Lan wants to be sure he still knows his Aes Sedai after having their bond masked for such a long time.
Warning! This is a smut chapter! If you don't like to read about Moiraine and Lan getting intimate, please skip this chapter.
A cloud of love surrounded Moiraine when she awoke. Lan's arm was still wrapped around her, keeping her personal safety bubble upright, and the warmth of his body warmed her back. His overwhelming love for her bubbled through the bond, making her reach out for him – she wanted to soak up even the tiniest bubble.
Gratitude for this incredible man flowed back to him, and his grip on her tightened. Suddenly, she felt a movement in her hair. Lan had buried his nose in her hair while his hot breath tickled her neck. He was clearly awake!
And then she remembered Lan hadn't slept last night and wanted to rest with her. Had he stayed awake again?!
Quickly, she checked on him through the bond. Was he tired? – Exhausted? Were there any signs that he hadn't slept?
"Stop worrying," the Warder whispered against her skin. "This time, I did rest my eyes."
"Did you rest your eyes or sleep?"
Instead of an answer, the uncrowned king of Malkier pulled the Cairhien woman closer against him, then left a trail of kisses down her neck.
"Lan." He bit her earlobe tenderly, and she shivered. "Would you please answer my question?" The Aes Sedai's Warder hummed in denial.
In the next moment, his right hand moved over the side of her torso. His fingers moved uncontrollably, and Moiraine shrieked, squirming beside him. "Stop that!" But he didn't. His fingers continued their path, making her even more squirm. "Lan!"
Finally, his fingers moved to her naked legs, and Lan rearranged his position. "What are you trying to do?" Moiraine asked when the man placed kisses down her leg. No answer. Slowly, he moved closer to her feet. "I will kick you if you tickle my feet," she said in her most threatening voice.
The uncrowned king of Malkier stopped at her ankle. His eyes moved to her face, searching for how serious she was. Apparently, the woman of the Blue Ajah had been convincing because the man didn't touch her feet.
Gently, he helped her to roll on her back, then he kissed his way back up. Moiraine watched him with a raised eyebrow. "Could you please talk to me? Or don't I deserve an answer anymore?"
Lan pushed the hem of her underdress up since it blocked his access to her upper skin. The Aes Sedai cursed and tried to free the fabric from his grip to cover herself, but Lan was strong.
Suddenly, the Malkieri's head disappeared under the fabric. His kisses moved from her leg to her belly.
"Lan! What are you doing?!"
"Testing the bond if I can feel everything again."
Confused, Moiraine furrowed her forehead. He did what?! "You test the bond under my underdress?"
"The feeling of skin on skin is way more intense than skin on fabric." And because Lan needed to prove his point, his hands moved to the sides of her torso and tickled her.
Moiraine shrieked and squirmed, trying to escape his devilish fingers while pushing his head down to get him off her. Of course, it didn't work. She had never been able to move Lan if he didn't want to move.
His attack stopped, leaving her breathing heavily. At this moment, he used the opportunity and pushed her underdress further up to her waist, though his head stayed under the fabric.
"You're silly," Moiraine sighed. "You feel me through the bond just fine." Lan stopped with his kisses, and she saw how stiff he had turned. Worried, she rubbed her hands over his back. "Lan? What's wrong?"
"I haven't felt you for over a month." His words weren't much louder than a whisper. The pain in his voice nearly broke Moiraine's heart. "I need to be certain that I don't miss an emotion because I don't remember it."
The Aes Sedai wet her lips, which were suddenly extremely dry, then moved her hands to his neck and started to massage the tight muscles. "Continue."
The Warder listened to her feelings through the bond, obviously not sure if she truly didn't like what he was doing.
"It's all right, Lan. Continue," Moiraine said tenderly, and the man relaxed beneath her touch.
