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To Rand’s surprise Lan appeared just as he was ready to go out hi the vision as it rippled with his movelued to her side

"She is fretting in her tent She cannot possibly Heal even all of the worst hurt today" That was her choice of how to help; she could not use the Power as a weapon today, but she could Heal "Waste always angers her"

"It angers us all," Rand snapped His taking Egwene away probably upset her, too As far as he could tell, Egas not very good at Healing on her own, but she could have aided Moiraine Well, he needed her to keep her promise "Tell Moiraine if she needs help, ask some of the Wise Ones who can channel" But few Wise Ones had any knowledge of Healing "She can link with theth" He hesitated Had Moiraine ever spoken of linking to hi," he said irritably It was difficult soht what came from her, what from Asmodean, and what bubbled up from Lews Therin

"I caain"

"Moiraine asked already Did she send --?"

Lan’s face did not change, but he cut in roughly "I want to know You can make a sword fro steel on your hip again Why?"

Unconsciously, Rand ran one hand up the long hilt at his side "It’s hardly fair to use the Power that way Especially against soht a child"

The Warder stood silent for a ti him "You mean to kill Couladin yourself," he said at last in flat tones "That sword against his spears"

"I don’t mean to seek hied unco of chance was to favor hi him facetoface with Couladin "Besides, I’d not put it past him to seek me The threats I’ve heard fro one fist, he thrust his aroldenon’s fore end plainly visible "Couladin won’t rest while I live, not so long as we both wear these"

And truth to tell, he would not rest hihts he should lump Asmodean in with Couladin Asmodean had marked the Shaido But Couladin’s unrestrained ambition had made it possible; his ambition and refusal to abide by Aiel law and custom had led inevitably to this place, this day Beyond the bleakness and war between Aiel, there was Taien to be laid at Couladin’s feet, and Selean, and dozens of ruined towns and villages since, countless hundreds of burned farms Unburied men and woon Reborn, if he had any right to demand that any nation follow him, much less Cairhien, then he owed them justice

"Then have him beheaded when he’s taken," Lan said harshly "Set a hundred men, or a thousand, with no purpose but to find and take hiood with a blade now -- very good -- but Aielmen are all but born with spear and buckler in hand A spear through your heart, and all has been for naught"

"So I should avoid the fighting? Would you, if Moiraine had no claims on you? Will Rhuarc, or Bael, or any of theon Reborn The, fate of the world does not rest on one from his voice Without Moiraine, he would have been wherever the fighting was hottest If anything, he looked to be regretting those claims at the moment