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"Of course you do," Sorilea said briskly "That is what happens when you let yourself be caught in a o with you, Rand al’Thor" Melaine’s sunhaired beauty was openly angry, but she was not looking at hier at what had happened

"I will be right as ater with a little rest," Eghispered

Bair dawene’s forehead "You will be right with a great deal of rest I fear you will not be o near Tel’aran’rhiod for soive irl We atch your dreaive your care to Sorilea if you so "

"You will not disobey me more than once, Aes Sedai or not," Sorilea said, but with a touch of syriwene’s face

"I, at least, ah to do what must be done," Aviendha said In truth, she looked not ed a defiant stare at Rand, plainly expecting argument Her defiance faded so at her "I am," she muttered

"Of course," Rand said hollowly

"I a the Wise Ones’ gaze "Lanfear had h to make the difference between us I have toh to you, Rand al’Thor I do not think ould have survived " Her eyes darted down to the burning wagon Fierce flames had already reduced it to a shapeless charred pile inside the glassy chier visible at all "I did not see all that happened"

"They are Rand cleared his throat "They are both gone Lanfear is dead And so is Moiraine" Egwene began to cry, sobs shaking her in Aviendha’s clasp Aviendha put her head down on the other woht weep

"You are a fool, Rand al’Thor," Aly youthful face beneath her headscarf and white hair was stone hard "About this and s, you are a fool"

He turned away from the accusation in her eyes Moiraine was dead Dead because he could not bring himself to kill one of the Forsaken He did not knohether he wanted to cry or laugh wildly; if he did either, he did not think he would be able to stop

The dockside that had been eh few caray wall had stood Wise Ones , assisted by whiterobed gai’shain and men in the cadin’sor Moans and cries stabbed at hi for even the worst injured Because he I could not The L