i believe it is got to be in ToM or AMoL. I am trying to re-read the chapter where we find out how loail convinces the Ogier to not open the book of translation and instead fight the shadow with the humans. I have read the whole series twice within the last 18 months but i can't seem to find this. thank you very much in advance
It's actually the Forward, (before the prologue) , in ToM:
"It soon became obvious, even within the stedding, that the Pattern was growing frail. The sky darkened. Our dead appeared, standing in rings outside the borders of the stedding, looking in. Most troublingly, trees fell ill, and no song would heal them.
It was in this time of sorrows that I stepped up to the Great Stump. At first, I was forbidden, but my mother, Covril, demanded I have my chance. I do not know what sparked her change of heart, as she herself had argued quite decisively for the opposing side. My hands shook. I would be the last speaker, and most seemed to have already made up their minds to open the Book of Translation. They considered me an afterthought.
And I knew that unless I spoke true, humanity would be left alone to face the Shadow. In that moment, my nervousness fled. I felt only a stillness, a calm sense of purpose. I opened my mouth, and I began to speak."
—from The Dragon Reborn, by Loial, son of Arent, son of Halan, of Stedding Shangtai�
Now reigns Light
Darkness fades
Into the Night
I made the switch!
