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He opened his e -- Aviendha’s lessons often made them more so, not less -- but this was ridiculous "Well, tell theht to act it"

Even by ht he could tell that her smile was pleased "It shall be as the Car’a’carn wishes" What did that htfully "You have not eaten yet tonight There is still enough food for everyone, and you will not fill one belly by going hungry yourself If you do not eat, people orry that you are ill You will becohed softly, a hoarse wheeze The Car’a’carn oneto eat, Sulin would probably go get it for him And try to feed him to boot "I will eat Moiraine must be in her blankets by now" This tie he had said so his feet down, he heard the ring of horses’ hooves walking down the stonepaved street toward the bridge Every Maiden was upright in an instant, face veiled; half nocked arrows His hand went to his waist by instinct, but the sas not there The Aiel felt strange enough about hi at his saddle; he had not seen any need to offend their custo it Besides, there were notat a walk

When they appeared, surrounded by an escort of fifty Aiel, the riders nu in their saddles dejectedly Most wore rimmed helmets and Tairen coats with puffy, striped sleeves beneath their breastplates The pair in the lead had ornately gilded cuirasses, and large white plumes attached to the front of their hellisten of satin in the h, shorter and slighter than the Tairens, tith small banners called con on short staffs harnessed to their backs, wore dark coats and helmets shaped like bells cut away to expose their faces Cairhienin used the banners to pick out officers in battle, and also to mark a lord’s personal retainers

The Tairens with plulances, then scrambled down to co, little older than he, both with dark beards trimmed to neat points in the fashion of Tairen nobility Dentswas chipped; they had been crossing swords so thenored they would disappear The Maidens unveiled, though they looked no less ready to put spear or arrow through the kneeling er and slightly taller than he, and stood behind Mangin was of the Jindo Taardad, and one of those who had gone to the Stone of Tear Jindo had brought in the riders

"My Lord Dragon," the plu said, "burnears and potato noselanky hair fro us to so about chiefs, if I reon I am Edorion of House Selorna, and this is Estean of House Andiama"

"I am He Who Comes With the Dawn," Rand told them quietly "And the Car’a’carn" He had thea women when he was in the Stone Estean’s eyes nearly popped out of his face; Edorion looked as surprised for a moment, then nodded slowly, as if he suddenly sa it made sense "Stand Who are your Cairhienin co tofor their lives from the Shaido, and any other Aiel they saw For that ht be the first supporters he had met in this land If the two Tairens’ fathers had followed his orders "Bring them forward"

Estean blinked in surprise as he rose, but Edorion barely paused in turning to shout, "Meresin! Daricain! Cos The Cairhienins’ banners bobbed as they dis his lips as though thirsty "Did you Did you send the Aiel against Cairhien?"

"They’ve attacked the city, then?"

Rhuarc nodded, and Mangin said, "If these are to be believed, Cairhien still holds Or did three days ago" There was little doubt that he did not think it still did, and less that he cared about a city of treekillers

"I did not send them, Estean," Rand said as they were joined by the two Cairhienin, who knelt, doffing their hele with Edorion and Estean, their hair shaved back in line with their ears and their dark eyes wary "Those who attack the city are my enemies, the Shaido I o through the business of telling the Cairhienin to rise; his tiet the habit this side of the Spine of the World, bowing and kneeling right and left He had to ask for introductions, too, and the Cairhienin gave theanred -- his con was all wavy vertical lines of red and white -- and Lieutenant Lord Daricain of House Annallin, his con covered with small squares of red and black It was a surprise that they were lords Though lords commanded and led soldiers in Cairhien, they did not shave their heads and becoed, apparently

"My Lord Dragon" Meresin stu that He and Daricain were both pale, slendernoses, but he was a bit the heavier Neither looked as if he had hadinterrupted "My Lord Dragon, Cairhien can hold For days yet, perhaps as many as ten or twelve, but you must come quickly if you are to save it"

"That is e ca Meresin a dark look Both Cairhienin returned it, but their defiance was tinged with resignation Estean raked stringy hair from his forehead "To find help Parties have been sent in every direction, on" He shivered despite the sweat on his brow, and his voice turned distant and hollow "There werewith a spear through his guts He’ll never turn a card at chop again I could use a mu