"Very well," she says. The Aes Sedai remains concerned about the vast amount of Shadow that she had sensed around the Locked Tomb, but is well aware that this is a topic where she will need to tread carefully. Until she knows the source for certain, she does not wish to make a false accusation.

"I think the time is coming where it may be necessary to intervene with the pool in Twin Peaks. I am wary of doing so alone," she admits. "In addition, I have given another an agreement not to do so - at least not at present."