You are safe with me. You are always safe with me. Jaryd’s words echoed in Tia’s mind as he held her in the crowded square. Snow fell, dusting them, and everyone with white fluffy flakes. A light breeze made the cold evening feel even colder for most, but the weather and crowds seemed forgotten by her and the Red. For the first time in a long time, perhaps since the Seanchan, Tia felt safe, as if being in his arms offered protection from the evils of the world.
The Green didn’t want to break the embrace, didn’t dare want to let go, or lose the sense of safety she had in that moment. Her green eyes met his dark gaze, and her breath seemed to catch. A moment later, his lips were on hers, and it was no less electric for the Aes Sedai as it was for the Asha’man.
The first kiss seemed to end as quickly as it began, and he spoke, “Tia I’m-” Whether it was him who kissed her, or she who kissed him, or perhaps it was a mutual decision left unspoken, but they kissed again, and Tia slid her hands up his back while pulling him closer.
Time lost all meaning for the Green as she met the Asha’man’s passion with her own. A small voice in the back of her mind suggested they find someplace more private. It was the same voice that convinced her kissing Zeen when he was an Asha’man and her an Accepted was improper, and thus had her run back to the Tower, leaving him without explanation.
There was no impropriety this time, thus she ignored the small voice, and let her own passions guide her. She had no intentions of breaking the kiss or the moment, but she had no control of the crowd as someone bumped into the pair, causing them to stumble. Tia found she was breathless, but she met Jaryd’s gaze with a shy smile, “Perhaps we should find someplace a bit more private?”
The Red grinned, kissed her forehead and took her by the hand to lead her to a quiet alley. She couldn’t sense him channeling, though before long, what looked like a gateway opened before them. The pair stepped from the alley to what seemed like a platform before stepping through another gateway into lush living quarters. The red decor suggested she was now in the Red’s living room.
Once the gateway closed, and the pair were alone, Tia turned to face Jaryd, giving him a shy, almost uncertain smile, “I . . .I don’t want to presume too much, but I should tell you I’ve never. . .”
The Green bit her lip and looked to his scarred hands as he linked his fingers through hers, “Uhm. . .hmm.” She looked up and cleared her throat, “I’ve never been with anyone.”
The Green didn’t want to break the embrace, didn’t dare want to let go, or lose the sense of safety she had in that moment. Her green eyes met his dark gaze, and her breath seemed to catch. A moment later, his lips were on hers, and it was no less electric for the Aes Sedai as it was for the Asha’man.
The first kiss seemed to end as quickly as it began, and he spoke, “Tia I’m-” Whether it was him who kissed her, or she who kissed him, or perhaps it was a mutual decision left unspoken, but they kissed again, and Tia slid her hands up his back while pulling him closer.
Time lost all meaning for the Green as she met the Asha’man’s passion with her own. A small voice in the back of her mind suggested they find someplace more private. It was the same voice that convinced her kissing Zeen when he was an Asha’man and her an Accepted was improper, and thus had her run back to the Tower, leaving him without explanation.
There was no impropriety this time, thus she ignored the small voice, and let her own passions guide her. She had no intentions of breaking the kiss or the moment, but she had no control of the crowd as someone bumped into the pair, causing them to stumble. Tia found she was breathless, but she met Jaryd’s gaze with a shy smile, “Perhaps we should find someplace a bit more private?”
The Red grinned, kissed her forehead and took her by the hand to lead her to a quiet alley. She couldn’t sense him channeling, though before long, what looked like a gateway opened before them. The pair stepped from the alley to what seemed like a platform before stepping through another gateway into lush living quarters. The red decor suggested she was now in the Red’s living room.
Once the gateway closed, and the pair were alone, Tia turned to face Jaryd, giving him a shy, almost uncertain smile, “I . . .I don’t want to presume too much, but I should tell you I’ve never. . .”
The Green bit her lip and looked to his scarred hands as he linked his fingers through hers, “Uhm. . .hmm.” She looked up and cleared her throat, “I’ve never been with anyone.”