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They put up quite a show, appearing through gateways near Rand’s ca, Wavewene thought I wonder how long it’s been since aof this scale occurred Nearly every nation was represented, and then so the Sea Folk and the Aiel Only Murandy, Arad Do

The last of the Sitters finally er to wene started a slow ride toward theplace Bryne’s soldiers fell in and forh Their white tabards were emblazoned with the Flame of Tar Valon, but they did not outshine the Aes Sedai The way they marched accented the woth of ared on theplace, the center of the field, where Rand had ordered no tents erected So e This had better not go wrong

Elayne set precedent by leaving the vast bulk of her force halfway there, continuing on with a swene did the saan to trickle forward, their retinues co around the central field

Sunlight shone down upon Egwene as she approached the center She couldn’t help but notice the large, perfectly broken circle of clouds above the field Rand did affect things in strange ways He needed no announcement to say that he was in attendance, no banner The clouds pulled back and sunlight shone dohen he was near

It did not seem that he’d arrived at the center yet, however She met up with Elayne "Elayne, I’olden-haired woman kept her eyes forward "The city is lost, but the city is not the nation We , but do so quickly, so that I can return to Andor Where is Rand?"

"Taking his tiwene said "He’s always been like that"

"I have spoken to Aviendha", Elayne said, her bay horse shifting and snorting "She spent last night with him, but he wouldn’t tell her what he intends this day"

"He has ather with their retinues Darlin Sisnera, King of Tear, was first He would support her, for all the fact that he owed Rand his crown The Seanchan threat still bothered hied man with a dark, pointed beard was not particularly handsome, but self-cowene, and she held out her ring

He hesitated, then dis "The Light illulad to see you here, Darlin"

"So long as your promise holds Gateways to my homeland should the ain, eyeing a orin, Steward of Illian, was Darlin’s equal in many ways-- but not all Rand had nah Lords had asked for hiorin reht recently, his round face--with its custo to look sunken He didn’t wait for Egwene to prod hi a flourishing bow and a kiss to the ring

"I’m pleased the two of you could put aside differences to jointheir attention away froon’s intentions aretroubling", Darlin said "He chose me to lead Tear because I opposed him when I felt it necessary I believe he will listen to reason if I present it to hion do be perfectly reasonable We do need to offer a good argument, and I do think he will listen"

"My Keeper has sowene said "Please listen to what she has to say Your cooperation will be reorin aside to speak to hiwene had feared these tould end up chipping at one another Silviana’s instruction was to keep theaze He see, but didn’t co Darlin", she said

"Some old rivalries run deeper than the ocean’s depths, Mother I can al was the work of the Dark One, hoping that ould end up destroying one another and doing his work for hiwene said "Perhaps it would be best if you advised your ain, if you’ve already done so--that there are to be no accidents’ this day"

"A wise suggestion" He bowed, pulling back

They were both with her, as was Elayne Ghealdan would stand for Rand, if what Elayne said about Queen Alliandre was true Ghealdan wasn’t so powerful that Alliandre worried her--the Borderlanders were another matter Rand sees flew over their respective armies, and each ruler was in attendance save Queen Ethenielle, as in Kandor trying to organize the refugees fleeing her ho--including Antol, her eldest son--as if to state that what happened here was as i on the border

Kandor The first casualty of the Last Battle The entire country was said to be aflaht

It felt awful to have to consider as "for" whom, but it was her duty to do so Rand could not direct the Last Battle personally, as he would undoubtedly wish to do His ht the Dark One; he would have neither the presence of eneral as well She intended to coed as leading the collected forces against the Shadow, and she would not give up responsibility for the seals

How much could she trust this rown up with He was more akin to the Rand she’d come to know out in the Aiel Waste, only rown quite proficie