The Eye of the World: Chapter 13

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Author: Arn Oakenskye

Characters: Moiraine, Lan, Rand, Mat, Perrin, Egwene, Thom, Avin the Gatekeeper, Master Fitch

Setting: Wilderness, Baerlon

Point of view: Rand

Moiraine uses the Power to refresh everyone, Egwene the only one eager for the experience. They take a short rest and continue on their journey. Rand, Mat and Perrin all thinking they'll only be gone from the Two Rivers a short time.

Lan scouts ahead and behind the party, searching for ambush or pursuit. Lan also spends time teaching Rand, Mat and Perrin how to use their weapons. Each of the boys do quite well with a bow, and then Lan teaches Rand how to use his sword and Perrin his axe.

Rand watches Egwene unbraid her hair one morning and asks her why she did that. Egwene tells him that she'll be Aes Sedai and that they don't braid their hair unless they want to. Rand and Egwene argue for a bit until Lan speaks up reminding them they need to be quiet.

Mat begins thinking that they've lost the Trollocs for good and wants to explore the world. Moiraine and Egwene return from one of their talks just then and Moiraine asks if they've already forgotten Winternight. She tells them again that the Dark One is after one or all of them and that she will destroy them herself before she allows the Dark One to have them.

Rand is bothered by Moiraine and Egwene going off to speak alone each night, so after everyone else settles down one night, he sneaks off to find out what they're doing. They speak a bit of the Five Powers. Egwene wants to be reassured that female Aes Sedai are not evil, that it was the men who broke the world. Moiraine tells her that the men who broke the world were not evil, they were insane. Moiraine also tells her that Aes Sedai are still human, that in Tar Valon, she'll meet both kind and cruel Aes Sedai, brave and cowardly, strong and weak. Egwene asks why the Trolloc's came to Emond's Field and Moiraine swings her head to the tree Rand is hiding behind. Rand backs away into the shadows and scurries away as quietly as he can.

They travel on and atop a low hill spot Baerlon. Moiraine tells them they must be careful what they say and they must attract as little attention as possible. She also says that her and Lan go by different names here. She is known as Alys and Lan is known as Andra.

Lan leads them down the hill and through some woods to heavy wooden gates. The gatekeeper nearly tells them to try another gate until he sees Moiraine. The gatekeeper, Avin, says he didn't know it was them and opens the gate.

Moiraine and Lan speak with Avin, he tells them that Whitecloaks are in the city and though they haven't caused much trouble, nobody wants them there. He also mentions a man in Ghealdan claiming to be The Dragon with an army moving towards Tear and that Aes Sedai were sent to Ghealdan, though some or all are said to be dead.

Moiraine leads them off and Rand asks Thom about the rumors Avin spoke of. Thom tells Rand a bit of the Karaethon Cycle. Of the Stone of Tear, and if it falls it'll be one of the major proofs that the Dragon is reborn. The prophecies don't make much sense to Rand and Thom tells him that they wouldn't be much for prophecies if they were easy to fulfill.

They arrive at the Stag and Lion through a back gate into the stables. The innkeeper, Master Fitch welcomes them and leads everyone inside telling them of the best hot meals and warm beds in Baerlon and the hottest, best baths too.

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