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Darkness within! "What is this book?" she finally ed to force out "Where did these prophecies co been known tothe book "But not to many others, not even the Chosen The women and ht must never know of these words We know of their prophecies, but they will never know all of ours"

"But this…" she said, rereading the passage "This says Aybara will die!"

"There can be many interpretations of any prophecy," Moridin said "But yes This Foretelling proyou ask shall be yours" He slapped the book closed "But ained And much more"

He opened a portal for her with a wave of the hand; her faint ability to touch the True Power--that hadn’t been removed from her--allowed her to see twisted weaves stab the air and rend it, ripping a hole in the fabric of the Pattern The air shimmered there It would lead back to her hidden cavern, she knew

She went through without a word She didn’t trust her voice to speak without shaking

Chapter 6

Questioning Intentions

Morgase Trakand, once Queen of Andor, served tea She e pavilion Perrin had taken from Malden It had sides that could be rolled up and no tent floor

Large though the tent was, there was barely enough roo Perrin and Faile were there, of course, sitting on the ground Next to theolden-eyed Elyas and Tam al’Thor, the simple farmer with the broad shoulders and the calon Reborn? Of course, Morgase had seen Rand al’Thor once, and the boy hadn’t looked much more than a farmer himself

Beside Tam sat Perrin’s dusty secretary, Sebban Balwer How much did Perrin know of his past? Jur Grady was there also, wearing his black coat with a silver sword pin on the collar His leathery farmer’s face was hollow-eyed and still pale from the sickness he’d suffered recently Neald--the other Asha’man--was not there He hadn’t yet recovered from his snakebites

All three Aes Sedai were there Seonid and Masuri sat with the Wise Ones, and Annoura sat beside Berelain, occasionally shooting glances at the six Wise Ones Gallenne sat on Berelain’s other side Across froase think of Gareth Bryne She hadn’t seen hi while, not since she’d exiled him for reasons she still couldn’t quite explain Very little about that time in her life made sense to her now Had she really been so infatuated with a man that she’d banished Aease picked her way carefully through the room and saw that people’s cups were kept full

"Your work took longer than I’d expected," Perrin said