They are chosen by the Weyrleader and his Wingleaders They are older rider, that has good skills to teach the new dragon's and riders how to care for their charges, making sure, they had meat ready, to be cut up into morsels, many times a day, till, and then three times a day, till they had their fangs grown in then twice a week, hunting their own food. Make their first Fighting Straps, harness, and other needed stuff. Sean Connell would say that we need every dragon, they are reason that we are surviving on Pern. To each dragonpair,/