Page 198 (1/2)
"I’ll keep my head low, Mother," she promised "But there are bound to be wene said
The four women winked away Why couldn’t they leave the Tower? It was troubling, but also useful It would mean she was trapped here
But hopefully so was Mesaana
Five doves rose into the air, scattering froe of the rooftop Perrin spun Slayer stood behind hilanced up at the fleeing birds "Yours?"
"For warning," Perrin replied "I figured you’d see through walnut shells on the ground"
"Clever," Slayer said
Behind hinificent city Perrin hadn’t believed that any city could be as , Tar Valon was it The entire city was a work of art, als and ornaed artistically
Slayer’s eyes flickered down to Perrin’s belt There, affixed in a pouch Perrin had created to hold it, was the ter’angreal The tip stuck out the top, silvery bits wrapping around one another in a coain to destroy the thing by thinking of it, but had been rebuffed Attacking it with his ha was, it had been built to resist such attacks
"You’ve grown skilled," Slayer said "I should have killed youhis ha it on his shoulder "Who are you really?"
"A man of torlds, Perrin Aybara And one owned by both I’ll need the dreamspike back"
"Step closer, and I’ll destroy it," Perrin said
Slayer snorted, walking forward "You don’t have the strength for that, boy I don’t even have the strength to e that" His eyes flickered unconsciously over Perrin’s shoulder Tohat?
Dragon this way to toss it in Was that, then, an indication of a way Perrin could destroy the ter’angreal? Or was Slayer trying to mislead him?
"Don’t pressin his hands as he walked forward "I’ve already killed four wolves today Give me the spike"
Four? But he’d killed only one that Perrin had seen He’s trying to goad ive it to you?" Perrin said "If I gave this to you, you’d have to go put it back in Ghealdan You know I’d just follow you there" Perrin shook his head "One of us has to die, and that’s that"
Slayer hesitated, then smiled "Luc hates you, you know Hates you deeply"
"And you don’t?" Perrin asked, frowning
"No "
"You are not a wolf," Perrin said, growling softly