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"Lord Rand," Nynaeve snorted "That young et wene put a hand on Nynaeve’s arm "Let me speak to him, Nynaeve Alone"

"Oh, very well The best of men are not much better than housebroken" Nynaeve paused, and added half to herself, "But then, the best of thewene shook her head as she followed Nisura into the hall Even half a year before, Nynaeve would never have added the second part But she’ll never housebreak Lan Her thoughts turned to Rand Causing an uproar, was he? "Housebreak him?" she muttered "If he hasn’t learned manners by this time, I’ll skin him alive"

"So quickly "Men are never wene a sidelong glance "Do you intend toto the White Tower, and Aes Sedai seldom wed -- none but some of the Green Ajah, that I’ve ever heard, and not wene could supply the rest She had heard the talk in the women’s apartments about a suitable wife for Rand At first it had caused stabs of jealousy, and anger He had been all but pro to be an Aes Sedai, and he hat he was A o mad, watch hientled I can’t do that to him I can’t! "I do not know," she said sadly

Nisura nodded "No one will poach where you have a claiood husband Once he has been trained There he is"

The woathered around the entrance to the wo three men in the hallway outside Rand, with his sword buckled over his red coat, was being confronted by Agelmar and Kajin Neither of theht, these were still the wowene stopped at the back of the crowd

"You understand why you cannot go in," Agels are different in Andor, but you do understand?"

"I didn’t try to go in" Rand sounded as if he had explained all this more than once already "I told the Lady Nisura I wanted to see Egwene, and she said Egas busy, and I’d have to wait All I did was shout for her froht I was na the Dark One, the way they all started in on me"

"Women have their oays," Kajin said He was tall for a Shienaran, almost as tall as Rand, lanky and sallow His topknot was black as pitch "They set the rules for the women’s apartments, and we abide by them even when they are foolish" A nu the women, and he hastily cleared his throat "You e in if you wish to speak to one of the women, but it will be delivered when they choose, and until it is, you must wait That is our custom"

"I have to see her," Rand said stubbornly "We’re leaving soon Not soon enough for et the Horn of Valere and the dagger back, and that will be the end of it The end of it But I want to see her before I go" Egwene frowned; he sounded odd

"No need to be so fierce," Kajin said "You and Ingtar will find the Horn, or not And if not, then another will retrieve it The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, and we are but threads in the Pattern"

"Do not let the Horn seize you, Rand," Agelmar said "It can take hold of a man -- I kno it can -- and that is not the way A lory What will happen, will happen If the Horn of Valere is ht, then it will be"

"Here is your Egwene," Kajin said, spotting her

Agelmar looked around, and nodded when he saw her with Nisura "I will leave you in her hands, Rand al’Thor Remember, here, her words are law, not yours Lady Nisura, do not be too hard on hi wowene followed Nisura as the Shienaran wo woelmar and Kajin; she pointedly did not include Rand Her voice was tight "Lord Agelmar Lord Kajin He should know thisto spank, so I will let Egwene deal with hiave Rand a fatherly pat on the shoulder "You see You will speak with her, if not exactly in the way you wished Come, Kajin We have much to see to yet The Amyrlin still insists on " His voice trailed away as he and the other wene

The wo her as well as Rand Waiting to see what she would do So I’oing out to hier, defiance, and weariness "Walk with me," she told him A murmur started up behind them as he walked down the hall beside her, away fro with hi for what to say

"I’ve heard about yourexploits," she said finally "Running through the wo a sword to an audience with the A frowning at the floor "She didn’thurt you, did she?" She could notbut gentle, but she had no idea what a ave a jerk "No She didn’tEgwene, the Amyrlin " He shook his head "She didn’t hurtelse entirely Usually she could ferret out whatever he wanted to hide from her, but when he really wanted to be stubborn, she could ernails By the set of his jaw, he was at his ht now

"What did she ith you, Rand?"

"Nothing important Ta’veren She wanted to see ta’veren " His face softened as he looked down at her "What about you, Egwene? Are you all right? Moiraine said you would be, but you were so still I thought you w