Nynaeve, what are you saying'? Mistress Anan, we are Acs Sedai. That fool child has made my task nearly impossible. They really did trot, not pausing, but at least half their attention was on Siuan and the other two sisters, over near the treeline. Unconsciously he reached out, as though he could stretch his arm across the intervening distance and pull her away.
Tight-eyed, the dark woman stared straight ahead, her smile clearly forced now. Her voice was as rigid as her posture, yet not at all fearful. News that Jaichim Carridin had Darkfriends coming to call screwed Vanin's round face into a scowl, as if he might spit no matter who saw. Every day a thousand or more throw down their spears and vanish, unable to face our future, or our past.
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