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"What’s put a hook in your gills today, girl?" Siuan had on a gown like those Leane wore, only more sheer than even Leane would ever wear in public, so thin it was hard to tell what color it was Not the first ti around in the back of the wos like these changes of clothing betrayed thoughts you ht not even know you had "You have been almost decent company until today," Siuan continued irritably, then paused "Until today I see it now Yesterday afternoon Sheria you break down that block you’ve built up Is that what has your shift in a twist? You don’t like Theodrin telling you what to do? She’s a wilder, too, girl If anyone can help you learn to channel without eating nettles first, she --"

"And what has you so jittery you can’t hold your dress still?" Theodrin -- that hat really hurt The failure "Maybe it’s sooodhumored, patient; she said it could not be done in one session; her own block had taken months to de before going to the Tower Still, failure hurt, and worst of all, if anyone ever discovered that she had cried like a baby in Theodrin’s co "I heard you heaved Gareth Bryne’s boots at his head when he told you to sit down and polish the, does he? -- so he turned you upside down and --"

Siuan’s fullar her ears For an instant she could only stare at the other wo wider and wider With a wordless shriek, she tried to punch Siuan in the eye Tried, because soled a fist in her hair Aabout and screaetting the better of it even if she did not knohether she was on the top or the botto to yank her braid out by the roots with one hand while the other pounded at her ribs or anything else it could find, but she had the other wo were definitely groeaker, and she herself was going to pound Siuan senseless in another ht her hard on the shin The woman kicked! Nynaeve tried to knee her, but it was not easy in skirts Kicking was not fighting fair!

Suddenly Nynaeve realized that Siuan was shaking At first she thought the wo herself up, she brushed strands of hair out of her face -- her braid was all but undone -- and glared down at the other wo at? Me? If you are!"

"Not at you At us" Still quivering with mirth, Siuan shoved Nynaeve off her Siuan’s hair was in wild disarray, and dust covered the plain wool dress she wore noornlooking and neatly darned in several places She was barefoot, too "Two groo around like I haven’t done that since I was twelve, I think I started thinking that all we needed would be fat Cian snatching ht I heard she once knocked down a drunken printer, I don’t knohy" Soles took her for adust froreement, we can settle it like adult woood idea not to discuss Gareth Bryne" She gave a start as the worn dress becaold e neckline

Nynaeve sat there staring at her What would she have done as Wisdo around in the dirt that way? If anything, the answer kept her anger at a simmer Siuan still did not seem to realize that there was no need to brush away dust with your hands in Tel’aran’rhiod Snatching away fingers that had been repairing her braid, Nynaeve got up quickly; before she was on her feet again, her braid hung perfect over her shoulder and her good Two Rivers woolens ree," she said She would have ht like that sorry they had been born even before she hauled the out with her fists like some fool man? First Cerandin -- she did not want to think about that episode, but there it was -- then Latelle, and now this Was she going to get around her block by being angry all the tiht did nothing for her tereements, we can discuss them"

"Which I suppose means we’ll shout at one another," Siuan said dryly "Well, better that than the other"

"We would not have to shout if you --!" Drawing a deep breath, Nynaeve jerked her eyes away; this was no way to begin anew That breath caught in her throat, and she turned her head back to Siuan so quickly it see it She hoped it did Just for an instant, there had been a face in aacross the Street And there was a flutter in her belly, a bubble of fear, a burn of anger at being afraid "I think we should go back now," she said quietly

"Go back! You said that vile concoction would put ood two hours, and we haven’t been here much more than half that"

"Tihedien? The face had vanished so quickly it could have been sohedien, they must not -- must not on any account -- let her know she had been seen They had to get away Bubble of fear, burn of anger "I told you A day in Tel’aran’rhiod can be an hour in the waking world, or the other way round We --"

"I’ve dipped better out of the bilge in a bucket, girl You needn’t think you can get aith shortchanging reed We can go when I wake up"

There was no tireen silk now, and the A were back, but for a wonder the neckline was al ter’angreal hung above her breasts, somehow part of a necklace of square e Her hand lashed out, snatched the necklace so hard it tore free from Siuan’s neck Siuan’s eyes widened, but as soon as the clasp broke, she vanished, and necklace and ring melted from Nynaeve’s hand For an instant she stared at her eers What happened to someone sent out of Tel’aran’rhiod like that? Had she sent Siuan back to her sleeping body? Or to s