I shared the shock, and so did the other Sitters, obviously! That is a really good point about Verin... I had not considered it, but the fact that she effectively blocked the attack could indeed indicate she was prepared. Would she have risked Adeleas, though?

Welcome back, @Turin Turambar Gaidin! Your Wife Sedai gave me a lovely welcome in Blue 💙 Which Discipline are you a Warder in, if I may ask?

Hi there! I'm a brand new Novice 👋 Getting oriented to the different groups in DM, and discovering this very lucky Band! Glad to meet you 🤗

Hearing @HeavyHalfMoonBlade... You asked for a Novice services, Aes Sedai? I just learned my first weave! I manage it AT LEAST once every 3 attempts 😁Can I please try it to dust your gorgeous travel coat? Nothing wrong will happen... I'm pretty sure... 😬

Wasn't me... 😅

🤣🤣🤣 Classic!

Welcome! I'm a newbie too and a Novice. Did you see that this group also has a Discord server where we can hang out and chat?

Oooh, thank you, @Cross Sedai... 🥰

Hmm... yeah... I'm going to stay with, well, not white chocolate lol Ok, just a nibble, @Donchadh 😚

I don't know about white, but look how awesome the finishe phoenix looks... 🤩

My top 3...

🤣🤣🤣 Here, @Donchadh, a little chocolate something from "the other school across the river" 😘

More chocolate... chocolate bunnies, mountains, and seas... chocolate everywhere!!

I'm all for the placebo effect: if I'm making this chocolate taste better my investing my thoughts into it, perfect! Now could we go as far as an existential claim... by which I can make "allegedly not-chocolate" (aka white chocolate) not only TASTE like chocolate but also BECOME chocolate, by sheer will power? Taps her lip thoughtfully... Hmm, would that be a question for the Brown Ajah? Or would it be for the Whites? And if we carry the metaphor, could we turn the White Ajah into the Brown Ajah by combining the (will) Power with a dash of placebo effect??

Yum! Sign me up for some hot chocolate of any kind (dare I say, yes, even white chocolate... although my preference is for a dark Latin American brew...) As for Ganache setup in my room, @Donchadh , we'll need to make sure @HeavyHalfMoonBlade is around to show us these neat cleaning weaves that we would never attempt until we have full authorization - of course 😚 For today's recipe, I thought I'd aim high... drumrolls for The Best chocolate cake recipe EVER

You did it perfectly ^^ Come here, I'll help, hehehe... 🤭

Enters the lecture while munching on an invisible chocolate Ooh, I like this history, @Donchadh, thank you. May I ask a question? Soooo, imagine a novice who was raised in the White Tower but never saw any color at all... They would not be able to distinguish the different chocolates by their color. Wouldn't that be the perfect experiment to determine which chocolate is best? The full argument

The Brownie Ajah (I heard that was an official rename...) proudly brings to you... chocolate recipes, version 2025! There is no beginning nor ending to the Turning of the Wheel, and you may see recipes from a previous Age not far from here BUT... we ask for your best recipes of this Age! For the Novices who may be confused, that means your grandma recipe that's to die for is absolutely ACCEPTED. On the other hand, the Compulsive recipe you found in the forbidden library from the Forsaken of another age are NOT. Ahem, well, just thought I'd clarify... Now, to launch things: a 2-ingredient chocolate ganache! - Wands at the ready (sorry, wrong fandom...) - Imagine you are a muffin dipped in chocolate... surrender to the Source... - Place an equal amount of dark chocolate and cream or butter in a dish. Weave air and fire (aka microwave) for 30 seconds, mix and repeat until entirely melted. - Cover the desired food (or person) - Use weaves of air to remove any trace of gluttony

I have lots of teas at hand and practiced making a good kaf since my name was entered in the Novice book, so hopefully there won't be too many penances for the wrong dash of milk or dollop of honey... 🤐

You had me at honeycakes... 😋😋 I love making themed food and this time of year, a good stew sounds perfect for a WoT tavern!

Only 5 more weeks to Season 3!! Are you guys doing any WoT food or drinks with your rewatch? 😋

😂 Avoid cat pictures, noted. I can now see the Aspirants Forum. Unsure if there is more we need to be onboarded with, but waiting patiently with my hands folded at the waist of my white dress... There will be pot scrubbing soon, waiting isn't so bad 😉

I loose track of all these plots by the Forsaken... but the Mistress of Novices is available via messages, so we should be all set soon 🙌 Haha, well hopefully those voices are encouraging voices from previous turnings of the Wheel who cheer you on your path, whether it'd be towards Gaidin or Aes Sedai (or would it be Ashaman??) 🙏 Oh, it's funny: I am reading LoC too! I'm at chapter 7, and you?

*curtsies* Good morning Mother... Here is your Kaf, with a hint of Oosquai, urr honey! *curtsies*

Thank you for connecting me, @HeavyHalfMoonBlade 🤗 Haha, yes, I am thrilled to have found this group! Love that there is a group of like-minded WoT fans to join and have fun with! I have not yet met Mother @Elgee, though I have read her word in "DragonMount, a History"... which is where I seem to remember seeing that newbies must be given access before joining the White Toer and Warders special forums? Nice to meet you, Keeper @Cross *curtsies* I messaged the Mistress of Novices @Delenn this morning to introduce myself and report for duty. @HeroAndros and @EirikDaude, I would love to learn more about Gaidins (beyond the location of the training yard and the time of aforementioned shirtless trainings... 🫢) , if it pleases you.