Shadow felt like has a mere three feet tall as she glared at him. He felt so embarrassed, he couldn't believe he had been so irresponsible with the money and had gotten so attached to the stupid bloody dark one spawn of a horse! He wasn't so much crying over the horse...well yes he really liked the horse, but he had also realized how much he had royally screwed up and breached their trust... surely she would not take him back, how many times could he screw up and she forgive him?<br/><br/>The table was tense, he glanced up worriedly as Ilia... he pressumed it was Ilia used the one two source to make the wine come floating up of the wine bottle... some how he sensed there was something more going on than what he could see on the surface...<br/><br/>"We will rectify the situation tomorrow." Was all she said, albeit it was dangerously low, Ilia said no more.<br/><br/>Shadow lowered his head and gave a gloomy nod...<br/><br/>Luna smiled and gave Ilia a nod of approval.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline"> "How is it you know what Shadow did?" </span></span><br/><br/>When the young green Aes Sedai demanded clarification on how Luna knew such things, and tried to pressure her into giving up her resources up, The ancient Aes Sedai wrinkled her nose and gave Ilia a coy amused motherly tight lipped smile.<br/><br/>"Oh..." she remarked, raising her brow, as if a child was trying to explain as to why they deserved to open their presents early on mid winters day! Bright blue eyes sparkled in amusement as Ilia then commenced to guessing... trying to pressure her into giving away how she had done it.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-style: italic">"Are you having either of us followed? Watched? Without trust, this will not work."</span></span><br/><br/>"Followed? Watched? oh yes...  of course... very closely," Luna teased... but she did not say, how or by whom.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-style: italic">"Without trust, paranoia ensues, and paranoia create secrets where there are none." </span></span><br/><br/>Luna smirked, the wine in Ilia thought was in her glass was now unfermented  grape juice... juice the sort served to the children on feast days.  "Ilia Sedai," she tisked, "Perhaps if you spent more time reading books, than talking to pretty stable boys, you would know how," she chimed sweetly.<br/><br/>Shadow shot his feet..."That was uncalled for! Ilia is Aes Sedai!" he growled.  Moe dutifully rose upward... staring him down, his somber face giving him a stern warning not to say or do anything else stupid.<br/><br/>Luna smiled, "We'll leave when you are ready child... you have a good grasp of the power, but not enough knowledge, I will teach you many things, before we leave and along the way once I decide that you are ready," she declared.<br/><br/>"It was you wasn't it! you rotten sell out! I thought you were my friend!" Shadow growled, pointing to Moe accusatory.<br/><br/>Moe's dark brow hardened and his hand curled into a tight fist... "Your out of line, and in over your head, Shadow," he warned.<br/><br/>Shadow glowered at Moe, "Care to settle it in the practice yard!" he growled.<br/><br/>"Warders Do NoT train with Cadets," he scoffed, reminding Shadow of the disparity in rank.<br/><br/>"But for the Honor of his Aes Sedai he accepts!" Luna chimed sweetly.<br/><br/>Both Shadow and Moe turned and looked at Luna worriedly.<br/><br/>"I do?" Moe squeaked.<br/><br/>"Tomorrow in the morning," she announced and turned smiling at Ilia, "Illia and I will have tea and crumpets while you two fight it out," she explained.<br/><br/>"How does that sound, Ilia Sedai? or would you rather do it at Lunch time?" she inquired, and with a wave of her hand, she blasted Shadow with a healing weave! a weave that normally required physical contact.<br/><br/>Shadow gasped as he staggered backwards and flopped into his chair... only to find himself fully restored.  "Hey! You rotten old hag I didn't ask for nothin...!" Shadow began... but the gaze he got from Luna quickly shut him up... Luna turned toward Illia and waited for her response... "Unless you think Shadow will lose, we can call it off," she teased.  "IF Shadow wins, I will tell you how I did it, but if Moe wins, you will be the wash my stockings for the duration of the journey," she wagered.<br/>Shadow glowered at Luna and then at Moe.