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"This is Nynaeve al’Meara," Uno said quickly into the first pause for breath "Froon comes" Masema’s head turned slowly to the oneeyed man, and she hastily took the opportunity to redo the shawl as she had had it "She was at Fal Dara with the Lord Dragon, and at Falon cares for her as for a iven him a few choice words, and maybe a wellboxed ear Rand had not rescued her -- or not exactly, anyway -- and she was only a handful of years older than he A ht that had burned in his eyes before was nothing to as there now They allowed

"Nynaeve Yes" His voice quickened "Yes! I re women, Nynaeve al’Meara, none on herself, for you watched the Lord Dragon grow You attended the Lord Dragon as a child" He seized her ar in painfully, but he seemed unaware of it "You will speak to the crowds of the Lord Dragon’s boyhood, of his first words of wisdoht has sent you here to serve the Lord Dragon"

She was not exactly sure what to say There had never been any s, in Tear, but you could hardly call what a ta’veren caused miracles Not really Even what had occurred at Falme had a rational explanation Sort of And as for words of wisdom, the first she had heard out of him had been a fervent proain, offered after she had paddled his young backside for it She did not believe she had heard another word since that she could call wise In any case, if Rand had given sage advice froht and apparitions in the sky by day, she still would not have stayed with this uardedly "To join hiue, so soon after her pro as si sensible That’s all it is "A ht the wind and was broken, while thebent when it"He the Lord Dragon is in Tear The Lord Dragon has summoned me there"

"Tear" Masema took his hands away, and she surreptitiously rubbed her ar at so to soht, too, or to hion as Ghealdan has, I will lead the people to Tear, to bask in the radiance of the Lord Dragon I will send disciples to spread the word of the Lord Dragon throughout Tarabon and Arad Doman, to Saldaea and Kandor and the Borderlands, to Andor, and I will lead the people to kneel at the Lord Dragon’s feet"

"A wise plan uh O Prophet of the Lord Dragon" A fool plan if she had ever heard one That was not to say it would not work Fool plans often did, for so all those people kneel to hiwene claimed "But we I cannot wait I have been suon suet a chance to box Rand’s head for her need to do this! "I have to find a boat going downriver"

Maserow nervous Sweat trickled down her back, and between her breasts, and it was only partly the heat That stare would have hedien sweat

Finally he nodded, fiery zealotry fading to leave only his usual dour scowl "Yes," he sighed "If you have been suht Dress more appropriately -- those who have been close to the Lord Dragon must be virtuous above all others -- and ht"

"A riverboat?" Nynaeve insisted "Youthe river If you could just tell ht find one, it wouldto say "easier," but she did not think ease mattered s," he said testily "But you are right When the Lord Dragon commands, you must come on the hour I will ask If a vessel can be found, someone will tell me of it eventually" His eyes shifted to the other two men "You must see that she is safe until then If she persists in clothing herself in this hts She must be protected, like a ard child, until she is reunited with the Lord Dragon"

Nynaeve bit her tongue A , not an oak, when a as needed She ed to ratitude the idiot erous idiot, however She had to reoodbyes quickly, with , and hustled her out, one on either arht it necessary to hurry her away frootten the at the weedynext to a bluff fellow in a far his cap in thick hands, awe painted across his broad face

She did not say a word as they retraced their steps through the kitchen, where the grayhaired wo the soup as if she had not ue while they retrieved their weapons, held it until they were out of the alleyway, into so the width of a street Then she rounded on theer under each nose alternately "How dare you drag rinned -- h none could have had an idea what she was berating them over "Another fivea boat today! If you ever lay hands on ain --!" Uno snorted so loudly that she cut off with a start

"Another five bloody minutes, and Masema would have bloody well laid hands on you Or rather, he’d have said that so ould have! When he says so hands, or a hundred, or a fla thousand if need be, to do it!" He stalked off down the street, Ragan at his side, and she had to go with them or be left Uno paced on as if he knew she would trail after She al had nothing to do with fear of getting lost in that rabbit warren of streets She could have found her way out Eventually "He had a flaed! -- for half the heat in his voice that you had," the oneeyed on, he called it Peace! De clothes! For a few h, but I saw your face there at the end You were ready to fla worse you could have done would be to bloody naon He calls that blasphemy As well name th