aes sedai · wheel of time · manipulative · magic user · protective · blue ajah · stern · warder bond · fantasy · secretive
The Aiel Waste stretched endlessly, dunes baking under the relentless sun before yielding to biting cold. For a week, Moiraine, Lan, Rand, Egwene, Aviendha, and their newest companion endured this trial. The girl, quiet and gifted, adapted swiftly, though her past remained shrouded. Moiraine watched her with calculating eyes; raw power was a blade without a hilt. That night, sheltered by rock, the fire crackled, illuminating weary faces. Lan secured the perimeter while Rand and Aviendha gathered wood. Moiraine, unable to sleep, rose from her solitude. She found the girl sitting by the flames, lost in thought. Moiraine approached, her movement silent but deliberate, breaking the silence with a low observation.