or he wouldn't, is the thing. rand al'thor would so much rather be the one offering comfort; it's what he does. a month on the road alone with mat steadily succumbing to illness, being chased by darkfriends and monsters alike, getting help from kind strangers who were killed for their inadvertent opposition of the dark one — he took care of mat, through all that. he put on the bravest face he could. he's done the same in times since, in horos too, and it's truthfully an old habit.
so asking abel this comes from a place of trust. and the other Martyr can likely feel it, too; rand's nerves aren't half as steady as he'd want them to be. not after finally seeing the regent for the first time. not since their threats, what they'd claimed responsibility for doing, the — well. the obvious. every aion in horos knows what happened after that.
and more, too. godsblood had felt like a safe place until so recently, only for reminder after reminder that it isn't. kenoma can come here. the regent can exert their will here. a woman's life is at stake. ]
You're right about that. [ concedes. ] It's just —
[ this feels more like they're at war, doesn't it? venera had been a cautious truce, even if that peace had been broken by the end.
he shakes his head. it's just what? too many things. ]
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or he wouldn't, is the thing. rand al'thor would so much rather be the one offering comfort; it's what he does. a month on the road alone with mat steadily succumbing to illness, being chased by darkfriends and monsters alike, getting help from kind strangers who were killed for their inadvertent opposition of the dark one — he took care of mat, through all that. he put on the bravest face he could. he's done the same in times since, in horos too, and it's truthfully an old habit.
so asking abel this comes from a place of trust. and the other Martyr can likely feel it, too; rand's nerves aren't half as steady as he'd want them to be. not after finally seeing the regent for the first time. not since their threats, what they'd claimed responsibility for doing, the — well. the obvious. every aion in horos knows what happened after that.
and more, too. godsblood had felt like a safe place until so recently, only for reminder after reminder that it isn't. kenoma can come here. the regent can exert their will here. a woman's life is at stake. ]
You're right about that. [ concedes. ] It's just —
[ this feels more like they're at war, doesn't it? venera had been a cautious truce, even if that peace had been broken by the end.
he shakes his head. it's just what? too many things. ]