Looking at the crown, he seemed to realize for the first time that the spray of gold and gems was still in his hand. He stopped to swallow. Children darted from every second door with chipped pottery cups of water, sent by their mothers in case the Wise Women wished a drink. Besides, there are all those soldiers, rough men, with no decent respect for any woman, even Aes Sedai.
Sammael walked a little to one side, and the wave began to descend, slowly picking up speed as it fell. Floating deep in the emotionless Void, he heard those words spring from his tongue, and shock shattered the emptiness and sent saidin flying. By her expression, that could have been an accusation that Egwene worked her too hard, or that she herself did not work hard enough. Sheriam's head swiveled as though she was looking for a way to escape.
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