<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/42/Gaidin.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Galvren Valynar (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234819.msg11585469#msg11585469)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Gaidin.<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>Suana Bemesta.<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/>Honestly, he did feel a little foolish, and that feeling was not overly helped by the lecturing tone she was using; he felt a little like a slightly slow student who failed to grasp the most basic of things, and it was not a sensation he enjoyed...but it was deserved, that much was evident. Yes, he might have worried about it, and ordinarily he would have had to vocally double check whether his partner was angry at him or not, but...he had a Bond, now, a direct window into what she was thinking and feeling and he needed to get used to using it to the best of his ability. In his defence, he was still new to the Bond and still getting used to having her in the back of his head, but he needed to start using it more often if only to prevent him from making himself look like even more of a fool in front of Suana Sedai. It wouldn't do to have his Aes Sedai believing that her Gaidin was foolish or slow, would it? He needed to ensure that her impression of him remained positive, or he could face many a problem later down the line. He flushed a little, heat rising in his cheeks as he realised that she was indeed correct; he didn't<em>feel</em>any negative emotions coming from the Bond, just pleasure and happiness and a certain contentedness. Had he thought to look, he could have saved himself the embarrassment of having her have to explain all of this to him, and he felt more than a little bit sheepish about it all.<br/><br/>Of course, he was given the perfect cover to recollect himself a little; he obeyed her instantly, leaning down and pressing his lips against hers softly, enjoying the plush feeling of her soft, smooth lips and the heated feeling of her breath against his cheek as their lips met in the middle. His hands caressed her sides slowly as he enjoyed the slow, gentle passion of their post-lovemaking kiss...whereas before the kisses had been edged with that lustful desire and just a tinge of desperation, coloured by their mutually rising pleasures, this one was slower, more relaxed...more graceful, in a way. There was still a slight dash of lust - they<em>were</em>still tangled together, naked, in a moonlit garden after all - but that was forgotten as he allowed his lips to glide over hers, tasting and caressing them gently just to explore their surface. His hand moved to her hair idly, gently running through her golden, flowing curls, revelling in the silken smoothness of her locks before he pulled away slowly, slightly short of breath and still blushing a little, though filled with gentle reassurance and slightly dizzy pleasure. As embarrassing as his little slip up had been, she was right; he felt nothing negative from her, and that was a relief on its own.<br/><br/>He smiled a little sheepishly. "My apologies, Suana-" He managed to cut off the "Sedai" before he started it, that time. "- The Bond will take me a little getting used to...and truthfully, I'm rather desperate not to displease you. It isn't every day that a new Warder gets the opportunity to guard a Sitter, after all, so...I admit to feeling just a little bit of pressure to perform." He allowed himself a small smile. It wasn't an average occurrence for a Sitter to take a brand new, raw Warder...or a new Warder at all, really. And since he was her first Warder since her original one died...well. It was a lot to live up to, and a lot of pressure. He just needed to make sure that he stayed calm and collected and didn't make any foolish mistakes...then he'd be ok. Hopefully. Well, he was sure that Suana Sedai would tell him if he did...he just needed to figure out how best to read the Bond, and he<em>should</em>be fine. At least...that was the theory.