In the early evening hours, a near tragedy has befallen Ista Weyr. As described by a witness it all begun with a thunderous bellow from the Weyrleading Bronze Vsonath. A bellow of shock, anger, terror and utter incomprehension. The normally stotic bronze proceeded to go to peices in an utterly uncharacteristic way, unable to tell his would-be rescuers the source of the problem. Only able to flash basic images of the Southern Bowl of Ista he nonetheless was able to summon some assistance.

From Xanadu Weyr came Casiella and her Gold Calanth, and I'ven and his brown Khriseth. Fort Weyr answered with X'an and his bronze Izelth. From Ista, the Young Weyrling Franses and her Green Danath quickly responded. Togeather, they came upon the scene of Vsonath madly attempting to squeeze between buildings into an alleyway that was much too small for him in a blind panic. Fortunatly, Gold Calanth and Green Danath were able to talk Vsonath away from the aperature to reveal the Weyrleader wounded upon the ground with an unknown assaliant about to make a coup de grace. The true heroes of the ensuing melee were not men nor women, but a faire of firelizards that were able to distract the man before anyone else was killed and in the end dispatch him -- inadvertantly causing him to fall upon his own weapon. Wounded as well was Casiella, said to have had a dagger buried full length into the meat of her her thigh.

It was only be the fast thinking of the Gold that a qualified master healer was brought to the site in time, for Weyrleader S'va had been stabbed once through the back and again through the abdomen, suffering from deflated lungs, various other wounds and loss of blood. His life was saved, but for the moment he remains unconscious with his Bronze Vsonath keeping steady watch outside of the infirmary -- himself kept tended and calm by a score of dragonhealers and a few close companions. The next hours will be likely be tense for Ista, as news of weather or not he will survive is awaited.

Perhaps the most disturbing thing of all was the assasian himself. Although the body was quickly covered and shipped out, witnesses report that the knot upon his shoulder was clearly that of Xanadu Weyr -- leaving questions as to what will happen in the already strained relationship between the two Weyrs.Regardless, as that news is tensely waited for there will be many questions in the coming days....