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For that estwilled Wise One That honor went to an even older woman; Sorilea, of the Jarra sept of the Chareen Aiel The Wise One of Shende Hold could channel less than most novices, but she was as likely to send another Wise One on an errand as a gai’shain And they went No, there was no reason to distress herself over Wise Ones being bullied

"It is understandable that you wish to spare your lands," Bair put in, "but Rand al’Thor obviously does not mean to lead us to punish No one who submits to He Who Comes With the Dawn, and the Aiel, will be har lives or lands that concerns er into a queenly gesture, but her voice sounded nearly as tight as Melaine’s "If you allow this, it will be disastrous Years of planning are co to fruition, and he means to ruin it all"

"Plans of the White Tower," A "Those plans have nothing to do with us We, and the other Wise Ones, ht for the Aiel We will see that the Aiel do what is best for the Aiel"

Egondered what the clan chiefs would say about that Of course, they frequently complained that the Wise Ones meddled in matters that were not theirs, so perhaps it would not come as a surprise The chiefs all seeent ainst the coainst the Woht

"If Rand --" she began, but Bair stepped on her firirl Your knowledge of Rand al’Thor is valuable, but you will hold your peace and listen until you are bidden to speak And stop looking sullen, or I will dose you with bluespine tea"

Egwene grih a respect between equals, included but little for the pupil, even one they believed was Aes Sedai She kept her tongue still, in any case Bair was capable of sending her to fetch her herb pouches and telling her to brew the incredibly bitter tea herself; it had no purpose at all except to cure sullenness or sulkiness or whatever else a Wise One ht find disfavor with, which it did by taste alone Aviendha gave her a co pat on the arm

"You believe it will not be a catastrophe for the Aiel as well?" It must have been difficult to sound as cool as a winter strealistened from head to foot with condensed steam and your oeat, but Moiraine apparently had no difficulty "It will be the Aiel War all over again You will kill and burn and loot towns as you did then, until you have turned every ainst you"

"The fifth is our due, Aes Sedai," Melaine said, throwing her long hair back over her shoulder so she could work a staera across a slistened like silk "We took no lance at Moiraine was too bland not to be significant; they knew she was Cairhienin "Your kings and queens take as ainst you?" Moiraine persisted "In the Aiel War, the nations united turned you back That can and will happen again, with great loss of life on both sides"

"None of us fears death, Aes Sedai," A to a child "Life is a dreaain Besides, only four clans crossed the Dragonwall under Janduin Six are here already, and you say Rand al’Thor means to take all of the clans"

"The Prophecy of Rhuidean says he will break us" The spark in Melaine’s green eyes could have been for Moiraine or because she was not as resigned as she sounded "What does it onwall?"

"You will lose hionwall," Moiraine said She looked as cale in her voice said she was ready to chew rocks "He must have their support!"

"He has the support of the Aiel nation," Bair told her in that fragile, unyielding voice She e with the slim metal blade "The clans have never been a nation, but now he makes us one"

"We will not help you turn him in this, Moiraine Sedai," Amys added just as firmly

"You may leave us now, Aes Sedai, if it pleases you," Bair said "We have discussed what you wished to discuss as ht" It was politely said, but a dismissal all the saain all serenity She sounded as though it were her suggestion, her decision By this ti it clear they were not under the Tower’s authority "I have other matters to see to"

Thatconcerning Rand Egwene knew better than to ask; if Moiraine wanted her to know, she would tell her, and if not If not, she would be handed some slippery bit of Aes Sedai avoidance of a lie, or else be told bluntly that it was none of her business Moiraine knew that "Egwene Sedai of the Green Ajah" was a fraud She tolerated the lie in public, but otherwise she let Egwene know her proper place whenever it suited her

As soon as Moiraine had gone, in a burst of cold air, Aave a startled jerk, and her mouth opened twice before she said faintly, "I must brew it yet" With that she scurried out of the tent on all fours The second blast froed looks that were alwene’s; Aviendha always did even the race Soet a thing like irl," Melaine said

That was her, Egwene realized, with Aviendha gone Hurriedly splashing more water on the rocks, she channeled to heat the stones further, and the kettle, until she heard stones cracking and the kettle itself radiated heat like a furnace The Aielin their own juices to freezing, but she was not Hot, thick clouds rolled up to fill the tent Alow of saidar surrounding her, of course, though she herself could not Melaine merely went on