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Chapter 3:
"Min, where are we going?" Rand asked suspiciously as Min continued to make her way towards something, and quickly too.
"I have a friend who lives nearby." she said with a slightly mischievous grin.
"A friend? Out here?" he said warily. "Who would this friend happen to be?"
She ignored the question. "You should probably wait here." Min suggested when they were almost at the edge of the woods. "There will be Aes Sedai with her." she explained.
Rand seized Saidin and wove the Mask of Mirrors around him and suddenly he looked about five years younger, almost two hand shorter, with brown hair and dark eyes. "That better?" he asked as he tied off the weaves around himself. She nodded slightly and they walked towards the clearing.
When they emerged from the forests, Rand saw nearly twenty Aes Sedai going to and from tents or walking around. Min nearly ran over to one of the Aes Sedai. She spoke quickly and quietly to the Aes Sedai who answered before Min rushed off. 'Light, what is she up to now?' he wondered as he hurried after her. She had stopped in front of one of the larger tents and was waiting to see if he was following. He gave her a suspicious look as she ducked into the tent. He sighed deeply before ducking in after her.
Egwene looked up from the reports on her desk as Min walked in and stopped in front of the desk. "Min!" she said excitedly as she walked over to her. A moment later, a young man ducked in and froze when he saw her, before glaring at Min, who had a triumphant look on her face. Egwene glared at him, "Who do you bloody think you are, barging in here like this?" She could have sworn he smirked, which made her glare even harder, as he took a step forward to lean slightly on the desk, quickly pulling his right arm back. She stood there slightly stunned as the air around him shimmered and he became Rand. Noticing blood on his shoulder, she seized Saidar and placing her hands on his head, she quickly wove the weaves for healing and settled them into him. He moved his shoulder around a bit, testing it out, before muttering a quick thanks. Egwene frowned slightly, "Rand, what are you doing here?" He took a deep breath, running his hands through his hair, before telling her what had happened from the time he made the first Gateway to when he and Min had showed up here.
She nodded thoughtfully as he told the story. "What happened, Rand? A few days back, I mean. Everyone here has been on edge ever since we felt more Saidar being channeled than anyone ever thought possible."
"Nynaeve and I cleaned Saidin." Rand said casually. He heard a gasp and spun around.
Siuan stood frozen in the entrance to the tent, not seeming to notice that she had dropped some of the papers she was carrying.
"Siuan," Egwene's voice bringing here out of her shock. "What are you doing here?"
"You said you wanted these reports as soon as they came in, Mother." Siuan said as she picked up the few papers that had fallen, before giving them to Egwene. She turned her attention to Rand, "How did you bloody well do that?"
"Yes, I'm wondering the same thing." Egwene added.
"You've heard of the Choeden Kal, two Sa'angreal statues, one buried on Tremalking and another in Cairhien?" he questioned. When they nodded he continued. "Well, I had two ter'angreal keys, so we could access them from anywhere. We went to Shadar Logoth and Nynaeve and I linked, we both drew as much of the One Power as we could, and then I channeled Saidin into Saidar. It cleansed the taint." he explained.
Egwene sighed and rubbed her left temple. She could feel another head ache coming on. "You're sure it's cleansed though?" she asked quietly. When he nodded she sighed this time in relief. "Well, that will take care of some problems." she said more to herself than to anyone else. "So, what's your next move?" she asked turning her attention back to him.
"Elaida." Rand said as if it should have been obvious. "She's been a bloody splinter in my hand ever since those ambassadors of hers showed up at Cairhien." the disgust in his voice at the word "ambassadors" let them all know exactly what he thought of Elaida's ambassadors.
"And just how do you plan on taking care of Elaida?" Siuan, who they had forgotten was there, asked.
"I'll just get a few of my Asha'man-" Rand started.
"Rand, you're going to need Aes Sedai help to remove Elaida." Egwene said cutting him off.
Rand thought about it for a moment. "I don't trust Aes Sedai." he said darkly. "With a few exceptions, of course." he quickly added.
"You don't trust your Asha'man either." Min said pressing the point.
"And with good reason, but I trust a few of them. I wouldn't have sent them with Perrin if I didn't." Rand said defensively.
"The point is, Rand, you need our help." Egwene stated in a tone that said she wouldn't back down.
"Light, I don't need your Aes Sedai." he said running his hand through his hair in frustration. "If you want a group of your Aes Sedai can come along, but only if they'll follow my direction during the battle."
Egwene nodded slightly. She knew that the Hall would try to fight her on this even though it concerned the war on Elaida.
