"Shadow rarely stops at 'just' kissing," Valyn said dryly. "Maybe it's some sort of halfblood predilection, I don't know. Shana's done the same to me a few times." And was nearly as persistent and persuasive as Shadow was.

"He's easy enough to dissuade. Or...I at least hope he was." Valyn did idly wonder why no one had mentioned this little indecent to him beforehand. Had Shadow been worried about Valyn growing jealous or some other thing? Well, perhaps before he would have been, but now...

Shadow was a grown man, and could kiss whomever he wanted. Even if it happened to be Keman.