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And Rand's star rose, for he had learned the secret of his madness, a secret he knew he had to keep and did. Burn me! Mat breathed. But either takes more effort than it is worth. He's dead, Rand insisted.

Thin, bloodless lips quirked in what might almost have been a smile as, one by one, the masked ones tried to press back into the crowd, milling to avoid that gaze. You must come to see me, and talk. The seed of the Hammer burns the ancient tree. The collar sprang open and fell away from Egwene's throat.