Chapter 11 Old Skills, New Skills
A Saidar duel was taking place outside. Yana's eyes snapped open and she turned to face the garden.
"What's wrong?" Lan asked.
Yana didn't say anything, she just ran into the garden. Lan cursed as he followed her.
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Egwene desperately tried to fend off scores of men and two Black sisters but she could feel her strength weltering. A man lunged at her but she knocked him aside with Air sending him into another attacker. The Black sisters would not give up their relentless attack even though more than half their men were unconscious. Egwene saw Elayne out of the corner of her eye set two men on fire. Again the Black sisters tried to shield them both and this time almost succeeded. She knew she was clinging on by her fingernails.
Suddenly Saidar was wrenched from her grasp as another woman joined the fray. She held both the Queen's and the Amyrlin shields. Egwene fell to her knees as men began to tie her up. Egwene struggled and punched but she knew she was defeated.
"Enough!" a voice boomed. Everyone froze.
The woman who spoke was short with long dark curls. She wore a black cat mask. Even holding two shields didn't seem to bother her.
The men around Egwene moved aside and Egwene saw the whole scene.
Elayne was face down on the floor with both hands tied at the small of her back. Lan stood, held in place by currents of Air, next to the two Black sisters who were sitting on the grass looking utterly bewildered as they stared up at the newcomer.
"Yana, we-" one tried to say but the woman cut her off.
"Don't 'Yana' me, Velina. What do you call this? I call it a mess." She said giving them a disgusted look. Something about this Yana's voice was familiar to Egwene but the Amyrlin couldn't place it.
"Get up," Yana continued. "Emailia you can hold the blonde ones shield seeing as though she's out for the count and Velina you can open the gateway. Now, is that too difficult for you to handle?" The two women shook their heads vigorously before jumping to their feet. "Good."
One of the men hitched Elayne onto his shoulder. When Egwene wouldn't comply, one man stepped forward and raised his hand. He stopped mid-strike when Yana's hand shot out and held his elbow in a tight grip.
"No one harms them," Yana said keeping her voice threatening. "Do you have a problem with that?" The man shook his head dumbly before Yana turned to Egwene. "Don't give me a reason to punish you. Now stand up."
Egwene was amazed when strands of Air brought her gently to her feet. She had never seen this type of strength since Nynaeve and the Wisdom didn't have the skill to apply this.
Egwene noticed the Black sister open a gateway to woodland area and felt herself being pushed towards it. She quickly glanced at Elayne and saw that she breathed. Egwene then turned her attention to Lan. He eyes were fixed on Yana, watching her every move. Yana was casually walking past him when his hand shot out. Egwene expected his fingers to close around the woman's throat but instead they gripped her arm.
"Don't do this," Egwene heard him say. "Nynaeve."
Egwene was so shocked that when she was pushed through the gateway she fell flat on her face.
A Saidar duel was taking place outside. Yana's eyes snapped open and she turned to face the garden.
"What's wrong?" Lan asked.
Yana didn't say anything, she just ran into the garden. Lan cursed as he followed her.
JJ
Egwene desperately tried to fend off scores of men and two Black sisters but she could feel her strength weltering. A man lunged at her but she knocked him aside with Air sending him into another attacker. The Black sisters would not give up their relentless attack even though more than half their men were unconscious. Egwene saw Elayne out of the corner of her eye set two men on fire. Again the Black sisters tried to shield them both and this time almost succeeded. She knew she was clinging on by her fingernails.
Suddenly Saidar was wrenched from her grasp as another woman joined the fray. She held both the Queen's and the Amyrlin shields. Egwene fell to her knees as men began to tie her up. Egwene struggled and punched but she knew she was defeated.
"Enough!" a voice boomed. Everyone froze.
The woman who spoke was short with long dark curls. She wore a black cat mask. Even holding two shields didn't seem to bother her.
The men around Egwene moved aside and Egwene saw the whole scene.
Elayne was face down on the floor with both hands tied at the small of her back. Lan stood, held in place by currents of Air, next to the two Black sisters who were sitting on the grass looking utterly bewildered as they stared up at the newcomer.
"Yana, we-" one tried to say but the woman cut her off.
"Don't 'Yana' me, Velina. What do you call this? I call it a mess." She said giving them a disgusted look. Something about this Yana's voice was familiar to Egwene but the Amyrlin couldn't place it.
"Get up," Yana continued. "Emailia you can hold the blonde ones shield seeing as though she's out for the count and Velina you can open the gateway. Now, is that too difficult for you to handle?" The two women shook their heads vigorously before jumping to their feet. "Good."
One of the men hitched Elayne onto his shoulder. When Egwene wouldn't comply, one man stepped forward and raised his hand. He stopped mid-strike when Yana's hand shot out and held his elbow in a tight grip.
"No one harms them," Yana said keeping her voice threatening. "Do you have a problem with that?" The man shook his head dumbly before Yana turned to Egwene. "Don't give me a reason to punish you. Now stand up."
Egwene was amazed when strands of Air brought her gently to her feet. She had never seen this type of strength since Nynaeve and the Wisdom didn't have the skill to apply this.
Egwene noticed the Black sister open a gateway to woodland area and felt herself being pushed towards it. She quickly glanced at Elayne and saw that she breathed. Egwene then turned her attention to Lan. He eyes were fixed on Yana, watching her every move. Yana was casually walking past him when his hand shot out. Egwene expected his fingers to close around the woman's throat but instead they gripped her arm.
"Don't do this," Egwene heard him say. "Nynaeve."
Egwene was so shocked that when she was pushed through the gateway she fell flat on her face.