He gripped the back of his neck as he struggled with that thought. Aes Sedai kidnapped in the Grey Tower. It was for this reason he'd kicked off the entire questioning endeavour. But then the Dark One interfered with the Pattern and gave us impossible horrors to deal with... Maybe they had been close. Maybe if he just held off for a few more minutes, maybe then they would have got a Darkfriend. Instead everything was a shambles and he got the lion's share of the--
Rav growled softly at himself in annoyance. None of that was going to help Vari. Where in the Light have you vanished? It would be painfully embarrassing if the Green had just meandered off into Hama Valon for a few days of drinking, but Ravak would gladly shoulder any embarrassment against the alternative. "Kidnapping? Possible." The Shienaran rubbed the tip of his nose. "I can't tell either way for certain. So what, you'd need a channeller to shield her, a second to help move her and keep her quiet?" Ravak stepped around the room, searching anew. "And then open a Gateway and go where? And why her? I mean, she's young, newish to the shawl, would have nothing to do with the Shadow." Ravak got to the end of the room then turned back to his wife. "Am I missing something? Was she doing something I wasn't aware of? Are there people she was working with, either inside or outside the Ajah? I don't like to think it, but why Vari over someone else?" Strain from concern was evident in the Gaidin's voice, and he could feel the waves of sympathy coming through the bond from Mia.
Rav growled softly at himself in annoyance. None of that was going to help Vari. Where in the Light have you vanished? It would be painfully embarrassing if the Green had just meandered off into Hama Valon for a few days of drinking, but Ravak would gladly shoulder any embarrassment against the alternative. "Kidnapping? Possible." The Shienaran rubbed the tip of his nose. "I can't tell either way for certain. So what, you'd need a channeller to shield her, a second to help move her and keep her quiet?" Ravak stepped around the room, searching anew. "And then open a Gateway and go where? And why her? I mean, she's young, newish to the shawl, would have nothing to do with the Shadow." Ravak got to the end of the room then turned back to his wife. "Am I missing something? Was she doing something I wasn't aware of? Are there people she was working with, either inside or outside the Ajah? I don't like to think it, but why Vari over someone else?" Strain from concern was evident in the Gaidin's voice, and he could feel the waves of sympathy coming through the bond from Mia.