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"She likes hiwene, and for an instant Egwene thought she saw sadness -- or regret? -- in her eyes "I am here," Min said carefully, "because I was sent for, and was given the choice between riding and coerate it," Elayne said "Sheriam Sedai saw the letter, and she says it was a request Min sees things, Egwene That’s why she’s here; so the Aes Sedai can study how she does it It isn’t the Power"

"Request," Min snorted "When an Aes Sedai requests your presence, it’s like a command from a queen with a hundred soldiers to back it up"

"Everybody sees things," Egwene said

Elayne shook her head "Not like Min She sees -- auras -- around people And ies"

"Not all the time," Min put in "Not around everybody"

"And she can read things about you froh I’m not sure she always tells the truth She said I’d have to share my husband with two other wohs, and says it was never her idea of how to run things, either But she said I would be a queen before she kneho I was; she said she saw a crown, and it was the Rose Crown of Andor"

Despite herself, Egwene asked, "What do you see when you look at me?"

Min glanced at her "A white flas I don’t knohat it reat deal," Elayne said dryly "One of the things she said she saw looking at me was a severed hand Not mine, she says She claims she does not knohat it means, either"

"Because I don’t," Min said "I don’t knohat half of it ht thesweaty chests bare, and scabbarded swords in their hands Egwene found herself staring at the most handsome man she had ever seen Tall and slirace She suddenly realized he was bowing over her hand -- she had not even felt him take it in his -- and fumbled in her mind for the name she had heard

"Galad," she murmured His dark eyes stared back into hers He was older than she Older than Rand At the thought of Rand, she gave a start and carinned -- "since I don’t think you heard the first tiwene abruptly remembered her hand, still held by Galad, and freed it

"If your duties allow," Galad said, "I would like to see you again, Egwene We could walk, or if you obtain permission to leave the Toe could picnic outside the city"

"That -- that would be nice" She was uncomfortably aware of the others, Min and Gawyn still with their arins, Elayne still with her scowl