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Rian stood, close enough that Kael could smell juniper and rain on him. "In my tribe, a warrior is courted through three trials. The Trial of the Blade—proving you can match his strength. The Trial of the Wound—showing you can tend his pain. And the Trial of the Hearth—earning the right to lie beside him without a weapon."

Rian smiles. "I am here to court you, General. Not with swords, but with the old ways." Kael found Rian in the training yard at midnight, tracing patterns in the dirt with a single finger. The Courtship Of A Warrior -Yaoi-

"What is this?" the general demanded, his hand on his sword. Rian stood, close enough that Kael could smell

"Your shadow," Rian replied without looking up. "It fights even when you sleep. It mourns even when you conquer." The Trial of the Wound—showing you can tend his pain

Kael scoffs. "They send me a poet instead of a warrior?"