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"To tell the truth," Juilin said, "I a because Thom owes me money Dice"

"Do you expect us to steal twenty horses frorowled He see to do exactly that

Elayne stared, at a loss for words, and Nynaeve was having difficulty finding them herself How far they had fallen Not so much as a shifted foot in the three of them The trouble was that she was torn She had determined to send them away She had, and not because she didn’t want theht and left Not at all Yet with al in Salidar as she had expected, she had to ad to know she and Elayne had itte to depend on Not that she would take up the offer of escape, of course -- if that hat it should be called -- not under any circu Certainly not that she would let the, whatever they thought Rand could find use for theet in the way here Except

The unpainted door opened, and Siuan stalked out, followed by Leane They stared at each other coldly before Leane sniffed and glided away, startlingly sinuous as she vanished around Croi and Avar into the corridor that led to the kitchens Nynaeve frowned slightly In the midst of all that iciness there had been one instant, a brief flicker she al toward her, then abruptly stopped short, her face going blank So

Gareth Bryne, dented breastplate buckled over his plain buffcolored coat and steelbacked gauntlets tucked behind his sword belt, radiated coave hi, endured everything; a raciously A far cry fro into Salidar, when she had first recognized hith of the street "I will not say it is entirely good to see you, Lord Gareth I have heard of some difficulty between Mother and you, but I am sure it can be mended You know Mother is hasty sometimes She will come ’round, and ask you back to your proper place in Caenoring her astonishment -- Nynaeve doubted anyone who knew Elayne’s rank had ever been so curt to her -- he turned to Uno "Have you thought on what I said? Shienarans are the finest heavy cavalry in the world, and I have lads who are just right for proper training"

Uno frowned, his one eye sliding to Elayne and Nynaeve Slowly, he nodded "I’ve nothing better to do I’ll ask the others"

Bryne clapped hih And you, Thom Merrilin" Thom had half turned away at the otherat the floor as if to obscure his face Now he met Bryne’s level stare with one of his own "I once knew a felloith a name ame"

"I once knew a felloho looked much like you," Thom replied "He tried hard to put me in chains I think he’d have cut o, that would be? Men do strange things for wolanced at Siuan and shook his head "Will you join a for a ame well, the way it’s played in lofty circles"

Thom’s bushy white eyebrows dren almost as far as Uno’s had, but he never took his eyes froa as you understand I don’t intend to spend the rest oftoo long in one place any as they don’t itch in the ame," Bryne told him dryly "The two of you come withneeds doing yesterday, except what should have been done last week" Pausing, he looked at Siuan again "My shirts ca Tholared at his back, then shifted her frown to Min, and Min grione

Nynaeve did not understand that last exchange at all And the nerve of thosethey could talk over her head -- or under her nose, or whatever -- without her understanding every word Enough of the he has no need for a thiefcatcher," Juilin said, eyeing Siuan sideways, and plainly unco her na stilled, and no longer the Amyrlin Seat He certainly shifted his feet for her "This way I can sit and talk I’ve seen a lot of felloho look like they nored me," Elayne said incredulously "I don’t care what the trouble is between hiht Well, I will tend to Lord Gareth Bryne later I have to talk to Min, Nynaeve"

Nynaeve started to follow as Elayne hurried toward that hall to the kitchens -- Min would give straight answers -- but Siuan caught her arrip

The Siuan Sanche who had one No one here wore the shawl Her voice never rose; it did not need to She fixed Juilin with a stare that had hi out of his skin "You watch what questions you ask, thiefcatcher, or you’ll gut yourself for an Marigan’s itte blinked "You two find an Accepted naht Those children look as if they should be in bed already Well? Move your feet!" Before they had stirred a step -- and Birgitte was an, maybe quicker -- she rounded on Nynaeve "You I have questions for You were told to cooperate, and I suggest you do if you knohat’s good for you"

It was like being caught in a high wind Before Nynaeve knew it, Siuan was hurrying her up rickety steps with a railing cobbled together frohfloored corridor to a tiny room with two cramped beds built into the wall, one above the other Siuan took the only stool,her to sit on the lower bed Nynaeve chose to stand, if only to show she was not going to be pushed There was notup one leg held a chipped pitcher and basin A few dresses hung fros, and what appeared to be a pallet lay rolled up in one corner Nynaeve had fallen far in the space of a day, but Siuan had fallen farther than she could iine She did not think she would have too much trouble with the woman Even if Siuan did