A Memory of Light
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First things first; an apology.
I know my last post was something spoilerish and normally I wouldn't have posted it but here's the thing; I wasn't in a right mindset. These last days at work me and my teammates pull off shifts of more than thirteen hours straight, no pause and no quarter given, with hundreds of costumers in a rush all day (and night) long and this for the last two weeks and half.
So when I got the "memory" from Tor and was so surprised and, let's say, shocked I posted it without realizing that I could be spoiling AMOL, something unforgivable.
I'm deeply sorry and ask forgiveness.
This said we are but a few days from THE day. As asked I will put the memories -hidden- with a couple of videos Tor as released as promotion for the end of The Wheel of Time.
The Robert Jordan story
<a href='http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfUoR4Z9Ig' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfUoR4Z9Ig</a>
The Wheel of Time: Worldwide phenomenon
<a href='http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=YOJiyFf8gW4' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=YOJiyFf8gW4</a>
The Wheel of Time: The Last Chapter
<a href='http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=ja3QAV_t3vs' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=ja3QAV_t3vs</a>
Now for the Memories:
1) It had been useful at Maradon. Nobody knew he had it. That was important.
2) "I should like to hear one of your stories. Perhaps you could tell me of the time your father and you visited Shara?"
3) "Being married is not so bad, Perrin. Why didn't you tell me it was not so bad? I think I am rather fond of it."
4)"Pass his bond to me."
5) "Creator shelter us," she whispered.
Mat scowled. "You know, that's what Tuon said."
6) The right thing had always seemed clear to Galad before, but never had it felt as right as this. Those streaks of light were like indicators on a map, arrows pointing his way. The Light itself guided him. It had prepared him, placed him here at this moment.
7) "Nobody travels the Ways," Ituralde said, aghast.
8) Egwene strode around a frozen pillar of glass in her dream. It almost looked like a column of light. What did it mean? She could not interpret it.
9) The letter was written in Mat's hand. And, Elayne noticed with amusement, the handwriting was much neater and the spelling much better in this one than the one he'd sent her weeks ago.
10) "And farewell to you, old friend," she said to the air. "Until I dream again."
11) "One more thing, the marath'damane . . ."
"I'll deal with those channelers personally," Mat said.
She gawked at him as if he were insane.
12) "Enough talk. You will bed me now."
13) We must spread the word to all of our allies," Amys said. "We must not use this weave."
14) That, she replied back, is something one should never, never say to an Aes Sedai. Ever.
15) ôIt is a simple thing, to stop a manÆs heart,ö Cadsuane said, arms folded.
16) "Do not cut off your foot for fear that a snake will bite it, Perrin Aybara. Do not make a terrible mistake because you fear something that seems worse. This is all I will say on the topic."
17) "It is one of the three things which I will require of you. Your payment, to me, in exchange for my life."
18) Fortuona ignored her, standing. "This woman is my new Soe'feia. Holy woman, she who may not be touched. We have been blessed. Let it be known."
19) "What did you do to your eye?"
"A little accident with a corkscrew and thirteen angry innkeepers."
20) As Tam attacked again, Rand lifted the sword and-
21) And you don't feel a small measure of pride? Egwene asked herself. Rand al'Thor, once simple village boy and your near-betrothed, now the most powerful man in the world? You don't feel proud of what he's done?
22) "Why are you helping me?" Perrin demanded.
"I'm fond of you, Perrin."
23) "Light burn me," Rand said. "You're not him, are you?"
24) "There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention, and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever been made."
25) "Oh, blood and ashes, no!" Cadsuane said, spinning on them. "No, no, no."
26) Uno's topknot danced as he continued to blaspheme.
27) "Peaches!" Rand said, aghast. Everyone knew those were poisonous
28) "But this . . . this isn't about blacksmithing, Perrin . . ."
"Of course it is," Perrin said. How could Rand not see that?