Relieved, the Cairhien woman felt the Malkieri kissing her skin again. His path brought him from her belly button up to her ribs. Of course, he couldn't stop himself and kissed each one that was palpable. Moiraine bit her tongue not to snap at Lan. She had allowed him to continue. She couldn't stop him now.
Lan's nose touched the underside of her breast – a gentle brush, actually – but Moiraine held her breath for a heartbeat. It hadn't been on purpose. Lan wouldn't do that, right? But his head was still so close to her breasts. It would be easy for him to-
The Aes Sedai gasped when Lan's lips closed around her nipple. So much for not doing it on purpose! His tongue swirled around the stiff peak, playing with it. "Lan!" Meanwhile, his right hand found her other breast, and his fingers started immediately to knead it.
"Lan!" Moiraine panted but couldn't push him off her. Light, her core was already reacting to his treatment! "You said you wanted to feel my emotions!"
"I said I wanted not to miss an emotion from you." Lan's fingers of his right hand pinched Moiraine's nipple while he spoke, sending a spark down her core. "Lust is an emotion, and feeling your arousal is also something I wanted." Then his mouth was back on her breast.
This time, the Warder started to suck while pinching the other nipple. The Aes Sedai moaned in pleasure. Without realizing it, she began to hold Lan closer to her breast. Her body wanted him!
"We can't do that!" Moiraine's eyes fell on the chair under the door handle. It was a start to keep unwanted guests out, but she hadn't thrown a privacy shield over the room. Anyone passing the door could hear them if they continued.
"Why can't we continue?" Lan wanted to know, letting his tongue flick over Moiraine's nipple.
"Everyone could hear us!"
The Aes Sedai felt her Warder freeze, then he chuckled. His teeth grazed her nipple, then he bit her tenderly. Moiraine yelped before she covered her mouth with her hand. Lan soothed the hurt skin with his tongue.
Moiraine gave him a light slap on the arm. "Didn't you listen to me?!" She hissed, receiving a chuckle.
"I listened to you. But if you want a privacy shield, you need to weave one. Because I'm busy here." And then, he closed his mouth around her nipple again.
Moiraine moaned in pleasure. She didn't want Lan to stop! Quickly, her hands wove the weave for the privacy shield and another to lock the door properly. She didn't want anyone walking in on them.
Sadly, Lan didn't do her a favor and stopped his treatment for a second until she had finished the weaves. His hot mouth worked on her breast while his right hand definitely didn't neglect her second breast.
The two weaves fell apart at the Aes Sedai's first attempt. Feeling Lan's lust through the bond increased her own lust, which made it hard to focus. When Moiraine started a second attempt, she only weaved the privacy shield since it was the more important weave – at least in her eyes.
It almost fell apart again at the end when Lan bit her nipple, coaxing another yelp from her. "Bastard," she growled, then wove the second weave while the insufferable man chuckled in amusement.
"Seems to me that you like it."
Before the Cairhien woman could respond to that, the Malkieri let go of her breasts and pushed her underdress over her head. But when she tried to free her arms, Lan suddenly wrapped the dress around them, pulling it into a knot.
"What are you doing?"
"Like I said, I want to feel you, my Aes Sedai. Which means I will take my time to memorize every single part of your body."
Moiraine's eyes widened. He would take his time?! How long was he planning to 'explore' her feelings? "Lan, you-"
The uncrowned king of Malkier cut her off by pressing his lips on hers, cupping her face in his hands. And then his examination started. His hands moved tenderly from her neck to her shoulders before they found her breasts again. Her still sensitive nipples reacted immediately to his touch, and Moiraine moaned.
Lan used the opportunity to enter her mouth with his tongue. Their tongues danced with each other while Moiraine did her best not to moan at Lan's handling of her breasts. Finally, a loud moan escaped her throat when he pinched her hard nipples, sending a spark down to her core. Light, she wanted to touch him!
Smiling, her Warder pulled back his tongue, then kissed his way down her throat. His hands released her breasts, finding the tickling sides of her torso again. Technically, he wasn't tickling her this time, but the touch of his fingers on her skin made her squirm.
