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Diround "How reat Lord?" Her actions seeinally taken for mockery wasn’t that at all--instead, it was the ihborn to imitate the lowly

"Have you ever seen one of these before?" Gawyn asked casually, taking out the Bloodknife

Kaisea gasped "Where did you find that? Who gave it to you?" She cringed al that she’d stepped out of her assumed role

"An assassin tried to kill ot away"

"That is ireat Lord," the Seanchan woman said, her voice more controlled

"Why do you say that?"

"Because if you had fought one of the Bloodknives, great Lord, you would be dead They are the ht the most ruthlessly, because they are already dead"

"Suicide troops" Gawyn nodded "Do you have any inforrew conflicted

"If I see you leashed?" Gawyn asked "Will you answer me then?"

"My Lord!" Dimana said "The Queen would never allow it!"

"I’ll ask her," Gawyn said "I can’t promise that you’ll be leashed, Kaisea, but I can promise I’ll intercede with the Queen for you"

"You are powerful and strong, great Lord," Kaisea said "And wise indeed If you will do this thing, Kaisea will answer you"

Dilared at Gawyn

"Speak," Gawyn said to the sul’da," Kaisea said "Once they are given a duty, they do not rest froranted abilities fros that reat warriors"

"Those blur their forms," Gawyn said "When they are near shadow"

"Yes," Kaisea said, sounding surprised that he knew this "They cannot be defeated But eventually, their own blood will kill them"

"Their own blood?"

"They are poisoned by their service Once they are given a charge, they often will not last more than a feeeks At most, they survive a month"