<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)<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>Open<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Shayella Sedai, mentions Avalyn Sedai.<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Morning, Saven 6th, 990NE<br/><strong>Place:</strong>Infirmary, Main Ward<br/><strong>Warning:</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Galvren smiled again, though this time the expression held just a note of forlorn wistfulness; was there anybody else that he'd like to invite out for a night on the town to celebrate his raising? Of course...he had made a couple of friends in his years at the Tower, but the two people he actually thought of when she asked him that question...well. Ishara, he hadn't seen in close to a good four or five months, as in depth and time consuming as her studies and chores became upon her entering the final stages of her time as an Accepted; when he spoke to her last, she didn't really know when her test for the Shawl would be, but it was evident that she thought it was close...the work and preparation really piled on the closer you got to the test, as far as Galvren knew, and if her sudden disappearance was anything to go by...it was<em>extremely</em>close. In which case, even if he<em>could</em>find her in time to extend the invitation, he wouldn't want to take her away from her studies and potentially sabotage her test for the Shawl by having her do anything reckless or unbecoming of an Accepted of the Tower...sure, it was only supposed to be a drink or two, but you never knew what might happen in such a situation; it would be better not to take the risk. The other name was, of course, Theraeve Sedai, and even were she to return to The Tower in time...well, a sister of the Red Ajah spending intimate time with a Yellow and a Warder? She wouldn't like the rumours that might start circulating after that, he was certain. So...no. No, he figured that it would just be him and Shayella Sedai, for the most part. He might get together some of the other men in his training group for a "formal" congratulations, as it were, but the celebration at the faire with Shayella Sedai should be reserved for people he considered close friends...or at least, the closest friends he had.<br/><br/>He smiled with just a touch of resignation in his face as he shook his head. "Only a handful of names spring to mind, Shayella Sedai," he said, shaking his head, "And they're all...unavailable. Some of them, I haven't seen in months and don't expect to see again any time soon." However, his wistful expression didn't last long; it was a passing moment of regret, nothing more. How could he remain morose with such enthusiasm dancing in Shayella Sedai's eyes? Light, how long had it been since her last day off that the simple idea of having a night off to enjoy the faire and a couple of friendly drinks causes such sparkling excitement in her? He had to allow her infectious smile to spread across his face as well. He couldn't help it; her enthusiasm was contagious, and honestly, why should he want to resist? This was a happy day, after all; he got raised to Gaidin, and got to tell one of his closest friends (even if the title wasn't exactly hotly disputed) about it personally rather than her hearing about it through the rumour mill...and now, he was getting to arrange an evening out with said friend, where they didn't have the backdrop of the Infirmary. It was good news, so he should stop being so gloomy! He grinned slightly. "Well, I doubt my injury will suddenly heal itself by the 8th, but we can only live in hope, right Shayella Sedai?" He chuckled a little. "But yes, the 8th is perfectly fine with me. We'll have a decent time with just the two of us, I'm certain, Shayella Sedai...." He smiled at her again, then stood up slowly, making certain to keep his arm as still as possible. "...and I, too, must admit to looking forward to our celebration as well, Shayella Sedai. It's been too long since I just had a nice night off without the terror of the possibility of early morning training the next day."<br/><br/>He chuckled again. even though such training was nowhere near an every day occurrence, it was still called often enough that even those who had almost graduated would speak of it with distaste...sure, it was necessary and taught an important lesson - you can never assume that you won't be called to fight; you need to be ready at a moments notice, day or night - but nobody<em>liked</em>getting up before the crack of dawn for a full mornings training. Even if you respected its purpose, liking it was just....well, if you actually liked it, you were probably not mentally stable enough to be trusted to protect an Aes Sedai. There was crazy, and then there was just deranged. Actively liking early morning training was<em>very much</em>the latter. Honestly, the one good thing about his injury was that he could sleep in in the mornings for the first time in almost a decade. He'd almost forgotten how it felt...it didn't make him feel any more rested, but it certainly felt good in an indulgent kind of way, and if he was going to bodyguard an Aes Sedai, he would probably not get to indulge for a very long time...so it was best to make the most of it while he could. If you could sleep in and get away with it, why wouldn't you? Take your moments when you could, because you never knew when you would get another one, especially when Aes Sedai were involved. And he fully intended to enjoy the few perks his injury afforded him while he could. He may as well utilise the advantages of a bad situation, right? There was no reason to be doubly miserable, after all!