"Lan." Relieved, the woman of the Blue Ajah realized she could use her voice again since the man didn't occupy her mouth anymore. She placed her tied arms on his back. "Take my dress off. I want to feel you."
But her Warder shook his head. "Later. First, it's my turn." His tongue circled a nipple before he closed his mouth around it again.
Meanwhile, his hands reached her hips and the last piece of cloth Moiraine was still wearing – her underwear. Quickly, the Aes Sedai pressed her legs together so he couldn't take it off. "Release my arms."
Growling, Lan flicked his tongue continuously over Moiraine's nipple until her legs opened automatically. Before Moiraine knew what had happened, she was completely naked, and Lan pressed a leg between her legs to keep them apart.
"Lan," the Aes Sedai whined, then gasped when he pinched a nipple.
Smiling, Lan leaned forward and gave her a short kiss. "It feels so good to feel you. How well does your lower region respond to my examination?"
His free hand darted between her legs, drawing his fingers through her wetness. Content, Lan hummed. "I guess your body gave me the answer." He spread her wetness over her clit, circling the little pearl.
Moiraine's breath turned shallow. She wouldn't survive that examination – she was sure of that. Her hips already pressed themselves against Lan's hand. She wanted to feel his touch.
"Does that feel good?" Lan asked with a devilish smile on his lips while watching her reaction. As if he didn't know! "How is this?" He buried two fingers into her wet tunnel, and Moiraine's head fell back, followed by a loud moan.
Her Warder twisted his fingers inside her, then picked up his pace in pumping in and out of her.
"More," Moiraine whispered, and Lan licked his lips before he pressed another kiss on her lips.
"Yes, I also want more." He pulled out his fingers – much to her frustration – and repositioned his body at her legs until he parted her legs – opening her for him.
"Lan!" The woman couldn't suppress an embarrassed shriek. "Your examination is over!"
"Not even close." There was a lustful glistening in his eyes when he looked at her. "I will make you come several times until you can't stand anymore. After that, I'm sure I will remember every emotion from you."
"Lan-"
But he had already lowered his head, touching her intimate part by using his tongue to taste her. Gratified, he moaned when her taste exploded on his tongue.
Moiraine moaned, and her head fell back. Light, that man was killing her! His tongue played with her clit – one time, he drew circles around her little pearl, while another time, he flicked his tongue over it rapidly.
The pleasure built quickly inside the Aes Sedai, and she forgot everything around her. Her body was on fire, and she felt Lan's arousal through the bond. Bringing her pleasure turned him on, and his cock was desperate to find release. But if he stayed true to his word – and Moiraine doubted he had lied to her – Lan wouldn't find any release soon. He had promised to make her come several times. He didn't say anything about him finishing.
Suddenly, she felt his fingers at her vulva, parting the lips before entering her with two fingers. Gasping, she bucked while Lan started to pump into her in a slow rhythm.
A never-ending continuation of moans escaped Moiraine's lips while her Warder tortured her with both his tongue and fingers. The combination of them was deadly – way too talented.
"Lan."
He increased his speed, feeling how close she was to her release. "Come for me, Moiraine," he whispered against her wet clit, making her shiver.
The Aes Sedai bit her lip when she felt her orgasm closing in. How long could she resist before her body gave in? If Lan continued to use his tongue that effectively on her clit…
Moiraine trembled when Lan brushed a sensitive spot with his fingertip and felt him smiling against her skin. He had found what he had been looking for. One more time, he brushed the spot, then increased the speed of his fingers one last time.
"Lan!"
Her orgasm crushed over her while her Warder kept sucking on her clit and pumping his fingers into her. It was nothing compared to his doing at Anvaere's house – which had already been incredible!
