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been expecting, either. Those hard eyes studied him. She didn’t like men who could
     channel—most people didn’t—but with her it was more. She had spent her life hunting down men like Androl.
    “A circle,” Pevara said, “is created when women and men join their strength in the One Power together. It must be done in
     a specific way.”
    “The M’Hael will know about it, then.”
    “Men require women to form a circle,” Pevara said. “In fact, a circle must contain more women than men except in very limited
     cases. One woman and man can link, as can one woman and two men, as can two women and two men. So the largest we could create
     is a circle of three, with me and two of you. Still, it
could
be of use to us.”
    “I’ll find you two of the others to practice with,” Androl said. “Among those I trust, I’d say that Nalaam is the strongest.
     Emarin is very powerful too, and I don’t think he’s yet reached the height of his strength. Same for Jonneth.”
    “They are the strongest?” Pevara asked. “Not yourself?”
    “No,” he said, returning to his work. That rain picked up again outside, and chill air slipped under the door. One of the
     room’s lamps was burning low nearby, letting shadows into the room. He watched the darkness uncomfortably.
    “I find that hard to believe, Master Androl,” she said. “They all look to you.”
    “Believe what you wish, Aes Sedai. I’m weakest among them. Perhaps the weakest man in the Black Tower.”
    This quieted her, and Androl rose to refill that dwindling lamp. As he sat back down, a rap on the door announced the entrance
     of Emarin and Canler. Although both were wet from the rain, they were nearly as opposite as men could be. One was tall, refined
     and careful, the other crotchety and prone to gossip. They had found common ground, somewhere, and seemed to enjoy one another’s
     company.
    “Well?” Androl asked.
    “It
might
work,” Emarin said, taking off his rain-soaked coat and hanging it on a hook beside the door. He wore clothing underneath
     embroidered after the Tairen style. “It would need to be a powerful rainstorm. The guards watch carefully.”
    “I feel like the prize bull at a fair,” Canler grumbled, stomping some of the mud off his boots after hanging up his coat.
     “Everywhere we go, Taim’s favored watch us from the corners of their eyes. Blood and ashes, Androl. They
know
. They know we’re going to try running.”
    “Did you find any weak points?” Pevara asked, leaning forward. “Someplace where the walls are less guarded?”
    “It appears to depend upon the guards chosen, Pevara Sedai,” Emarin said, nodding to her.
    “Hmm… I suppose that it would. Have I mentioned how intriguing I find it that the one of you who treats me with the most
     respect is a Tairen?”
    “Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them, Pevara Sedai,” Emarin said. “It is merely a sign of a good upbringing
     and a balanced nature.”
    Androl smiled. Emarin was an absolute
wonder
with insults. Half the time, the person didn’t figure out that he’d been mocked until they’d parted ways.
    Pevara’s mouth pursed. “Well, then. We watch the rotation of guards. When the next storm arrives, we will use it as cover
     and escape over the wall near the guards we think are less observant.”
    The two men turned to Androl, who caught himself watching the corner of the room where the shadow fell from a table. Was it
     growing larger? Reaching toward him…
    “I don’t like leaving men behind,” he said, forcing himself to look away from the corner. “There are dozens upon dozens of
     men and boys here who aren’t yet under Taim’s control. We can’t possibly lead all of them out without drawing attention. If
     we leave them, we risk…”
    He couldn’t say it. They didn’t know what was happening, not really. People were
changing
. Once-trustworthy allies became enemies overnight.They looked like the same people,