So he's the one that stole back Akua's shard.

[ This, combined with seeing Akua at Rand's escape effort, has convinced her that the two must be close, or have some sort of relationship outside of just being allies. Hmm. ]

Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, he's the kind of person who probably would've fought you to the death over it, if he hadn't gotten a hold on it. It's sad about the shard, but I'm glad you weren't hurt more...