If only she could see Elayne, see all her children once more. An Aiel taken prisoner by other Aiel during raid or battle is required by ji'e'toh to serve his or her captor humbly and obediently for one year and a day, touching no weapon and doing no violence. I will try to see they don't, he said at last. She did not want to remember, but now she had begun, she could not stop the words tumbling out.
Jonan straightened from where he had been slouching against the doorframe. For some time she had been aware of voices rising, and now she heard the words. In that case, Mother, if you will forgive me, there's a man in Lord Bryne's camp. She wanted to cry.
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