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In spite of herself, the wolanced back, Elayne was soothing Areina and Nicola, explaining that they would not be hurt, or forced into anything Nynaeve would not have gone so far When Aes Sedai found sowene, someone ould channel eventually whether she wanted to or not, they were quite open about bundling her into training whatever her wishes They seemed more lenient about those who could be trained but would never touch saidar without it, and about wilders, those who had survived the oneinfour chance of teaching the what they had done and often blocked in some way, as Nynaeve was Supposedly they could choose to come or stay Nynaeve had chosen to enter the Tower, but she suspected that if she had not, she still would have gone, perhaps even tied hand and foot Aes Sedai gave wo them as much choice as a lamb on a feastday

"Three," Faolain said after a moment "All that effort, and they’ve found three One a wilder" She truly did not like wilders "I do not knohy they are so eager to find new novices The novices we have can’t be raised Accepted until we regain the Tower It is all Siuan Sanche’s fault, her and Leane" A muscle in her cheek twitched, as if she realized that reht to harass the former Amyrlin and Keeper, and she seized Areina and Nicola each by an ar I obey orders, and if you’re to be tested, you’ll be tested, waste of time or no waste of ti after Faolain as she hurried the other across the common room "You’d think, if there was any justice, she would have an unpleasant future ahead of her"

Nynaeve wanted to ask what Min had seen in her viewing of the curlyhaired Accepted -- there were a hundred questions she wanted to ask her -- but Thom and the other two men planted themselves firmly in front of her and Elayne, Juilin and Uno to either side so aitte was leading Jaril and Seve to theirher out of it Min knehat the ave the, but in the end she only shrugged and joined Birgitte

By Thom’s face, he could have been about to co ierous fools and dreamers They think they can depose Elaida That’s why Gareth Bryne is here To raise an arrin almost split his dark face in two "Not fools Madwomen And ain was born They’rein the White Tower froan and a few of the others already have horses , too; it looked incredibly incongruous with that glaring red eye on his patch "The guards are set to watch for people co out We can lose them in the forest It’ll be dark soon They’ll never find us" The wos back by the river had had a reh he did seeht they could not hear

Nynaeve looked at Elayne, who shook her head slightly Elayne would put up with anything to be Aes Sedai And herself? Small chance that they could influence these Aes Sedai to support Rand if they had decided to try controlling hiht as well be realistic And yet And yet there was Healing She would learn nothing of it in Cairhien, but here Not ten paces fro nose, wasoff points on a parchment with her pen A baldheaded Warder with a black beard stood conferring with Nisao Dachen near the door, head and shoulders above her despite being no taller than average, while Dagdara Finchey, as wide as any roup of novices in front of one of the unlit fireplaces, briskly sending thedara were Yellow Ajah, too; it was said that Dagdara, her graying hairthan any two others It was not as if Nynaeve would be able to do anything useful if she did go to Rand Just watch hi, maybe she could find a way to hold thatto call hopeless and let go at that to suit her

All of that flashed through her head in the time it took to look at Elayne and turn back to thehere Uno, if you and the others want to go to Rand, you are free to, as far as I’old the Aes Sedai had taken was needed just as they said, but she could not help wincing at the few silvers left in her purse These men had followed her -- and Elayne, of course -- for all the wrong reasons, but that did not lessen her responsibility for them Their loyalties were to Rand; they had no reason to enter a struggle for the White Tower With a glance at the gilded coffer, she added reluctantly, "But I do have so the way"

"You o too, Thom," Elayne said "And you, Juilin There’s no point in re We have no need of you now, but Rand will" She tried to press her casket of jewels into Thom’s hands, but he refused to take it

The threeso far as to roll his eye Nynaeve thought she heard Juilinsaid they would be stubborn

"Perhaps in a few days," Thoreed

Uno nodded "I could do with a little rest if I’ froave theed her braid Elayne had her chin as high as it had ever been, her blue eyes haughty enough to chip ice Thons by now; their nonsense was not going to be allowed "If you think you are still following Rand al’Thor’s orders to look after us --" Elayne began in frosty tones at the same time that Nynaeve said heatedly, "You pro like that," Tho back a strand of Elayne’s hair with a gnarled finger "Nothing at all like Can’t an old man with a limp