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! __Gawyn__ POV

In [Dorlan], [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] practices swords with two [Warder], [Sleete] and [Marlesh], while a [Youngling|Younglings] [Corbet] watches. [Sleete] was seriously wounded at [Dumai's Wells|Dumais Wells] and only recently reunited here with his [Aes Sedai] [Hattori]. [Marlesh] and [Vasha] arrived with the other eleven [Aes Sedai]. They are the only two [Warder] in [Dorlan]. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] defeats the two despite the fact that [Sleete] is a blademaster who even won bouts with [Lan Mandragoran|Lan]. [Marlesh] says [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] should be a blademaster as he killed [Hammar]. [Vasha] and [Marlesh] go to see why [Narenwin|Narenwin Barda]'s meeting is taking so long. 

[Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] has not sent out a raid in weeks as [Bryne|Gareth Bryne]'s search parties come closer. After [Corbet] leaves, [Sleete] tells [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] that [Hattori] has been looking for another [Warder|Warder] for ten years and that he would be perfect. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] says his loyalty is to [Andor] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. And his heart is [Egwene|Egwene alVere]'s. They discuss how bad the situation between the [Tower|White Tower] and the rebels is. [Sleete] says [Hattori] went with the embassy to [Rand|Rand alThor] to get out of the [Tower|White Tower], not knowing the real goal. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] thinks what a monster [Rand|Rand alThor] is.[1] 

As he heads to the [Youngling|Younglings] camp he passes the mayor's house and sees that [Vasha] was denied entrance. [Rajar] would have said it is [Aes Sedai] business but [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] is curious. At the back door [Hal Moir] lets [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] enter. Upstairs, [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] relieves [Berden], the guard there. He knocks on [Narenwin|Narenwin Barda]'s door but [Covarla|Covarla Baldene] opens it just a crack and tells him to go away. While [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] waits he wonders about his loyalty. He does not like [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan], but he chose her side because of what [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] did to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. [Covarla|Covarla Baldene], [Narenwin|Narenwin Barda] and [Katerine Alruddin] come down the stairs. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] is shocked, as [Katerine|Katerine Alruddin] left weeks ago and no one saw her return.[2] He is even more shocked to hear that [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] for the rebels and is now a prisoner. He quickly does the sums and figures she was set up as a pawn. 

Outside the house [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] asks another guard, [Tando], if anyone saw [Katerine|Katerine Alruddin] enter. None did. [Katerine|Katerine Alruddin] orders him to step up his raids on the rebel army saying the new weaves will make it easy. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] goes to his tent and packs a saddlebag to leave. Passing [Rajar], he says he is going to inspect an outpost. As [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] saddles [Challenge], [Sleete] appears. He knows [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] is leaving but will not stop him. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] leaves [Dorlan], riding for help to rescue [Egwene|Egwene alVere].[3]
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] It is curious that [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] is so dead set against [Rand|Rand alThor]. He is just stubborn and somewhat envious.
\\[#2] [Katerine|Katerine Alruddin] is apparently one of the sisters entrusted with [Traveling|Weaves#t] by [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan]. ([KoD,Ch2])
\\[#3] We learn his destination in [TGS,Ch24].
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