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"You apologize!" the old woet yourself, a si so to a lord! Reue land you in hotter water! If this young lord was at odds with Morgase, well, everyone knows she’s dead, and it’s none of your affair in any event! Now apologize before he grows angry!"

Maighdin stared at Lini, her ain she surprised hi at the whitehaired woman, she slowly drew herself up, shoulders squared, and looked hiht to speak to you so, Lord Aybara I apologize Humbly And I ask your pardon" Huh for an Aes Sedai, and her scent said she was ready to chew a hole in so

"You have it," Perrin said hastily Which did not seeratitude, but he could hear her teeth grinding Were women all crazy?

"They are hot and dirty, husband," Faile said, putting a hand in at last, "and the last few hours have been trying for them, I know Aram can show the men where to clean themselves I will take the woht to wash your hands and faces," she told Maighdin and Lini Gathering up Breane with a gesture, she began herding them toward the tent At a nod from Perrin, Aram motioned the men to follow him

"As soon as you finish your wash, Master Gill, I’d like to talk with you," Perrin said

He hdin whipped around to gape at him, and the other to his sword hilt again, and Balwer rose on his toes, peering over his bundle, head tilting this way then that Not a wolf, perhaps; so for cats The stout s and leaped a foot in the air

"Why, Perrin," he sta off the straw hat Sweat made tracks in the dust on his cheeks He bent to pick up his bundle, changed his ain hastily "I ht it was you, but but with the you lord, I wasn’t sure you’d want to know an old innkeeper" Scrubbing a handkerchief across his nearly bald head, he laughed nervously "Of course, I’ll talk to you Washing can wait a little longer"

"Hello, Perrin," the hulking win Dorn appeared lazy despite his muscles and the scars on his face and hands "We heard about young Rand being the Dragon Reborn, Master Gill and ured you’d have coood hdin I think you could trust hi you’ve a mind to" He was not lazy, and he was not stupid, either

Arawin and the other two followed, but Tallanvor and Balwer dragged their feet, casting wondering glances back at Perrin and Master Gill Concerned glances And at the woh with plenty of darted looks at Perrin and Master Gill, at theseparated

Master Gill ht, why did he smell afraid? Perrin wondered Of hi hi the Prophet Might as well throw gagging Aes Sedai into it, too; he would take the blaht wryly; nothing in that to frighten anybody The whole lot of the to put Master Gill at ease, he led the e oak a hundred paces froone and half those left were brown, butlow provided a little shade, and soh to serve as benches Perrin had used one for just that, twiddling his thu useful, there were always ten hands snatching it away from him

Basel Gill was not eased, however , his inn in Caemlyn, or recalled his own visit there But then, perhaps Gill was re to calht in the night He paced anxiously and hugged his bundle to his chest, shifted it from one arm to the other and answered in a bare handful of words, licking his lips between

"Master Gill," Perrin told hi me Lord Perrin I’m not It’s complicated, but I’m not a lord You know that"

"Of course," the roundhimself on one of the oak roots He appeared reluctant to set his bundled things down, drawing his hands from theon he really means the Lady Elayne to have the throne? Not that I doubt your word, of course," he added hurriedly Pulling off his hat, he began ain Even for such a roundtwice as on will do just as you say" His laugh was shaky "You wanted to talk to me And not about ht nothing could be worse than old friends and neighbors bowing and scraping, but at least they forgot sometimes and spoke theirway froo too fast, not with a ht you here Not troubles of any kind, I hope"

"You tell hi up to the oak "No e, yet somehow she had found time to wash her face and hands and work her hair into a neat white bun on the back of her head And to beata perfunctory curtsy in Perrin’s direction, she turned to shake a gnarled finger at Gill " ‘Three things annoy to distraction: a tooth that aches, a shoe that pinches, and a o telling the young lordinnkeeper with an adave Perrin another quick curtsy "He does love the sound of his own voice -- most men do -- but he’ll tell it to you prop