Panting, she rode out her orgasm, then pulled her hips back from his face because of the overstimulation. But Lan's free hand still had a firm grip on Moiraine's leg and kept holding her to his face.
Through the haziness of her orgasm, the Cairhien woman realized the Malkieri didn't stop. Neither his tongue nor his fingers stopped in their task.
"Lan." Blood and ashes! Her voice sounded raspy!
At the same time, she tried to pull her hips away from him. Light, her little pearl was oversensitive! "Lan, please stop. I can't-"
Before she could finish her sentence, the uncrowned king of Malkier started his second attack. Relentlessly, his tongue flicked over her clit before he sucked on it. His fingers twisted within her, then curled up like a command to come.
Quickly, the pain of overstimulation faded and was replaced by her building pleasure.
"Lan," Moiraine whined, though she didn't even know what she wanted from him. Did she want him to stop or to continue?
The Warder hummed against her core, encouraging her to phrase what she needed from him. But she couldn't. She couldn't think clearly! Light, her body was on fire!
"Lan, please."
The Cairhien woman started to rub her center against his face, seeking more of him. Her pleasure turned higher and higher until it almost became painful again. If she didn't find release soon, she would…
Moiraine moaned when Lan's finger brushed the sensitive spot inside her. It had been her undoing the first time. Maybe she could find release that way a second time?
But the uncrowned king of Malkier seemed to notice it didn't work – he probably felt it through the bond since he was listening closely to her feelings. So, instead of pumping faster into her, he slowed his pace and let his tongue do the work. Blood and ashes, the tongue of that man…!
"Lan." Her heart was racing. "Lan!" Her breaths turned shallow. "LAN!" Her hands gripped his hair tightly when she reached her climax, screaming his name. Waves of lust rolled over her, making her tremble. At the same time, she started to squirm when her Warder continued to lick her. Every cell in her body seemed sensitive.
"Lan, please," Moiraine begged in a raspy voice. "I can't." She tried to pull back her hips from his mouth, but Lan kept her in place, though his tongue had slowed on her sensitive clit. "Please. I can't come again."
Once he had licked her clean, the Malkieri pressed a kiss on his bondholder's inner thigh, then crawled back up to her. He looked very pleased with himself.
"Your tongue should be forbidden," the exhausted Aes Sedai whispered. "It's unnatural what you can do with it."
Smiling, Lan kissed her sweetly, then tilted his head like he was listening. "You're thirsty."
Moiraine smiled when she saw the glee in her Warder's eyes. He was proud that he could still decipher her needs, and she felt how much it meant to him. "I wouldn't say no if you could get me some water."
She received another kiss. "As you wish, Aes Sedai."
Moiraine shivered when Lan left the bed and took his warmth with him. They hadn't lightened the fire again, and the room was cold.
Lan filled two cups with water, then grabbed an apple from their provisions bag and returned to Moiraine. The woman of the Blue Ajah raised an eyebrow at the fruit. "I finally understand why you need to go through all of my emotions. I don't remember sending you an indication that I'm hungry."
The uncrowned king of Malkier placed the cups and the apple on the nightstand, then leaned over his bondholder. "You're extremely bold for someone who can't fight back."
His fingers tickled the sides of her torso without warning, and Moiraine squeaked while squirming to escape his attack. But Lan wasn't done with her. He lowered his head and bit tenderly into her hip.
A surprised yelp crossed Moiraine's lips. It hadn't been painful, yet she hadn't expected such an action from her Warder. "Lan!" Her Warder held her in place – lying on her side with her back turned to him – and nibbled his way up the side of her torso. That wasn't much better than his tickling fingers. "Stop!"
She released a relieved sigh when the man allowed her to roll onto her back again. A devilish smile lay on his lips. "You've had enough?"
"Insufferable man," Moiraine growled, then held her tied wrists before his face. "Please, untie me."
Gently, the uncrowned king of Malkier pressed her hands back on her pillow and shook his head. "Not yet. I'm not done with you."
