Rasheta woke up to a fairly sunny morning and she took a moment to remember where she was. Normally she kept the bedroom fairly dark, she remembered that she wasn't still on the road with Sandre she was home in the tower and she needed to get up and get some new clothes in the city. She had known she needed to do it since she got back and found she hated most of the clothes she already had and few suited her for traveling and if she was to convince Jaydena to let her leave the tower on missions or simply to travel she would need a wider variety of things. She lifted her hand in front of her face and sighed deeply she wasn't sure she was up to it but it was probably time she tried to be less of a cool White sister and try to return to something else. She wasn't sure how well she would fair but she could at least try. She got up slowly and brushed her black hair out and then braided it, it was longer then it had been and now fell to the small of her back. She stood and dressed in a dress that was tight to her waist and then flared out, she added a necklace Adrian had given her many years ago and then was ready to go.

 

Rasheta realized at the third shop she went to why she hated shopping, the time spent picking fabric and fittings and the various other things involved she just wanted to be done. However, she had to get a few more things and so she picked up a small knife that she could easily slip into a boot if she needed to or carry elsewhere on her body. She was holding a few more small things when she stumbled in the street and dropped the knife and some of the ribbon she used to tie her hair up. She sighed and knew that bending down would loose the rest of the packages she was carrying. She eyed the street and was about to use Air to pick them up to at least hand level when someone else picked them up for her. She was surprised as she turned to see who it was and why they would help her.

Dante had barely escaped the yard unbonded with all the greens warder hunting. He was enjoying the stroll a bit too much. As he walked he noticed someone stumble in front of him. She didnt fall all the way but packages and ribbons went flying. He had picked up some of the items when the woman turned towards him. With a finger that was carrying a roll of ribbon he gently pushed a package down to see the face behind it all and was met with beautiful eyes.

 

Bending back down he spoke. "You know I had a dream about this... it had two endings. One was Tarmon Gaidon and we lost the battle to the Dark One... the other ending was not clear, but it began with me helping you with your packages and you having breakfast with me."

 

His smile was genuinely charming. He wondered what the rest of her face looked like under all that.

"You know I had a dream about this... it had two endings. One was Tarmon Gaidon and we lost the battle to the Dark One... the other ending was not clear, but it began with me helping you with your packages and you having breakfast with me."

 

Rasheta eyed the young man for a long moment and then shook her head and turned on her heel and walked on down the street. She had no time for idiots who were going to say things like she had to have breakfast with them. She rolled her eyes to herself and was surprised when she heard someone following her. She stopped and noticed the young man was behind her. She sighed again and said

 

"You aren't going to stop following me till I eat with you are you?" She needed to get her parcels back to the tower before she did anything else. She luckily saw one of the tower guards walking up the street she went to him and handed him all her things. saying "take these back to the White Tower and put them in the Green Ajah's quarters. Rasheta Sedai's rooms to be exact, now run." She said cooly then she turned back around and said to the young man. "Come then lets eat."  She walked quickly to the nearest inn and sat down she eyed the young man across from her, slowly looking him up and down. There was something about him that reminded her of someone else but she couldn't place it. "So," She asked in her cool voice. "I can't simply call you young man or child. What is your name and what brings you to Tar Valon?"

His grin couldnt have been any bigger. "Dante and I am a Tower Guard." He became involved in looking for the little eatery he knew of. Playing on the earlier joke he added "Now if I am not mistaken in the dream the eatery was around the corner here and... oh!" As he found it where he knew it was. "Perhaps it was true after all." His smile told her he was being sarcastic with her.

 

He pulled a seat out for her to sit and waited patiently. Now that he got a better look at her he noticed she was very pretty. Enough that he wondered if his attempt to make yet another friend may doom him to actually liking one more than he should.

 

"So did you finish your shopping before prophecy got in the way this morning?"

 

He was thankful he had dressed up this morning. He was anxious to see this one smile and he couldnt do that looking like a slob.

Rasheta felt like grinding her teeth together, this one was going to be a hard one for her not to lose her temper with. Playful was alright if you were bonded or lovers but she had little time for it otherwise. She supposed if she wanted to be less cool she should get used to it. However, at the moment she just wanted to go back to the tower. Dante asked her a question to which she rolled her eyes upward to the ceiling before answering.

