Something in Moiraine's gaze makes her feel chilled.

Her words resonate with Kim. She's talking about duty, about sacrifice, about putting the many above the few.

These are lessons burned into her skin and a belief system that has become second nature.

Warder. She knows this means she can't protect Behrooz, that if she goes into danger, she will be unable to stop him from following. Worse, she'll have no choice.

("You didn't - you weren't watching it - if it'd been you - just standing there..."

"I know how that feels," she says finally. "It's the most horrible feeling in the world and I'm so sorry you had to go through it."

She blinks and looks down at the sheets. "Anyone there would have become her pawn...my only chance was to face her alone. If - if I - if I failed, I knew I wasn't coming back.")

"Sometimes it's all you can do."