<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c1/RedAjah.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Theraeve Valaim (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234819.msg11557599#msg11557599)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>n/a<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Shayella, Raine<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Evening, Saven 5th, 990NE<br/><strong>Place:</strong>The City Fair<br/><strong>Warning:</strong>n/a<br/><hr/><br/>Even before it had been voiced, Theraeve had picked up on Shayella's concern for the Amyrlin, having been on the receiving end of it many times herself. Behind the rather formal and temperate image that the Yellow Sister projected most of the time, Theraeve knew her to be one of, if not<em>the</em>most compassionate individual that she'd ever known, so those feelings came as no surprise to her. The two of them shared the same penchant for empathy, which must have been one of the factors that brought them together in the first place and kept their friendship strong, though the path she'd chosen for herself left very little leeway for such sentiments.<br/><br/>When split-second calls and decisive actions needed to be taken, Theraeve couldn't afford to have her judgment clouded or her instincts dulled, so she'd learned to steel herself and suppress anything that wasn't essential for carrying out her duties. On some level of her subconsciousness, she was vaguely aware that it wasn't something which she'd be able to keep up in the long run, but distractions came more easily than solutions. Still, sometimes Theraeve couldn't help but wonder - especially when she was in Shayella's company - if she hadn't made a huge mistake when selecting her shawl. That pit of uncertainty and regret was perhaps her greatest fear, one that she could only hope to avoid facing by continuously moving forward so that she didn't get snared and swallowed in by it.<br/><br/>"<em>Nowhere</em>is safe," Theraeve finally addressed her friend's question after giving it some thought, her eyes momentarily gaining a sharper edge. That was something she'd been aware of for a long time, though never as much as right now, since Raine had opened her eyes to the danger present even in Tar Valon, right under their noses. Part of her wanted to share everything that she knew with Shayella while the other part argued that her friend would be safer being kept out of it altogether. Either way, it wasn't Theraeve's decision to make, and she would never divulge any of the privileged information shared with her by the Amyrlin, not even to her closest friend.<br/><br/>"But nothing's going to happen on our watch," she added with resolve and a hint of optimism as the man behind the stall filled two tankards with ale. Grabbing both tankards, Theraeve nodded appreciatively in the man's direction before handing one over to Shayella and raising her own so they could clink them together in a toast. "See, this is why I bring you along," she teased about the free drinks, the corners of her lips briefly pulling upward into a playful smile before she took a hearty swig from her ale. It was quite refreshing and rich, the blend having a good balance of bitter flavoring and fruity sweetness, not bad at all considering they were in the middle of the street and not in some famous inn or tavern.<br/><br/>As they drank, Theraeve subtly kept an eye on the Novice who's just reappeared, the same very same tall one with red hair that she'd seen leaving the Amyrlin's office earlier. She didn't like the idea of a Novice roaming the streets on her own, not after the plot that she and Rhoven had so recently uncovered. She highly doubted that Raine would be okay with that either, so it didn't come as a surprise when Rhoven was sent to shadow the girl, though it was a small relief nonetheless.<br/><br/>On the other hand, it meant less resources devoted to protecting the Amyrlin herself, so Theraeve made sure not to let her vigilance drop whatsoever. Other than the single tankard of ale, the heavier drinking would be left for the night out in the near future which Shayella had apparently managed to swindle her into, not that she minded. "Let's keep the Mother company for the fireworks?" The suggestion was made as they were finishing up their drinks, so they could leave their empty tankards in the barrel before rejoining Raine.<br/><br/>When the Amyrlin was ready, Theraeve would help clear a path through the crowd and lead what remained of the group through the building which their raven-haired leader had pointed out, all the way up to the roof. As for the children, she wasn't particularly adept at dealing with them...so hopefully they wouldn't be too annoying.