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Actually no, I must be off my game, that's two ambigous/wrong bits in the quiz Isaac Send a noteboard - 23/04/2012 03:45:56 PM
What item served as his noose when he was hanged?

I'm pretty sure it was just a rope, as I recall Rand made his fire sword and leapt into the air to slice the rope. Right?


I think I prefer my version of events but here's the text:
Suddenly something caught his eye, low in the branches of the Tree of Life. A shape swinging slowly. A man, hanging from a pole laid across two branches by a rope around his neck.
With a wordless roar, he ran for the tree, grabbing at saidin, the fiery sword coming into his hands as he leaped, slashing at the rope. He and Mat hit the dusty white paving stones with twin thuds. The pole jarred free and clattered down beside them; not a pole, but an odd black-hafted spear with a short sword blade in place of a spearpoint, slightly curved and single edged. Rand would not have cared if it was made of gold and cuendillar set with sapphires and firedrops.
Letting sword and Power go, he ripped the rope away from Mat's neck and pressed an ear to his friend's chest. Nothing. Desperately, he tore open Mat's coat and shirt, breaking the leather cord that held a silver medallion on Mat's chest. He tossed the medallion aside, listened again. Nothing. No heartbeat. Dead. No! He'd be all right if I hadn't let him follow me here. I can't let him be dead!


I'll have to correct it but trying to think of a rephrase might be hard.

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