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Egent on dully, as if the other woI even think of as a weapon A feeeks ago I considered hitting Renna over the head with that pitcher, and I could not pour ater for three days Once I’d thought of it that way, I not only had to stop thinking about hitting her with it, I had to convince myself I would never, under any circuain She knehat had happened, told me what I had to do, and would not let me wash anywhere except with that pitcher and bowl You are lucky it happened between your visiting days Rennafrom the ti to fight the Pura" She clapped a hand to her h her teeth "Her name is Ryma I have to remember her name, not the name they’ve put on her She is Ry and as hard as she could It is no fault of hers that she hasn’t the strength left to fight any longer I wish I kneho the other sister is that Ryma mentioned I wish I knew her nawene al’Vere Not Egwene the dawene al’Vere of Emond’s Field Will you do that?"

"Stop it!" Min snapped "You stop it right this instant! If you get shipped off to Seanchan, I’ll be right there with you But I don’t think you will You know I’ve read you, Egwene I don’t understand s I am sure link you to Rand, and Perrin, and Mat, and -- yes, even Galad, the Light help you for a fool How can any of that happen if the Seanchan take you off across the ocean?"

"Maybe they’re going to conquer the whole world, Min If they conquer the world, there’s no reason Rand and Galad and the rest could not end up in Seanchan"

"You ninnyheaded goose!"

"I awene said sharply "I don’t intend to stop fighting, not as long as I can breathe, but I don’t see any hope that I’ll ever have the a’dam off oing to stop the Seanchan Min, if this ship captain will take you, go with hi open, and Renna stepped in

Egwene jumped to her feet and bowed sharply, as did Min The tiny roo, but Seanchan insisted on protocol before cootten Well, there is training to be done even on visiting days"

Egatched sharply as the sul’daain around her wrist She could not see hoas done If she could have probed with the One Power, she would have, but Renna would have known that immediately As the bracelet closed around Renna’s wrist a look cawene’s heart sink

"You have been channeling" Renna’s voice was deceptively er in her eyes "You know that is forbidden except e are coet her lips "Perhaps I have been too lenient with you Perhaps you believe that because you are valuable now, you will be allowed license I think Iyou keep your old name I had a kitten called Tuli when I was a child Froo now, Min Your visiting day with Tuli is ended"

Min hesitated only long enough for one anguished look at Egwene before leaving Nothing Min could say or do would do anything except ly at the door as it closed behind her friend

Renna took the chair, frowning at Egwene "I must punish you severely for this We will both be called to the Court of the Nine Moons--you for what you can do; I as your sul’darace me in the eyes of the E damane and how obedient you will be after this And, Tuli Make me believe every word"

Chapter 43

(A’da her nails into her pal cry from the room She took a step toward the door before she could stop herself, and when she did stop, tears sprang up in her eyes Light help wene, I’ worse than useless, she picked up her skirts and ran, and Egwene’s screa , she found herself in the street before she knew it She had intended to go back to her rooht that Egas being hurt while she sat war the tears from her eyes, she swept her cloak around her shoulders and started down the street Every ti her cheeks She was not accusto openly, but then she was not accusto so helpless, so useless She did not knohere she was going, only that it had to be as far as she could reach froht her up short At first, she could not make out who had called Relatively few people walked the street this close to where the da to interest two Seanchan soldiers in buying the picture he would draw of the quickly without actually appearing to run A pair of sul’da behind with eyes down; the Seanchan wo about how many more marath’damane they expected to find before they sailed Min’s eyes passed right over the to back in wonder as they came toward her "Nynaeve? Elayne?"

"None other" Nynaeve’s sht worried frowns Min thought she had never seen anything as wonderful as the sight of them "That color becomes you," Nynaeve continued "You should have taken up dresses long since Though I’ve thought of breeches myself since I saw theh to see Min’s face "What is the ," Elayne said "Has so