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"Of course, darling," Esole replied as she patted Melthin's arm to show her approval. Fine sheets and a bed were all very well and nice, but they had work to do as she was sure Kiae was well aware of. She just had to maintain this ruse of her blindly following Melthin's every desire until they found something to help them find the New Order. She knew very well that the others thought her to be frivolous and temperamental but she would show them in the end when she succeeded in bringing down the Order. Of course, she knew she could be those things at times but not to the extent everyone seemed to think she was. "I will show that Yellow," Esole thought with a tiny smile. She would show them all in the end.

"Oh, Ethin. You will be accompanying Kiae Sedai, right? I will be fine with Melthin so you need not worry about me," she addressed her Warder before dismissing his presence her mind and focusing her attention on Kiae. "And I know we will be going down somewhat different paths while in Cairhien but perhaps we should arrange for a place to meet? Of course not where either of us will be staying. That would not be a good idea. Perhaps in the Foregate? The residents of the main city are much too suspicious for my taste and anything we do there will be under harsh scrutiny. And the Foregate is packed with people from all over since the Last Battle. We will be practically invisible," she said, taking a deep breath after she finished.

"I agree," Kiae said with a curt nod, glancing over her shoulder to eye the others sharply. Esole was enough cause for worry on her own, but with Melthin nearby it was only increasing the unnecessary stress for the woman at the moment. She considered Esole's suggestion before making a face and shaking her head.

"No, the Foregate will be the first place anyone would think to look for a meeting. Besides, we are Aes Sedai - we are not invisible no matter where we go," she reminded the woman sharply. "Anywhere in the main city markets would be much easier at the moment. Travelers often frequent there, obviously, so the diversity of people would be even greater. And the chance someone will run into us more than once is highly unlikely, as people often buy then move on," she continued. She smiled to herself - harsh scrutiny from the people in the main city? Once they were past the Foregate anyone in the main section was considered trustworthy enough to at least not blow up the city. No, the Foregate would be more dangerous.

Marek yawned as he sat on the side of the road, leaned against a wall to a ruined building that had never been rebuilt. He still had the horse he borrowed from the young woman, though it was stabled in the upper sector of the town right now. He was playing the old world worn beggar at the moment for information. People didn't much care what a beggar heard, and were pretty free lipped. He wasn't asking for money from passersby, his act was of a man just tired of living. It wasn't far from the truth, so it was rather easy.

Sighing, he moved his walking stick from one shoulder to another. It was rather heavy because it was wood covered steel with a sword inside, but he by now was used to it's weight, and was able to move it around like a regular pole made of plain wood. He also drew his hood down over his eyes, drifting in and out of slumber a little.

Ethin decided it would be best if he refrained from adding his thoughts. He agreed with Esole but did not think it was worth it to argue. He doubted there would ever be any fair compromise between the two so what good would it do to pick sides?

He took a step closer to Kiae and waited silently for her to come to a decision so they could continue their trek to Cairhien.

Marek flicked his eyes up to take in the passersby. Two Aes Sedai, a Warder, and a fool, interesting. Sighing, he made his way to his feet, using his staff for support that in all truth he didn't need. Stretching his back, he started walking off in the opposite before he deliberately used his walking stick to smack the shin of a would-be pickpocket, causing him to tumble to the ground. Pausing his stride for a moment, he looked down at the whelp and shook his head. "If you insist on lightening a traveler's purses, make sure you don't pick out a group with two Aes Sedai and a Warder, and if you do, I'd suggest aiming for the idiot instead of the Warder." Leaving the child dumbstruck, Marek resumed his walk.

A small grunt escaped his lips as the man approached on horseback. "I hate to tell you but I refuse to take charity, I haven't earned it, so I wouldn't be any better then the child I stopped." Flicking his eyes to the pickpocket's former location, he noticed the kid had disappeared, and Marek should have followed his lead by the looks of it. "And I would suggest not eying me like a vulture when you are trying to hide intentions through generosity akin to bribery." For a moment, his hand slide to the top of the staff where the hilt to the concealed longsword was, but returned his hand back to it's original place. The hilt was perfectly flush with the rest of the staff so only those who knew it was there wouldn't mistake the gesture for fidgeting, but Marek didn't quite care. "Besides, I have my own money and room in the upper section of town." Hoping none of the other children would peep up with a comment, he turned, deciding that returning to said room would be a good idea.

Esole flashed Kiae a warning glare. Openly laughing at her Warder? The woman really was overstepping herself. She would learn her place with time. Whether she would learn this lesson from Esole or someone else did not matter to her. Someone would eventually show her she could not continue as she was.

"Come Melthin dearest. Let us leave the man alone. I'm sure he has pressing matters to attend to as do we," Esole informed her Warder while making a gesture for him to follow as she guided her horse through the gates. The older man seemed to interest Kiae. "Anything she's interested in should be kept under close watch," Esole thought grimly. She already had enough on her plate with the New Order. Following Kiae's interests was an inconvenience but necessary.