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Elayne glanced at Dyelin "Why does Duhara want my rivals freed?"

Dyelin looked troubled "She couldn’t be so foolish as to assu a group of broken, bankrupt lords and ladies"

"Your Majesty?" Norry asked "If I may offer a comment…"

"Of course, Master Norry"

"Perhaps the Aes Sedai is trying to curry favor with the Lady Ellorien We don’t know for certain they conspired on this proposal; it si of the Aes Sedai’s visits But she may not have reason to support your eneraces of some of the city’s nobility"

It was possible Duhara wasn’t likely to return to the White Tower, no o back would be to present Elaida with empty hands and a hostile Andor No Aes Sedai would be so easily dissuaded However, if she could return with the loyalty of so

"When Duhara left her inn to visit Ellorien’s hoh Ellorien had briefly spoken of returning to her estates, she hadn’t left, perhaps realizing that it wasn’t politically useful as of yet She resided in her mansion in Caemlyn at the moment

"In a cloak, Your Majesty," Norry said "With the hood drawn"

"Rich or poor?"

"I…I don’t know," Norry replied, sounding embarrassed "I could fetch Master Hark…"

"That won’t be needed," Elayne said "But tell o alone?"

"No I believe she always had a rather large contingent of attendants with her"

Elayne nodded She illing to bet that while Duhara wore a cloak and drawn hood, she left her Great Serpent ring on and chose a distinctively rich cloak for the subterfuge, along with taking attendants

"Master Norry," Elayne said, "I fear that you’ve been played"

"Your Majesty?"