Weyr Life Drabbles - Prompt word #71: "Broken"
There were too many candidates in Benden Weyr. Soon, the dragons would break shell to choose their lifemates. Eight times, he'd seen it. He was so afraid that this time would be no different. He was better than all these babes... wasn't he?
Beterli watched in sickened fascination as the boy fell slowly backwards over the barrow, still clinging on to his shovel. His head struck its rim, then the whole thing toppled, blackrock and metal clattering noisily onto the ground. Almost loud enough to mask the sound of breaking bones, but not quite.
It was the sound of dreams breaking.
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