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Carlinya and Beonin were the last to join in agreement

Siuan kept her face s of the Tower had changedbesides her own These woathered here, and now they were discussing who should be presented to their new Hall of the Tower as if that should not be the Hall’s choice It would not be difficult to bring theently, to the belief that the new Auided by the, they and the Auided by herself She and Moiraine had worked too long to find Rand al’Thor and prepare hiiven too led by soestion?" Diffidence was si to have to find sorit her teeth, for Sheria to discover where Rand al’Thor is; the farther south I came, the more rumors I heard that he has left Tear I think that he has, and I think that I have reasoned out where he went"

There was no need for her to say that they had to find him before Tar Valon did They all understood Not only would Elaida mishandle him, certainly, but should she put her hands on him, display hi her would be gone Rulers knew the Prophecies, if their people usually did not; they would forgive her a dozen false Dragons out of necessity

"Where?" Morvrin barked, a hair ahead of Sheriaether

"The Aiel Waste"

There was a moment of silence before Carlinya said, "That is ridiculous"

Siuan bit back an angry reply and setic s of the Aiel when I was Accepted Gitara Moroso thought that soht be able to channel" Gitara had been Keeper then "One of the books she hadfrom the dustiest corner of the library, claion I did not re out where Rand could have vanished to The Prophecies say ’the Stone of Tear shall never fall till the People of the Dragon co of the Stone That, every rurees on"

Morvrin’s eyes suddenly seemed to look elsewhere "I remember speculation about the Wise Ones when I was newly raised to the shawl It would be fascinating, if true, but Aiel are littleto Aes Sedai than to anyone else who enters the Waste, and their Wise Ones apparently have soers, so I understand, which h to one, to feel if she -- "Suddenly she gave herself a shake, staring at Siuan and Leane as though her wandering had been their fault "A thin straeave a basket, so you remember from a book likely written by someone who never saw an Aiel"

"A very thin straw," Carlinya said

"But worth sending someone to the Waste?" It took effort to ht sheif she could not find another way She still had enough control of herself to ignore the heat, usually, but not while trying to drag these wo them notice her fist in their hair "I do not think the Aiel would try to harh to show that she was Aes Sedai Siuan did not think they would It had to be risked "And if he is in the Waste, the Aiel will know of it Remember those