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Enaila see up on the other side of the stallion’s head "You have found your people, Rand al’Thor"

"The Wise Ones are waiting for you," Sulin added She and Enaila turned Jeade’en without waiting on his agree a winding way down the side of the hill, faces reflecting ht as they stared up at him, so close their shoulders brushed the horse’s flanks

"Whatever they want," he grumbled, "they had best be quick" There was no need for the the dapple, but it was too runting at the pain in his side; the crest was already sed in the night "I have a lot to do yet I need to find" Couladin Sa for him "I need to find them" He was so tired, but he could not sleep yet

Lamps on poles lit the Wise Ones’ encampment, and small fires where kettles of water were hauled away and replaced by whiterobedGai’shain scurried everywhere, and Wise Ones as well, tending the wounded whose nu slowly down the long lines of those who could not stand, only rarely pausing to lay hands on an Aiel who then thrashed in the throes of being Healed She swayed whenever she straightened, and Lan hovered behind her as if wanting to hold her up, or expecting to have to Sulin exchanged words with Adelin and Enaila, too low for Rand to er women ran to speak to the Aes Sedai

Despite the nu after them Inside a pavilion off to one side, perhaps twenty sat in a circle listening to one standing in the center When she sat, another took her place Gai’shain knelt around the outside of the pavilion, but none of the Wise Ones appeared to have any interest in wine, or anything except what they were hearing Rand thought the speaker was A out with the wounded, the water bag hanging fro decidedly odd with his dark velvet coat and white lace Straightening fro a drink to a es, he saw Rand and hesitated

After a ai’shain and wove his way through the Maidens toward Rand They ignored hi to Moiraine or else eyeing Rand -- and his face was tight by the time he had to pause for the solid circle of Far Dareis Mai around Jeade’en They were slow in parting, and did so just enough to let hih to Rand’s stirrup

"I was sure you must be safe I was sure" Fro When Rand did not speak, Ased uncomfortably "Moiraine insisted I carry water A forceful wo off, he licked his lips quickly "What happened?"

"Sa the thoughts that drifted through the Void "I remember when he was first named Destroyer of Hope After he betrayed the Gates of Hevan and carried the Shadon into the Rorn M’doi and the heart of Satelle Hope did see?" Asone as white as Sulin’s hair; he only shook his headnow, he did not know her "Is that where they are waiting for me? Then I should join them"

"They will not welco beside Asmodean, who jumped, "or any man" Rand had not heard or seen the Warder approach either, but he only turned his head Even that seemed an effort It seemed to be sooma, the Codarra, the Shiande and the Daryne"

"The clans are coh to make today bloodier It never happened like that in the stories

"So it seems But the four chiefs will not ements," Lan added dryly "Come Moiraine can tell you more than I of it"