The Dragon Reborn: Chapter 13
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Author: Val a'Shain
Chapter Icon: Template:Teardrop
Point of View: Egwene
Setting: The White Tower
Characters: Egwene, Elayne, Nynaeve, Leane, Siuan.
Outline
Suian tells the girls of their punishment and that Elayne and Egwene will be raised Accepted as their abilities are beyond those of a novice
Summary
Egwene is waiting in her room for the Amyrlin's summon. She feels they are being treated unfairly and tells Elayne so through the tiny hole connecting their rooms. They discuss running away should they face stilling and Elayne even considers asking her mother for protection. At that moment the Accepted walks in to takes them to the Amyrlin.
They are brought to the Keeper's study where Leane sends the Accepted accompanying them away. Leane takes them to the Amyrlin. Siuan lets them wait for minutes before she pays attention to them. Nynaeve can't hold her tongue and tells the Amyrlin they didn't run away but Liandrin made them. Siuan tells them the fact they are connected to Liandrin could be very dangerous for them if known. To cover her escape Liandrin and the twelve sisters who went with her committed murder.
Nynaeve tells the Amyrlin she thinks they are not treated fair but Siuan makes Nynaeve hold her tongue. She tells them their sentence will be a switching by the Mistress of Novices and working in the scullery until their hair is gray. The punishment has already been announced in the novice quarters. Siuan asks them if there are any comments on this. Egwene, Nynaeve and Elayne wisely keep quiet.
The Amyrlin also noticed their ability to channel has increased a lot since they left the Tower. Egwene and Elayne will be raised to Accepted since their abilities have grown beyond novicehood. She warns them not to see it as a reward. Their first days as Accepted will be harder than anything they faced so far.
Siuan also tells Elayne her mother has paid a visit to Tar Valon and that she was very upset by the disappearance of her daughter. The Amyrlin managed to convince her Elayne needs more time in the Tower though. She left a letter with the Mistress of Novices for Elayne and refused to take her Aes Sedai advisor back to Caemlyn. The Amyrlin wants to know if Elayne wants to go to her Mother. Elayne wants to become Aes Sedai though. The Amyrlin is pleased by this answer, she had no intention of letting Elayne go. She asks the Keeper to take Elayne to the Mistress of Novices. She wants to have a word with Egwene and Nynaeve in private.
