Menolly arrives in the hall later and does not know where she is supposed to sit. Afterward, Menolly plays the gitar for Master Domick who runs her through a group of chords that would be difficult for a normal apprentice, but Menolly finds easy except for the scar on her hand that limits her movement.Īfter working with Master Domick, Menolly hears the bell for lunch. Menolly chooses carefully, unwittingly impressing Master Jerint when she chooses the Masterharper's gitar. Afterward, Menolly is directed to go to the instrument makers in order to pick a gitar to use. The cotholder becomes frightened by the fire dragons and demands that Menolly keep them under control. As Menolly takes her things to her new room, her fire dragons enter the home. Later, the headwoman, Silvina, takes Menolly to the cot where she will be living with the other girls. Menolly goes up to visit with the Masterharper, who tries to reassure her about taking on the role of apprentice at a craft in which no woman has ever become a Master. However, the sound of the fire lizards draws the attention of nearly everyone in the hall, causing Menolly a great deal of embarrassment. The fire lizards join in, making Menolly happy because it proves the creatures are also happy. After the fire lizards finish eating, Menolly begins singing along to the choir she can hear singing in a nearby building. Camo, the kitchen drudge, offers to help Menolly feed the creatures, excited at the aspect of being near such beautiful animals.
The next morning, Menolly rises early and wanders to the kitchen to find something for her fire lizards to eat. Menolly gathers her fire lizards around her and quickly falls into a deep sleep. Menolly meets the headwoman of the hall who quickly puts her to bed in a guest room for the night, promising to settle her in the girl's cot the following day. Menolly is nervous, but too tired to worry what everyone thinks of her at the moment. Menolly arrives at Harpers Craft Hall on the back of a dragon.
Dragonsinger is a delightful novel of hope and self discovery that readers of all ages and tastes will enjoy.
Menolly is afraid of letting these kind people down, but slowly she begins to realize she has finally found the place where she belongs. Menolly has lived alone since running away from Half Circle Sea Hold in the dark days after Petiron's death and is unsure how to handle the concern of the kind people at Harpers Craft Hall who have taken her in with the belief that she will change the face of music on Pern. All of Pern has been searching for Petiron's apprentice and have finally found the talented harper, but are shocked to find it is a girl. The Dragonsinger is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey.
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