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She put an arm around his shoulders as he started back toward their tent "I saw you with the Nightrunner, Mat Cauthon" That was one of the Aiel names for Myrddraal "You are as tall as a , he slipped his aret the attack out of his head He wanted to -- his thoughts were too snarled in his borrowed memories -- but he could not Why had anyone launched such a hopeless assault? No one but a fool attacked overwhelht he could not pry out of his head No one attacked without a reason

The birdcalls pulled Rand awake immediately, and he seized saidin as he tossed the blankets aside and ran out, coatless, in his stocking feet The night was cold andup from the hills below the pass Around hiht to where an attack ain -- Shadon in the pass would cause a winterfinch to call -- until he unraveled the foolish chances

Soon the pass was still again, the gai’shain in their tents, forbidden weapons even now, the other Aiel off at the places that one, as if they kneould have held them back if they waited He could hear a few ons near the toalls, but neither the drivers nor Kadere showed themselves; he did not expect the, dying -- came from two directions Both beloell away from him People were out around the Wise Ones’ tents, too; staring toward the fighting, it seeoma, not unless Timolan had taken Shadon into his clan, and that was as likely as Whitecloaks recruiting Trollocs He turned back toward his tent, and even enclosed in the Void he gave a start

Aviendha had coht, a blanket wrapped around her Just beyond her stood a tall aunt face that was too pale, with eyes too large A crooning rose, and the cloak opened into wide, leathery wings like those of a bat Moving as in a drea eerthin balefire burned past her, an arrow of solid light, to take the Draghkar in the head The effect of that narrower stream was slower, but no less sure than with the Darkhounds The creature’s colors reversed, black to white, white to black, and it beca motes thatended, stared at the last particles as they vanished, and turned to Rand, gathering the blanket closer Her hand came up, and a stream of fire as thick as his head roared toward hi of the Power, he threw hi fla?" he barked, so angry, so shocked, that the Void cracked and saidin vanished fro toward her "This tops any ingratitude I ever heard of!" He was going to shake her until her teeth rattled "I just saved your life, in case you failed to notice, and if I offended soive a --!"

"The next tireat Car’a’carn to deal withthe blanket close, she ducked stiffbacked into the tent

For the first tihkar, crury that he had not heard the crackling and popping as it burned, had not srease He had not even sensed the evil of it A Draghkar killed by first sucking the soul away, and then life It had to be close, touching, but this one lay noHe was not certain how effective a Draghkar’s crooning elad he had not found out

Drawing a deep breath, he knelt beside the tent flap "Aviendha?" He could not go in A la there naked for all he knew,him up and down the way he deserved "Aviendha, I aize I was a fool to speak as I did without asking why I should know that you wouldn’t harm reat deal you know, Rand al’Thor," caize? He had never asked her that Considering ji’e’toh, teachingcustoize" There was no answer this ti to hiround He was going to have to remain out here until he was sure she was decently covered Without boots or coat He seized hold of saidin, taint and all, just to be distanced fro cold, inside the Void

The three Wise One drea at the burning Draghkar as they skirted it, drawing their shawls around them with almost the saht, but I am surprised"

"There were two," Rand told her "I destroyed the other" Why should he be hesitant just because Moiraine had warned hiainst balefire? It was a weapon like any other "If Aviendha had not killed this one, itdrew us," Egwene said, looking hi for injuries, but she paid special attention to his stocking feet, then glanced at the tent, where a crack in the tent flap showed laain, haven’t you? She saved your life, and you Men!" With a disgusted shake of her head, she brushed past him and into the tent He heard faint voices, but could not ave a hitch to her shawl "If you do not need us, then webelow" She hurried off without waiting for the other two

Bair cackled as she and Aer on who she will check on first? My aainst that sapphire bracelet of yours?"

"Done I choose Dorindha"

The older Wise One cackled again "Her eyes are still full of Bael A firstsister is a firstsister, b