The Grey Tower

Liaran Sedai As she and Haeden moved further from the two bound men, Liaran looked ahead of her, but her dark eyes flickered from side to side, observing as much as she could of their surroundings. Certainly she trusted Haeden to do his duty as her Warder, but she saw no reason not to remain aware ...

Liaran Sedai Standing on the street and looking back down into the alleyway, Liaran could only agree with her husband. What the Aes Sedai saw seemed fairly ordinary, other than the two men confined by weaves of the One Power which only she could see. They sat still, even more so than their bonds al...

Liaran Sedai Liaran nodded. "That sounds like a good idea," she agreed. She crossed the alley to join Haeden where he stood over the two men, reached for saidar , and pulled a thick thread of Air. This she used to bind the wrists of one of the attackers, trusting Haeden to keep watch over...

Liaran Sedai Once the knife fell to the ground, Liaran, who had moved to the victim's side, darted a glance across the alley as she searched for the attackers. Having heard Haeden move in addition to sensing it through their bond, the sight of both on the ground with her Warder standing over them w...

Liaran Sedai Liaran smiled at her husband when he sat back down at their table. It was clear to her that he was not going to be pressured into leaving early anymore than she was, and she joined him in ordering something else just to show their intention to remain. When their drinks came, she took a...

Liaran Sedai When she heard the footsteps, Liaran pushed the board back down as far as it would go before poking her head out from underneath the tablecloth. Without pausing, the Aes Sedai stood, positioning herself beside her husband. She felt the shift in him from husband to Warder as the server ...

Liaran Sedai From her position beneath the table, Liaran turned to her husband and shrugged. "Haeden, how often do you hear an Aes Sedai ask permission to do anything?" She herself only did for issues which were actually important; something as minor as further inspecting one floorboard w...

Liaran Sedai Several days later, Liaran and Haeden had chosen to have their dinner in a small inn somewhere in the city of Bandar Eban. The Aes Sedai stared down at the plate in front of her, fidgeting with the two thin sticks she held in one hand. She had wanted to learn about every city they stop...

Liaran Sedai When her husband smiled, so did Liaran. "I think she would be, eventually." she commented. "Even when I was much younger, what I wanted in life was no more than a place where I belonged, a chance to do some good in the world, and I have that now, just in a form I could n...

Liaran Sedai Liaran smiled at the question, finding it easier to answer Haeden precisely because neither of them ever pressured the other into speaking. "Not right now," she said, "I'd like to walk a little more." As she spoke, the Aes Sedai stepped away from where she had been ...