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! __Elayne__ POV

[Elayne|Elayne Trakand] gets lost on the way to her apartments because some of the corridors are different.[1] [Aviendha] accompanies her. [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] goes to her own rooms; she sometimes tugs her braid almost like [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. One of the Guardswomen with her is Bannerwoman [Devore Zarbayan]. [Doilin Mellar|Daved Hanlon] still commands the Guardswomen. [Yurith Azeri] and other ex- merchants' guards, [Ned Yarman] and [Jaem] give them lessons in the sword. The guards worry about assassins and followers of [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan]. 

In her apartments [Essande], [Sephanie Pelden] and [Naris] await. [Naris] goes for food while [Essande] and [Sephanie|Sephanie Pelden] help them change. [Aviendha] has plenty of dresses, gifts from [Tylin|Tylin Quintara]. When her pregnancy bothers her, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] sometimes regrets not drinking [heartleaf|Herbs] tea before lying with [Rand|Rand alThor]. [Aviendha] toys with the [dull dagger] %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%. She thinks it prevents the [Shadow|Creator] from seeing the possessor, not the [Eyeless|Fade] or the [Shadowtwisted|Trollocs], maybe not even [Leafblighter|ShaiTan]. [Aviendha] cannot make %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% but [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] realizes she has a different [Talent|Weaves], identifying %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%. 

They hurry to the sitting room where [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] keeps the other %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% from [Ebou Dar], cups and bowls, statuettes and figurines, jewelry, all manner of things. Despite [Min|Min Farshaw]'s [viewing|viewings] of her babies' safety, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] can no longer study them because of her poor grasp at the [One Power]. The %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% are safe there as [Reene Harfor] has eliminated most of the dishonest servants. [Aviendha] examines other articles. The [flexible black rod] causes a controllable level of pain. The [metal helmet] controls some sort of machine. The [ivory box] holds music, hundreds of tunes. A [flattish white bowl] almost a pace across is for looking at things that are far away. A [tall vase|Tall Vase] gathers water out of the air. A [black-and-white figurine|Black and white figurine] of a bird with long wings spread in flight is for talking to people a long way off. So is a [blue figure of a woman|Blue woman] as well as numerous rings, earrings and bracelets. A [dull black rod] is for cutting metal or stone. A [glass figure of a man|Glass man] will chase away vermin. A [root-like carving] is for growing something like holes. It is activated by singing.[2] A [two foot statue] holds thousands and thousands of books. [Aviendha] channels [Fire|One Power] and [Earth|One Power] into the figure and the [Old Tongue] words %%ot [Ansoen|Old Tongue]%% and %%ot [Imsoen|Old Tongue]%%, Lies and Truth, Fiction and Not Fiction, appear above it. 

[Nadere] and [Dorindha|Dorindha (Roofmistress)] enter. They have come for [Aviendha]. The clan is leaving at the orders of the %%ot [Car'a'carn|Rand]%% to [Bael].[3] [Aviendha] hurriedly leaves to change clothes and pack. [Naris] arrives with food. Inspecting the meal, [Nadere] wants to know who is taking care of [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. [Monaelle] is [Melaine]'s midwife. [Essande] offers that her niece [Melfane|Melfane Dawlish] is a midwife. 

[Elayne|Elayne Trakand] wants to choke [Rand|Rand alThor] but all she knows of him is that he is somewhere far to the southeast.[4] [Aviendha] returns in [Aiel] garb with a packed bundle and gives the [dull dagger] back to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] gives [Aviendha] the [amber turtle] %%ot [angreal|Angreal]%% and the [twisted ring]. She still has the [seated woman] and the [silver ring], another dream %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% that requires channeling [Spirit|One Power]. It was recovered from [Ispan|Ispan Shefar]. [Aviendha], [Dorindha|Dorindha (Roofmistress)] and [Nadere] leave. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] goes to meet with the mercenaries.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] We see this in other places as well. More evidence of the thinning of reality.
\\[#2] A Talisman of Growing for the [Ways]?
\\[#3] [Rand|Rand alThor] is sending them to [Arad Doman] to help restore order. ([KoD,Ch18])
\\[#4] [Tear|Tear (Country)]
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