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"Surprised?" Perrin had never considered that about the Warder bond Light! For that ht about Aes Sedai that way It see to wolves "Why surprised?" They started down through the trees on this side of the hill, not hurrying and ood hunter, accustomed to the forests, and Elyas hardly disturbed the leaves underfoot, gliding s a branch Hehis bow on his back now, but he still carried it ready Elyas was a wary man, especially around people

"Why, because you’re a quiet sort, and I thought you’d marry somebody quiet, too Well, you know by now Saldaeans aren’t quiet Except with strangers and outsiders Set the sun on fire one otten Make Arafellin look stolid and Dorinned suddenly "I lived a year with a Saldaean, once, and Merya shouted my ears off five days in the week, and ht about leaving, though, she’d want to et to the door In the end, she left h was re his jaw reminiscently, too It looked to have been made by a knife

"Faile’s not like that" It sounded like being married to Nynaeve! Nynaeve with sore teeth! "I don’t ry now and then," he ads" Well, she did not shout very often, and instead of flaring hot and vanishing, her anger started hot and dragged on till it turned cold

Elyas glanced at hie hail You’ve been giving her soft words all the time, haven’t you? Mild as milkwater and never lay your ears back? Never raise your voice to her?"

"Of course not!" Perrin protested "I love her! Why would I shout at her?"

Elyas began h Perrin could hear every word, of course "Burn me, a man wants to sit on a red adder, it’s his affair Not my business if a man wants to warm his hands when the roof’s on fire It’s his life Will he thankon about?" Perrin de Elyas’ arm, he pulled him to a stop beneath a winterberry tree, its prickly leaves still ling creepers They had come less than halfway down the hill "Faile isn’t a red adder or a roof on fire! Wait until youlike you know her"

Irritably, Elyas raked fingers through his long beard "I know Saldaeans, boy That year wasn’t the only time I’ve been there I’ve only ever met about five Saldaean women I’d call meek, or even mildmannered No, she isn’t an adder; what she is is a leopard, I’ll wager Don’t growl, burn you! I’ll bet my boots she’d srily, then closed it again He had not realized he was growling deep in his throat Faile would s she wants me to shout at her, Elyas"

"Yes, I am Most likely, anyway Maybe she’s the sixth Maybe Just hear eeyed or ice, and next thing you know, you’re arguing about you being angry, never mind what put the eue with a Saldaean, though, and to her, you’re saying she isn’t strong enough to stand up to you Insult her like that, and you’re lucky she doesn’t feed you your own gizzard for breakfast She’s no Far Madding wench, to expect a ers She’s a leopard, and she expects her husband to be a leopard, too Light! I don’t knohat I’et your innards spilled"

It was Elyas’ turn to growl He jerked his hat straight unnecessarily and looked around the slope frowning, as though considering whether to vanish back into the forests, then poked a finger at Perrin "Look here I always knew you were ether with you just happening to be heading toward this Prophet fellow, I thought maybe you could use a friend to watch your back Of course, the wolves didn’tthose pretty Mayener lancers Neither did Gaul, tillthem If you’d like me to stay, I will If not, there’s plenty of the world I haven’t seen yet"

"I can always use another friend, Elyas" Could Faile really want hiht hurt somebody if he was not careful, and he always tried to keep a tight rein on his te words, words you never meant, let loose in a temper It had to be impossible It just stood to reason No woman would stand for that, froht Perrin’s head up, ears pricking It was just at the edge of hearing even for hiain, nearer still Elyas cocked an eyebrow at him; he would know the call of a Borderland bird Perrin had learned it froht the Two Rivers ," he told Elyas

They ca before he and Elyas reached the botto across the stream with Annoura and Gallenne close behind and a woht by the Mayener ca rein until they were in front of the redandwhite striped tent Some of the Cairhienin servants rushed to take bridles and hold stirrups, and Berelain and her companions were inside before the dust of their arrival settled

All in all, the arrival created quite a stir A buzz rose a the Two Rivers athering of Faile’s young fools scratched their heads and stared at the tent, chattering excitedly ah the trees, too, now and then leaning together to talk though nobody was close enough to hear anything they said

"Looks like your visitors are more than casual," Elyas said quietly "Watch Gallenne; h