<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fd/Valdar.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Galvren Valynar (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234819.msg11585469#msg11585469)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Valdar (Newly Risen to Gaidin)<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>Open<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Suana Bemesta.<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Evening, Saven 7th, 990NE.<br/><strong>Place:</strong>The Grounds, Secluded Corner Of The Garden.<br/><strong>Warning:</strong>N/A<br/><hr/><br/>He knew that the kiss had to end eventually - all things must eventually come to some conclusion, regardless of how pleasant they may be at the time - but he was pleasantly surprised by the fact that Suana Sedai evidently felt the same way he did about that fact; rebelliously defiant in its approaching end, and determined to stretch out the experience for as long as reasonably possible, if her body language was anything to go by; he'd kissed more than a few women in his time, such that he knew the basic signals...what actions and anglings indicated that they wanted to deepen or lighten up the kiss, what little hints showed that they were into it or having doubts...whether they wanted more or less or just the same amount that they were currently receiving or taking or giving...little things like directional changes, the positions of their hands, how much weight they placed on certain areas of his body, whether they seemed hesitant in the kiss or eager and enthusiastic...and though it shouldn't have surprised him that Suana Sedai was enjoying their intimacy - given that she was the one who instigated it - it was a pleasant realisation nonetheless to have. He felt her leaning closer, her beautiful form moulding slowly against his, her lips more insistent, her hands trailing around his back and tangling in his hair, keeping him close and unable to pull away even if he wanted to - which he didn't - as she shared his apparent desire and newfound passion for the contact. Apparently, she was enjoying the kiss as much as he was...which was more than a relief for him. Alas, as alluded to before, all good things must eventually end...and thus, he felt Suana Sedai pulling away from him slowly and despite his urge to follow, he forced himself to remain in place...if she sought to break the kiss, she must have had a reason. His eyes slipped open to look at her as she separated their lips and was surprised at just how close Suana Sedai had decided to stay, their faces still mere inches apart.<br/><br/>He watched her carefully, not so much as taking his eyes off of her as she slid her hands to the side of his head, though it did elicit a little bit of a shudder of anticipation; he knew what was coming next, of course; she had said that she wanted their first kiss to be without Bonding, and now that that kiss had been concluded...it appeared that there was nothing left to say or do other than to simply go ahead and do it. Did he have doubts? Hell no. He'd trained for the last decade of his life near enough to be considered for a Warder position, and now he was getting bonded by the Sitter of the Green Ajah? He'd said it before and he'd say it again - and probably would yet again afore long - but it was a tremendous honour and he was beyond ready. He steeled himself for the slightly weird sensations, locking his gaze with Suana Sedai as she visibly began to concentrate and even though he couldn't feel or see the weaves of power, he could almost swear that he felt the air warp around them a little, as if the world around them was more than simply a surrounding and was in fact the back of a massive, slowly breathing beast whose body rose and fell so gradually that nobody ever noticed...though that could easily have been his imagination, since non-power users would never be able to sense or see anything more than any visible effects of<em>Saidar.</em>The sensation began much as Suana Sedai described, like an outburst of pins and needles in the back of his brain, tickling and scratching at the edges of his consciousness, pricking and stabbing with gradually more and more aggression and insistence, demanding to be felt and addressed and scratched...<br/><br/>And then suddenly, it was gone. The pressure that had built up following the prickling sensation was replaced by relative peace, much like what he usually experienced within his own mind...except now there was something<em>different.</em>Right there, sequestered in one corner of his mind, was a fresh bundle of emotions and desires and hints of thought not his own, slowly growing up from the ground and stretching its branches like one of the large, overhanging oak trees back in his home village, each leaf and fruit hanging from it representing a different emotion. Some were bigger than others, of course, and many disappeared even as he attempted to focus on them...and he knew instinctively that this was how his subconscious was choosing to manifest Suana Sedai's presence in his mind. Even as he curiously investigated the strange-feeling phenomenon of having somebody else now permanently living in his brain, he felt a small pull in her direction, an innate knowledge of in which direction she lay...and though he didn't need such a service at that moment in time, he didn't doubt it would be useful later on. After the moment of curiosity and bewilderment, however, came a moment of joy and relief; he was a Warder! A fully fledged, qualified Warder, and to a living legend no less! A living legend that wanted intimacy, to boot! He felt like kissing her suddenly, able to tell from her small tree in that little garden in the corner of his mind that she was just as pleased as he was that he had accepted - from what he could tell, she hadn't been lying - and just as pleased that it had worked. He allowed his mouth to pull into a small, hesitant, almost shy-but-genuine smile.<br/><br/>"I...feel you in my head, Suana Sedai...It's a strange sensation, but....but not an unpleasant one." He paused, then tilted his head a little. "I did it." He grinned to himself in disbelief. "I'm a Warder. A fully qualified, Bonded Warder." This was easily the proudest day of his life, and one of the happiest, so he had a duty to thank those responsible. "Thank you, Suana Sedai...I will serve you faithfully and to the best of my ability for as long as I live." Which, if he was honest, he intended to be a long, long time...and he had no intention of letting Suana Sedai get injured, either.