My favorite Lan moment is when he finally professed his love for Nynaeve, but refused to marry her for the sake of his quest to avenge Malkier. Instead, he gave her his signet ring to wear around her neck.
To me, that moment seemed even more profound than marrying her would have been. The ring is one of the last remaining symbols of his fallen kingdom, and his quest to redeem or avenge it. His quest is all-important to him, and he readily accepts that it will one day claim his life, and yet he gives the very symbol of that quest to Nynaeve, showing her just how much more important SHE is to him than his life.
Gifting that ring to Nynaeve really highlights the man that Lan has become. His quest for Malkier has defined his entire life since he was an infant. But in less than two years Randland-time, his singular destiny has shifted to include Nynaeve---a hot-tempered young woman who has become as much a part of who Lan is as his life-long quest for Malkier.
In Lan's mind, he would be nothing without his quest. But by giving Nynaeve the signet ring, he shows her that he would EQUALLY be nothing without her.
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My favorite Lan moment is when he finally professed his love for Nynaeve, but refused to marry her for the sake of his quest to avenge Malkier. Instead, he gave her his signet ring to wear around her neck.
To me, that moment seemed even more profound than marrying her would have been. The ring is one of the last remaining symbols of his fallen kingdom, and his quest to redeem or avenge it. His quest is all-important to him, and he readily accepts that it will one day claim his life, and yet he gives the very symbol of that quest to Nynaeve, showing her just how much more important SHE is to him than his life.
Gifting that ring to Nynaeve really highlights the man that Lan has become. His quest for Malkier has defined his entire life since he was an infant. But in less than two years Randland-time, his singular destiny has shifted to include Nynaeve---a hot-tempered young woman who has become as much a part of who Lan is as his life-long quest for Malkier.
In Lan's mind, he would be nothing without his quest. But by giving Nynaeve the signet ring, he shows her that he would EQUALLY be nothing without her.