A pregnant pause hung in the air at Valeera’s blunt question. While the mage
had made many attempt to get a separate room than the blood elf, even she had
to face the fact that she was in enemy territory, and trying to maintain water elemental
constructs as guards would not work. It truly made her miss the Elite guards, as they were
unable to assist with this particular mission due to the sensitivity required.
Thus was the situation. It was night; && Jaina had already slipped into
something much more suitable for night. The flowing nightgown with
matching dressing gown, adorned with the symbol of the Kirin Tor
was her choice, && for once she found herself awkwardly shuffling on
her feet.
It almost made her want to resort back to a childhood habit of chewing on something.
Nails, ends of quills, the strands of her hair – something to deviate this silence.
Finally she shook her head. ‘ No. I-I mean, it’s not exactly.. proper,
of a lady to share a bed with anyone, but I suppose I am hardly
remembered for that title any longer. ‘ She gazed away.
Truthfully, she couldn’t find anything wrong with it. Except for one thing. Jaina
look dead straight into Valeera’s eyes.
‘ But I have to warn you, I hog the covers. ‘
Jaina seemed to look pretty in everything she wore, something that Valeera viewed as unfair. She put quite a long time into her look when it actually mattered, but it seemed like Jaina just woke up beautiful. But of course, Valeera would never admit this out loud, her cocky self confidence was one of her best traits.
“ Well I suppose we’re even then, because unless the bed is huge you’re probably going to be sleeping on the edge of it. Knowing you you’ll probably want to stay as far away from me as possible, since it’s not proper of a lady. “
Of course, her tone rang of sarcasm, but it still remained friendly.
It was a tone Valeera had mastered at that point.
“ Besides, you probably feel exposed without guards or elementals, if it makes you feel better I’ll protect you. Or try. I tend to be a heavy sleeper in beds. “
Perhaps it came across as too soft, but in all fairness Valeera had a soft spot for Jaina to begin with, starting with her reverence of Aegwynn, and renewing with the moment they had shared over discussing her actions of Theramore.
That’s not to say of course that Valeera had forgiven her.
She’d have to do far more than that..