<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/35/YellowAjah.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Shayella Adair<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Sister, Yellow Ajah<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>None<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Theraeve, Raine, Open<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Evening, Saven 5th, 990NE<br/><strong>Place:</strong>Tar Valon Faire<br/><strong>Warning:</strong><br/><hr/>Shayella paused at Therave’s answer to her quick question and she studied the face of her friend.  While there was little surprise at the answer, the emphasis on<em>nowhere</em>hadn’t been missed.  Though she didn’t often display it outwardly, Shayella had been born and raised around Daes Dae’mar and had taken those lessons unto herself.  Her eyes narrowed slightly and briefly and then she shook her head, her smile returning.  While they were good friends and shared a great deal with one another, they both had secrets that couldn’t and<em>shouldn’t</em>be shared.  Even still, Shayella trusted her friend completely and knew that whatever was being kept was done so for a reason.<br/><br/>Her smile grew into a grin at the reassurance and she bobbed her head in a nod of agreement.  “I have every faith in your abilities.”  She said, utterly certain of Theraeve’s skill.  Though they had travelled together and Shayella had witnessed it first-hand, her belief in Theraeve ran even deeper than that.  Perhaps a bit naïve but Shayella believed that her friend would always prevail and, at the same time, always worried for her when she went out on her dangerous missions.   There were times Theraeve was not as careful with herself as Shayella would like.<br/><br/>Laughing at the comment, Shayella clinked her tankard gently against Theraeve’s and took a delicate sip, treating the ale as though it were a fine wine.  Blinking in surprise at the taste, her eyes flicked to the inside of the tankard and her brows rose.  “This is pretty good!”  She complimented, a rare thing for her over ale.  Normally, she preferred finer wines but couldn’t complain about the free, tasty drink she was enjoying.<br/><br/>Catching the departure of Rhoven out of the corner of her eyes, she turned her attention back to the Amyrlin.  “Yes, that would be wonderful.”  She agreed quickly to rejoining Raine for the fireworks and, of course, being closer now that another of her escort was occupied.  Following Theraeve through the crowd, Shayella returned to her natural expression, her typical warm smile but, unlike normal times, it didn’t meet her blue eyes.<br/><br/>The escort surrounding the Amyrlin seemed to be thinned even further without the Mistress of Novices and Rhoven present, a lack that was even more evident to her with the crowd of people that seemed to want the Amyrlin’s attention.  The closer they got to the Flame of Tar Valon, the more concerned Shayella became.  She was almost excited about the firework display being observed with children as that would, hopefully, be slightly safer for Raine.