he must save Rands life one more time
It probably would have been much more obvious if the books hadn't been split, but I think when Perrin arrived at Dragonmount and cheered Rand on was the 2nd time.
A figure stood at the very top of the jagged, broken tip of the mountain. Perrin kept pressing onward. Someone needed to watch. Someone needed to be there when it happened.
Finally, Perrin heaved atop one last stone and found himself within a dozen feet of the top. He could make out the figure now. The man stood at the very heart of the vortex of winds, staring eastward, motionless. He was faint and translucent, a reflection of the real world. Like a shadow. Perrin had never seen anything like it.
It was Rand, of course. Perrin had known that it would be. Perrin held to the stone with one ragged hand and pulled his cloak close with the other-he'd created the cloak several cliff faces ago. He blinked through reddened eyes, gazing upward. He had to focus most of his concentration on pushing back some of the winds to keep himself from being flung out into the tempest.
Finally, Perrin heaved atop one last stone and found himself within a dozen feet of the top. He could make out the figure now. The man stood at the very heart of the vortex of winds, staring eastward, motionless. He was faint and translucent, a reflection of the real world. Like a shadow. Perrin had never seen anything like it.
It was Rand, of course. Perrin had known that it would be. Perrin held to the stone with one ragged hand and pulled his cloak close with the other-he'd created the cloak several cliff faces ago. He blinked through reddened eyes, gazing upward. He had to focus most of his concentration on pushing back some of the winds to keep himself from being flung out into the tempest.
"Rand!" Perrin bellowed. "Fight it! Rand!"
His voice was lost in the wind, and he doubted that Rand could have heard him anyway. The darkness continued to seep out, like a liquid tar coming through Rand's pores, creating a miasma of pitch around the Dragon Reborn. Within moments, Perrin could barely see Rand through the blackness. It enclosed him, cutting him off, banishing him. The Dragon Reborn was gone. Only evil remained.
"Rand, please . . ." Perrin whispered.
And then-from the midst of the blackness, from the center of the uproar and the tempest-a tiny sliver of light split through the evil. Like a candle's glow on a very dark night. The light shone upward, toward the distant sky, like a beacon. So frail.
His voice was lost in the wind, and he doubted that Rand could have heard him anyway. The darkness continued to seep out, like a liquid tar coming through Rand's pores, creating a miasma of pitch around the Dragon Reborn. Within moments, Perrin could barely see Rand through the blackness. It enclosed him, cutting him off, banishing him. The Dragon Reborn was gone. Only evil remained.
"Rand, please . . ." Perrin whispered.
And then-from the midst of the blackness, from the center of the uproar and the tempest-a tiny sliver of light split through the evil. Like a candle's glow on a very dark night. The light shone upward, toward the distant sky, like a beacon. So frail.
I know he says Rand couldn't hear him, but it's been drilled into our heads over and over that the ta'veren need to be together.
This message last edited by Deadsy on 21/05/2012 at 11:22:54 PM
AMOL discussion : Cadsuane, the Aiel, Perrin
- 08/05/2012 09:47:52 AM
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Cadsuane *NM*
- 08/05/2012 09:48:07 AM
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Cadsuane died in Knife of Dreams *NM*
- 08/05/2012 10:43:12 AM
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while sliding down the slopes of Shayol Ghul Cadsuane's heart grew three sizes that day...
- 10/05/2012 10:50:24 PM
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Sorilea's going to shank Cadsuane
- 13/05/2012 06:38:29 AM
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Very possible
- 18/05/2012 08:37:03 PM
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Re: Very possible
- 18/05/2012 11:02:20 PM
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I think you may understimate the diversity of Darkfriends.
- 21/05/2012 07:09:56 PM
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the Aiel *NM*
- 08/05/2012 09:48:18 AM
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Re: the Aiel are absorbed into the tinkers and learn to sing songs.
- 10/05/2012 10:51:58 PM
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Perrin *NM*
- 08/05/2012 09:48:30 AM
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I hope he dies in the Prologue
- 08/05/2012 10:42:05 AM
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Perrin is awsome
- 12/05/2012 02:01:34 PM
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I never said he was dull. He annoys the crap out of me with his whining *NM*
- 12/05/2012 05:43:28 PM
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but yea it was gettin old
That would not work; Sanderson would just resurrect Hopper to take the bullet for him yet again.
- 21/05/2012 05:44:53 PM
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Is it too late to trade him for Hopper and/or Rolan?
- 21/05/2012 05:32:23 PM
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I think he already saved Rand the 2nd time
- 21/05/2012 11:21:46 PM
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Yeah, I thought of that at the time, it just seemed so tenuous and distant.
- 22/05/2012 01:29:29 PM
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