12/03/2026 05:59

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I never saw her. I would not be without Tomas, as you would not lose Alric. The Pattern takes everything into the weaving. Rand saw that banner and thought the madness had taken him again, for it seemed that this was what he had been born for, to fight that banner.

I thought you Healed him, enough to give him some time, anyway. When he returned to the camp, he carried the banner wrapped in the canvas once more, tied with knots less neat than Moiraine's had been. If you are silly enough to throw him away, you will have only yourself to blame if I decide to face down you and Mother both. South, then.