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! __Rand__ POV

[Rand|Rand alThor] sees [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lanfear] fall through the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway]. Intense bright light and lightning come from the door, then it and the whole wagon burn with an acrid smoke.[1] [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] staggers forward. He says he can no longer sense [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred].[2] [Asmodean] looks terrified. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Amys], [Bair], [Melaine] and [Sorilea] gather around [Aviendha] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. [Aviendha] is recovering, but [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is badly hurt. The [Wise Ones|Aiel] tell her that she is banned from %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% until she is well. [Rand|Rand alThor] blames himself for [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s death because he could not kill [Lanfear]. All the action has drawn a crowd from the city. [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin] is there. [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde], [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya] and [Daerid|Daerid Ondin] are near [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. [Rand|Rand alThor] can see [Meilan|Meilan Mendiana] and [Maringil] watching from the walls. [Rand|Rand alThor] asks [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] to stay, but he says he must leave. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] passed his bond to a [Green Ajah] sister.[3] He can feel her in the west and must go to her. He asks [Rand|Rand alThor] to bid farewell to [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] for him. He salutes [Rand|Rand alThor], "%%ot [Tai'Shar|Compleat]%% [Manetheren]." And [Rand|Rand alThor] replies, "%%ot [Tai'Shar|Compleat]%% [Malkier]." [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] rides off on [Mandarb] leaving [Aldieb] at the wagons.[4] 

[Rand|Rand alThor] goes to the dockmaster's cabin to be alone and opens [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s letter. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] writes that if he is reading this letter, then things happened as she hoped. She knew since [Rhuidean] that news of [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] would arrive and that the next day would end at the docks. How she knew this is someone else's secrets.[5] There were two other possible outcomes, [Lanfear] killing him or [Rand|Rand alThor] joining her. She hopes [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Aviendha] are okay. Beyond today she knows only "one small thing" after which does not concern [Rand|Rand alThor].[6] She warns him to trust no [Aes Sedai], to be as suspicious of [Verin|Verin Mathwin] as of [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen]. [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders why those two?[7] He must be free and even the best intentioned [Aes Sedai] will try to influence him. She asks him to deliver [Thom|Thom Merrilin]'s letter.[8] Finally she warns him to be careful of [Jasin Natael|Asmodean]. She cannot approve, but understands. She warns that he is the same man he always was. [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders how she knew about [Asmodean].[9] 

[Sulin] enters and begins breaking her spears. The [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] are dishonored since he will not take them into battle against one of the [Forsaken]. [Rand|Rand alThor] explains his feelings about women in danger, but it does not matter. [Rand|Rand alThor] mentions it is [Rahvin]. [Sulin] notes that the society leaders, [Roidan] of the [Thunder Walkers] and [Turol] of the [Stone Dogs], held back that piece of information. [Rand|Rand alThor] finally agrees to let the [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] come. Outside, he sees a long line of [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] headed by [Enaila], all waiting to break their spears. When they see [Sulin] smiling they begin congregating around her. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] who is standing nearby says, "%%ot [Dovie'andi se tovya sagain.|Compleat]%%" ("It's time to roll the dice.")
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] In response to a fan letter Robert Jordan wrote, "When Moiraine and Lanfear went through the %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%, it burned in part because both were channeling, and the world on the other side of the doorway has a radically different set of natural laws."
\\[#2] Everyone believes that both [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lanfear] are dead. ([TFoH,Ch53]) However, her letter to [Thom|Thom Merrilin] indicates that she is alive and awaiting rescue from the [Tower of Ghenjei]. ([KoD,Ch10], [ToM,Ch57]) [Lanfear] will get a new lease on life as [Cyndane]. ([TPoD,Ch12], [WH,Ch35]) Brandon Sanderson explained that their bond was severed by the destruction of the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway].
\\[#3] [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari]
\\[#4] [Aldieb] will be taken back to the [Sun Palace] stables. The wagons full of %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% will be stored and [Rand|Rand alThor] will ward them so no one else can touch them. ([Tor Website Q&A|Guide]) In [Salidar], [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari] feels her new bond to [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and begins preparing for him to come. ([LoC,Ch52])
\\[#5] This must mean the [three rings|Three Arches] that are the [Wise Ones|Aiel]' secret.
\\[#6] What is this? Does it involve [Thom|Thom Merrilin]?
\\[#7] Good question. Did [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] choose these names at random or does she know/suspect something about one or both of them?
\\[#8] [Rand|Rand alThor] will give the letter to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] in [LoC,Ch33] and he will deliver it to [Thom|Thom Merrilin] in [LoC,Ch40]. Early speculation was that this letter contains the names of the [Red Ajah] sisters who [gentled|stilling] [Owyn] as she promised [Thom|Thom Merrilin] in [TSR,Ch17]. This turns out not to be the case. ([KoD,Ch10])
\\[#9] From her frequent eavesdropping, e.g., in [TFoH,Ch15].
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