• • The History of Zendrell and Z'aal • •

Zendrell and Zemaal have always been "children of the Weyr." The result of a Mating Flight between a bluerider named Z'rel on blue Datrevth (dah trehvth), and a greenrider named Commyna (cohm een ah) on green Salnith (sahl nihth), Zemaal was given up soon after he was born. Zendrell maintains that he is the offspring of one of the weyr healers, a more steady love-interest of Z'rel's that decided to nurse both boys. Eventually, though they had become milk brothers as well as half-brother, it doesn't really matter who the boys are related to, since like so many weyrbrats, they were raised by the Weyr in general. Neither has ever been clos to his parentse personally, even though he knew who they were.

After a tragedy that took the lives of so many riders during Threadfall, including their own bluerider father, Zemaal mourned outwardly with the rest of the Weyr, but was up with his brother the very next morning helping people cope. Since then, he has tried to keep the loss of his father hidden from his expression in favor of a more optimistic smile. Zendrell never had any special feelings for Z'rel, though his empathy for Zemaal has helped the younger boy through many hard times.

The boys, together with two other brothers, Pyotr and Ilviylir, have been escorted by a Searchrider to DragonHope. DragonHope's are their first hatchings to Stand at, though ever since they were old enough, Zendrell and Zemaal have enjoyed coming to watch one. In his spare time, Zemaal has spent many sevendays and candlemarks into the night studying up on dragons and their care in preparation for a possible Impression, and his eventual move over to the dragonhealing craft. Zendrell is not sure what he will do upon Impression, "Maybe I'll just hang around and bug him." Zemaal has suggested working as a psychologist to other dragonriders, who have their own special concerns.