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Suppressing a small bubble of hope -- she could not allow herself that luxury -- Moiraine balanced upright a ontail, then embraced the True Source and leaped at Lanfear The Forsaken had an instant’s warning, enough to turn before Moiraine struck her, clawing the bracelet away Face to face, they toppled through the doorfra

Chapter 53

(Fla Void, Rand saw Moiraine hurtle seerapple with Lanfear The attacks on hih the doorfraht that did not end; it filled the subtly twisted redstone rectangle as though trying to flood through and striking sos arched silver and blue around the ter’angreal, h the air

Rand staggered to his feet The pain was not gone really, but the pressure was, bringing proo His eyes could not leave the ter’angreal Moiraine Her na across the Void

Lan lurched by hi forward could he stop fro was beyond Rand for the ht the Warder in flows of Air "You You can’t do anything, Lan You can’t go after her"

"I know," Lan said hopelessly Held in real that had sed Moiraine "The Light send ht fire now Rand tried to suppress the flahtnings ignited another The doorfrah it was stone, a white, acrid sray doh; his skin prickled and stung where the smoke brushed Hastily he untied the weave of the dome, dispelled it rather than wait for it to dissipate, and wove around the wagon a tall chih and away Only then did he release Lan He would not have put it past the on It was all in fla as if it ax, but for a Warder that one I cannot feel her presence" The words sounded ripped out of Lan’s chest He turned and began walking down the line of wagons without a backward glance

Following the Warder with his eyes, Rand saw Aviendha on her knees, holding Egwene Releasing saidin, he began to run down the quay Physical pain that had been distant crashed home, but he ran, however aardly As around as if he expected Lanfear to leap out fro with his spear propped across his shoulder, fanning Egith his hat

Rand skidded to a halt "Is she?"

"I don’t know," Mat said miserably

"She still breathes" Aviendha sounded uncertain how long that would continue, but Egwene’s eyes fluttered open as Ahly past Rand with Melaine and Sorilea The Wise Ones knelt clustered around the younger wo to thewene

"I feel" Egwene began weakly, and stopped to s Her face was bloodless pale "I hurt" A tear leaked from one eye