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The Dark One chose then to attack hi to crush Rand into nothing He couldn’t move Every bit of his essence, his deter the Dark One fro him apart

He could only watch as they died

Rand watched Davrae, followed quickly by his wife Rand cried out at the fall of his friend He wept for Davram Bashere

Dear, faithful Hurin fell to a Trolloc attack as it struck for the top of the Heights where Mat made his stand Rand wept for Hurin The man with so much faith in hiar lay buried beneath a Trolloc body, whi for help until he bled to death Rand wept for Jori as his thread finally vanished

Enaila, who had decided to forsake Far Dareis Mai and had laid a bridal wreath at the foot of the siswai’aut by four Trollocs Rand wept for her

Karldin Manfor, who had followed hi and had been at Duave out and he dropped to the ground in exhaustion Sharans fell upon hiers His Aes Sedai, Beldeine, stumbled and fell moments later Rand wept for them both

He wept for Gareth Bryne and Siuan He wept for Gawyn

So many So very many

YOU ARE LOSING

Rand huddled down further What could he do? His dreahtmare if he did that His own intentions betrayed him

GIVE IN, ADVERSARY WHY KEEP FIGHTING? STOP FIGHTING AND REST

He was teht What would Nynaeve think? He could see her, fighting to save Alanna How ashamed would she and Moiraine be if they knew that in that o?

Pain washed across hiain

"Please, let it end!"

IT CAN

Rand huddled dorithing, tre But still, their screams assaulted him Death upon death He held on, barely "No", he whispered