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Adena Moren	Jan 28 2008, 01:34 PM
Accepted Posts: 179 Group: Accepted Member #138 Joined: July 18, 2005	Adena saw the Accepted grin when Adena admitted what she was doing. Good, then maybe I won't get a chore. That was certainly good luck. The woman then went on to say that Adena probably would not mind of she simply wanted to talk, instead of sending her to wash dishes. Maybe her own little way of saying that Adena needed to be more careful with what she said. Well, Adena already knew that, but a small part of her appreciated the comment, not to mention the fact that she would not be sent for a chore. The Accepted the introduced herself as Farina. That name definitely rung a bell, although Adena hoped her recognition was not too obvious on her face. Of the few women who ran away, the vast majority chose to do so during their novice years, and much like Adena, most were caught and returned. Farina, however, was something of an anomaly. This woman had suddenly disappeared while she was Accepted. Even stranger, she was not found, Adena was not sure how long she was gone, but suddenly, she had returned to the Tower, apparently of her own volition. It was an almost-unheard of circumstance, and Adena could not believe the woman had returned. Why, if someone successfully got away from this place, would she willingly return? Adena could not very well ask though, even if the woman wanted to talk, few Accepted would take well to being questioned by a novice. The woman brought Adena back to the present, asking how long she had been in the Tower. A long time, she thought ruefully. "Almost nine years," she said simply. If only she could just break her block, then she could finally be rid of this place. She no longer actively hated the Tower, but she certainly did not like it. She looked forward to getting out, it was like a sentence she was serving, but one she could not see the end of. But those thoughts would not do her or anyone else any good. "I'm Adena, by the way," she offered, wondering whether the woman would recognize her name as well. Adena honestly did not know how well-known she was within the Tower. The Mistress of Novices and several other Aes Sedai certainly knew how she felt about the Tower, and what her former opinion of channelers had been, along with Mirazhe. Perhaps if Mirazhe and Farina were friends, this Accepted might know of her. Not that it mattered, what difference did it make? Sitting twisted around on her chair was uncomfortable, not to mention entirely unladylike. That thought came naturally, perhaps she had not forgotten as much of her training as she thought. That did not help with her recent tendancy to spout off at the mouth though, unfortunately. Adena turned around, closed her book, and stood, if this woman wanted to talk, then Adena wanted to be at least somewhat comfortable. She stepped over to the table occupied by the Accepted and set her book down. She gave a small curtsey, it may not be necessary, but no reason to take the chance. "May I sit?" she asked, touching the chair across from Farina. Surely if the woman wanted to chat, she would not mind if Adena sat. Although that was true, Adena thought she should probably wait. Eight years of being rather too disrespectful, Adena had spent the last few months trying to even it out. Not necessarily make up for what she had done, but just be on the careful side, just in case someone had heard of her and was looking for an excuse to punish. All those years spent pushing the limits, and now Adena was realizing that it was not so horrible to show respect to those who (the Tower claimed) had earned it. It made life simpler, that was for sure, and in the case that someone had heard of her, maybe it would give them a bit of a turn.
	Masking the Glow, Folding Light, Inverting

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