She smiled warmly and kept her voice soft, but the fingers were a giveaway. Any eyes at the tall narrow windows of the palace, on the colonnaded walks high above, must see nothing out of the ordinary. Young Narishma gave a start. Once he had danced with an Aes Sedai, and nearly swallowed his tongue when he realized who he swung about.
I will not die here! She hammered a fist against the seat until she felt it bruise, fighting for the anger that would allow her to channel. Daughter, whatever comes out, I have no fear. Elayne paused to tie her cloak ribbons and arrange the hood around her face, red-gold curls peeking out all around. With the size of him, he did look as though he might break one of the heavy wooden shafts with a heedless step.
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