Nicola Treehill
Nicola Treehill was a slender, dark-haired weaver from Ghealdan who came to Salidar as a novice after the novice book was opened to women of all ages.
Nicola Treehill came from Samara, in Ghealdan, where weaving was her trade. She was young, and she had been betrothed to a man named Hyran. The Prophet's following held Samara in those days, and the violence that traveled with it had come far too close to her; what Nicola wanted, above everything else, was to be somewhere safe.
She was far from the only one who wanted out from under the Prophet's reach. Among the many who felt the same, Nicola kept to the company of Nynaeve al'Meara, staying as near as asking allowed. It was a full company: Elayne Trakand and Birgitte were part of it, along with Thom Merrilin, Juilin Sandar, and Uno Nomesta.
In Salidar, among the gathered Aes Sedai, Nicola was a novice, one of the women taken in once admission was opened to any age. A village full of Aes Sedai meant protection, and protection counted for a great deal with her. Safety was what she had come there for.
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