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However, with the dreamspike in place, she also could not move this battle with the children above to aBut no, she would not allow herself to become emotional about the situation

"Return above and concentrate everything on capturing the wowene al’Vere," Mesaana said "She will knohere the device is" Yes, that was clear to her now She would achieve two victories with a single act

"Yes…Mistress…" Katerine was still cowering, straps of Air beating against her back Ah, yes Mesaana waved curtly, dispelling the weave As she did so, a thought occurred to her

"Wait here, ato place a weave upon you…"

Perrin appeared on the very top of the White Tower

Slayer held Hopper by the scruff of his neck The wolf had an arrow through his side; blood ran down his paw Wind blew across the rock, catching the blood and spraying it across the stones

"Hopper!" Perrin took a step forward He could still sense Hopper’shim easily He raised a knife

"No," Perrin said "You have what you want Just go"

"And as it you said earlier?" Slayer asked "That you knohere I would go, and you’d follow? The dreamspike is too easy to locate on this side"

He casually tossed the wolf off the side of the Tower

"NO!" Perrin screarabbing hier The leap knocked the as they fell

He tried to send himself away, but Slayer had hold of him, and he tried very hard to keep the

Slayer was so strong He sht Perrin’s throat, and the best Perrin could do was raise his ar as hard as steel

Slayer pressed harder Perrin felt aas he and Slayer tumbled The knife split Perrin’s sleeve and rammed into his forearm

Perrin screamed The as so loud It had been mere seconds Slayer pulled the knife free

Hopper!

Perrin roared and kicked at Slayer, pushing hirip Arround rushed at them He willed himself to another place, and he appeared just below Hopper, catching the wolf and crashing into the ground His knees buckled; the ground around him shattered But he lowered Hopper safely

A black-fletched arrow zipped fro all the way through the wolf and hitting Perrin in his thigh, which was bent at the knee just beneath the wolf

Perrin yelled, feeling his own pain ony fro

"No!" Perrin sent, eyes ith tears