"You've had enough time to examine me, Lan. Untie me."
"I promised to make you come several times until you can't stand anymore. We're far from that." Her Warder took one of the cups, then helped her take a few sips before he replaced the cup with the apple. "But you need to eat. Not just because you're too thin but because you will need your strength when your orgasms roll over you."
Moiraine looked at him with begging eyes. "Please, Lan. I can't come anymore. Please, untie me."
"What is Siuan's highest score in making you come in one night?"
The Aes Sedai blushed. "I don't know why this is important. I can't-"
"More than twice?"
Moiraine bit her lip. She didn't want to answer that question. Siuan was an excellent lover and had given Moiraine countless incredible orgasms.
"More than thrice?"
"Lan-"
"So, I have some work to do." He offered her the apple again, and Moiraine took a bite to satisfy him.
While the Cairhien woman chewed on the apple, she thought about a way to make Lan untie her. The man was focused on her pleasure without taking care of himself. And she felt his longing. Her two orgasms had hit him hard, no matter how much he enjoyed taking care of her.
When the Aes Sedai was finally done with the apple, she held her hands before her Warder's face again, who raised an eyebrow at her. "Please, untie me, Lan. I want to feel you."
"Later," Lan murmured against her skin when he pressed his lips on her naked arm. "First, I have to continue with my task."
Growling, Moiraine moved her hands behind his head and pulled his face to her until she could capture his lips. Lan moaned, and his hand rubbed over her hip and thigh. The Aes Sedai felt the longing of her Warder rising and ended the kiss. "I want you."
The uncrowned king of Malkier raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Siuan would be pissed if I dare-"
Another kiss interrupted him. "I want you," Moiraine whispered softly.
There was a spike in his arousal, and Lan suddenly shifted his hips uncomfortably like his underwear became too tight. He wanted her. He wanted her badly. But was it enough to end his examination of her body? Light, she couldn't take two or three more orgasms. Blood and ashes, she would probably be broken after the following one!
"Please, Lan."
Moiraine saw Lan was swaying, so she distracted him with sweet kisses, encouraging him to give in to his needs.
Finally, the Warder growled, pushing her chin up to expose her throat and leaving a trail of kisses to her collarbone. "Light, I want you," he moaned. "What are you doing to me?"
A chuckle escaped Moiraine's lips. What was she doing to him? He was the one who set her entire body on fire – multiple times!
Lan's hand darted between her legs, and Moiraine gasped when his fingers started to play with her clit. It was still sensitive from his previous attention.
"Lan, please!" Her legs closed automatically, but Lan's leg pushed them apart so his fingers could continue to torture her. "Lan!"
"Siuan," he murmured, licking tenderly over a hard nipple. "What will she say if she sees us together?"
"She will see how well you listen to your Aes Sedai," the woman of the Blue Ajah panted. "Light, Lan! I'm begging you! I can't take anymore!"
Her Warder laughed. "You tell me you can't come again, yet ask me to bed you. What is it, my Aes Sedai? What do you want?"
A whimper crossed Moiraine's lips when Lan flicked his thumb over her clit. "Your Aes Sedai wants you to bed her properly, Gaidin," she hissed.
The hiss turned into a moan when Lan's fingers moved deeper to examine her wetness, then parted her vulva and entered her with two fingers. The sounds his fingers created made Moiraine blush. It was no secret that her body reacted very well to Lan's attention.
"Lan."
He growled at her begging tone. "First, I'll make you come again before I-"
"No. No more examinations. I want you. Now." Lan's thumb flicked her clit again, and Moiraine whimpered. That insufferable man! "Lan!"
Cursing, the uncrowned king of Malkier pulled his fingers out of her and leaned back. "Fine." He stood up and pushed off his underwear. His cock bounced happily when he was freed from his prison. "But if Siuan comes in and tries to kill me-"
"Then I'll rescue you from her wrath. Come here, my Gaidin," Moiraine said tenderly.
