Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Egeanin kissing the floor. Aes Sedai were respected in Shienar, at least by most people, and the rest respectfully feared them, but Rand had been in places where it was different, where there was only the fear, and often hate. Everyone was miserable except for Verin, who appeared too lost in thought to even notice that her hood had slid back, exposing her face to the rain. You men, she sighed, always thinking with either your muscles or your hearts, and never your heads.
Then, in the Two Rivers, where the old blood of Manetheren seethes still like a river in flood, in Emond's Field, I found three boys whose namedays were within weeks of the battle at Dragonmount. The world is becoming more dangerous every day, even for a queen. The shopkeeper in Maradon had said it was from the Age of Legends, thinking he lied, but Domon had haggled only a little before The two women were turning, walking toward one of the buildings on the far side of the joined gardens.
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