29) ôDidnÆt you once lead a band of thieves out of this forest?ö
Birgitte grimaced. ôI was hoping you hadnÆt heard that one.ö
30) Rand strode forward, lifting his arms out to the sides. Grass sprouted in waves, red blossoms burst from the ground like a blush upon the land. The storm stilled, the dark clouds burned away by light.
A joyful song, a song of awe and wonder, though she could not understand the words.
31) He doesn't want to fight in Andor, Elayne thought. He doesn't want to fight alongside me. He wishes the break to be clean
32) Rand stiffened. He'd known what he was doing, on some level, but to hear it explained was disconcerting.
33) If the end of the Aiel was the sacrifice required for Rand to win, she would make it.
34) What did you do when the One Power failed, the thing you relied upon to raise you above common folk?
35) The Blight had consumed the Two Rivers.
36) "Run, Bela," Faile said. "If you've kept any strength back, now is the time to use it. Please. Run, girl. Run."
37) I AM THE ONLY HONESTY YOUR WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN
38) Humankind did not have days remaining, but hours.
And that's it... for now. There must still be a few "memories" left but I don't know if you guys are interested
Either way the rest: 8th of january...
I know my last post was something spoilerish and normally I wouldn't have posted it but here's the thing; I wasn't in a right mindset. These last days at work me and my teammates pull off shifts of more than thirteen hours straight, no pause and no quarter given, with hundreds of costumers in a rush all day (and night) long and this for the last two weeks and half.
So when I got the "memory" from Tor and was so surprised and, let's say, shocked I posted it without realizing that I could be spoiling AMOL, something unforgivable.
I'm deeply sorry and ask forgiveness.
This said we are but a few days from THE day. As asked I will put the memories -hidden- with a couple of videos Tor as released as promotion for the end of The Wheel of Time.
The Robert Jordan story
<a href='http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfUoR4Z9Ig' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfUoR4Z9Ig</a>
The Wheel of Time: Worldwide phenomenon
<a href='http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=YOJiyFf8gW4' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=YOJiyFf8gW4</a>
The Wheel of Time: The Last Chapter
<a href='http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=ja3QAV_t3vs' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=ja3QAV_t3vs</a>
Now for the Memories:
1) It had been useful at Maradon. Nobody knew he had it. That was important.
2) "I should like to hear one of your stories. Perhaps you could tell me of the time your father and you visited Shara?"
3) "Being married is not so bad, Perrin. Why didn't you tell me it was not so bad? I think I am rather fond of it."
4)"Pass his bond to me."
5) "Creator shelter us," she whispered.
Mat scowled. "You know, that's what Tuon said."
6) The right thing had always seemed clear to Galad before, but never had it felt as right as this. Those streaks of light were like indicators on a map, arrows pointing his way. The Light itself guided him. It had prepared him, placed him here at this moment.
7) "Nobody travels the Ways," Ituralde said, aghast.
8) Egwene strode around a frozen pillar of glass in her dream. It almost looked like a column of light. What did it mean? She could not interpret it.
9) The letter was written in Mat's hand. And, Elayne noticed with amusement, the handwriting was much neater and the spelling much better in this one than the one he'd sent her weeks ago.
10) "And farewell to you, old friend," she said to the air. "Until I dream again."
11) "One more thing, the marath'damane . . ."
"I'll deal with those channelers personally," Mat said.
She gawked at him as if he were insane.
12) "Enough talk. You will bed me now."
13) We must spread the word to all of our allies," Amys said. "We must not use this weave."
14) That, she replied back, is something one should never, never say to an Aes Sedai. Ever.
15) ôIt is a simple thing, to stop a manÆs heart,ö Cadsuane said, arms folded.
16) "Do not cut off your foot for fear that a snake will bite it, Perrin Aybara. Do not make a terrible mistake because you fear something that seems worse. This is all I will say on the topic."
17) "It is one of the three things which I will require of you. Your payment, to me, in exchange for my life."
18) Fortuona ignored her, standing. "This woman is my new Soe'feia. Holy woman, she who may not be touched. We have been blessed. Let it be known."
19) "What did you do to your eye?"
"A little accident with a corkscrew and thirteen angry innkeepers."
