“You want to mask moving it,” Faile said, “using the supply runs to hide where you’re taking it.” “We’d rather just give it to Mat straight out,” Elayne said. “But he can be … difficult, sometimes. I had hoped he would be here at this meeting.” “He’s in Ebou Dar,” Perrin said. “Doing something with the Seanchan.” “He told you?” Elayne asked. “Not exactly,” Perrin said, looking uncomfortable. “We … have some kind of connection. I sometimes see where he is and what he’s doing.” “That man,” Elayne said, “is never where he needs to be.” “And yet,” Perrin said, “he always arrives there eventually.”
