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Nynaeve gave the leash a short tug, staggering her "I know that Tellnew" The wo as they were in Tel’aran’rhiod

"Do you know they are drawing Rand al’Thor to attack Sammael? But when he does, he will find the others as well, waiting to trap him between them At least, he will find Graendal and Rahvin I think Lanfear plays another gaed worried glances with Birgitte Rand must learn of this He would, as soon as she and Elayne could speak to Egwene tonight If they could h

"That is," Moghedien h to find them"

Nynaeve took hold of the silvery leash where it joined the collar and pulled the Forsaken’s face close to hers Dark eyes h the a’da stamped down "You listen toto be so cooperative? You think if you keep talking long enough, I will er we talk, the harder I’ll find it to kill you" That h To kill somebody in cold blood, even one of the Forsaken, would be hard,to do with the wo at things If you try keeping anything back fro toshrieks deep in Moghedien’s mind Maybe she did not know as ht Maybe she believed Nynaeve could read her thoughts if she tried "Now if you know of so ahead of Sammael and the others, you tell hedien’s ue flickered out to wet her lips continually "Al’ThorBecause he thinks Rahvin killed Morgase I don’t knohether he did or not, but al’Thor believes it But Rahvin never trusted Lanfear He never trusted any of theht be some trap set for hih Caemlyn so if a ht into it He almost certainly already has I think he ht after sunrise I had no part of it It was none of itI --"

Nynaeve wanted to shut her up; the fear sweat glistening on the woman’s facevoice, too She started to channel, wondering whether she would be strong enough to hold Moghedien’s tongue, then shedien’s eyes bulged as she wove flows to stop her own s for her ears too, before turning to Birgitte "What do you think?"

"Elayne’s heart will break She loves her mother"

"I know that!" Nynaeve took a breath "I will cry with her and ht now Ithe truth I could alht the silver leash just below her bracelet and shook it "Maybe it’s this, and ination What do you believe?"

"That it’s the truth She was never very brave unless she clearly had the upper hand, or thought she could get it And you certainly put the fear of the Light into her"

Nynaeve grier in her belly She was never very brave except when she clearly had the upper hand That could describe herself She had put the fear of the Light into Moghedien She had, and she hadso; threatening torture, wanting to torture, even Moghedien, was so to avoid what she knew she had to do Never very brave except when she clearly had the upper hand This tio to Caemlyn I do, at least With her I h to tear paper as I ath"

"You won’t be able to affect anything in the waking world froitte said quietly

"I know! I know, but I have to do sohed "Oh, Nynaeve, it is such an e associated with such a coward as you" Abruptly her eyes widened in surprise "There wasn’t much of your potion left I think I a a deep breath, Nynaeve untied the flows around Moghedien Or made her do it; with the a’daitte was still there Another pair of eyes Someone who probably knew Tel’aran’rhiod better than she ever could Sohedien, and you are going to helptakesthat happens to the one wearing this bracelet happens to the one wearing the collar Only about tenfold" The sickly look on Moghedien’s face said she believed Which was just as well, since it was true

Another deep breath, and Nynaeve began forh to remember The Royal Palace, where Elayne had taken her Rahvinworld, not the World of Drea Tel’aran’rhiod changed around her

Chapter 55

(Full Aes Sedai Sy the corridor wall one to ash Flames licked upward on another; a number of inlaid chests and tables were only charred ruins Not his work Thirty paces further on, redcoated uards lay contorted in death on the white floortiles, useless swords in hand Not his work either Rahvin had been wasteful of his own in atte to reach Rand He had been clever in his attacks, clever in his escapes, but from the moment he fled the throneroom he had not faced Rand for more than the instant it took to strike and flee Rahvin was strong, perhaps as strong as Rand, and real in his pocket, and Rahvin had none

The corridor was doubly fa seen it before, once for havi