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* Egwene's horrific experience while being held captive by the Seanchan; she's dehumanized, tortured repeatedly to break her will, and indeed nearly breaks before she's rescued, unable even to commit suicide to escape. She mentions that the Seanchan have two other Aes Sedai in captivity; one's completely given up and the other is in floods of tears as she desperately tells Egwene her true name, because she knows she won't be able to keep fighting much longer. The instant she's freed Egwene attacks Renna, the woman who held her leash the most, and tries to torture her to death, horrifying Nynaeve, Min and Elayne.

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* Egwene's horrific experience while being held captive by the Seanchan; she's dehumanized, tortured repeatedly to break her will, and indeed nearly breaks before she's rescued, unable even to commit suicide to escape. She mentions that the Seanchan have two other Aes Sedai in captivity; one's completely given up and the other is in floods of tears as she desperately tells Egwene her true name, because she knows she won't be able to keep fighting much longer. The instant she's freed Egwene attacks Renna, the woman who held her leash the most, and tries to torture her to death, horrifying Nynaeve, Min and Elayne.Elayne; when Nynaeve stops Egwene she breaks down sobbing about how much the ''sul'dam'' abused and hurt her while she was powerless to stop them.
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-->''He had abandoned that power for what? To save these refugees? People who would spurn him and hate him for what he was. People who...''
-->''... who looked at him with awe.''
-->''Logain watched with wonder as the people flocked around his Asha'man,'' ''[[MeaningfulEcho weeping for their salvation]]''. ''Elderly men took Asha'man by the hands, overcome, praising them.''
-->''Nearby, a youth looked at Logain with admiration. A dozen youths. Light, a hundred. Not a hint of fear in their eyes.''
-->''"Thank you," the young mother said again. "Thank you."''
-->''"The Black Tower protects," Logain heard himself say. "Always."''
-->''"I will send him to you to be tested when he is of age," the woman promised, holding her son. "I would have him join you, if he has the talent."''
-->''The talent. Not the curse. The talent.''

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-->''He --->''He had abandoned that power for what? To save these refugees? People who would spurn him and hate him for what he was. People who...''
-->''...
''\\
''...
who looked at him with awe.''
-->''Logain
''\\
''Logain
watched with wonder as the people flocked around his Asha'man,'' ''[[MeaningfulEcho weeping for their salvation]]''. ''Elderly men took Asha'man by the hands, overcome, praising them.''
-->''Nearby,
''\\
''Nearby,
a youth looked at Logain with admiration. A dozen youths. Light, a hundred. Not a hint of fear in their eyes.''
-->''"Thank
''\\
''"Thank
you," the young mother said again. "Thank you."''
-->''"The
"''\\
''"The
Black Tower protects," Logain heard himself say. "Always."''
-->''"I
"''\\
''"I
will send him to you to be tested when he is of age," the woman promised, holding her son. "I would have him join you, if he has the talent."''
-->''The
"''\\
''The
talent. Not the curse. The talent.''



-->HERE IS THE TRUTH, SHAI'TAN. YOU CANNOT WIN UNLESS WE GIVE UP. THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT? THIS FIGHT ISN'T ABOUT A VICTORY IN BATTLE. TAKING ME... IT WAS NEVER ABOUT BEATING ME. IT WAS ABOUT BREAKING ME. THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE TRIED TO DO WITH ALL OF US. IT'S WHY AT TIMES YOU TRIED TO HAVE US KILLED, WHILE OTHER TIMES YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. YOU WIN WHEN YOU BREAK US. BUT YOU HAVEN'T. YOU CAN'T.

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-->HERE --->HERE IS THE TRUTH, SHAI'TAN. YOU CANNOT WIN UNLESS WE GIVE UP. THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT? THIS FIGHT ISN'T ABOUT A VICTORY IN BATTLE. TAKING ME... IT WAS NEVER ABOUT BEATING ME. IT WAS ABOUT BREAKING ME. THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE TRIED TO DO WITH ALL OF US. IT'S WHY AT TIMES YOU TRIED TO HAVE US KILLED, WHILE OTHER TIMES YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. YOU WIN WHEN YOU BREAK US. BUT YOU HAVEN'T. YOU CAN'T.



-->"Suddenly, Olver felt a deep warmth. He had lost so many people, but one of them... one... had come back for him."

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-->"Suddenly, --->"Suddenly, Olver felt a deep warmth. He had lost so many people, but one of them... one... had come back for him."



-->'''Gawyn''': You won't be [left without a brother]. You have another brother, Galad. One you do not know. A son of... Tigraine... who went into the Waste... Son of a Maiden. Born on Dragonmount... Don't hate him, Galad. I always hated him, but I stopped. I... stopped...

