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! __Rand__ POV

It is early summer. A wind blows out of the [Mountains of Dhoom], across the [Blight] and to [Fal Dara] where [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and [Rand|Rand alThor] are practicing swords on top of one of the towers. The wind seems to turn solid and throws [Rand|Rand alThor] into [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]'s practice sword injuring him.[1] It has been a month since [Rand|Rand alThor] meant to leave. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] tells [Rand|Rand alThor] his sword is [One Power] wrought.[2] [Rand|Rand alThor] finally admits that he has stayed because of [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], but she will not talk to him. In fact she disappeared. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] tells him she returned last night.[3] They hear drums. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] says it is the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] and other [Aes Sedai]. He says [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] is also with them.[4] [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and [Rand|Rand alThor] go back inside the keep.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] Per Robert Jordan this is the one of the first bubbles of evil, a smaller version of the ones that hit the [Stone of Tear] in [TSR,Ch2].
[#2] [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]'s sword is also [One Power] wrought. ([TEotW,Ch47], [NS,Ch1])
[#3] How long was she gone and where did she go?
[#4] Why is [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] with them?
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