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Those golden eyes were as unsettling as he ree to look into Yes, thisother than Shadon Why would so many follow such a creature? Why would she follow such a creature?

"Thank you for co was hasty We’ll do it proper, this time You should be arin, Queen of Ghealdan, Blessed of the Light, Defender of Garen’s Wall" So, that stately, dark-haired woman was the current Queen of Ghealdan Of course, with the unrest here lately, there were probably a half-dozen people trying to claim the throne She was pretty, but completely overshadowed by Berelain

Perrin nodded toward a third woman "This is Faile ni Bashere t’Aybara, arded Galad with suspicion Yes, she was obviously Saldaean, by that nose Bornhald and Byar hadn’t known of her royal connections

Two monarchs in the tent, and both behind Aybara Galad rose froiven Berelain "Your Majesty"

"You’re very polite, Lord Captain Coant bows Tell ?"

Her voice was like music "In the court of Andor, my Lady I aase and half-brother of Elayne Trakand, the rightful Queen"

"Ah," Perrin said "About time I put a name to you Wish you’d said that last ti as if she wanted to step forward She caught herself, however "Galad Da in your face How is your sister?"

"I hope she is well," Galad said "I have not seen her in soruffly "Last I heard--which was only a few days back--she’d secured her clai to marry Rand by now If she can pull hi"

Behind Galad, Byar hissed softly Had Aybara intended insult by indicating a relationship between Elayne and the Dragon Reborn? Unfortunately, Galad knew his sister all too well She was i al’Thor

"My sister may do as she wishes," Galad said, surprised at how easily he contained his annoyance at both her and the Dragon Reborn "We are here to discuss you, Perrin Aybara, and your ar two hands on the table "We both know this isn’t about my army"

"What is it about, then?" Galad asked

Aybara aze with those unnatural eyes of his "It’s about a pair of Children of the Light I killed two years back Now every tiroup of you snapping at my heels"

It wasn’t often that a murderer was so open about what he had done Galad heard the rasp of a sword being drawn behind him, and raised a hand "Child Bornhald! You will control yourself!"

"Two Children of the Light, Shadon?" Bornhald spat "And what ofto do with his death, Bornhald," Aybara said "Geofram was killed by the Seanchan, unfortunately For a Whitecloak, he seeyou for thea glance at Bornhald The man snapped his sword back in its sheath, but his face was red

"They weren’t ht back"