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-->'''Gawyn''': --->'''Gawyn''': You won't be [left without a brother]. You have another brother, Galad. One you do not know. A son of... Tigraine... who went into the Waste... Son of a Maiden. Born on Dragonmount... Don't hate him, Galad. I always hated him, but I stopped. I... stopped...
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*** In a FridgeHorror sense, this hits even harder for Galad, because he begged Gawyn to not die so he wouldn't be left without a brother. In Galad's eyes, he loses the other brother he just learned about not very long after.
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* Egwene's horrific experience while being held captive by the Seanchan; she's dehumanized, tortured repeatedly to break her will, and indeed nearly breaks before she's rescued, unable even to commit suicide to escape. The instant she's freed she attacks Renna, the woman who held her leash the most, and tries to torture her to death, horrifying Nynaeve, Min and Elayne.

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* Egwene's horrific experience while being held captive by the Seanchan; she's dehumanized, tortured repeatedly to break her will, and indeed nearly breaks before she's rescued, unable even to commit suicide to escape. She mentions that the Seanchan have two other Aes Sedai in captivity; one's completely given up and the other is in floods of tears as she desperately tells Egwene her true name, because she knows she won't be able to keep fighting much longer. The instant she's freed she Egwene attacks Renna, the woman who held her leash the most, and tries to torture her to death, horrifying Nynaeve, Min and Elayne.
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* Egwene's horrific experience while being held captive by the Seanchan; she's dehumanized, tortured repeatedly to break her will, and indeed nearly breaks before she's rescued, unable even to commit suicide to escape. The instant she's freed she attacks Renna, the woman who held her leash the most, and tries to torture her to death, horrifying Nynaeve, Min and Elayne.

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* The feeling of utter betrayal Rand feels after learning that Padan Fain had been the one to lead the Trollocs to the Two Rivers on Winternight.

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** Afterwards, there's Rand being helpless to stop Mat's slow mental and physical deterioration from the corruptive power of his stolen, cursed dagger as they trudge their way to Caemlyn to (hopefully) reunite with their companions, dodging Darkfriends and other brigands all the while.
* The feeling of utter betrayal Rand feels after learning that [[CoolOldGuy Padan Fain Fain]] had been the one to lead the Trollocs to the Two Rivers on Winternight.

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* Rand's reunion with Thom.

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* Rand's reunion with Thom.Thom, followed by Thom's life falling apart once again when his apprentice and lover is murdered. He's thrown into a HeroicBSOD that lasts well into the next book.


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* Mat finding Thom on the edge of the DespairEventHorizon in a tavern in Tar Valon. When it comes time to head for Caemlyn, Thom agrees to go with him as it would be a good chance to commit SuicideByCop as he's still a wanted man there.
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-->''Nynaeve:'' Burn you! Burn you! I did not Heal her so she could die like this!

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-->''Nynaeve:'' -->'''Nynaeve:''' Burn you! Burn you! I did not Heal her so she could die like this!
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* On their way to Tear, Nynaeve briefly stops her mission with Egwene and Elayne to heal an Aiel shield maiden named Dailin at the request of her companions. When the trio is kidnapped soon after, the grateful Far Dareis Mai stage a rescue mission alongside their fellow warriors. The attempt succeeds, but to Nynaeve's disbelief and despair, Dailin is a casualty of it.
-->''Nynaeve:'' Burn you! Burn you! I did not Heal her so she could die like this!
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* Rand's reunion with Thom.
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* Suian catching up with Moiraine in the Borderlands and informing her of the mysterious deaths of Tamra's agents. Moiraine notes it's one of the few times [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Suian has been genuinely afraid with no idea of what to do]].

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* Suian Siuan catching up with Moiraine in the Borderlands and informing her of the mysterious deaths of Tamra's agents. Moiraine notes it's one of the few times [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Suian Siuan has been genuinely afraid with no idea of what to do]].

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* Rand sees multiple possible routes his life could have taken whne trying to activate a Waystone. The very first one he sees is heartbreaking: He stayed in Emon's Field and married Egwene the way he wanted, but he suffered from increasingly bad moods that something in his life was ''wrong'' Egwene found some way to quell them, but Rand ultimately outlived her. Rand becomes a half-mad hermit the rest of the village view with a mix of pity and fear. He meets his end as an old man joining a militia and charging into battle against a horde of Trollocs, finally finding what he was meant to do. Not only is it a sad life in its own right, but it drives home that there is no "normal life" for Rand

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* Rand sees multiple possible routes his life could have taken whne when trying to activate a Waystone. The very first one he sees is heartbreaking: He stayed in Emon's Field and married Egwene the way he wanted, but he suffered from increasingly bad moods that something in his life was ''wrong'' Egwene found some way to quell them, but Rand ultimately outlived her. Rand becomes a half-mad hermit the rest of the village view with a mix of pity and fear. He meets his end as an old man joining a militia and charging into battle against a horde of Trollocs, finally finding what he was meant to do. Not only is it a sad life in its own right, but it drives home that there is no "normal life" for RandRand.


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* Rand meets with Verin and Alanna in Caemlyn and feels like he's reuniting with a pair of allies. Alanna offers to remove his fatigue and he complies, only to find out she used the opportunity to Bond him against his will at the same time. Rand practically snaps from the feelings of being both betrayed and violated, learns that Moiraine's words to ''trust no one'' are right on the mark, and immediately retreats to Cairhien to attempt to get Alanna out of his mind and ''stop himself from killing someone out of the rage he's feeling''.

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