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[Carra]

Maegan Ryanne "This was a nice chat, I appreciate the company of both of you. You are also welcome to call on me any time. Maegan Sedai, I would, if you would permit, enjoy talking with you about the White Tower sometime, and Valadin, if you ever need assistance of any kind, you can find me in the Green Ajah halls."

Maegan give a smile and a dismissal nod of her head to the Soldier, "Go in the Light. We shall meet again, I am sure." Watching the young boy head off. Leaving her with the Asha'man and their own thoughts. Maegan pondered whether she too should take her leave or not. The Asha'man had been here first.

"I must admit," She started, slowly as she smoothed out her skirt that had wrinkled a little from where she sat. A little Saidar would have eased out the wrinkle without much thought but Maegan was not about to waste her second chance at channeling with trivial things. ".. this was most informative. I have not spent time like this with channeling men. I am used to a much more hostile environment and this was simple.. pleasant. Thank you."

"I do have a question for you, Asha'man Durdent, if you are willing to share. How long ago was it that you gained the Asha'man pin?" Her curiosity on his aging and how old she suspected he was made her more curious than any sort of rank. After all, she was not used to being around men that were not Tainted with the foulness of Saidin.

[Trent]

Durent was surprised but intrigued with Maegan's question. Now that they were alone, they could suss out a few more details about each other's life. "I'm sorry to hear that your experience with us in the past has been negative and hostile. I hope I'm not the only one at the Tower to be friendly and accommodating."

Durent almost chuckled at the question about his age. First at the being asked, but also because he actually had to think about how long it had been to give a good answer. "It's hard for me to say, I would have to dig out my old journals to give you an exact time frame, but I suspect it's been 80 years or more. Why do you ask?"

OOC: Sorry for the delay! July was crazy for me.

[Carra]

Maegan Ryanne It wasn't difficult to hide that shock from her eyes, but there was a definite change in her gaze as she looked upon him. A whisper upon her lips lost to her own swirling trains of thought. Had she truly lost so much sight with the world to have missed such a prominent change within it. How much of a lie has her Ajah told her.. that she in turn had told. What lived had she taken from this world believing that Saidin had made men ill? That they could not hold the power without being Tainted or corrupted by it. The answer turned her cold and nothing else had solidified that she had made the right choice in seeking out the Grey Tower.

"I'm afraid I owe you and too many others a great debt, Asha'man Durent. For more than your life span I have hunted men like you and gentled them only because it was what we knew was best for the world. And yet here you sit in perfect composure." Maegan stood and gave him a gentle bow. "This has given me a great deal to think on. I do appreciate the conversation and your kindness. It goes a long way to sooth an old Aes Sedai's heart."