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He had no answer
"You cannot risk yourself", Moiraine said "And regardless of whether or not you agree that co foolishly because of it certainly is"
He had often thought about the onized over her death, and he still reveled in her return At tiotten howinsistent she could be
"I will ht", Rand said, "but not before Heto seizeat him We must coax his commanders to commit their forces southward, lest we be overwhelmed at Shayol Ghul once I enter"
"It will not matter", Moiraine said "You will face him, and that will be the tion Reborn All threads in the Pattern are woven around yourof the Wheel pulls you toward it Do not deny that you feel it"
"I feel it"
"Then go"
"Not yet"
She took a deep breath "Stubborn as ever"
"And a good thing", Rand said "Stubbornness is what brought me this far Rand hesitated, then fished in his pocket He caht and silvery--a Tar Valonit out to her "I’ve been saving this"
She pursed her lips "It cannot be"
"The sa this one around as a token, al"
She took the coin, turning it over in her fingers She was still inspecting it when the Maidens looked with alertness toward the tent flap A second later, Lan lifted the flap and strode in, flanked by two Malkieri ri his hand on Lan’s shoulder The man did not look tired--a stone could not look tired--but he did look worn Rand understood that feeling
Lan nodded to hi?"
Moiraine tucked theimpassive Rand didn’t knohat to make of the interaction between the two of them since Moiraine’s return They were civil, but there was a distance between them that he had not expected
"You should listen to Moiraine", Lan said, turning back to Rand "She has prepared for these days longer than you have been alive Let her guide you"
"She wants me to leave this battlefield", Rand said, "and strike iht those channelers for you so you can retake the Gap"
Lan hesitated "Then perhaps you should do as she--"
"No", Rand said "Your position here is dire, old friend I can do so, and so I will If we can’t stop those Dreadlords, they’ll have you retreating all the way back to Tar Valon"
"I have heard what you did at Maradon", Lan said "I will not turn away a miracle here if one is determined to find us"