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"So that is true, too!" Mase froainst the holy naon, you dare to ride with these these!"

"They’ve sworn fealty to the Lord Dragon, Masema," Perrin cut in "They serve hi you to hi him a chair, so he pushed a stack of papers fro seeled at hi Because he had taken a chair without being asked? Oh Yes

"I have given up the names of men," Maseon, ht illumine him and the world coht would regret failure equally "There is much to do here, yet Great works All on calls, but in winter, travel is always slow A delay of a feeeks will make little difference"

"I can have you in Cairhien today," Perrin said "Once the Lord Dragon has spoken to you, you can return the same way and be back here in a few days" If Rand let hilared at the Aes Sedai "Some contrivance of the Power? I will not be touched with the Power! It is blasphe "The Dragon Reborn channels, on is not as other ht made flesh! I will obey his summons, but I will not be touched by the filth these wohed If the man was this bad over Aes Sedai, hoould he be when he learned that Grady and Neald could channel? For aMase by in the corridor, pausing to glance in before hurrying on All it took was one of thehterhouse "Then we ride, Prophet," he said sourly Light, Rand had said to keep this secret until Mase all the way to Cairhien? "But no delays The Lord Dragon is very anxious to talk with you"

"I aon, ht" His eyes flickered toward the two Aes Sedai He tried to hide it, actually srim "I am very anxious indeed"

"Wouldher a hawk?" Maighdin asked One of Alliandre’s four hawk handlers, alla feathered hood onto his heavy gauntlet froray bird toward her The falcon, with its bluetipped wings, was on Alliandre’s greengloved wrist That bird was reserved to her, unfortunately Alliandre knew her place as a vassal, but Faile understood not wanting to relinquish a favorite bird

She hdin bowed in her saddle and h not to intrude but close enough to be at hand without Faile raising her voice The dignified goldenhaired woood a lady’s eable, capable At least, she had once she learned that whatever their relative positions with their for woly, that had actually taken an episode with a switch, but Faile pretended not to know Only an utter fool ehdin and Tallanvor, of course She was certain Maighdin had begun sharing his bed, and if she found proof, they would marry if she had to turn Lini loose on both of them Still, that was a s had been Alliandre’s idea, but Faile had not objected to a ride through this sparse forest, where snowand lay thick and white on bare branches The green of the trees that still held their leaves seemed sharper The air was crisp, and it smelled new and fresh

Bain and Chiad had insisted on acco her, but they squatted nearby, shoufa wrapped around their heads, watching her with disgruntled expressions Sulin had wanted to come with all of the Maidens, but with a hundred stories of Aiel depredations floating everywhere, the sight of an Aiel was enough to sendfor a sword There must be some truth in those tales, or so ht alone kneho they were or where they had coreed that whoever they were, they had moved on east, perhaps into Altara

In any case, this close to Abila, twenty of Alliandre’s soldiers and as ed Guards provided sufficient escort The streareen, lifted like ribbons when the breeze stirred Berelain’s presence was the only blight Though watching the woh for two blankets, was certainly a Mayene did not have a real winter This was like the last days of autumn In Saldaea, the heart of winter could freeze exposed flesh hard as wood Faile took a deep breath She felt like laughing

By so as he should Instead of shouting at Berelain or running from her, Perrin now tolerated the jade’s blandish around his knees And best of all, there was no longer any need to taer when she wanted to let it loose When she shouted, he shouted back She kneas not Saldaean, but it had been so hard, thinking in her heart of hearts that he believed her too weak to stand up to hio at supper, she had al to fall out of her dress if she leaned over the table any further Well, she was not going to that far, not with Berelain; the trull still thought she could win hi, quietly brooking no argu to deserve, to equal Of course, she would have to nip hi as he did not coh? She could have sung!

"Maighdin, I think after all I will " Maighdin was there i sht of three riders ahead of her, plowing through the snow as fast as the