20) As Tam attacked again, Rand lifted the sword and-
21) And you don't feel a small measure of pride? Egwene asked herself. Rand al'Thor, once simple village boy and your near-betrothed, now the most powerful man in the world? You don't feel proud of what he's done?
22) "Why are you helping me?" Perrin demanded.
"I'm fond of you, Perrin."
23) "Light burn me," Rand said. "You're not him, are you?"
24) "There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention, and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever been made."
25) "Oh, blood and ashes, no!" Cadsuane said, spinning on them. "No, no, no."
26) Uno's topknot danced as he continued to blaspheme.
27) "Peaches!" Rand said, aghast. Everyone knew those were poisonous
28) "But this . . . this isn't about blacksmithing, Perrin . . ."
"Of course it is," Perrin said. How could Rand not see that?
29) ôDidnÆt you once lead a band of thieves out of this forest?ö
Birgitte grimaced. ôI was hoping you hadnÆt heard that one.ö
30) Rand strode forward, lifting his arms out to the sides. Grass sprouted in waves, red blossoms burst from the ground like a blush upon the land. The storm stilled, the dark clouds burned away by light.
A joyful song, a song of awe and wonder, though she could not understand the words.
31) He doesn't want to fight in Andor, Elayne thought. He doesn't want to fight alongside me. He wishes the break to be clean
32) Rand stiffened. He'd known what he was doing, on some level, but to hear it explained was disconcerting.
33) If the end of the Aiel was the sacrifice required for Rand to win, she would make it.
34) What did you do when the One Power failed, the thing you relied upon to raise you above common folk?
35) The Blight had consumed the Two Rivers.
36) "Run, Bela," Faile said. "If you've kept any strength back, now is the time to use it. Please. Run, girl. Run."
37) I AM THE ONLY HONESTY YOUR WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN
38) Humankind did not have days remaining, but hours.
And that's it... for now. There must still be a few "memories" left but I don't know if you guys are interested
Either way the rest: 8th of january...
So its been a few days, and I've got a question for those of you that have finished it.
Its a relatively minor spoiler, but I'll white it out anyway.
Was anyone else annoyed that Rand, Mat and Perrin never spent a single moment together as a trio?
I mean, sure, Rand and Mat talked, and Mat and Perrin talked, and Perrin and Rand talked, but it lacked a Rand and Perrin and Mat talked moment.
Seriously, there hasn't been a moment since The Great Hunt where they've all been On Screen together, unless there is a moment in Shadow Rising I'm forgetting.
Its a relatively minor spoiler, but I'll white it out anyway.
Was anyone else annoyed that Rand, Mat and Perrin never spent a single moment together as a trio?
I mean, sure, Rand and Mat talked, and Mat and Perrin talked, and Perrin and Rand talked, but it lacked a Rand and Perrin and Mat talked moment.
Seriously, there hasn't been a moment since The Great Hunt where they've all been On Screen together, unless there is a moment in Shadow Rising I'm forgetting.
So, now that it finally came out on e-book, I've finally been able to read it.....and look in this thread. I kind of have to agree with the underwhelming epilogue. I mean the a couple of them were decent closings, but so many things were left open, especially plot point related ones that kept popping up as many as four or five books ago.
But enough about that, I'd rather avoid doing any spoilers really, but I do have a question/poll for the majority of the group.
Who is the winner of the Big F@$&ing Hero Award for the book.
My honorable mentions: Rand, Perrin, Tam, Bridgette, Leilwinn Shipless, Talmanes
Finalists: Androl (or as I call him Gatemaster), Lan, Egwene, and of course Mat
-TS
But enough about that, I'd rather avoid doing any spoilers really, but I do have a question/poll for the majority of the group.
Who is the winner of the Big F@$&ing Hero Award for the book.
My honorable mentions: Rand, Perrin, Tam, Bridgette, Leilwinn Shipless, Talmanes
Finalists: Androl (or as I call him Gatemaster), Lan, Egwene, and of course Mat
-TS