<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/35/YellowAjah.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Kimika Togita<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Mistress of Novices, Yellow Ajah<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>Not yet<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>open, Ishara<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Mid-afternoon, Saven 6th, 990NE<br/><strong>Place:</strong>White Tower Basement Entrance<br/><strong>Warning:</strong><br/><hr/><div style="text-align: justify;">Kimika had been looking for an Accepted for a few minutes now, when she heard that the girl was exactly where she needed her to be: in the basement.  Kimika always felt a mix of thrill and dread when she was summoning a woman for a testing. It was a make or break thing and there were so few Aes Sedai that the "break" part was not something desirable. Yet, the Tower could not afford to lower its standards; they had a reputation to uphold, and had to show a certain strength. The tests  were there to ensure that the women had the required strength…<br/><br/>Kimika had woven the yellow fringes of her shawl between her fingers and was now brushing away any knots that it could have produced when she did.  She turned the corner toward the entrance of the basement, a bit aggravated that she had not yet met Ishara, but then she saw the woman standing there with idling Accepted. The whispers grew quiet when Kimika was noticed, but the Aes Sedai made a point not to stop her eyes on any of them in particular, keeping them guessing as to who would have to deal with her and why. The Mistress of Novices wearing her shawl within the White Tower meant official business though, and Kimika saw hope in some of the woman's eyes.<br/><br/>"Ishara Casalin, you are summoned to be tested for the shaw of an Aes Sedai. The Light keep you whole and see you safe." Kimika said, but she was not emotionless, Aes Sedai serenity. In some ways, this test was worse than the three arches; it tested the woman herself, rather than making her realize that her past was now irrelevant, her present was not what she wished it to be and what her life could have been if not for the Tower; it all had to be given up to become Aes Sedai. This test was testing strength of mind, the ability to perform under pressure and not lose the grip on one's nerves… Kimika had preferred the arches. As hard as it had been to turn her back on all of it to come out of the arches, there had been moments there where she had been truly happy.</div>