that single phrase, or that might just have been the final piece of the puzzle that acted like a trigger, but whichever it was, it was the end of Valley Cove for Lib, then still known as Libby. No more mother, nagging her to cook this and wash that. No more father complaining about her pathetic attempts she made at the skills. No more sister trailing her around and getting in the way. No more depending on other people and most certainly no more Valley Cove.

That mindset held about as far as Lib could walk in 3 candlemarks. Then, realising she had no idea where she was going or what she'd do when she got there, the girl made a slight de-tour and headed for her uncle's house. She still had enough pride left in her not to return home, but she wasn't about to set out across Pern with nothing to her name either.

Ironically enough, in the end it was her mother's words that determinded where Lib decided to settle. After a few days in the shelter of her Uncle's house and protection, Lib was starting to get desperate, as she still didn't know what she was doing, and her parents were bound to send word to her uncle soon. It was while she was sprawled out on a bench one night that she made up her mind. If her head was in the clouds, then she might as well study while she was there.

Lib then walked and hitched the short distance to Gar, eventually turning up at the StarCraft Hall, hopeful if would end up her haven. Interviewed and accepted within a few days of her arrival, Lib remained there until a few Turns later, a bit before her 22 Turnday, when a group of riders from Ista requested the help of the few apprenetices in the Vault. Lib was one of them, and assigned to candy hunting around Ivrylth, who took a fancy to her.

Candidacy was a mixed blessing. Time away, but with chores included, and that prize hovering that Lib didn't quite dare to hope for, instead convinced that her friends would Impress. When the eggs started to crack, the vague outlines of a dream became reality when Alishath found her on the Sands, her two best friend Impressing one before and one after Lib. Weyrlinghood will certainly by interesting...

Lib - History