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"Yes, sir!" Captain Durnhaathered so far will help," Rand said "They won’t steal the grain; we can trust therain There should be thousands of sacks that are still good"

Rand looked to Min "Co" He hesitated, looking at the stunned Iralin "Lord Iralin, you are steward of the city for now, and Durnham is your commander You will soon have sufficient troops to restore order"

"Steward of the city…" Iralin said "Can you do that?"

Rand smiled "Somebody must Hurry about your work; there is h for you to s stable A day or so"

Rand turned to cli in the hold with Min "To get things stable? We can’t possibly do it in that time Can we?"

"I think you’ll be surprised by hi to climb "I am, each day"

Chapter 26

Parley

Perrin rode Stepper out of cae army They didn’t fly the wolfhead banner So far as he knew, his order to burn the things had been followed He was less certain of that decision now

There was an odd scent in the air A staleness Like the inside of a room that had been left locked up for years Stepper trotted onto the Jehannah Road Grady and Neald flanked Perrin directly, and they ser

"Neald, you sure you’re ready?" Perrin asked as he turned the ar as I ever have, h to kill some Whitecloaks I’ve alanted a chance to do that"

"Only a fool looks for a chance to kill," Perrin said

"Er, yes, h, maybe I should mention--"

"No need to speak of that," Grady interrupted

"What?" Perrin asked

Grady looked e, I’m sure"

"Say it, Grady," Perrin said

The older ateway this ees back, and it didn’t work One time earlier, it happened, too Weaves fell apart and unraveled on us"

Perrin frowned "Other weaves work fine?"

"They do," Neald said quickly