They were peasants. Myrddraal, and things from the dark corners of midnight tales. But she struggled up the steps, careful not to bump him any more than she could avoid, and pulled him inside. He had never seen an Aes Sedai act the way she did, and she looked young, not ageless.
He knew about damane from the villagers. She says I have to help wash dishes after dinner, too. Thom did not seem to see him, though the gleeman's gaze passed over him twice. The other soldiers followed the woman onto the deck.
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