"Not so much as you might think," Moiraine tells her. As she talks, she ties off the weave, creating the ability for the gateway to stand on its own temporarily, and releases saidar. Anticipating the question, she says, "I could have held the Source while I crossed, but I did not want to interfere with your observation."

"The process of using Spirit to establish the connection can itself help to create the similarity needed. Once you have created a gateway to a location, you will also have the knowledge of that place needed to create a gateway from that location."

She brushes her hands down her skirts, adds, "Follow me. Do not touch the edges," and walks through the portal.