<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/>Despite the presence of a surprising abundance of food tempting him to indulge his suddenly ravenous hunger, Galvren suddenly found his immediate desire to eat quashed somewhat by the suddenly serious tone that their conversation had adopted; he could tell from the tension and angle of her body, leaning in a little with muscles taut as if ready to move at any given moment, that whatever she wanted to say, whatever subject she wanted to broach was obviously important to<em>her</em>at the very least, and was likely of the utmost importance...and call him crazy, but he just didn't think it polite or respectful to start stuffing his face when she was so obviously wound tight. He leaned in a little, brow furrowing a little in concern as he met her gaze...and the intensity there surprised him, causing him to give a surprised, startled blink; the way she looked at him was suddenly so...fierce. No, not fierce...more determined, he would say, and definitely more than a little anxious, if her brief hesitation was anything to go by. What could she possibly have to discuss with a Valdar like him that would make the Sitter of the Green Ajah nervous, or even so much as perturbed? It must be something important to elicit such a reaction...could she indeed be asking him for a Bond? It was an intimate thing, to be sure, and it fit with the other more unique aspects of that night, but...surely not? Surely an Aes Sedai of Suana Sedai's rank wouldn't ask an unproven Valdar like him to be her Warder, right? He looked at her seriously, his heart pounding in his chest;<em>was</em>he about to be offered a Wardership?<br/><br/>He blinked sharply. Apparently...he was. He sat back a little, his entire body suddenly falling still. He was being offered the chance to be the Green Sitters new Warder? Her first one in what some people said was over a decade? He'd never really taken the rumours in the barracks seriously, but...but it appeared that they were right; Suana Sedai had indeed been grooming him to be her Warder, and even though she assured him that she wanted an honest answer and not one given out of a sense of duty or repayment, he didn't even need to consider it; to guard a Sitter at all was a massive honour, especially when you were only just out of Warder Training and were generally expected to bond with a newly Risen Aes Sedai, and for him at least, guarding the<em>Green</em>Sitter? The Ajah dedicated to fighting The Shadow in all its forms and eventually taking the Vanguard in Tarmon Gaidan? The Ajah that took only the strongest warriors for its ranks, and he was being asked to guard one of their most important members? He would be a fool not to accept! Not to mention, he and Suana Sedai were<em>friends,</em>and why wouldn't he want to guard his friends back from all dangers? He was in the middle of opening his mouth to accept without hesitation, but he didn't get the chance; Suana Sedai continued...and his mouth clicked shut with another startled blink...though this one was less of a surprised-but-pleased one and more of a look that gave him an appearance similar to a small woodland creature staring down a cavalry charge. Suana Sedai - the Green Sitter, and a legend amongst the Ajah -<em>fancied</em>him? Enough so that she wanted him as her Warder - in what he inferred was the "Green Way" - and claimed that she would get jealous if he was with other women if he accepted her offer? That revelation in and of itself just completely floored him. She'd flirted with him before, of course, but he'd never realised that she was<em>serious!</em><br/><br/>He looked at her for a long moment, struggling to process the new information. Did he want to be her Warder? Yes. No hesitation there. It would be an honour and a pleasure to be a Sitters Warder full stop, but Suana Sedai's? A veteran, a Green and his friend? There was no reason not to, and every reason to accept in that regards so that....that was a yes. But her admission of attraction...that was slightly more difficult. The most obvious question was "Was he attracted to her?" Again, the answer would be yes; she had the ageless face of an Aes Sedai, but she also had a graceful, elegant beauty that captured your attention as soon as she walked into the room with lovely flowing golden hair that seemed to shimmer in the moonlight...and most importantly, she was<em>kind.</em>She was beautiful, she was compassionate, she was kindhearted and one of the most brave and selfless individuals he had ever met. How could he not be attracted to her? The problem was that there were other Aes Sedai he was friends with who also enjoyed his company from time to time who might feel...he didn't know. Betrayed? Abandoned? But that was a weak counter-argument, and he knew it; he hadn't seen any of them properly in months, really, and Theraeve Sedai in particular had been drifting away from him as of late...when she was around (which wasn't often), they rarely spoke and she was getting more and more worryingly aggressive and violent every day. There was...no real reason for him to say no. He was just....surprised, he guessed, and some part of him still kind of held that admiration for Theraeve Sedai. Unfortunately, she was no longer the woman he had followed to Tar Valon...sometimes it felt like he didn't even know her any more, if he even knew her at<em>that</em>point. He looked at Suana Sedai, obviously nervous despite her attempts to hide it, her tilted head sending waves of golden hair falling down about her shoulders as she looked at him with curious, almost....almost<em>worried</em>eyes. He hadn't even thought that Suana could<em>get</em>worried or nervous...and over<em>him?</em>He made up his mind a split second later.<br/><br/>He wet his mouth a little then gave a slow, gradual nod. He nodded a second time afterwards, faster, and a hesitant smile spread across his face. "I...it would be an honour and a pleasure to accept your offer, Suana Sedai." He said carefully, catching her gaze once again. He swallowed quietly, seeking to wet his throat. He knew what he wanted to say next. "That is to say...I accept your proposal. B-both of them." He knew what she had been implying with her admission of attraction...and he reciprocated the feeling. Greens were known for indulging in their Warders, so why should a Sitter be any different? They were supposed to Embody their Ajah, after all, so...yeah. Besides. He<em>did</em>like her - she deserved to be<em>liked</em>- and honestly...if he lost friends from becoming exclusively Suana Sedai's? Then they evidently weren't friends to begin with. He wasn't about to turn down the chance to be her Warder, and he saw no reason to deny himself the chance to act on the attraction he felt towards her. So...he didn't.