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She could still sense his exhaustion But she didn’t argue They walked fro by the doorway "You ish to accompany me I cannot repay you for the honor you have shown, but I do have so Min helped Rand down the corridor, worrying about him Did he have to push himself this hard?

Unfortunately, he does Rand al’Thor was the Dragon Reborn He’d be bled dry, ground down, used up before this was through It was al

"Rand…" she said, Ituralde and several Maidens trailing them Fortunately, Cadsuane’s rooht," he said "I pro to distract her

Unfortunately, that question just sent her to another worry "Have you ever wondered why Callandor is so often called a ‘fearful blade’ or ‘the blade of ruin’ in the prophecies?"

"It’s such a powerful sa’angreal," he said "Maybe it’s because of the destruction it can cause?"

"Maybe," she said

"You think it’s so else"

"There’s a phrase," Min said, "in the Jendai Prophecy I e knew more of them Anyway, it says ‘and the Blade will bind him by twain’"

"Tomen," Rand said "I need to be in a circle with toriht as well be out with it, Min I need to know"

"There’s another phrase, froht be flawed beyond that I think it ht make you weak, open you to attack, if you use it"

"Perhaps that’s how I’ll be killed, then"

"You aren’t going to be killed," Min said

"I--"

"You’ll live through this, sheepherder," she insisted "I’ to see that you do"

He smiled at her He looked so tired "I almost believe that you’ll do it, Min Perhaps I’m not the one the Pattern bends around, but you" He turned, then knocked on a door in the hallway

It cracked, Merise peeking out She looked Rand up and down "You seem as if you can barely stand on your own feet, al’Thor"

"True indeed," he replied "Is Cadsuane Sedai here?"

"She has done as you asked," Merise replied "And, I , consider