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Perrin nodded

"The rest of you", she said, "let’s get to dividing the forces in detail and fleshing out the plans We need a fir to push those Trollocs out of Caeround"

Hours later, Elayne stepped fro with details of tactics, supply needs and troop placements When she blinked, she could see maps in her mind’s eye, covered with Gareth Bryne’s cra away to their separate ca sky had required lanterns to be set up around the pavilion She vaguely re She’d eaten, hadn’t she? There had simply been so iving farewells Most of the initial planning details had been worked out On the in the first leg of the counterattack against the Shadow

The ground here was now soft and springy with deep green grass Rand’s influence lingered, though he had departed As Elayne inspected those towering trees, Gareth Bryne stepped up beside her

She turned, surprised he hadn’t left the pavilion already The only ones still here noere the servants and Elayne’s guards "Lord Bryne?" she asked

"I just wanted to say that I’m proud", Bryne told her softly "You did well in there"

"I had hardly anything to add"

"You added leadership", Bryne said "You aren’t a general, Elayne, and nobody expects you to be one But when Tenobia co left exposed, you were the one who diverted her back to what ether, s at one another Good work, Your Majesty Very good work"

She grinned Light, but it was hard not to positively beam at his words He wasn’t her father, but in many ways, he was as close to one as she had "Thank you And Bryne, the crown apologizes for--"

"Not a word of that", he said "The Wheel weaves as it wills I don’t blaoing to fight together with the White Tower, Elayne"

"I understand"

He bowed to her and strode off toward Egwene’s section of caitte stepped up to Elayne "Back to our camp, then?" the wo A faint sound, yet so toward it, holding up a hand to still Birgitte as she started to ask as happening

The two of the er and stronger A song A beautiful song, unlike any she had ever heard, thatsonority

It washed over her, enveloped her, vibrated through her A joyful song, a song of awe and wonder, though she could not understand the words She approached a group of towering creatures, like trees thenarled trunks of the trees Rand had grown, their eyes closed

Three dozen Ogier of various ages, fro as Loial He stood there with the

Perrin, ar to the Asha’ier? I was going to see if I could find Loial, but before I could set out, I found the to the Ogier song reach its cli their heads For a ier opened his eyes and turned toward Elayne His white beard reached low on his chest, below the white mustaches that drooped on either side of his mouth He stepped forward, other ancients bothhiier said, bowing to her "The one who leads this journey I am Haman, son of Dal son of Morel We have coht"