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Rand gave it -- he claimed no title, but the officer seemed not to notice -- and said as he had to the innkeeper, "From the Two Rivers, in Andor"

"A wondrous place I have heard, Lord Rand -- I may call you so? -- and fine men, the Andormen No Cairhienin has ever worn a blade as you I met some Andor them I do not remember his name; an embarrassment Perhaps you could favor irls in the background, beginning to clean and sweep Caldevwin see quality to his look "Gareth Bryne"

"Of course Young, to hold so much responsibility"

Rand kept his voice level "Gareth Bryne has enough gray in his hair to be your father, Captain"

"Forgive " Caldevwin turned to Selene, and for aout of a trance "Forgiveso, but Grace has surely favored you Will you give me a name to put to such beauty?"

Just as Selene opened her irls let out a cry and dropped a laht in a pool of fla with the others at the table, but before any of theirl smothered the flames with their aprons

"I have told you to be careful, Catrine," the innkeeper said, shaking her nows the inn down, and yourself in it"

The girl see careful, Mistress, but I had such a twinge in my arm"

Mistress Madwen threw up her hands "You always have some excuse, and you still break ht Clean it up, and don’t burn yourself" The innkeeper turned to Rand and the others, all still standing around the table "I hope none of you take this airl really won’t burn down the inn She’s hard on the dishes when she startsfellow, but she’s never mishandled a lamp before"

"I would like to be shown to my room I do not feel well after all" Selene spoke in careful tones, as though uncertain of her stomach, but despite that she looked and sounded as cool and calm as ever "The journey, and the fire"

The innkeeper clucked like a mother hen "Of course, my Lady I have a fine room for you and your Lord Shall I fetch Mother Caredwain? She has a fine hand with soothing herbs"

Selene’s voice sharpened "No And I wish a roolanced at Rand, but the nextSelene solicitously toward the stairs "As you wish, irl, now" One of the serving girls ran to take Selene’s saddlebags from Hurin, and the women disappeared upstairs, Selene stiffbacked and silent

Caldevwin stared after theain He waited until Rand had seated hiiveso at your Lady, but Grace has surely favored you in her I mean no insult"

"None taken," Rand said He wondered if every man felt the way he did when they looked at Selene "As I was riding to the village, Captain, I saw a huge sphere Crystal, it seemed What is it?"

The Cairhienin’s eyes sharpened "It is part of the statue, aze flickered toward Loial; for an instant he see new

"Statue? I saw a hand, and a face, too It e"

"It is, ends, so I aends, when use of the One Poas everywhere, if the stories could be believed What happened there? I