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The others looked uncomfortable You weren’t supposed to speak of the specifics of a testing Nynaeve knew thatwere the sah she wasn’t terribly surprised to hear claiht about it

She had broken the rules of the test She’d run in order to save Perrin and others She’d channeled before she should have She had trouble suret Every other emotion was, for the moment, consumed by the hollow loss she felt

"Barasine does have a point," Seaine said, reluctant "By the end, you were openly furious, and you ran to reach many of the markers And then there is theI do not say you should fail, but there are irregularities"

Nynaeve tried to climb to her feet Rosil placed a hand on her shoulder to forbid her, but Nynaeve took the ars She took the blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders, holding it closed at the front

She felt so drained "I did what I had to Who a you would forbid herself to channel if she saw Shadon attacking? I acted as an Aes Sedai should"

"This test," Barasine said, "isherself to a greater task To see that she can ignore the distractions of the ood"

Nynaeve sniffed "I completed the weaves I needed to I maintained h head to complete my tasks One should not demand calmness for thewhen there are people you need to save is foolish

"My goal in this test was to prove that I deserve to be Aes Sedai Well, then, I could argue that the lives of the people I saeremy title is ould be required to save someone’s life--and if there were no other consequences--I’d do it Every tiood; it would just be selfish"

Barasine’s eyes opened ith anger Nynaeve turned to walk--with some difficulty--to the side of the rooathered together to speak softly, and Egalked--still serene--over to Nynaeve The Ah she had been allowed to participate in the test, and create some of the experiences that tested Nynaeve, the choice of the raising would be up to the others

"You’ve angered thewene said "And confused thewene said "But I wasn’t speaking of your outburst During the test, you flouted the orders you were given"

"I couldn’t flout theiven them I…well, actually I could remember what I was supposed to do, but not the reasons" Nynaeve griht they were just arbitrary I couldn’t re people die, it seely, even though you don’t rewene said "And you should not have been able to channel before reaching the marker That is in the very nature of the test"

Nynaeve frowned "Then how--"

"You’ve spent too much time in Tel’aran’rhiod This test…it seems to function much in the same way as the World of Dreawene clicked her tongue, shaking her head "I warned theer Your practice in the World of Dreams made you innately able to break the test"

Nynaeve didn’t reply to that, feeling sick What if she did fail? Being cast out of the Tower now, after getting so close?