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"When change cos to stay the sa traes, they can serve you Just as the Power serves us, but only after we surrender to it"
Egwene looked at each woether long ago The Last Battle is upon us, and the Dragon Reborn threatens to free the Dark One If that weren’t enough, we have another common foe--one ould see Aes Sedai, Windfinders and Wise Ones alike destroyed"
"The Seanchan," Melaine said
Renaile, sitting at the back of the Windfinders, let out a soft hiss at the word Her clothing changed, and she earing arwene said "Together, we can be strong enough to fight thewene noticed a wind blowing through the room, likely created by one of the Sea Folk by accident "We will ain and perhaps make a promise If we make it, the terms will be this: We will send you two apprentices a year, and you will send two to us"
"Not your weakest," Egwene said "I want your "
"And you will send the sawene said Tas a start They would probably wish to er numbers once the plan was proven effective But she would not push for that at the start
"And us?" Aain’ as you put it?"
"Two Accepted," Egwene said, "in return for two apprentices They train for a period of no less than sixyou, they are to be considered your apprentices, and must follow your rules" She hesitated "At the end of their training, all apprentices and Accepted must return to their people for at least one year After that, if yours decide they want to be Aes Sedai, they can return to be considered The sa us, should they decide to join with you instead"
Bair nodded thoughtfully "Perhaps there will be wo our ways, will know them superior It is still a shawene said
"Will you accept this between us as well?" Shielyn said to the Wise Ones "Should we agree to this bargain, two for two, in a sireed to," Bair said, looking to the other Wise Ones, "ill make it with you as well But we must speak with the other Wise Ones about it"
"And what of the ter’angreal?" Shielyn said, turning back to Egwene
"Yours," Egwene said "In exchange, you will release us from our promise to send sisters to train you, and ill let any Sea Folk currently a us return to their people All of this is subject to the approval of your people, and I will have to bring this before the Hall of the Tower"