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"Egwene forbade me to protect her"

"I’m certain the A the letter

"Foolish ones," Gawyn said "She has no Warder, and there is a killer in the Tower" One of the Forsaken, he thought

"Both true," Bryne said "But what does that have to do with you?"

"She needs my protection"

"Did she ask for your protection?"

"No"

"Indeed As I recall, she didn’t ask you to come with her into the Tower either, nor did she ask for you to begin following her about like a hound that has lost hisThe last tiht that, you--with my help--upset weeks’ worth of her work to reunite the White Tower Sometimes, son, our help is not needed No ent that help ainst the wall, lest he disturb acountryside One village near Dragonmount was circled four times, for some reason "So your advice is to let her remain exposed, perhaps to take a knife in the back"

"I haven’t given any advice," Bryne said, leafing through so candlelight "I have only h I think it curious that you conclude that you should leave her alone"

"I…Bryne, she doesn’t make sense!"

The corner of Bryne’sto Gawyn "I warned you that my advice would be of little use I’m not sure if there are answers that will suit you But let wene," he said immediately "I want to be her Warder"

"Well, which is it?"

Gawyn frowned

"Do you want Egwene, or do you want to be her Warder?"

"To be her Warder, of course And…and, well, to marry her I love her, Bryne"

"It sees Siwene, what is it that you want?"

"Nothing," Gawyn said "She’s everything"

"Well, there’s your problem"