Shamlen smiled as he pulled his coin pouch off the table and ticked KT safely into the deep pockets of his heavy fur coat.  Shurgging the thick garment off, he revealed a forest green shirt of silk that exposed his thin arms.  He carefully slipped one of them around her waist and pulled her a bit closer, revealing that despite their thinness, his arms bore a surprising strength that one might find in a acrobat or swimmer.  He leaned in so that his lips were only an inch from her ear and she could feel his breath along the back of her neck much like she'd just done to him.<br/><br/><em>"My name is Shamlen."</em>he told her,<em>"My mother is Celebrian of Dorminsari.  My father is Gawain of Mirage, a merchant who often frequented Dominsari in search of new and exotic goods for his shops.  They met during one of his visits and a short time later, I was born."</em>. As he said this, he playfully ran his tongue along her earlobe.<em>"So now you know."</em>