Chapter 3:
"Min, where are we going?" Rand asked suspiciously as Min continued to make her way towards something, and quickly too.
"I have a friend who lives nearby." she said with a slightly mischievous grin.
"A friend? Out here?" he said warily. "Who would this friend happen to be?"
She ignored the question. "You should probably wait here." Min suggested when they were almost at the edge of the woods. "There will be Aes Sedai with her." she explained.
Rand seized Saidin and wove the Mask of Mirrors around him and suddenly he looked about five years younger, almost two hand shorter, with brown hair and dark eyes. "That better?" he asked as he tied off the weaves around himself. She nodded slightly and they walked towards the clearing.
When they emerged from the forests, Rand saw nearly twenty Aes Sedai going to and from tents or walking around. Min nearly ran over to one of the Aes Sedai. She spoke quickly and quietly to the Aes Sedai who answered before Min rushed off. 'Light, what is she up to now?' he wondered as he hurried after her. She had stopped in front of one of the larger tents and was waiting to see if he was following. He gave her a suspicious look as she ducked into the tent. He sighed deeply before ducking in after her.
Egwene looked up from the reports on her desk as Min walked in and stopped in front of the desk. "Min!" she said excitedly as she walked over to her. A moment later, a young man ducked in and froze when he saw her, before glaring at Min, who had a triumphant look on her face. Egwene glared at him, "Who do you bloody think you are, barging in here like this?" She could have sworn he smirked, which made her glare even harder, as he took a step forward to lean slightly on the desk, quickly pulling his right arm back. She stood there slightly stunned as the air around him shimmered and he became Rand. Noticing blood on his shoulder, she seized Saidar and placing her hands on his head, she quickly wove the weaves for healing and settled them into him. He moved his shoulder around a bit, testing it out, before muttering a quick thanks. Egwene frowned slightly, "Rand, what are you doing here?" He took a deep breath, running his hands through his hair, before telling her what had happened from the time he made the first Gateway to when he and Min had showed up here.
She nodded thoughtfully as he told the story. "What happened, Rand? A few days back, I mean. Everyone here has been on edge ever since we felt more Saidar being channeled than anyone ever thought possible."
"Nynaeve and I cleaned Saidin." Rand said casually. He heard a gasp and spun around.
Siuan stood frozen in the entrance to the tent, not seeming to notice that she had dropped some of the papers she was carrying.
"Siuan," Egwene's voice bringing here out of her shock. "What are you doing here?"
"You said you wanted these reports as soon as they came in, Mother." Siuan said as she picked up the few papers that had fallen, before giving them to Egwene. She turned her attention to Rand, "How did you bloody well do that?"
"Yes, I'm wondering the same thing." Egwene added.
"You've heard of the Choeden Kal, two Sa'angreal statues, one buried on Tremalking and another in Cairhien?" he questioned. When they nodded he continued. "Well, I had two ter'angreal keys, so we could access them from anywhere. We went to Shadar Logoth and Nynaeve and I linked, we both drew as much of the One Power as we could, and then I channeled Saidin into Saidar. It cleansed the taint." he explained.
Egwene sighed and rubbed her left temple. She could feel another head ache coming on. "You're sure it's cleansed though?" she asked quietly. When he nodded she sighed this time in relief. "Well, that will take care of some problems." she said more to herself than to anyone else. "So, what's your next move?" she asked turning her attention back to him.
"Elaida." Rand said as if it should have been obvious. "She's been a bloody splinter in my hand ever since those ambassadors of hers showed up at Cairhien." the disgust in his voice at the word "ambassadors" let them all know exactly what he thought of Elaida's ambassadors.
"And just how do you plan on taking care of Elaida?" Siuan, who they had forgotten was there, asked.
"I'll just get a few of my Asha'man-" Rand started.
"Rand, you're going to need Aes Sedai help to remove Elaida." Egwene said cutting him off.
Rand thought about it for a moment. "I don't trust Aes Sedai." he said darkly. "With a few exceptions, of course." he quickly added.
"You don't trust your Asha'man either." Min said pressing the point.
"And with good reason, but I trust a few of them. I wouldn't have sent them with Perrin if I didn't." Rand said defensively.
"The point is, Rand, you need our help." Egwene stated in a tone that said she wouldn't back down.
"Light, I don't need your Aes Sedai." he said running his hand through his hair in frustration. "If you want a group of your Aes Sedai can come along, but only if they'll follow my direction during the battle."
Egwene nodded slightly. She knew that the Hall would try to fight her on this even though it concerned the war on Elaida.