She does not answer his question directly, not at first.
"I believe that I know you well enough now to say that your life has never been what others might call simple," the Aes Sedai murmurs. "Indeed, it could not be, in a sense, for you are not a simple man, for all that you have an appreciation for such things."
"Sometimes I wonder if my presence here has complicated your life more than what it might otherwise be..."
She glances sideways at him, and a faint smile curves her lips.
"... but I am also certain that you have considered such things long ago, and made your own choices and decisions in that regard."
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"I believe that I know you well enough now to say that your life has never been what others might call simple," the Aes Sedai murmurs. "Indeed, it could not be, in a sense, for you are not a simple man, for all that you have an appreciation for such things."
"Sometimes I wonder if my presence here has complicated your life more than what it might otherwise be..."
She glances sideways at him, and a faint smile curves her lips.
"... but I am also certain that you have considered such things long ago, and made your own choices and decisions in that regard."