Rand POV#
Moiraine,
Lan,
Rand,
Perrin,
Mat,
Loial,
Egwene and
Nynaeve accompany the
Green Man to a cave.
Mat asks about the
Tree of Life. The
Green Man gives
Rand an odd look and says he has not seen it in two thousand years. He tells them the
Eye of the World was made in the first days of the Breaking. It was made by a hundred men and women working together, and they died in the process. Guarding the
Eye of the World was not what the
Green Man was made for. The
Green Man stays behind while the others enter the cave and walk to a strange pool.
Moiraine says the
Eye of the World has enough power to mend the
seals on the
Dark One's prison or to break it open. It is the pure essence of
saidin. No one living knows why it was made. When they leave the cave two men approach,
Aginor and
Balthamel.
Aginor wears a dark green cloak and sounds like
Ba'alzamon, extremely arrogant and greedy. He was close behind
Ishamael and
Lews Therin in strength.
Balthamel wears a dark gray cloak and a grinning mask.
Aginor says
Mat guided them, "an old thing, an old friend, an old enemy". He says "the
seals weaken, some of us are bound no longer, like
Ishamael we walk the world again." Looking toward the
Eye of the World,
Aginor says "so long without."
Lan starts towards
Aginor and is thrown back.
Nynaeve lunges at him and
Balthamel grabs her. As
Aginor looks at
Nynaeve he licks his lips and says, "I have nearly forgotten the pleasures of the flesh, but
Balthamel remembers much."
Aginor says he might teach
Rand. The
Green Man arrives and tells them to leave.
Balthamel starts burning him and the
Green Man grabs him. Before the
Green Man collapses,
Balthamel begins rotting and dies. As the
Green Man dies he touches an acorn and an oak tree grows.
Moiraine tries to slow
Aginor but he easily escapes her weaves. Everyone runs and
Aginor follows
Rand.
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