His name is Logain.
The Aes Sedai call him a “false Dragon,” but his powers are undoubtedly compelling.
He claims to be a good guy.
He plans to bind the world, not break it.
Moraine (Rosamund Pike) doesn’t believe it.
Nor does Lan (Daniel Henney).
Logain doesn’t fit the prophecy.
He’s too old, for one.
And why aren’t the Trollocs interested in him like they are our heroes?
Others aren’t sure.
It takes at least two Aes Sedai to keep him shielded inside his cage, after all.
“It’s like holding a cat in the bath,” remarks one Aes Sedai.
“Gentle” him now.
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Those who follow the Way of the Leaf condemn all forms of violence, even self-defense.
“Has your life been better or worse since you picked up that ax?”
Ila (Maria Doyle Kennedy) asks Perrin, whose pained gaze is answer enough.
It’s well-known, even among the Aes Sedai, how much the reds love to gentle.
That night, Rand dreams of the fire-eyed creature we’ve seen in previous nightmares.
As Thom squares off against the Fade, Rand and Mat sprint into the darkness.
What, exactly, is happening to Mat?
And how does the dagger fit into it?
Danger has also arrived for the Aes Sedai.
“Why should I believe you?”
“They’re teaching me how to do better this time,” he tells Moraine.
But that’s all Moraine needs to hear.
Joined by Liandrin and Kerene, Moraine works to bind him again.
She succeeds, but not before Logain can fire off a final spear of magic.
Kerene, sensing the attack, sacrifices herself to save Moraine and Liandrin.
With Logain restrained, she dies.
It’s this sensation that propels Stepin, Kerene’s now-orphaned warder, to attack Logain himself.
Nynaeve, shocked by the sight of a dying Lan, suddenly explodes into an all-encompassing radiance.
Channeling for the first time, she essentially casts Cure All on everyone in her orbit.
Moraine and Liandrin’s wounds heal.
Lan’s throat zips back up.
Even Logain can’t believe what he’s seen.
As he writhes in agony, every eye in the room turns to Nynaeve.
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