One of the women with a collar around her neck looked up. Her legs are so white, so smooth. Mat looked as if he might stay, too, until Hurin pulled him to join Verin and the rest. His ears stiffened with embarrassment.
When Mat blinked and stood up - he still looked ill, but he moved spryly - she put her hands on Perrin. And Verin Sedai was with Barthanes. If he had not gone, he would have been in his room to go with Egwene and Mat, and maybe he could have kept them from being hurt. The column plodded along, keeping a wary eye on the rolling country.
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