Elayne listens to Reene Harfor's suspicions of two people in the palace who arrived towards the end of her mother's rule. After Reene leaves, Elayne runs into Vandene, Kirstian, and Zarya. Vandene tells her that some of the Kin cum novices have suspicions that Adeleas' murder and Ispan Shefar's death at Harlon Bridgewere not the work of bandits, but rather one of three sisters: Careane, Sareitha, or Merilille. Vandene tries to convince Elayne that she or Nynaeve should be responsible for keeping an eye on these overzealous "novices" (Zarya, for example, is ninety years old). Nynaeve walks by, and indignantly insists it should not be her responsibility because of numerous other obligations, including the oath to teach the Athan'Miere. Nynaeve decides Vandene will care for the novices. The g