The Aes Sedai smiled when her Warder crawled back over her, placing himself between her legs. Then, their lips connected in a sweet kiss before Lan's mouth moved onto her throat.
"Lan."
Moiraine gave the man a gentle pad on the back of his head, so he lifted his head questioningly. With a raised eyebrow, she placed her tied wrists before his eyes. "Would you please untie me?"
Smiling, the uncrowned king of Malkier leaned forward and took one of her fingers into his mouth. "I could do that."
"But?"
"I don't want to. This way, there is more to touch for me without you being able to stop me." And to prove his point, his right hand found her breast and squeezed it while letting his thumb move over the stiff peak. "And I love touching you."
"Why are you the only one who is allowed to touch?" Moiraine asked breathlessly.
"Because this is my examination." His mouth closed around the other nipple, and his talented tongue got back to work.
The woman of the Blue Ajah squirmed underneath him but couldn't escape him. "Lan," she moaned, then gasped when his free hand found her center, drawing his fingers through her wetness. Light, she had just come twice! How could she be wet again?
Growling, the Malkieri released his hold on her breasts and grabbed her thighs, opening her to him just a little bit further while positioning him in front of her glistening vulva. Then, his dark eyes found hers. "Last chance. We can still stop and focus on your pleasure alone."
But the Cairhien woman shook her head. "I want to feel you – inside of me." When Lan still hesitated, she raised an eyebrow at him. "Do I really need to beg?"
Finally, he shook his head. "All right."
Moiraine watched how her Warder grabbed his cock and moved it through her wetness. It had been ages since they had bedded each other the last time. Would her body adjust to Lan's cock? What if…?
The Aes Sedai gasped when her Warder suddenly parted her vulva and entered her slowly. Immediately, her brain went blank, and she simply focused on her body and Lan. She could feel that the Malkieri enjoyed the tight grip her vagina had on his cock while he pushed himself further into her. Light, she had completely forgotten how it felt when Lan filled her!
Lan stopped when he was completely buried within her, waiting for both their bodies to adjust to the new feeling.
"Are you all right?" The uncrowned king of Malkier wanted to know. His hands moved soothingly over her thighs.
Instead of an answer, the Aes Sedai sent her Warder a wave of love through the bond, which made him smile. Relieved, he responded by sending her his love.
That was all they needed to keep going. Moiraine growled when Lan pulled out of her, then moaned when he filled her again with a hard thrust. Over and over, the Malkieri repeated the motion, and the Cairhien woman felt his pleasure building. It felt good to feel him, but her own pleasure wasn't building. Lan had exhausted her with the two previous orgasms, and she doubted she would climax again.
Suddenly, Lan's hand disappeared between them, his thumb finding her sensitive clit. Moiraine wheezed when he started to stroke her little pearl gently. "Lan."
Panting, her Warder said, "I make you come until you can't stand anymore. Remember?"
"Lan, I can't. Please, I can't-"
Smiling, Lan watched her gasp. His actions made it impossible for her to finish her sentence.
"Lan." Blood and ashes! The pleasure inside her was building again. How was that possible? "Lan!"
"Come for me, Moiraine."
The uncrowned king of Malkier was close to his climax. He wouldn't need many thrusts to finish himself, but he wanted to take his bondholder with him. And although she was telling him she couldn't come anymore, he felt her rising pleasure through the bond – just like the last two times.
They hadn't bedded each other often during all those years, yet he knew how she liked to be touched and what he needed to do to lure a reaction out of her body.
But he enjoyed all the feelings he received through the bond – their UNMASKED bond! They had been separated for such a long time, and then Moiraine even sent him to the White Tower to give him a chance of another life with another woman. He never wanted to be separated from her again. Light, he never wanted her to mask the bond ever again!
