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The way back will coain and was relieved to see the arch still there If she could find Aginor quickly

Be steadfast

With a cry of thwarted anger, she climbed over the tumbled stone toward the arch "Whoever’s responsible forhere," she inor got I’ll -- " She stepped into the arch, and the light overwhelmed her

"I’ll -- " Nynaeve stepped out of the arch and stopped to stare It was all as she rereal, the Aes Sedai, the cha was like a blow, absentback into her head She had come out of the same arch by which she went in

The Red sister raised one of the silver chalices high and poured a stream of cool, clear water over Nynaeve’s head "You are washed clean of what sin you ainst you You are washed clean of what criainst you You come to us washed clean and pure, in heart and soul"

Nynaeve shivered as the water ran down her body, dripping on the floor

Sheriam took her arm with a relieved save no hint of past worry "You do well so far Co well Remember what your purpose is, and you will continue to be well" The redhead began to lead her around the ter’angreal to another arch

"It was so real," Nynaeve said in a whisper She could re the One Power as easily as lifting her hand She could res the Forsaken wanted to do to her She shivered again "Was it real?"

"No one knows," Sheriam replied "It see the actual wounds of hurts taken inside Others have been cut to the bone inside, and come back without a mark It is all of it different every tioes in The ancients said there were real takes you to theent rules for so meant just to take you from one place to another I believe it is not real But reer is as real as a knife plunging into your heart"

"I channeled the Power It was so easy"

Sheriam missed a step "That isn’t supposed to be possible You should not even re able to channel" She studied Nynaeve "And yet you are not har as it ever was""You sound as if it were dangerous," Nynaeve said slowly, and Sheriaht necessary to give a warning, since you shouldn’t be able to re the Trolloc Wars We have the records of its examination in the archives The first sister to enter arded as strongly as she could be, since no one knehat it would do She kept her memories, and she channeled the One Pohen she was threatened And she ca, unable to channel, unable even to sense the True Source The second to go in was also warded, and she, too, was destroyed in the sa once she was inside, and returned unharmed That is one reason e send you completely unprotected Nynaeve, you ain I know it is hard to re, but try"

Nynaeve sed She could re "I won’t channel," she said If I can reh hysterically