#but yeah Valden was so optimistic at first and then l o l he became So Tired

[vadyakisihna]

Eleste was often one of his most vicious opponents in spars, despite her dislike of them. It’s one of the reasons why he was half in love with her, even though they never did have any kind of relationship. 

With Valden it was easy to fall into that passionate, short-and-quick romance. Solnaer didn’t expect anything to come of it and had no real feelings for him aside from amusement. He was certain Valden felt... a little more than that, but he ignored it, preferring to pretend they both felt the same way. That it was just for fun. Valden eventually would go on to commit to a relationship with Eleste. 

At one point or another the Vadya all had some kind of intimacy with one another--it was to be expected when there were no others who could understand their particular roles in the world. Solnaer was one of the few who took a liking to any of their followers. The Vadya were set upon a pedestal, made to be ones who ruled without really being rulers in the strict sense. They were gods--they tried to nudge the people in the right direction, passed judgment, had to be higher than them. It wouldn’t be right to mingle with them as if they were all the same. Or at least, not so intimately.

Nothing good could come of it.