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! __Nynaeve__ POV

[Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] sneak out of the inn past Mistress [Jharen]. As they walk through an alleyway, the only person they see is a man feeding pigeons.[1] They walk west out of town and soon [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] catch up. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] found a wagon, so the three of them ride while [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] rides [Skulker]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] has learned that [Pedron Niall] is trying to unite the nations against [Rand|Rand alThor]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] says that [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] will support [Rand|Rand alThor].[2] [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] has no regrets foiling [Galad|Galad Damodred]. They find [Valan Luca]'s menagerie where they left it. [Luca] is still angry, but [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] offers him a hundred gold marks to take them with him to [Ghealdan]. He still does not want to accept until [Thom|Thom Merrilin] offers to perform. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] will walk the high rope since [Sedrin], the highwalker, fell and died. [Luca] introduces them to the rest of the troupe. [Petra|Petra Anhill] the strongman is married to [Clarine|Clarine Anhill], the dog trainer. [Latelle] is the bear trainer. [Aludra] claims to be an [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators].[3] Several acrobats are supposedly brothers though they look nothing alike. They include [Taeric Chavana] and [Barit Chavana].[4] The jugglers, [Bari|Bari (Juggler)] and [Kin|Kin (Juggler)], really are brothers. [Cerandin] tells them her beasts are [Mer|Elephants], the bull, [Sanit|Elephants], the cow, and [Nerin|Elephants], the calf. She calls them %%ot [s'redit|Elephants]%%. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] recognizes her accent. Later, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] confront her about being [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)]. She finally admits that she was left behind at [Falme]. She denies being a %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] offers her protection whereupon she prostrates herself and submits herself to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] as a High Lady. [Luca] and [Latelle] see this. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells her to stop, then says she will teach [Cerandin] how to behave properly in the [Westlands|Geography] if she will answer their questions. They begin their journey to [Ghealdan].
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] Is he [Moghedien]'s messenger? ([TFoH,Ch18])
\\[#2] Not likely, given events of [The Fires of Heaven] and [Lord of Chaos].
\\[#3] The same [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators] that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] encountered near [Caemlyn]. ([TDR,Ch40]) [Thom|Thom Merrilin] does not let on that he recognizes her.
\\[#4] Also [Brugh Chavana]. ([TFoH,Ch33])
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