Book 2 Dragonflight - Chapter 3 Summary

The authority structure of the Weyr changes overnight. F'lar realizes he almost missed his opportunity to become Weyrleader. He wonders who called them home. Mnementh offers nothing more than the fact that they were called home. Why the mystery? Even on this, his first day as Weyrleader, F'lar worries that the sighting of the Red Star at dawn puts it at the top of the Eye Rock. It grows closer just like the old Records predict. "And the dawn when the Star gleamed scarlet at the watcher through the Eye Rock heralded a dangerous passing and . . . the Threads." (p. 125) One day soon, he'd look through the Eye Rock to see this prophetic fulfillment.

Sounds of splashing water interrupt his thoughts. It is Lessa bathing after their night together. However, his leisurely recollection is cut short when Mnementh...