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As Min and Elayne hurriedly helped her change into Nynaeve’s old dress, Egwene explained aboutthe bracelet fro made her sick unless a sul’da she had discovered how the collar could be opened without the Power -- and found that touching the catch with the intention of opening it made her hand knot into uselessness She could touch it asthe catch; the h, and Nynaeve felt sick herself The bracelet on her wrist made her sick It was too horrible She wanted it off her wrist before she learnedthat wouldthe silver cuff, she pulled it loose, snapped it closed, and hung it on one of the pegs "Don’t think that means you can shout for help now" She shook a fist under Seta’s nose "I can still make you wish you were never born if you open your "

"You -- you do not mean to leave me here with it," Seta said in a whisper "You cannot Tie ave a h "Leave it on her She won’t call for help even without a gag You had better hope whoever finds you will remove the a’dam and keep your little secret, Seta Your dirty secret, isn’t it?"

"What are you talking about?" Elayne said

"I have thought about it a great deal," Egwene said "Thinking was all I could do when they left me alone up here Sul’dam claim they develop an affinity after a few years Most of the whether they’re leashed to her or not I wasn’t sure, but Seta proves it"

"Proves what?" Elayne demanded, and then her eyes widened in sudden realization, but Egent on

"Nynaeve, a’dam only work on women who can channel Don’t you see? Sul’dah her teeth, shaking her head in violent denial "A sul’da she could channel, even if she knew, and they never train the ability, so they cannot do anything with it, but they can channel"

"I told you," Min said "That collar shouldn’t have worked on her" She was doing up the last buttons doene’s back "Any woman who couldn’t channel would be able to beat you silly while you tried to control her with it"

"How can that be?" Nynaeve said "I thought the Seanchan put leashes on any wowene told her "But those they can find are like you, and me, and Elayne We were born with it, ready to channel whether anyone taught us or not But what about Seanchan girls who aren’t born with the ability, but who could be taught? Not just any woht she was being friendly telling es when the sul’dairls They want to find any like you and me, and leash them, but they let all the others put on a bracelet to see if they can feel what the poor woman in the collar feels Those who can are taken away to be trained as sul’da under her breath "No No No" Over and over again

"I know she is horrible," Elayne said, "but I feel as if I should help her somehow She could be one of our sisters, only the Seanchan have twisted it all"

Nynaeve opened herthe on here?" Renna de into the room "An audience?" She stared at Nynaeve, hands on hips "I never gave permission for anyone else to link with my pet, Tuli I do not even knoho you -- " Her eyes fell on Egwene -- Egearing Nynaeve’s dress instead of daith no collar around her throat -- and her eyes grew as big as saucers She never had a chance to yell

Before anyone else could wene snatched the pitcher from her washstand and smashed it into Renna’s midriff The pitcher shattered, and the sul’daasp and doubled over As she fell, Egwene leaped on her with a snarl, shoving her flat, grabbing for the collar she had here it still lay on the floor, snapping it around the other wowene pulled the bracelet fro and fitted it to her orist Her lips were pulled back from her teeth, her eyes fixed on Renna’s face with a terrible concentration Kneeling on the sul’dam’s shoulders, she pressed both hands over the woave a treed in her face; hoarse sounds cawene’s hands; her heels druwene’s shoulders, pulling her off of the other wowene, stop it! That isn’t what you want!" Renna lay grayfaced and panting, staring wildly at the ceiling

Suddenly Egwene threw herself against Nynaeve, sobbing raggedly at her breast "She hurt me, Nynaeve She hurt me They all did They hurt me, and hurt me, until I did what they wanted I hate the me, and I hate the ently She swene It is They deserve it But it isn’t all right to let them make you like they are"

Seta’s hands were pressed to her face Renna touched the collar at her throat disbelievingly, with a shaking hand

Egwene straightened, brushing her tears away quickly "I’m not I am not like them" She almost clawed the bracelet off of her wrist and threw it down "I’m not But I wish I could kill therimly at the two sul’da like that," Elayne said She see herself "I am sure he would"

"Perhaps they do," Nynaeve said, "and perhaps he would Butfor justice They seldoment with the Wo wo than the ht they could sway the decision with eloquence, or pleas for ave mercy where it was deserved, but justice always, and it was the Wisdowene had discarded and closed it "I would free every woman here, if I could, and destroy every last one of these But since I cannot" She slipped the bracelet over the sa that held the other one, then addressed herself to the sul’daer, she told herself "Perhaps, if you are very quiet, you will be left alone here long enough to e to remove the collars The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, and it ood to counterbalance the evil you have done, enough that you will be allowed to remove them If not, you will be found, eventually And I think whoever finds you will ask a great many questions before they remove those collars I think perhaps you will learn at first hand the life you have given to other women That is justice,"