Reaching the long stone quay that ran the whole length of the river side of the city, he paused, studying the gray docks stretching out into the river and the ships tied to them. North of the city he followed the road he had come down so desperately with Rand just a few days before, rode until folds in the land hid Cairhien. A woman might have a scarf of silk, to be worn on feastdays and envied by others. It seems that someone is making sure at least some of Ishamael's commands are still carried out.
He is a Darkfriend, and a dead man. Unlike horses, ships did not interest Olver except as a way to go from here to there, and ships were men's business in Ebou Dar even if the lading they carried often was not. In Ebou Dar, a bare chest symbolized openness and honesty. Knitting helped her think, too.
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