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Egwene smiled She did want the Wise Ones to train in the Tower There werethat the Aes Sedai did better than the Wise Ones On the other hand, the Wise Ones were better about working together and--Egwene adroups could learn ether Somehow
She fondly bade farewell to the two Wise Ones, watching as they faded froh to turn Rand frowene took a breath In an instant she stood in the Hall of the Tower, her feet planted directly on the Flame of Tar Valon painted on the floor Seven spirals of color wound out fro toward the periwene drew her lips to a line That wo the White Tower to its knees, turn a staunch mehest Wise Ones But Light help her if she needed the loyalty of her friends! Rand, Gawyn, Nynaeve--all infuriating in their oays
She folded her arms to wait Perhaps Nynaeve would still come If not, this wouldn’t be the first tiwene A massive rosedominated the far wall behind the Amyrlin Seat itself The Flaht beyond, though Egwene knew those boiling black clouds covered all the sky of the World of Dreams
She turned frolass below the Flaon’s Fang That wasn’t part of the original ene stepped forward, inspecting the glass
There is a third constant besides the Creator and the Dark One, Verin’s meticulous voice said, a memory from another time There is a world that lies within each of these others, inside all of the theends called it Tel’aran’rhiod
Did thisrepresent one of those, another world where Dragon and A ," a voice said fro Nynaeve stood there, wearing a dress of bright yellow tri the skirt She wore a red dot at the center of her forehead, and had her hair woven into its characteristic braid
Egwene felt a surge of relief Finally! It had beenherself be surprised, she s Spirit A few inverted wards ain Elayne was supposed to arrive a little later
"I didn’t choose this pattern," Egwene said, looking back at the Rose Window "This is Tel’aran’rhiod’s interpretation"
"But theitself is real?" Nynaeve asked
"Unfortunately," Egwene said "One of the holes the Seanchan left when they attacked"
"They attacked?" Nynaeve asked
"Yes," Egwene said So you would have known if you’d ever responded to arded one another across the roo the floor beneath them This would have to be handled very carefully; Nynaeve could be as prickly as the worst of thornbushes