red to as the First Twelve of that clan, and she can be removed by the order of the Mistress of the Ships to the Atha'an Miere. Sulin flashed Maiden hand-talk, and the one who had veiled lowered the black cloth hurriedly, face flushing. Again Merana began to speak, and again Cadsuane silenced her, this time by a sharp gesture without looking away from him. Unlike the Acs Sedai, Amys ignored the Asha'man except for Flinn.
Nynaeve was relieved to hear it, though something was odd about the woman's tone—likely the drink—but Beslan was not at all the issue. Nicola's face did not change, but her gaze suddenly seemed to be trying to fix Egwene's. Lan stayed at Nynaeve's shoulder like a wolfhound, hand on sword hilt, eyes constantly searching, radiating menace. If there ever was time.
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