02.Feb.12, 04:28 AM
Shards, but he was an idiot on those rare times he let pride rule him instead of commonsense. Why had he thought a sharp object piercing his skin would hurt any less than tweezers digging around in an open wound was beyond him and Valerian wished he had taken the offered herbs though there was the chance they would leave him with a fuzzy mind and he needed his wits about him to deal with these two when they set their minds against him. So, like Talian, the harper was of the opinion that distractions were a good thing because he surely couldn’t grip the bedding beneath him any harder than he already was in an effort to channel some of the pain and the urge to grumble about it. Talian’s choice of a distraction, however, was an interesting one but Valerian felt he could go with it thanks to Allendris’ quick response.
“He’s right, we’re not friends,” Valerian nearly growled the word which would have made it seem like they were the other’s sworn arch nemesis if it wasn’t for the fact the needle working its way over his wound, “we’re much closer than just friends.” They had shared the Candidate Isle together and that must have counted for some form of bonding which made his statement true but he strongly believed the other men would think he was implying something else. It mattered not that he didn’t have any sexual experience with men and had only had one night with a woman at a Gather and currently had more talk than back up. Any sputtering and wide-eyed stares he earned would be well worth placing himself in Allendris’ hypothetical bed.
“He’s right, we’re not friends,” Valerian nearly growled the word which would have made it seem like they were the other’s sworn arch nemesis if it wasn’t for the fact the needle working its way over his wound, “we’re much closer than just friends.” They had shared the Candidate Isle together and that must have counted for some form of bonding which made his statement true but he strongly believed the other men would think he was implying something else. It mattered not that he didn’t have any sexual experience with men and had only had one night with a woman at a Gather and currently had more talk than back up. Any sputtering and wide-eyed stares he earned would be well worth placing himself in Allendris’ hypothetical bed.