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Of Shame and Meeting Toh


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Braelin's shame weighed heavy upon his soul like a giant boulder pressing on his chest making it difficult to breathe. His mind would not let him move on, nothing he did would serve as a distraction from his thoughts. He remembered laughing and playing with Farin, wrestling and learning the spear together. Chiding each other about how each would be the other's clan chief. Boasting about how many trollocs and shadowspawn they would kill. Swearing to fight side by side vowing to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day. His mind reeled...

 

Life is a dream that knows no shade.

Life is a dream of pain and woe.

A dream from which we pray to wake.

A dream from which we wake and go.

Who would sleep when the new dawn waits?

Who would sleep when the sweet wind blows?

A dream must end when the new day comes.

This dream from which we wake and go.

 

The words resonated in his mind, Braelin had sang the dirge over and over as he returned from the Blight though it did not diminish his shame. It did not wash away the hurt. All Aiel knew they would wake from the dream, they embraced death. He knew one day one of them would wake yet Farin's waking had been premature. Braelin could not help feeling that he was mostly to blame.

 

Braelin stopped just short of the Wise One's tent that had been pointed out to him as the one he sought. The Wise One stood nearby speaking to a gai'shain. A day ago upon returning to the old, he had asked for the aid of a Wise One in meeting his toh, he had toh and it had to be met. Farin had no family, they had already woken from the dream. He was instructed to return today and seek out the Wise One named Rixan therefore he patiently waited for the Wise One to finish giving instructions to a gai'shain.

 

The hold seemed to be overflowing. The Wise One's seemed to be short of roofs as several tents were apparently being used in place of buildings. Maybe these Wise Ones were newly raised and did not have a roof builtfor them yet? The hold did seem busier than it had been in years or maybe he had not been paying attention to this area of the hold.

 

Rixan's attention turned to Braelin "I see you" she spoke. She had an aura about her of authority as most Wise One's did. He nodded respectfully to the Wise One then spoke "I see you Wise One." SHe studied him a moment, "Come" she spoke before entering her tent. The tent flap shut behind her, he asked permission to enter her tent as was appropriate or so he thought even though she had already told him come. The Wise One granted permission and he entered the tent. She had already sat on the cushioned floor and made herself comfortable. "Sit" she spoke so he did adjusting the cushions making himself comfortable. "Water and shade are yours" She spoke, Braelin nodded in thanks. Wise One's were respected and revered, he felt awestruck in her presence and had no idea what to say so he took a sip of water while he waited for her to speak.

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