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Faile sidled her horse up to hiued

"What?" Perrin asked

"Soure out what"

"I’," Perrin said "I haven’t made any decisions yet But I don’t want to kill these ive any ground, husband," Faile said "They’ve already judged you"

"We’ll see," he said He looked up at the sky, thinking of the strange scent and the fact that the Asha’ this area in the wolf drea on the wind, and his senses itched at him Be wary Be prepared

The hammer could kill or create He didn’t knohich situation this was yet He didn’t intend to strike until he did

Galad sat on the grassy plain that should have been a field of battle, looking at the trench torn in the ground, bristling with hundreds of arrows

He was prepared for Aes Sedai An Aes Sedai could not hurt soiven very specific orders to his people not to engage--or even go near--Aes Sedai If the Children saw Aes Sedai, they were to stop and nod their heads, turning their weapons away If his men showed plainly that they would not harm Aes Sedai, then the sisters should be useless in battle

Many of the Children did not believe this They called the stories of the Three Oaths deliberate fabrications They hadn’t lived in the White Tower Galad didn’t like most Aes Sedai, and he certainly didn’t trust them, but he knew that the oaths did hold

Galad’s lass, inspecting Aybara’s front line Men in black coats Several Aiel wo one of those who had cos A channeler, no doubt He i forces, knocking the cavalry into the air, others falling into the trench while the later lines stalled in confusion, prey to those iry "We aren’t really going to parley, are we?"

Galad lowered his looking glass "Yes I think we are"

"But we already met with him!" Bornhald said "You said you wanted to see those eyes, as proof he was Shadon, and you saw theed his uard to Galad, these days "He can’t be trusted, my Lord Captain Commander"

Galad nodded at the trench "He could have destroyed us with that attack"