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Rand waited until she went away before he broke the white wax seal The wax had been impressed with a crescent moon and stars

I must leave you for a time There are too many people here, and I do not like Caldevwin I will await you in Cairhien Never think that I ahts always, as I know that I a script had the look of Selene

He folded it carefully and put it in his pocket before going outside, where Hurin had the horses waiting

Captain Caldevas there, too, with another, younger officer and fiftythe street The two officers were bareheaded, but wore steelbacked gauntlets, and goldworked, breastplates strapped over their blue coats A short staff was fastened to the harness on each officer’s back, bearing a small, stiff blue banner above his head Caldevwin’s banner bore a single white star, while the younger man’s was crossed by thite bars They were a sharp contrast to the soldiers in their plain armor and helmets that looked like bells with metal cut away to expose their faces

Caldevwin bowed as Rand ca to you, my Lord Rand This is Elricain Tavolin, ill command your escort, if I may call it that" The other officer bowed; his head was shaved as Caldevwin’s was He did not speak

"An escort will be welco to sound at ease Fain would not try anything against fifty soldiers, but Rand wished he could be certain they were only an escort

The captain eyed Loial, on his way to his horse with the blanketcovered chest "A heavy burden, Ogier"

Loial almost missed a step "I never like to be far from my books, Captain" His wide rin, and he hurried to strap the chest onto his saddle

Caldevwin looked around, frowning "Your Lady is not down yet And her fine animal is not here"

"She left already," Rand told hiht"

Caldevwin’s eyebrows lifted "During the night? But er officer aside, whispering furiously