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"They have chained Wise Ones," Edarra said, her too-young face growing dark She sry but cold, like the smell before a person planned to kill "Not just Shaido, who deserve their fate If there is an alliance with the Seanchan, it will end as soon as the Car’a’carn’s work is finished Already, many of my people speak of a blood feud with these invaders"

"I doubt Rand wants a war between you," Perrin said

"A year and a day," Edarra said siai’shain, but perhaps the Seanchan ways are different Regardless, ill give them a year and a day If they do not release their captives e demand them after that time, they will know our spears The Car’a’carn cannot derew still

"Anyway," Seonid said, clearing her throat "Once finished with Cairhien, we one to Andor to check on rumors there"

"Wait," Perrin said "Andor?"

"The Wise Ones decided to send Maidens there"

"That wasn’t the plan," Perrin growled, looking at the Wise Ones

"You don’t control us, Perrin Aybara," Edarra said calmly "We needed to know if there were still Aiel in the city or not, and if the Car’a’carn was there Your Asha’ateway"

"The Maidens could have been seen," he gruateways as the Aiel asked hi of the departure and the return He should have been more precise

"Well, they weren’t seen," Seonid sounded exasperated, like one talking with a foolish child "At least not by anyone they didn’t intend to speak with" Light! Was it hi to seem a lot like a Wise One? Was that what Seonid and the others were doing in the Aiel caht help theardless," Seonid continued, "it ise of us to visit Caemlyn Rumor cannot be trusted, particularly not when one of the Forsaken was said to be operating in the area"

"One of the Forsaken?" Gallenne asked "In Andor?"

Perrin nodded, waving for another cup of warh I was in the Two Rivers when the battle happened" The colors swirled in Perrin’s head "Rahvin was i one of the local noblemen, a man named Gabral or Gabil or some such He used the Queen----and then killed her"

A serving tray hit the ground with ainto the air Perrin spun, cursing, and several of the Maidens leaped to their feet, clutching belt knives

Maighdin stood, looking stunned, arround before her

"Maighdin!" Faile said "Are you all right?"

The sun-haired serving wo dazed "If you please, my Lord, will you repeat what you said?"

"What?" Perrin asked "Wo?"