Three days passed, Rand had returned to Cairhien and I had come with him. Taim had come that morning with news of Elayne tearing down Rand's banners and he had taken it hard. He had asked me if Elayne was better off without him and I had ignored his question. He would have to find out on his own, Min had cornered me a few minutes after Rand left and tried to force me to tell him to go to Elayne. Forcing me to do anything was near impossible, Min had no chance at all. What concerned me at the moment, was whether my presence would affect what happened to Rand when Dashiva and the four other Asha'man attacked him. The Aes Sedai had sworn fealty, had just left, and Rand was putting on his coat.
"I mean to find out what Cadsuane wants," he announced. "She doesn't come to the palace every day because she likes a trip through the snow. Will you come with me, Min? Maybe you'll have a viewing." She was on her feet faster than any of those Aes Sedai. I rose with them, Morr didn't like me, he scowled.
The six Maidens did not follow when Rand left the room, "Watch Cadsuane carefully, Min," he said. "And you, too, Morr. She's up to some Aes Sedai scheme, but burn me if I can see what. I don't know. There's."
Rand's rooms exploded outwards, the resulting pressure throwing everyone but me off their feet. Not a hair on my head was affected by the explosion. I knew the attack was shortly after Rand left his rooms but I hadn't expected it that quickly!
I heard voices but the ringing in my ears didn't let me hear what was said, all three of them were ten paces ahead of me so it would have been hard to overhear even if a gong wasn't sounding inside my skull. The ringing passed as I came closer to them, Min was just getting up. Rand and Morr were looking at each other, "Can I trust you, Morr?" Rand asked.
Fedwin met his gaze openly. "With your life, my Lord Dragon," he said simply.
"That's what I am trusting you with," Rand said. His fingers brushed Min's cheek, and then he stood abruptly. "Guard her with your life, Morr." Hard as steel, his voice. Grim as death. "If they're still in the Palace, they'll feel you try to make a gateway, and strike before you can finish. Don't channel at all unless you must, but
be ready. Take her down to the servants' quarters, and kill anyone or anything that tries to get to her. Anyone! Taylor, I want you to go with them. Keey Min safe."
"Morr and I will keep her safe." Grabbing hold of Saidar I opened a gateway and the three of us stepped through into the servants quarters. I had opened the gateway on a wall so no one would be hurt, and we went into the basements to hide Min from the attackers.
"You knew!" Min was glaring at me, women always got indignant when they realized the looks they had learned and practiced so carefully all their lives had no effect on me, Min knew but glared all the same.
"Of course, Rand will be fine." Relief flooded through her, it was a wonder that I could make her relieved. Cadsuane had to teach him something and nothing I did would stop her from doing that. She would teach him laughter and tears before he was allowed to die, Min had seen it.
"I've seen auras around you," she said it so softly I almost didn't hear her, Morr was walking well ahead and couldn't have. "You will have a son and a daughter. I don't know who the mother will be."
"Min," I didn't know what to say, really what could I? I would have kids! At twenty-one the idea of kids was something I could look forward to, but to know I would, to know I would have two. I realized I was gaping and closed my mouth. Min was smiling, a secret smile.
"Now you tell me something, after this you'll have to tell me something before I'll tell you anything."
I gaped again, Min was... I wanted to laugh hysterically. "Fine, but I can't give you anything like what you gave me." She nodded, "You are going to stay with Rand, he'll want to send you away but he loves you too much to do that. All three of you have an equal part of his heart, he loves none of you more than the other." She jumped into me and hugged me so fiercely I thought she was going to drive the air out of my lungs.
"That was better," she whispered into my ear, and kissed my cheek before dropping off me. Her coat and britches were as tight as most teenagers would manage in my world, well, the world I had come from. I was begining to thing of this place as my home now.
Morr found an abandoned room to hide in, and shortly after had gone mad. I was watching him carefully and shielded him the moment he grabbed for the blocks to build a tower. Holding him in my arms, I explained to Min what had happened. That was when Rand came in, and he left shortly after to get wine.
"I mean to find out what Cadsuane wants," he announced. "She doesn't come to the palace every day because she likes a trip through the snow. Will you come with me, Min? Maybe you'll have a viewing." She was on her feet faster than any of those Aes Sedai. I rose with them, Morr didn't like me, he scowled.
The six Maidens did not follow when Rand left the room, "Watch Cadsuane carefully, Min," he said. "And you, too, Morr. She's up to some Aes Sedai scheme, but burn me if I can see what. I don't know. There's."
Rand's rooms exploded outwards, the resulting pressure throwing everyone but me off their feet. Not a hair on my head was affected by the explosion. I knew the attack was shortly after Rand left his rooms but I hadn't expected it that quickly!
I heard voices but the ringing in my ears didn't let me hear what was said, all three of them were ten paces ahead of me so it would have been hard to overhear even if a gong wasn't sounding inside my skull. The ringing passed as I came closer to them, Min was just getting up. Rand and Morr were looking at each other, "Can I trust you, Morr?" Rand asked.
Fedwin met his gaze openly. "With your life, my Lord Dragon," he said simply.
"That's what I am trusting you with," Rand said. His fingers brushed Min's cheek, and then he stood abruptly. "Guard her with your life, Morr." Hard as steel, his voice. Grim as death. "If they're still in the Palace, they'll feel you try to make a gateway, and strike before you can finish. Don't channel at all unless you must, but
be ready. Take her down to the servants' quarters, and kill anyone or anything that tries to get to her. Anyone! Taylor, I want you to go with them. Keey Min safe."
"Morr and I will keep her safe." Grabbing hold of Saidar I opened a gateway and the three of us stepped through into the servants quarters. I had opened the gateway on a wall so no one would be hurt, and we went into the basements to hide Min from the attackers.
"You knew!" Min was glaring at me, women always got indignant when they realized the looks they had learned and practiced so carefully all their lives had no effect on me, Min knew but glared all the same.
"Of course, Rand will be fine." Relief flooded through her, it was a wonder that I could make her relieved. Cadsuane had to teach him something and nothing I did would stop her from doing that. She would teach him laughter and tears before he was allowed to die, Min had seen it.
"I've seen auras around you," she said it so softly I almost didn't hear her, Morr was walking well ahead and couldn't have. "You will have a son and a daughter. I don't know who the mother will be."
"Min," I didn't know what to say, really what could I? I would have kids! At twenty-one the idea of kids was something I could look forward to, but to know I would, to know I would have two. I realized I was gaping and closed my mouth. Min was smiling, a secret smile.
"Now you tell me something, after this you'll have to tell me something before I'll tell you anything."
I gaped again, Min was... I wanted to laugh hysterically. "Fine, but I can't give you anything like what you gave me." She nodded, "You are going to stay with Rand, he'll want to send you away but he loves you too much to do that. All three of you have an equal part of his heart, he loves none of you more than the other." She jumped into me and hugged me so fiercely I thought she was going to drive the air out of my lungs.
"That was better," she whispered into my ear, and kissed my cheek before dropping off me. Her coat and britches were as tight as most teenagers would manage in my world, well, the world I had come from. I was begining to thing of this place as my home now.
Morr found an abandoned room to hide in, and shortly after had gone mad. I was watching him carefully and shielded him the moment he grabbed for the blocks to build a tower. Holding him in my arms, I explained to Min what had happened. That was when Rand came in, and he left shortly after to get wine.