Tansen wondered briefly about her expensive clothing and the elaborate quality of the horse's bridle and saddle... and then remembered that Mirabar was now a waterlord's wife, supported by more wealth than most toreni possessed.He fed his heart with the sight of her as she road into Gamalan behind Najdan, but only for a moment. His mind was too filled with panic, caused by what he'd recently learned, to let him feel all the things he had expected to feel upon seeing her again. For now, he just thanked all the gods above and below that Najdan was here. Then he saw another woman behind Mirabar—whom he quickly recognized as Faradar, Elelar's pretty maid.Tansen frowned suspiciously at Mirabar. "What's going on?""We're looking for Elelar," she said as Najdan dismounted and moved to help Mirabar dismount, too."Now?" Tansen added in confusion, "Here? In Gamalan?" He glanced at Faradar. "With her?"Faradar crossed her wrists and bowed her head. "It's a pleasure to see you, too, siran.""What's going on?" Tansen repeated.
