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! __Elayne__ POV

[Elayne|Elayne Trakand] drums up support visiting minor [Andoran|Andor] Houses that are loyal to her. She is with House [Matherin|Andor], twenty miles from the River [Erinin River] over the [Chishen Mountains] near the [Murandy] border. [Elsie], a maid, helps her dress. She wishes she had her own maid, [Essande]. As they leave her rooms, [Elsie] reaches a cross-corridor and shrieks. She sees the ghost of Lady [Nelein], Lord [Aedmun]'s grandmother.[1] 

[Aviendha] is already downstairs. She is a year older than [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. She wears a [Kandori|Kandor] necklace, and ivory bracelet[2] and the [amber turtle] brooch. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] suffers from mood swings from her pregnancy. She wishes [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] or [Aviendha] could recall exactly what [Min|Min Farshaw] said about her baby.[3] [Rand|Rand alThor] had been to the south, but this morning he [Traveled|Weaves#t] to the west. 

[Fridwyn Ros], who manages the estate, meets them. Their horses are ready and he has arranged for House [Matherin|Andor] troops to go with them. Their horses are [Fireheart] and [Siswai], "spear" in the [Old Tongue]. [Caseille Raskovni] leads the [Queen's Guards|Caemlyn] who escort [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. [Aviendha] prepares to open a gateway back to [Caemlyn]. She has insisted on doing most of the necessary [channeling|True Source] lately. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] wonders what effect %%ot [saidar|Said]%% might have on her unborn child. Suddenly she feels an incredible amount of %%ot [saidar|Said]%% far to the west and knows it must involve [Rand|Rand alThor]. She has heard stories of a great %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%%, but it needs control %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% and no one she knows has ever seen one.[4] She wants to go help, afraid that it is the [Black Ajah] or the [Forsaken] but [Aviendha] refuses. From her trip through the [three rings|Three Arches], [Aviendha] remembers major points of her future like falling in love with [Rand|Rand alThor] and that she would have sister-wives.[5] She was also left with vague feelings about other events as well. If they go to [Rand|Rand alThor] now something very bad will happen. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] acquiesces and [Aviendha] opens a gateway to the stableyard of the [Royal Palace]. She can feel that [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] has a headache and a sour stomach.[6] [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] rides through the gateway wanting to help [Rand|Rand alThor] but knowing her duty is to [Andor].
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] A second ghostly appearance, early in the morning at a cross corridor. For a discussion on this new development see the [FAQ, Section 1.6.3|WoTFAQ:node/178.html].
\\[#2] The necklace was a gift from [Egwene|Egwene alVere] ([TFoH,Ch7]) and the bracelet a gift from [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TSR,Ch50])
\\[#3] Babies. "Two of them; a boy and a girl; both healthy and strong." ([WH,Ch12])
\\[#4] Apparently [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] never told her about the statuette in the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace] or did not recognize it for what it was.
\\[#5] This second part is new.
\\[#6] [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] is having a hard time dealing with her duties and responsibilities and often tries to drown her problems.
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