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Morgasetea was more complicated than she’d ever assumed She had to knohose cup to take aside and fill, and whose to fill while they were holding it She had to know precisely how high to fill a cup so that it would not spill, and how to pour the tea without rattling the porcelain or splashing She knehen to not be seen and when tocups in case she’d ed their needs

She carefully took Perrin’s cup froesture when he spoke, and could knock the cup from her hand if she was unwary All in all, there was a rease the Queen had never bothered to notice

She refilled Perrin’s cup and placed it back beside him Perrin asked other questions about the map--nearby towns, potential sources of resupply He had a lot of promise as a leader, even if he was rather inexperienced A little advice froht off Perrin Aybara was a rebel The Two Rivers was part of Andor, and he’d na that wolfhead banner At least the flag of Manetheren had been taken down Flying that had been nothing short of an open declaration of war

Morgase no longer bristled every time someone named him a lord, but she also didn’t intend to offer him any help Not until she determined how to move him back beneath the cloak of the Andoran ly adive any advice I would have

Faile was actually a perfect complement to Perrin Where he was a blunt and leveled lance at charge, she was a subtle cavalry bow The combination of the tith Faile’s connections to the Saldaean throne--hat really worried Morgase Yes, he’d taken down the Manetheren banner, but he’d ordered that wolfhead banner taken down before Often, forbidding so was the best way to ensure that it happened

Alliandre’s cup was half ehborn ladies, Alliandre always expected her cup to be full Alliandre glanced at Morgase, and there was a faint glimmer of discomfort in those eyes Alliandre felt uncertain what their relationship should be That was curious, as Alliandre had been so haughty during their captivity The person Morgase had once been, the Queen, wanted to sit Alliandre down and give a lengthy explanation of how to better ase was no longer the person she had once been She wasn’t sure what she was, but she would learn how to do her duty as a lady’sa passion for her A way to prove to herself that she was still strong, still of value

In a way, it was terrifying that she worried about that

"Lord Perrin," Alliandre said as Morgaseroup?"

Morgase continued past Masuri--the Aes Sedai liked her cup refilled only when she tapped on it lightly with her fingernail

"I do," Perrin replied "We all knoasn’t completely your will to join us in the first place If we hadn’t brought you along, you’d never have been captured by the Shaido Mase your nation"

"With all due respect,ather an ar to recruit," Perrin said "Just because I don’t turn thee this army any further"

"My Lord," Alliandre said "But surely it is wise to keep what you have"

"She has a point, Perrin," Berelain added softly "One need only look at the sky to know the Last Battle is imminent Why send her force back? I’on will have need of every soldier from every land sworn to him"

"He can send for them when he decides to," Perrin said stubbornly