05/03/2026 18:58

---

I cannot take this, Lan. There, she said. Crops still had to be planted, sheep sheared, lambs tended. But it is as well that I find you here.

He hoped he was right. But how long before he tells somebody what I am, not even meaning to? He could not believe Mat would betray him on purpose; there was that much of their friendship left, at least. And she did love, even if he could not begin to imagine why. As you say, Daughter.