Prologue, Chap. 1-50, Epilogue

[sdboka]

yeah, he balefired Semirhage to oblivion using the true power

[Terez]

Okay, I feel better now that I know I didn't read it wrong after all.

 

Also, I got the impression from someone at rafo.com that Rand actually died in this book.  I saw very little past chapter 23 - but it seems way too early for that??

[sdboka]

NO, Rand will not die. LTT will :P

[Terez]

lol...he died 3000 years ago, and was reborn as Rand!

[sdboka]

lol, i meant the LTT inside Rand's head

[Terez]

pssh, that doesn't count as Rand's 'death'.  ;D  Does Rand still have the memories?

[sdboka]

AFAIK i just said that Rand will NOT die. and since LTT left his head already then probably so is his memories? im not really sure. I guess RAFO :P

[Terez]

Cool, so it's left open, huh?  Lews Therin has 'left his head' before...but I'm interested to see how this one reads.  And yeah, I wasn't trying to say that you implied that would count as Rand's death by the prophecies - that's just a popular theory that I hate.  I've never denied that it could happen - Lews Therin 'dying' - just that it would count as Rand dying.

 

In your opinion, does it count for Min's 'touch/merge' viewing?

[sdboka]

ohhh i see. no no no that will not count as Rand's death. There's still Alivia :D

[Terez]

Cool, that's what I figured.  Did you catch my edit question - do you think it counts as Min's 'touch/merge' viewing?  I've had my money on that being Rand/Moridin since Knife of Dreams came out, and I find it hard to see it being about Rand/Lews Therin, even knowing this.

[Isabel]

You are asking them about LTT and Rand..... You should just have admitted, you hadn't finished the book, so you couldn't say anything about it.

 

 

[Terez]

What are you talking about Isa?  I said earlier I didn't finish the book - both here and at Theoryland.  :p  And at rafo.com and at Malazan - it's not a secret!

[Casco]

So Moridin and Rand finaly merge, LTT finaly "dies". Anything about Galahad and Morgase meeting (the whitecloaks was heading for Perrins army at the end of KoD)?

[Terez]

Doesn't happen.

[Isabel]

It does happen, but isn't shown. It is refered to. It will be probably shown in the next book.

 

Terez: you can only judge your theory when you have finished the book.

[Terez]

Yes dear, I know.  But I know I won't get any comprehensible details out of you, so I'm asking this guy.  ;)

[tcsoos]

As I cannot start any new thread I will ask my question here. In the end of the book did Rand "heal" himself or is he still insane? The way I read it is that he is not insane anymore.

[Isabel]

After the book is finished, you will get details. I don't think it's allowed to post full quotes yet.

[Elessar1987]

I finished the book. But there is one thing I don't understand. Maybe I read over it. But who's sword did Rand find? Was it Turak's? 

[sdboka]

nope it's not turak's. he mentioned that he did not get turak's sword when he had this conversation with Tam if i'm not mistaken

[BrainFireBob]

It was confirmed some weeks ago that it is Justice, the famous (and apparently one-handed) sword of Artur Hawkwing. This fulfills one of the Prophecies-  . . ."let the great sword of Justice defend us, let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time."

 

Rand saw it at Falme.

[Elessar1987]

If it's not in the book, then who confirmed it?  ???

 

EDIT: I did find this in the book:

Rand reached down, touching the sword he wore at his waist. It was the curved one, with the scabbard of black, painted with the twisting dragon, red and gold. For more reasons than one, it made him think of the last time he had been in Falme.

 

After that he starts talking about how Turak was the first man he killed with a sword. But more reasons than one... I guess it makes sense that the sword is Justice.

But I still want to know who confirmed it  :P

[BrainFireBob]

I believe it was Jason and Katherine.

[fikkie77]

If it's not in the book, then who confirmed it?  ???

 

EDIT: I did find this in the book:

Rand reached down, touching the sword he wore at his waist. It was the curved one, with the scabbard of black, painted with the twisting dragon, red and gold. For more reasons than one, it made him think of the last time he had been in Falme.

 

After that he starts talking about how Turak was the first man he killed with a sword. But more reasons than one... I guess it makes sense that the sword is Justice.

But I still want to know who confirmed it  :P

And it probably looks like Turak's.

 

But it was confirmed by Jason and Katherine that the sword is Justice.

[Datakim]

yeah, he balefired Semirhage to oblivion using the true power

 

Can you tell us why he used true power instead of saidin? Is there an actual reason (cant channel saidin at the time or somesuch) or is it just accidental due to his link with Moridin?