<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/42/Gaidin.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Galvren Valynar (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234819.msg11585469#msg11585469)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Gaidin.<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>Suana Bemesta.<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/>It would take some getting used to, of course; the discomfort had passed as quickly as it had come, but the presence of another mind in the back of his own was a strange, alien sensation that, whilst not exactly unpleasant, was certainly odd if nothing else. He could reach out and<em>feel</em>whatever she was feeling, and she could do the same...he could tell where she was at any given time, and if she felt any powerful emotions, he would feel them too...a portion of his mind was forever dedicated to her, and vice versa, and that very fact was in and of itself a strange thing to contemplate. Did she simply have an insight into his mind, or was a portion of his self now implanted in her, independent of the rest of his mind? Was it a copy, a slice or a window? He had no idea, and at that moment, he didn't really care because he could<em>feel</em>what was radiating from that little tree in the back of his mind; just as he was happy to finally be able to call himself a<em>Gaidin,</em>just as he was grateful to Suana Sedai for giving him this opportunity, he could feel that Suana Sedai felt the same way; she, too, was grateful and happy for the bonding, and whilst the Bond didn't give him specific enough insight to know<em>why,</em>he could guess; she had been a long time without a Warder, and requesting a Valdar to Bond with you was an extremely personal thing...it was effectively asking somebody to spend the rest of their lives with you, more or less, especially when you added the whole "monogamous sexual relations" into the mix; on top of the Warder Bond, asking them to not only desire you romantically for so long? That was one hell of a commitment, and he couldn't imagine how nerve-racking it was to ask somebody to make that kind of commitment....or how joyful and relieving it must be to have that person accept, especially with as little apparent hesitation as he had had.<br/><br/>The simple truth of the matter was that her life<em>was</em>in his hands, now - that's what being a Warder meant, after all - just as his was in hers; it was his job to ensure her safety, and it was her job to keep him alive to protect her. She would suffer immeasurable grief and pain were he to die, now, since losing a Warder was intensely traumatic - so much so that many Aes Sedai that went through it never fully recovered - and since she could Compel him to do whatever she wanted using the Bond, she could feasibly order him to his death if she desired...but just the same, he could feasibly do a deliberately bad job defending her (if he wanted to go on a suicidal, murderous rampage, that was). They relied on each other for their lives, now, and that required a large degree of trust. That was part of the point of the bond, he guessed; he could tell that what she said was the truth, since there was no tinge of deception in that tree in the back of his head. True, she could be hiding it...but there would come a day where they were both so good at reading each others presence that lies would be all but impossible between them. It took a strong kind of relationship to survive<em>that</em>without any apocalyptic arguments, but he thought they could do it, with the right attitude. And part of that attitude? It was loyalty and, above all, obedience. He would need to do exactly what she said, when she said it, but tempered with concern for her well being; if she told him to do something that would put her in danger, it was his duty to ensure that she was in as little trouble as possible. It would mean knowing when to give her unquestioning obedience, and when to argue the point with her, for her own good. But through it all...loyalty was a must.<br/><br/>But he had no problems obeying her current order; their first kiss had been private, something to keep to themselves, one last secret between them in that they would never know how the other one felt during that kiss...but this second one? That would be exposed, raw, seen between the two of them...he remembered that fiery desire and that exquisite taste of her lips against his, how wonderful it felt to have her pressed atop him, showing him the affection that she held for him...and now, now he could tell whether that affection and desire was merely affected to win him over, or if it was genuine...he didn't doubt that she had meant what she said, but now he would know for certain that she truly desired it. He nodded slowly, his heart beating quickly as he took in her beauty as she approached, tilting her head a little to grant him an easier access. He swallowed, then smiled just a little. "Your wish is my command, Suana Sedai," he said quietly as he leaned in, and pressed his lips slowly and firmly against hers. He kissed her slowly at first, little shockwaves of desire and pleasure radiating from the contact, his hands moving back up to her waist, one hand sliding around her back to hold her closer, excitement and joy blooming in his head. He<em>did</em>desire her, after all, and he intended for her to know that without a shadow of a doubt.