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! __Faile__ POV

On her way to do laundry, [Faile|Zarine Bashere] reports to [Someryn] about [Sevanna]'s doings. There are ten septs, about seventy thousand [Shaido], with as many %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%% in the camp. As she finishes speaking, [Someryn] stares in stunned silence. [Alarys] and [Jesain] stare in the same direction.[1] [Masalin] seems unaffected, but she cannot [channel|True Source]. [Someryn] recovers and cuffs [Faile|Zarine Bashere] sending her on her way. 

The city is [Malden] in far north [Altara]. The [Shaido] camped here four days ago. She passes [Chiad] who reports that she and [Bain] helped [Lacile|Lacile Aldorwin] and [Arrela|Arrela Shiego] escape three days ago. [Faile|Zarine Bashere] plans to escape as well. [Chiad] and [Bain] will not try to escape themselves as it would violate %%ot [ji'e'toh|Aiel]%%. [Malden] has an ample water supply. A huge warrior named [Nadric] accosts [Faile|Zarine Bashere] and starts to carry her off, but [Rolan] rescues her. He still considers her his %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%% and he likes her. He is %%ot [Mera'din|MeraDin]%%, Brotherless. She gathers her spilled laundry and he helps carry the basket. He says he would like to make her laugh. She takes the laundry to the north end of the city where a huge cistern is fed by the aqueduct. She considered escaping through the aqueduct, but she would freeze to death from the cold. [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin] is there also doing laundry. [Maighdin|Morgase Trakand] is trying to sneak into [Therava]'s tent. [Galina|Galina Casban] arrives. [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin] tells her that [Maighdin|Morgase Trakand] is even now getting her ivory rod.[2] [Maighdin|Morgase Trakand] arrives. [Therava] caught her and punished her for attempted theft. [Galina|Galina Casban] starts berating [Maighdin|Morgase Trakand], but [Aravine Carnel], another %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%%, intervenes. She summons [Faile|Zarine Bashere] to [Sevanna]. On the way they pass [Arrela|Arrela Shiego] and [Lacile|Lacile Aldorwin]. There were recaptured and are now naked and hog-tied. [Aravine|Aravine Carnel] knows [Faile|Zarine Bashere]'s full name, having overhead [Galina|Galina Casban], and pledges herself to [Faile|Zarine Bashere]. She wants to be part of the escape plan. She seems to be an ex-noble of some sort.[3] At [Sevanna]'s tent, [Sevanna] argues with [Therava]. [Therava] wants to flee east because of the powerful, unknown [channeling|True Source]. [Sevanna] decides to stay put in the rich city. [Galina|Galina Casban] found a knife that [Faile|Zarine Bashere] stole and brought it to [Sevanna]. As punishment she has [Faile|Zarine Bashere] stripped and hog-tied for the night. [Rolan] shows up with a brazier to warm her. He also massages her knotted muscles. [Faile|Zarine Bashere] laughs knowing she will escape somehow.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] In the direction of [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)], [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara].
\\[#2] [Galina|Galina Casban] is blackmailing them to steal the [Oath Rod] that [Therava] has.
\\[#3] Is there more to [Aravine|Aravine Carnel] than meets the eye?
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