 

"So did you finish your shopping before prophecy got in the way this morning?"

 

Rasheta nodded slowly. "Yes, I will probably stay in the tower for the foreseeable future." She hoped that would have the effect of deterring this Dante from seeking her company after this. She just wanted to get this over with and go home. She turned her attention on the young man taking orders and gave him a brilliant smile. "Can you give me whatever it is that you serve for breakfast here?" She spoke in her sweetest voice and the man tripped over himself to go and see to whatever she wanted. She turned her attention back to Dante and said. "You being a tower guard must have heard of the Green Ajah. Aren't you worried I'll try and bond you?"

 

 

Dante got the impression that she was not in a good mood. Or perhaps thats just the way she really was. She really was cute even if she was a difficult type. It was pretty obvious she wasnt enjoying herself.

 

"You being a tower guard must have heard of the Green Ajah. Aren't you worried I'll try and bond you?"

 

"Not at all." He casually said.

 

"I wasnt trying to force you. You looked like you needed some extra arms and I thought I could help with the carrying as well maybe start you off with a good morning that was all. How long has it been since a stranger last decided to go out of their way to try and make you happy?" he was straight faced but his smile returned quickly.

 

He ordered a Shienar breakfast and looked back at Rasheta.

 

"If you dont like me Aes Sedai we will have breakfast and go our separate ways and you will never have to talk to me again. However you lose nothing by trying and you even get a free breakfast out of it." He looked her in the eyes as he spoke. He didnt think she could read body language well if she couldnt tell his intentions were harmless but if they talked again he decided to teach her how.

"If you dont like me Aes Sedai we will have breakfast and go our separate ways and you will never have to talk to me again. However you lose nothing by trying and you even get a free breakfast out of it."

 

She eyed him for a long moment and said "Dante wasn't it?" She didn't wait for an answer but continued. "I didn't say I didn't like you. Although, if you want to make a good impression you should probably not start a conversation with anything to do with prophecy. The tower doesn't like to have anyone speak of such things, usually not even within the tower itself." She shrugged and added "You remind me of someone I can't place who it was." She shrugged again and continued. "I think my mind is muddled from the trip I just took with Sandre." She noticed a look of surprise or something else pass over Dante's face. She tiled her head to the side and gave him a searching look. "Do you know him?"

"Do you know him?"

 

Dante's smile went quickly at the sound of his brother's name. "Well enough I suppose." He barely suppressed a sniff with that one. He still had not spoken to his brother though they had saw each other. He was glad the food arrived to spare him having to explain it all.

 

"I hope he didnt give you too much trouble. Hes not a huge fan of Aes Sedai I would guess."

 

He tried his best to smile at this point but this was just too much of a coincidence and too much of a sore spot.

 

"So... he supposedly has a woman... would that be you?"

 

Now he was just curious. Sandre had never mentioned what the woman he was after did. It would make sense he would keep an Aes Sedai secret. Dante was a little disappointed looking at Rasheta. Sandre didnt deserve her. He even said so.

"I hope he didnt give you too much trouble. Hes not a huge fan of Aes Sedai I would guess."

 

Rasheta shook her head, as the food arrived and she didn't speak for a moment while she ate. She added "he was an escort it went well." What she didn't say was they had fought some on the road and she had opened up a bit to him. She wasn't ready to admit that, she had her pride after all. The next words Dante said almost made her choke

 

 

"So... he supposedly has a woman... would that be you?"

 

She shook her head frantically. "No, I am not anyone's woman. He never spoke of another however, so I do not know who it would be." She eyed Dante closer "How do you know Sandre so well?"

 

 

"How do you know Sandre so well?"

 

"I dont actually." He was only picking at his meal at this point. "Hes my brother not that I see that it matters."

 

He quickly shoved another piece of food in his mouth as though to get the nasty taste out. Swallowing the food was a chore. (She keeps digging and digging!) He ate quietly after that cursing his luck to run into someone that knew Sandre. He would have to be more careful.

 

"I am sorry to have bothered you Rasheta Sedai." He said as he stood. His Green eyes met hers one last time. "I will not bother you again."

 

With a bow he dropped coins on the table, more than enough to pay for both of them and possibly everyone else eating there. He walked away without looking back to a spot he knew of on the river's edge where he could meditate in peace.

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