That incredible woman beneath him – who was moaning his name – was everything to him, and he would spend the rest of his life showing her how much he loved her. She was his partner, friend, soulmate, and his home. And every part of his body belonged to her.
"Lan!"
She was trembling from the building pleasure. A few more strokes and she would be done. The uncrowned king of Malkier increased the speed of his hips, the slapping sound of their skins filling the breaks between Moiraine's moans while his thumb attacked her clit one last time.
"LAN!"
The Aes Sedai came hard. Her lower body lifted from the mattress while the Warder kept pounding into her. Her squeezing walls pulled him over the edge, and he released himself in her.
Panting, Lan stilled his thumb on her clit, then leaned forward to brush a wet lock out of Moiraine's face. His bondholder looked exhausted. Now, he was truly convinced she couldn't come again. She was spent.
"Hello, beautiful."
Moiraine smiled with pure love in her eyes. Then she held her tied wrists in front of his nose. The message was clear, 'Untie me'. Without pulling out of her, the uncrowned king of Malkier loosened the knot, then threw the underdress aside.
His Aes Sedai grabbed his face and pulled it down to her, capturing his lips in a sweet kiss. "Is your examination over?"
Lan stole another kiss, then smiled. "I think I remember everything again."
Moiraine sighed. "Good. Because I wouldn't survive another round."
The uncrowned king of Malkier chuckled, then pulled his cock out of her. Growling, the Cairhien woman tried to pull him back but had no strength left to do so.
"Stay," she begged.
"I'll be back in a moment." Shivering, the Aes Sedai watched her Warder grab a cloth and the wash basin and return to her. "Can you channel the water warm?"
A different kind of joy filled Moiraine when she opened herself to Saidar. Her fingers already weaved the familiar heat weave, and one moment later, small steam clouds appeared on the water's surface.
"Thank you."
Lan dipped the cloth into the water, then opened Moiraine's legs to have better access. Hissing, the woman of the Blue Ajah pressed her legs together.
Her Warder sent her his calm when he felt her panic through the bond. "I will be careful. I promise. No more teasing." He positioned himself between her legs so she couldn't press her legs together anymore, then started to clean her.
Carefully, he moved the cloth around her sensitive flesh and especially over her pearl. In the meantime, Moiraine watched his doing warily to see if he would be too rough with her intimate part.
But Lan listened to her feelings and changed direction whenever he felt an uncomfortable spike of pain rising.
Once he was done cleaning her, he cleaned himself, then placed the wash basin back on the table before he joined her again.
Lan pulled the blanket over his shivering bondholder. The woman of the Blue Ajah waited for him to lay down before she snuggled up to him, drawing from his warmth.
"Do you want me to light the fire?" Lan murmured against her skin when he pressed a kiss on her forehead.
Moiraine hummed in denial. "Don't leave."
Chuckling, her Warder pulled her close, burying his nose in her hair. "When do you think Siuan will come looking for you?"
"She is the Amyrlin Seat. She has to please the king while she is here. I don't think she will get rid of him easily."
"Will she keep him away from you?"
The Aes Sedai lifted her head and looked her Warder in the eye. "I know you would love to leave this city, but she ordered us to stay. We have to obey."
Grimacing, Lan pressed her head back against his chest so he could bury his nose in her hair again. "As soon as you two are done planning, we leave."
"And what about Rand? We can't leave him here."
"You think about something. No one said Logain needed to stay in Cairhien. There are many other places you could put him in. Places which are less dangerous for you."
Sighing, Moiraine pressed a kiss on Lan's chest. "For now, I don't want to think about Rand or Logain. They are not in this room. Right now, it's just you and me, and I would like to enjoy that for as long as possible."
The Malkieri pressed a kiss on her hair. "As you wish, my Aes Sedai."
Snuggled up against each other, the Aes Sedai and Warder turned silent and enjoyed the moment of togetherness, with their bond pulsing with their unbreakable love for each other. After many exhausting weeks, they were finally whole again.
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