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"You’re as healthy as a young wild ani her lips "But if you were born with those eyes, I am a Whitecloak"

"They’re the only eyes I ever had," he growled He felt a little abashed, speaking to an Aes Sedai in that tone, but he was as surprised as she when he took her gently by the arain out of his way As they stared at each other, he wondered if his eyes were as ith shock as hers "Excuse htcursed eyes! The linted like burnished gold

Rand twisted on his bed, trying to find a coht strea the bare stone walls He had not slept during the reht, and tired as he was, he was sure he could not sleep now The leather jerkin lay on the floor between his bed and the wall, but aside from that he was fully dressed, even to his new boots His sword stood propped beside the bed, and his bow and quiver rested in a corner across the bundled cloaks

He could not rid hi that he should take the chance Moiraine had given hiht Three ti the door The halls had been e late chores; the way had been clear But he had to know

Perrin cawene? And Mat?"

"She’s asleep, so they tell me They wouldn’t let me into the women’s apartments to see her Mat is -- " Suddenly Perrin scowled at the floor "If you’re so interested, why haven’t you gone to see hiht you were not interested in us anymore You said you weren’t" He pulled open his door of the wardrobe and began ruo to the infirmary, Perrin There was an Aes Sedai there, that tall one who’s alith the Amyrlin Seat She said Mat was asleep, and I was in the way, and I could come back so the men at the mill You kno Master Thane is, all full of snap and do it right the first tiht now"

Perrin did not answer He just shucked off his coat and pulled his shirt off over his head

Rand studied his friend’s back for a ? You knohat she said to me? The Aes Sedai in the infirmary, I mean You sa tall she is As tall as most men A hand taller, and she could almost look me in the eyes Well, she stared me up and down, and then she muttered, ’Tall, aren’t you? Where were you when I was sixteen? Or even thirty?’ And then she laughed, as if it was all a joke What do you think of that?"

Perrin finished tugging on a clean shirt and gave hi look With his burly shoulders and thick curls, he made Rand think of a hurt bear A bear that did not understand why had he been hurt

"Perrin, I’m --"

"If you want to make jokes with Aes Sedai," Perrin broke in, "that’s up to you My Lord" He began stuffing his shirttail into his breeches "I don’t spend-- witty; is that the word? -- witty with Aes Sedai But then, I’ht be in so his coat from the floor, he started for the door

"Burn ht I was in trouble -- maybe I was; maybe I still am, I don’t know -- and I didn’t want you and Mat to be in it with ht I think that’s part of the trouble I’m in I think so And LiandrinShe " He threw up his hands "Perrin, believe me, you don’t want any part of this"