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"Highness," Seta said, "it is true? You’re going to allow these to roa at her choice of titles for him Did they have to throw around such words like they ooden pennies? Anyway, the two Seanchan woroup, but they still seemed to find it odd that Mat did not wish to use the Aes Sedai as weapons "Do you want to go, or do you want to stay?"

"We will go," Bethamin said firmly She was deterh I soht be better to simply let us die, as opposed to…Well, e are, e represent, er to the Empire"

Mat nodded "Tuon is a sul’dam," he said

The toive you your own horses, so you don’t have to rely on the Maybe someday you two can convince Tuon of the truth Helpthe Empire to collapse"

The tomen looked to hihness," Bethahness"

Seta actually got tears in her eyes! Light, what did they think he had just proet anywo that they could channel, worrying they er to everyone around theht Poor fool As always, the colors swirled when he thought of Rand He tried not to do it too often, and before he could banish those colors, he caught a gli in a beautiful bathing chaet the sul’dam horses, then he walked over toward the Aes Sedai Thoht, Mat," he said "You look like you tangled with a briarstitch patch and came out sore"

Mat raised a hand to his hair, which was probably a real sight "I lived through the night, and the Aes Sedai are leaving I’ve half aat that"

Tho to be here?"

"The sul’daured"

"No, those two" He pointed

Mat turned, frowning as he found Leilwin and Bayle Do up Their possessions were rolled up on the backs of their horses Leilwin--then known as Egeanin--had once been a Seanchan noblewoman, but Tuon had stripped her naray Her short dark hair had grown out, and hung over her ears She climbed from her saddle and stalked in Mat’s direction

"Burn me," Mat said to Tho that life has turned fair on me"

Domon followed her as they approached He was her so’jhin Or…could he still be so’jhin, now that she had no title? Well, either way, he was her husband The Illianer was thick of girth, and strong He was not too bad a fellow, except when he was around Leilwin Which was always

"Cauthon," she said, stepping up to hi?"

"Yes"

Mat s to do that dance!

"I always intended to make my way to the White Tower," she continued "I set my mind there on the day I left Ebou Dar If the Aes Sedai are leaving, I will go with theht opportunity is presented"