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Egwene seemed troubled "Don’t voice those ideas too h with you But this testing was brutal, Nynaeve I’ you, but perhaps I should have put a stop to it You did what you weren’t supposed to, and that drove the others to be increasingly severe They saw that sick children hurt you, so they put more and more of them into the test Many seemed to consider your victories a personal affront, a contest of wills That drove them to be harsh Cruel, even"

"I survived," Nynaeve said, eyes closed "And I learned a great deal About me And about us"

She wanted to be Aes Sedai, fully and truly embraced She wanted it badly But in the end, if these people chose to refuse her their approval, she knew she could continue on and do what she needed to do anyway

Eventually, the Sitters--trailed by Rosil--walked up Nynaeve hauled herself to her feet to be respectful

"We must discuss the forbidden weave you used," Saerin said, stern

"It is the only way I know to destroy Darkhounds," Nynaeve said "It was needed"

"You do not have the right to decide that," Saerin said "What you did destabilized the ter’angreal You could have destroyed it, killing yourself and perhaps us We want you to swear that you will never use that weave again"

"I won’t do that," Nynaeve said tiredly

"And if itit forever?"

"Giving an oath like that would be foolish," Nynaeve said "I could find myself in a situation where people would die if I didn’t use it Light! I’ll be fighting in the Last Battle alongside Rand What if I were to get to Shayol Ghul and discover that, without balefire, I could not help the Dragon stop the Dark One? Would you have me choose between a foolish oath and the fate of the world?"

"You think you’re going to Shayol Ghul?" Rubinde asked, incredulous

"I’ to be there," Nynaeve said softly "It is not a question Rand has asked it of one if he hadn’t"

They shared a look, see to raise ment on balefire If you don’t trust erous weave and when not to, then I’d rather you not raise wene said to the wo the shawl to the woman who helped cleanse the taint frohedien herself in battle, the woerous precedent"

Saerin looked at the others Three nods Yukiri, Seaine and--surprisingly--Romanda Three shakes of the head Rubinde, Barasine, Lelaine That left only Saerin The deciding vote