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"Sounds fine to et another woman to look at him, not the Maidens or the others It was as if Melindhra had hung a sign on hi OWNED BY MELINDHRA OF THE JUMAI SHAIDO Well, she would not have put that last bit on, not here Then again, who knehat an Aiel would do, especially a Maiden of the Spear? Women did not think the same as men, and Aiel women did not think like anybody else in the world

"It is strange that you efface yourself so"

"Efface ood; knots were co out that he had not knoere there "How?" He wondered if it had soreat store by it, or by receiving it, anyway She never wore the thing, of course Maidens did not But she carried it in her pouch, and showed it to every woman who asked A lot of them seemed to

"You put yourself in the shadow of Rand al’Thor"

"I’m not in anybody’s shadow," he said absently It could not be the necklace He had given jewelry to other wos to pretty woot in return was a smile He never expected more If a woman did not enjoy a kiss and a cuddle as much as he did, as the point?

"Of course, there is honor of a sort in being in the shadow of the Car’a’carn To be near the reed, not really hearing Sometimes the women accepted and sometimes not, but none had decided they owned him That hat rankled, really He was not about to be owned by any woood her hands were at loosening knotted muscles

"Your scars should be scars of honor, earned in your own na scar on his neck "Did you earn this serving the Car’a’carn?"

Shrugging her hand away, he pushed up on his elbows and twisted to look at her "Are you sure ’Daughter of the Nine Moons’ doesn’tto you?"

"I have told you it does not Lie down"

"If you are lying to me, I swear I’ll welt your ruerously "Do you think that you can welt ive it h his ribs "Do you swear you’ve never heard of the Daughter of the Nine Moons?"

"I never have," she said slowly "Who is she? Or what? Lie down, and let ly everywhere in the tent and outside as well, and aGood Two Rivers birds Rand had chosen his warnings from what he knew, bir