(no subject)
Moiraine came to the House of Arch tonight. She listened to their news, with crisp agreement for Nynaeve's furious snappishness about Zuko, and gave her own in very careful terms. She would be spending the night, because tomorrow she planned to meet with a friend to provide aid for her own world. Yes, Nita fights against the Shadow, and Moiraine believes their causes are not dissimilar; yes, she would be careful as she might, and take no risks she did not believe necessary. As for the danger level, well, the Wheel weaves as it wills, but she would not seek out any it was not necessary to confront.
Nynaeve, having seized upon the excuse to focus on (and scowl about) something other than healing books, was still interrogating her when Lan left them to it. Lan, who has a better idea of what Moiraine isn't saying and how stubborn she's likely to be, went to keep an eye on the bar.
And to think.
It works better, sometimes, to give Moiraine time to reflect on a conversation, and to mull over his own approaches in the meantime.
Nynaeve, having seized upon the excuse to focus on (and scowl about) something other than healing books, was still interrogating her when Lan left them to it. Lan, who has a better idea of what Moiraine isn't saying and how stubborn she's likely to be, went to keep an eye on the bar.
And to think.
It works better, sometimes, to give Moiraine time to reflect on a conversation, and to mull over his own approaches in the meantime.