Elayne just thought putting up with any amount of nonsense from Mer-ilille would be preferable to facing Nesta again. There must be a thousand reasons why this won't work, ta'veren or no ta 'veren, and Mat Cauthon is nine hundred of them. That's ingrained in us, too, driven deep before you ever test for the shawl. She could652A CROWN OF SWORDSnot take her horrified eyes away from the other woman's demanding gaze.
It keeps them under control, I suppose— nobody would run far ot make trouble like that—but it isn't decent. She certainly seemed to have no interest in anything beside the bow, except flirting occasionally, in a rather forward manner, though not lately. Cooks tended kettles and laundresses attacked great heaps of clothing, while some worked with the horses or wagons. Only the slightest tremor in her voice betrayed her cool face.
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