Dragoncrest Cliffs Pearl Celebration

though rhaegal's mind is admittedly on the tasks set to him by vairë, he attends the gathering when they are called all the same. trying to be present, focusing on the instructions they are given.

a ceremony.

to celebrate rank promotions.

golden gaze peers down at the three oysters of varying sizes placed before him. he opens the first — no pearl. he eats the meat and nudges the shell aside. the second oyster presents no pearl either. the delicacy inside is consumed and that shell also discarded.

he begins to feel slightly uneasy as he turns to his third and last oyster. it cracks open and the large pearl nestled in the meat catches his eye. the pearl inside is a murky brown color; like salted searock.

he places it delicately in an open shell, waiting for what comes next.