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"None of us must handle it any more than is necessary," Rand went on "I will find soerous" Selene frowned at the blade as if the snakes were real, and poisonous "Throw it away Leave it, or bury it if you wish to keep it from other hands, but be rid of it"

"Mat needs it," Rand said firerous You said so yourself"

"He needs it The Amthe Aes Sedai said he would die without it to use in Healing hi on him, but this blade will cut it Until I’ on me, but I’ll not dance however er in the chest, inside the curl of the Horn -- there was just room for it -- and pulled the lid down It locked with a sharp snap "That should shield us from it" He hoped it would Lan said the time to sound most sure hen you were least certain

"The chest will surely shield us," Selene said in a tight voice "And now I ht’s sleep"

Rand shook his head "We are too close Fain seems able to find me, sometimes"

"Seek the Oneness if you are afraid," Selene said

"I want to be as far fro as we can be I will saddle your ry, and when he looked at her, her mouth curved in a smile that never came close to her dark eyes "A stubborn man is best, once" Her voice trailed off, and that worried his unsaid, and in his limited experience it hat they did not say that proved theher saddle onto the white irths

"Gather theoatsnouted Trolloc backed away froh ood now, lit the hilltop with flickering shadows His human followers huddled near the blaze, fearful to be out in the dark with the rest of the Trollocs "Gather them, every one that still lives, and if any think to run, let theestured to the first Trolloc that had brought hiroundtrenches as they jerked "Go," Fain whispered, and the goatsnouted Trolloc ran into the night

Fain glanced contemptuously at the other humans -- They’ll have their uses still -- then turned to stare into the night, toward Kinslayer’s Dagger Al’Thor was up there, sorated audibly at the thought He did not knohere, exactly, but so pulled him toward the mountains Toward al’Thor That iftreht of it, had tried not to think of it, until suddenly, after the Horn was gone -- Gone! -- al’Thor was there, drawing hi no longer!" He heard the others shifting uneasily around the fire, but he ignored them "You will pay for as done to ht with on’s Fang)

Saidin

Rand kept the only a brief stop at dawn, to rest the horses And to allow Loial rest With the Horn of Valere in its goldandsilver chest occupying his saddle, the Ogier walked or trotted ahead of his big horse, never coht they had crossed the border of Cairhien

"I want to see it again," Selene said as they halted She dis and thin, pointed west fro it down for an to undo the straps "The Horn of Valere"

"No," Rand said, cliier looked fro doubtfully, but he took his hands away

"I want to see the Horn," Selene demanded Rand was sure she was no older than he, but at that moment she suddenly seeal than Queen Morgase at her haughtiest

"I think we should keep the dagger shielded," Rand said "For all I know, looking at itit Let it stay where it is until I can put it in Mat’s hands He -- he can take it to the Aes Sedai" And what price will they de? But he hasn’t any choice He felt a little guilty over feeling relief that he, at least, was through with Aes Sedai I aer! All you seeer I told you to be rid of it The Horn of Valere, Rand"

"No"

She came to him, a sway in her walk that ht in his throat "All I want is to see it in the light of day I won’t even touch it You hold it It would be so the Horn of Valere in your hands" She took his hands as she said it; her touchto reer up again as soon as the Horn was out of the chest It would be so to hold the Horn in his hands where he could see it in the light

He wished he knew on The one ti a part of it, back in Emond’s Field, Nynaeve had broken a broom across the man’s shoulders None of the little he had heardtointently into his eyes, her face so young and beautiful that he wanted to kiss her despite what he was thinking He had never seen an Aes Sedai act the way she did, and she looked young, not ageless A girl e couldn’t be Aes Sedai But

"Selene," he said softly, "are you an Aes Sedai?"

"Aes Sedai," she al his hands away "Aes Sedai! Always you hurl that at athering herself "I am what and who I am And I am no Aes Sedai!" And she wrapped herself in a silent coldness thatsun seerace as they couldtheir embarrassment when she froze them