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Adena Moren	Jan 20 2008, 03:14 PM
Accepted Posts: 179 Group: Accepted Member #138 Joined: July 18, 2005	Adena stepped into the library and looked around. She had been here many times over the past eight plus years. Mostly to clean, but this time she was just here. It was bitterly cold outside, and Adena had a precious bit of time to herself. She did not want to spend them in her room or the mess hall, and a novice studying in the library seemed unlikely to be given a chore, so here she was. She was not particularly interested in learning anything, but maybe there would be something that caught her interest. As a lady from a powerful House, and having spent over eight years in novice white, she already knew most things required of novices, but there was always something else to learn. Maybe she could even find something in these vast rooms that would help her break her block. And if she could break her block, she could leave this place. Finally be rid of the place she had longed to get out of for nearly nine years now. Ever since that day she had spoken with that mysterious man in the gardens- soldier or Dedicated she still did not know -her life had been different. She no longer spent all her waking energy hating the Tower. Instead, she accepted novice life as unchangeable, and looked forward to a time when she would no longer live under the rule of the White Tower and the Aes Sedai. She still did not know what she was going to do after she got out of the Tower, but she knew it was worth looking forward to. She walked through the vast library, twice ducking into an asile, pulling a book off the shelf, and pretending to look for where it belonged as Aes Sedai passed. If she looked like she was working in the library, there was even less of a chance she would get sent on a chore than if she were studying. Neither of the passing sisters so much as glanced at her, but better to be safe than sorry- and hurrying across the frozen grounds to deliver a message or fetch a cup of tea. And the Creator help her if that cup of tea was cold when the sister who sent her received it. Finally, after several minutes of walking, she found herself in a remote corner of the library. A section where books on politics were kept. Adena did not understand why they were so far back- it seemed to her that politics were important, and should be kept where they could be more easily reached. Or perhaps all the Aes Sedai who cared to know about politics knew all they needed without visiting the library. In that case, this corner of the library would probably be used by novices and Accepted who needed to study. Adena looked over the shelves until she found a section about the Children of the Light and Amadicia. That might be interesting, what did the Aes Sedai and Asha'man have to say about Amadicia and the Children of the Light? Adena's home. She picked up a book entitled The Throne of Amadicia and flipped it to the title page. It was written several years ago, but not so long that it was completely outdated. The "current" king discussed in this book would be the predecessor to the current monarch. That man had been dead several years before Adena was born, but this book was written toward the end of his reign. Anyway, it would probably be an interesting read. She carried the book to the end of the asile, and headed to where she knew there were a few tables. She had cleaned this particular area often enough during her punishment from attempting to run away that she could accurately describe the grain of the wood in any given table or chair. As she rounded the corner to this small study area, she saw that she would have company. A woman with brown hair sat at one of the tables, carefully reading a large volume. She had a white dress, but hers was that of the Accepted, with bands of color around hem and cuffs. Adena did not recognize the woman, but what difference did that make? All Accepted were to be treated the same way- with respect. But if the woman did not see or speak to her, then Adena did not have anything to worry about. She choose a seat at another table, facing away from the Accepted, and opened her book. She decided to start at the beginning. There was no way she would ever be able to finish the whole thing, but no one place looked any more interesting than another. She skimmed the pages, taking in some of what the author had to say, but just enough to realize the idea the Towers had about Amadicia. It was mostly introduction, giving the basic idea that the Children of the Light held the real power in Amadicia, but that was common knowledge. This author seemed to believe that the King held almost no power, which Adena thought was a bit of an exaggeration, but she continued to read, her mind flitting between interest in this book and a myriad of other things. She was only here to avoid an extra chore by a passing Aes Sedai, Asha'man, or Gaidin after all.
	Masking the Glow, Folding Light, Inverting

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