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May. 3rd, 2005 11:42 pm*It is the space of only a moment, as if but a step, to be first there and now here. A flicker of light as the air parts, and then Moiraine and Roland fade into existence in the Dreaming.
They appear in the center of a great hall. Here, the floor is of cool, dark grey stone, polished smooth by the passage of feet and the slow wear of uncounted years. Staircases angle and curve, leading down from nearby landings and from other levels-- some known to the Aes Sedai, and some perhaps still unknown.
A lighter, rougher stone forms walls that lead to a ceiling arched high, clear to imagination if not actual sight. Stained glass windows set in stone pour light through the shapes of ageless figures, until the room itself is full of color.*
They appear in the center of a great hall. Here, the floor is of cool, dark grey stone, polished smooth by the passage of feet and the slow wear of uncounted years. Staircases angle and curve, leading down from nearby landings and from other levels-- some known to the Aes Sedai, and some perhaps still unknown.
A lighter, rougher stone forms walls that lead to a ceiling arched high, clear to imagination if not actual sight. Stained glass windows set in stone pour light through the shapes of ageless figures, until the room itself is full of color.*