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Chapter 12: A Lily in Winter

Val a'Shain

Characters: Elayne, Min, Aviendha, Rand, Nynaeve, Lan, Birgitte

Setting: Royal palace in Caemlyn

Point of view: Elayne

Elayne is walking through the Palace with Min, Aviendha and two of her new female guards Brigitte is training, on her way to See Rand. She is angry at him for trying to sneak out again without seeing her and nervous about seeing him again. Min and Aviendha, who have just now met for the fist time are still feeling each other out but at least they are not flashing knives anymore. Elayne hopes Brigitte is too distracted by her new duties to pay attention to what she is about to do. Asking an Aes Sedai how to mask a bond was humiliating for Elayne but it will be necessary.

Arriving at Nynaeve and Lan's quarters Elayne orders the guards to stay outside and let no one in. The three women confront Rand now. Astounded Nynaeve and Lan listen to the four of them confessing their love for each other. Elayne says there is something else they need to discuss and that they shouldn't impose of Lan and Nynaeve anymore. After promising he will see Nynaeve again before he leaves Rand follows them to Elayne's quarters.

When they arrive there Elayne tells him all three of them want to bond him their warder. Rand doesn't think this is a good idea, he protests for a while before eventually agreeing to it. The women learn Allanna got there before him and are very upset about that. It's not enough to stop them though. When the bonding is complete Elayne realizes Rand does love her. Min and Aviendha leave Rand and Elayne as agreed. There is something Rand hasn't share with her yet that he has with the other women. Furiously blushing Elayne asks Rand to help her take off her dress.

Point of View: Min

Min and Aviendha leave Elayne's quarters. The guards are obviously under the impression Elayne is alone with a lover now. While Min and Aviendha go find some place to get to know each other better Min becomes aware of what exactly Rand and Elayne are doing. The trick of masking the bond doesn't work for her. Aviendha suggests they find some oosquai. Before they get very far they run into a very upset Birgitte. First she had Elayne disappear from her head when she masked the bond but now she also is aware of what Elayne is up to. She accuses Aviendha of helping Elayne do it. Min is stunned when she realizes this is Biigitte Silverbow, the Hero she saw at Falme. Birgitte wants to go see Elayne right away. Min tries to stop her. Just before the argument becomes violent Aviendha suggests Oosquai again. The three of them go and get drunk together.

Point of View: Elayne

The next morning Elayne wakes feeling good. Rand is already gone and left a lily in full bloom on her pillow. She weaves a keeping around it so it'll remind her of him when she sees it. Then the world catches up with her though. Alivia is gone, as is Nynaeve and a few power related objects. Nynaeve's note does little to comfort Elayne.

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