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Faile raised an eyebrow

"We will need to be seen as friends," Berelain explained "Fighting, being at odds, this will fuel the ru time with one another, it will disarm them That, mixed with a formal renunciation on h"

Faile sat down in the chair she had been using earlier Friends? She detested this woman

"It would have to be a believable act," Berelain said, rising and walking over to the serving stand at the corner of the tent She poured herself some chilled wine "Only that would work"

"You’ll find another ive your attentions to, for a time at least To prove that you are not interested in Perrin"

Berelain raised the cup "Yes," she said "I suspect that would help too Can you put on such an act, Faile ni Bashere t’Aybara?"

You believed I was ready to kill you over this, didn’t you, Faile thought "I promise it"

Berelain paused, winecup halfway to her lips Then she s the cup, "what coed on a sturdy brown coat The buttons were brass, but other than that, it was free of ornamentation Made of a thick wool, it had a few holes from arrows that really should have killed him One of the holes had a bloodstain around it, but that had mostly been washed out It was a nice coat He would have paid good coin for a coat like this one, when he lived back in the Two Rivers

He rubbed his face, looking in the mirror of his new tent He had shaved off that bloody beard, finally How did Perrin ? The man must have sandpaper for skin Well, Mat would find another way to disguise himself, when needed

He had nicked hi But it was not as if he had forgotten how to take care of hie on his own Nodding to hirabbed his ashandarei from the corner of the tent; the ravens on the blade seemed to perch excitedly in anticipation of battles to co the ashandarei on his shoulder as he walked out of the tent He grabbed his pack and slung it over his other shoulder Starting tonight, he would be spending nights in the city

He strode through ca Redarholam, but also about the many military camps in the area Half were mercenaries, half were the retainers of thisto pay respects to the Queen--suspiciously arriving after the fighting was done

No doubt each and every one was professing his heartfelt allegiance to Elayne, explaining that hisTheir words probably fell a little flat, since Mat had it on good authority from three separate drunks in taverns that Elayne had used Traveling extensively in recruiting her defense It was easier to feign a delayed arrival when you were responding to a written e

"Mat! Mat!"

Mat stopped on the pathway outside his tent as Olver ca a red band around his arm, much as the Redarms did, but he still wore his brown trousers and coat He was carrying his rolled-up cloth for Snakes and Foxes under one arm and a p