but small chance he would give up one moment of freedom he did not have to. Do you have the courage? Somewhere above, a gateway opened and closed; Rand had no doubt that was what it was. They've become Aes Sedai, eyes and hearts. If Elaida could send a Sitter—a Red Sitter—who had supported her rise off as ambassador to a flyspeck throne with no one sure why but a hundred rumors flowering, then she could come down on anyone.
Would Nynaeve have let him walk away unbonded, had she had the chance, whatever he said? Would she herself let Gawyn? He had said he would accept, yet if he changed his mind . Even their halberds and the scabbards of their daggers and short swords shone with gold. Bera started to speak, then closed her mouth firmly. The frosty patience in Elayne's voice tightened Nynaeve's hands on her braid.
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