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"Perhaps you should all co the bridle "You’ll be safe frohdin to make a break for the nearest tree line, but she turned her horse with his, back toward the goatpen She sned

Even so, she said, "I thank you for the offer, but I we o on, Lini," she added firmly, and the older woman frowned at her so sternly that he wondered whether they were hter despite her use of the wo alike Lini was narrowfaced and parchht be beautiful under that dust If a lanced over his shoulder at thefellow, in need of a razor Perhaps he liked fair hair Perhaps he liked it too much Men had made trouble for themselves as well as others for that reason before this

Ahead, Faile was sitting S and peering over the wall of the pen at the people inside Perhaps one of theht Arah looking ih

Before Perrin was halfway to the goatpen, Teryl appeared with a narroweyed, stubblecheeked ripped in the Warder’s fist "I thought we should catch one of therin "Always best to hear both sides, whatever you thought you saw, ht Teryl could not think beyond the end of his sword

Even hiked up as it was, the stubblecheeked fellow’s frayed coat was plainly too big for hih at the distance, but he recognized that thrusting nose, too This man had been the last to run, and he was not cowed now, either His sneer took them all in "You’re all in deepthe Prophet’s bidding, as The Prophet says if a man bothers a wo after her" -- he jerked his chin at Maighdin -- "and she was running hard The Prophet’ll have your ears for this!" He spat for ehdin announced in a clear voice "These people are my friends This man completely ht he was agreeing with her, all well and good But putting what this fellow said alongside what Lini had Not simple at all

Faile and the others joined the co worndown horses with few miles left in them Not that they had been prime horseflesh in some years, if ever A finer collection of buck knees, bow hocks, spavins, and swaybacks, Perrin could not recall As always, his gaze went first to Faile -- his nostrils strained for her scent -- but Seonid snagged his eyes Slulower, and her face looked odd, her cheeks puffed out and her , a bit of redandblue Perrin blinked Unless he was seeing things, she had a waddedup scarf stuffed into her mouth! Apparently when Wise Ones told an apprentice to be quiet, even an Aes Sedai apprentice, they hdin’s , considering look as if he were responsible for the scarf So she knew an Aes Sedai on sight, did she? Uncommon, for the country woh

Furen, riding behind Seonid, wore a thunderhead for a face, but it was Teryl who round "I found this behind hi"

At first, Perrin did not knohat he was looking at, a long loop of rawhide thickly strung hat appeared to be tags of shriveled leather Then he did know, and his teeth bared in a snarl "The Prophet would have our ears, you said"

The stubblecheekedat Seonid and licked his lips "That that’s Hari’s work!" he protested "Hari’s a mean one He likes to keep count, take trophies, and he uh " Shrugging in his captive coat, he sank in on hi "You can’t tie that to ed nobles before, fine lords and ladies I walk in the Light of the blessed Lord Dragon!"

Perrin walked Stepper to theon the ground He wanted nothing less than to have the fellow’s scent in his nose, but he bent down, putting his face closer Sour sarred with fear, panic, a tinge of anger A pity he could not sniff out guilt "Might have dropped" was not "had dropped" Closeset eyes widened, and theYellow eyes had their uses

"If I could tie that to you, you’d hang froan to brighten as he understood what that ain his bluster "I’on sent me here You spread the word He sent s! If I find a s! If one of you looks at s! And you can tell Maseo, Teryl If he isn’t out of ht in two shakes!"

Teryl’s hand opened, and the fellow dashed off at a dead run for the nearest trees, never so ust was for hi! If one of them looked at him crosseyed? But if the nameless man had not cut off ears hi, pride shining through the sweat on her face Her look washed away soh fire for that look

Not everyone approved, of course Seonid’s eyes were squeezed shut, and her gloved fists quivered on her reins as though she desperately wanted to yank that scarf frouess anyway Edarra and Nevarin had gathered their shawls around theuess

"I thought it was to be all secrecy," Teryl said casually, watching the stubblecheeked ht Masema wasn’t to know you were here till you spo