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! __Lan__ POV

[Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] travel to an area just inside the north wall called the Deeps and arrive at an inn called [The Blue Rose]. The innkeeper [Racelle Arovni] is a friend of [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin]'s; he has been gone six years. At the inn is [Ryne Venamar]. He is [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]'s best friend, five years older. He is also [Malkier], but dresses like an [Arafellin|Arafel]. He arrived yesterday, working as a merchant's guard out of [Shol Arbela], but the merchant who was known for his luck was killed last night.[1] The serving girl [Lira|lira] likes [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]. [Ryne|Ryne Venamar] expected [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] to be in [Chachin] because of [Edeyn Arrel]. She has been from [Fal Moran] to [Maradon] raising support for the [Golden Crane|Malkier] to retake [Malkier] from the [Blight]. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] is shaken and goes for a walk to the stable. She was his %%ot [carneira]%%, his first lover, in [Fal Moran]. He was fifteen and she was over thirty. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] uses %%ot [ko'di]%%, a oneness or void, to focus his concentration.[2] Before [Malkier] was [Rhamdashar], before that, [Aramaelle]. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] has four gifts from the cradle, a locket with his parents images, the ring of [Malkier] kings, his sword and an oath to defend [Malkier] to the death. [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] finds him in the stable and checks on [Sun Lance]. He tells [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] that [Ryne|Ryne Venamar] said many men, even [Nazar Kurenin] are willing to follow him. As they head back to the inn, six men attack to assassinate him. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] kills them all.[3] [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] is suspicious that [Edeyn|Edeyn Arrel] sent them.[4] [Ryne|Ryne Venamar] does not want to face the merchant's widow, [Ceiline Noreman], so all three agree to go to [Chachin].
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] Because of his luck, he likely was a victim of the [Black Ajah]. ([NS,Epilogue])
\\[#2] This sounds very much like the technique [Tam|Tam alThor] will teach [Rand|Rand alThor].
\\[#3] His survival is extremely lucky.
\\[#4] Most probably [Ryne|Ryne Venamar] orchestrated the attack on orders from %%blue [Merean|Merean Redhill]%% because of [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]'s reputation for luck. ([NS,Ch26], [NS,Epilogue])
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