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"I asked about the events before, Perrin I asked after what happened, but I did not ask after the people it happened to" He looked at Perrin, ht for theht "I need to re so is awind carried the scent of campfires fro on weapons Rand had heard the stories: Porought weapons discovered again Perrin’s ed, to make as many as possible

Rand had lent him as many more Asha’man as he could spare, if only because--as soon as they’d heard--he’d had dozens of Maidens presenting theht spearheads It only makes sense, Rand al’Thor, Beralna had explained His sri the word "sword", as if it tasted like seawater

Rand had never tasted seawater Lews Therin had Knowing facts like that had greatly discomforted him once Now he had learned to accept that part of him

"Can you believe what has happened to us?" Perrin asked "Light, sometimes I wonder when theto walk in on , then send headed for my collar"

"The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, Perrin We’ve become e needed to become"

Perrin nodded as they walked on the path between tents, lit by the glow of the light above Rand’s hand

"How does itfeel?" Perrin asked "Those ained?"

"Have you ever had a drea, you remembered in stark clarity? Not one that faded quickly, but one that stayed with you through the day?"

"Yes", Perrin said, sounding oddly reserved "Yes, I can say that I have"

"It’s like that", Rand said "I can re what he did, as one re them, but I don’t necessarily like the e the fact that, in the dreaht actions"

Perrin nodded

"He’s me", Rand said "And I’m him But at the same time, I’m not"

"Well, you still seeht hesitation on the word "seem" Had Perrin been about to say "sed that much"

Rand doubted he could explain it to Perrin without sounding on Rebornthat wasn’t simply an act, wasn’t sied, he had not transformed He had merely accepted

That didn’t mean he had all of the answers Despite four hundred years of memories nestled in his brain, he still worried about what he had to do Lews Therin hadn’t kno to seal the Bore His atte, all for an imperfect prison with seals that were now brittle

One answer kept coerous answer One that Lews Therin hadn’t considered

What if the ansasn’t to seal the Dark One away again? What if the answer, the final ansas soht to himself for the hundredth time But is it possible? They arrived at the tent where the clerks worked, the Maidens fanning out behind the The clerks were up late, of course, and they didn’t look surprised to see Rand enter