A ship in mid-river was a vulnerable place to be if one of the Forsaken decided to strike. By their icy expressions, this was in no way a use to which they had ever expected to put the One Power. He would rather have worried over Acs Sedai and Asha'man and Wise Ones till his hair fell out, but what had to be done, had to be done. Beside this, any human lover's deepest embrace was a drop of water beside the ocean.
He looked around the hallway. The Light willing, I may see Tear sovereign on its own land once more before I die. More big254A CROWN OF SWORDSblack kettles stood on fires to boil water for baths and laundry, and men and women were heaping clothes up nearby. We can talk more privately in the cabin.
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