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She looked down There was a hole in the floor of the tent, and she had nearly stepped into it

It was a gateway The other side appeared to open into the air itself, looking down on the Trolloc ar the hills The recent week had involvedTrollocs who marched, in force, toward the hills and the border into Arafel

Egwene peered through this gateway in the floor It was high up, well outside of bow range, but looking down through it at the Trollocs made her dizzy

"I’m not sure if this is brilliant", she said to Bryne, "or incredibly foolhardy"

Bryne s wars is about infor--where they are trying to envelop us and how they are bringing in reserves--I can prepare This is better than a battle tower I should have thought of it ages ago"

"The Shadow has Dreadlords who can channel, General", Egwene said "Peeking through this gateway could get you burned to a crisp That’s not to h this--"

"Draghkar are Shadon", Bryne said "I’ve been told that they’d die passing through the gateway"

"I guess that’s true", Egwene said, "but you’d have a flock of dead Draghkar in here Regardless, channelers can still attack through it"

"I will take that chance The advantage offered is incredible"

"I’d still rather you use scouts to look through the gateway", Egwene said, "not your own eyes You are a resource One of our most valuable Risks are unavoidable, but please take care to minimize them"

"Yes, Mother", he said

She inspected the weaves, then eyed Yukiri

"I volunteered, Mother", Yukiri said before Egwene could ask how a Sitter ended up doing siateway like this--horizontal, instead of vertical--was possible I thought it an interesting puzzle"

She was not surprised he had sent to the Grays There was a growing senti the weaves and the Greens specialized in Battle weaves, the Grays should take particular interest in weaves for Traveling They see as mediators and awene asked