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! __Rand__ POV

[Tam|Tam alThor] is feverish and delirious from his wound. [Rand|Rand alThor]'s mother, [Kari al'Thor], died fifteen years ago. [Rand|Rand alThor] rigs a travois to carry [Tam|Tam alThor] to [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. [Tam|Tam alThor] raves about the [Aiel War] and [Laman|Laman Damodred]'s sin, the field at [Marath|Other Locations] and [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] burning. [Rand|Rand alThor] heads through the woods toward the village. The [Fade] and some [Trollocs] go by heading west. [Rand|Rand alThor] feels the evil of the rider again. [Tam|Tam alThor] raves some more about %%ot [Avendoraldera]%%, the cutting of %%ot [Avendesora]%% that grew for five hundred years[1] before [Laman|Laman Damodred] cut it down. In stories, %%ot [Avendesora]%% belongs to the [Green Man|Someshta]. [Tam|Tam alThor] raves about how pleased [Kari|Kari al'Thor] will be that he found [Rand|Rand alThor] on [Dragonmount].[2] Stunned, [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders who he really is.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] It was actually about four hundred twenty years. ([The Dragon Reborn],Glossary)\\
[#2] The story of [Tam|Tam alThor] finding [Rand|Rand alThor] and giving up his military career to return to the [Two Rivers] will be the subject of the second prequel novella, though it is not certain if it will ever be written.\\
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! Artwork

* [The Westwood|http://members.shaw.ca/jbeveridge/teotw10.htm]
([James Beveridge|http://members.shaw.ca/jbeveridge/wot01.htm])

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