Young Jaxom of Ruatha Hold is a lord, so of course, he’s not supposed to impress himself on a dragon. But then again, the stunted white dragon Ruth wasn’t supposed to be big enough to fly with a rider either. Nevertheless, amidst the Thread and Oldtimers on Pern, Jaxon does impress Ruth, and together they do a few other things that they’re not meant to be doing either.

The story incorporates the novella, “A Time When” (1975), which appeared only as a limited edition at Boskone where McCaffrey was the Guest of Honor.
Before Jaxom could remind Ruth that they weren’t supposed to go between time, they had.

Variants

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  1. The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey, June 1978).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Anne McCaffrey