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"I won’t hurt you," Rand called TheHis hands were bloody, and his scrabblings streaked across dark, congealed sh the stone with his bare hands

Rand turned away, relieved that his sto he could do for either of theht finally reached the end of the cells The door to Fain’s cell stood open, and the cell was empty, but it was the two shapes on the stone in front of the cell that made Rand leap forward and drop to his knees between thewene and Mat lay sprawled bonelessly, unconsciousor dead With a flood of relief he saw their chests rise and fall There did not see the sword down, he shook Egwene gently "Egwene?" She did not open her eyes "Moiraine! Egwene’s hurt! And Mat!" Mat’s breathing sounded labored, and his face was deathly pale Rand felt al It was supposed to hurt me I named the Dark One Me!

"Do not move them" Moiraine did not sound upset, or even surprised

The chaht as the two Aes Sedai entered Each balanced a glowing ball of cool light, floating in the air above her hand

Liandrinher skirts up out of the straith her free hand, but Moiraine paused to look at the two prisoners before following "There is nothing to do for the one," she said, "and the other can wait"

Liandrin reached Rand first and began to bend toward Egwene, but Moiraine darted in ahead of her and laid her free hand on Egwene’s head Liandrin straightened with a grimace

"She is not badly hurt," Moiraine said after a moment "She was struck here" She traced an area on the side of Egwene’s head, covered by her hair; Rand could see nothing different about it "That is the only injury she has taken She will be all right"

Rand looked from one Aes Sedai to the other "What about Mat?" Liandrin arched an eyebrow at him and turned to watch Moiraine with a wry expression

"Be quiet," Moiraine said Fingers still lying on the area where she said Egwene had been hit, she closed her eyes Egwene murmured and stirred, then lay still

"Is she ?"

"She is sleeping, Rand She will be well, but she must sleep" Moiraine shifted to Mat, but here she only touched hi back "This is more serious," she said softly She fu his coat open, and er?" Liandrin asked

Voices suddenly caer

"In here," Moiraine called "Bring two litters Quickly" Soone," Rand said

The two Aes Sedai looked at hilittered in the light