Libro XIII Prologo - Distinzioni

riassunto in inglese dell'intero prologo (ho messo solo l'avvertenza sopra e non ho nascosto, perché questa discussione è stata creata apposta per questo argomento)

Lan is riding alone toward the blight, he meets with Bulen (form New Spring) who asks to follow him. At first he thinks to deny him on a technicality (Bulen doesn't have a horse, and Lan only promised to accept someone who wanted to "ride" with him) and then realizes that the problem with Aes Sedai and the world, people don't keep the spirit of their agreements only the letter. He relents and accepts his help, but still is unwilling to unveil the Golden Crane.

Perrin is having a dream that is a blend of normal dreams and the Wolf Dream. He is trying to make something at a forge but the pieces don't fit together. He's alternating desiring to Run with the wolves, fight in battle, be a Blacksmith, be with Faile, etc. He's suddenly back fighting in Malden, but there's two of him, one with a hammer one with an axe fighting side by side. He fights Aram again only he turns into a wolf and kills him. Then he's back at the forge and realizes he's been casting figures, Aram is the first and the others are the men he is responsible for. The metal figures pursue him and he wakes up.

Graendal is at home with Aran'gar and Delana. Graendal reveals she could channel the True Source in the past ages, but only a trickle. She meets with Rand's decoy, realizes she's been discovered. She prepares to flee, is about to put a compulsion on the decoy but thinks that Nynaeve's talent for healing may let her read compulsion weaves, and in reading the instructions given it might give a clue about Graendal's intent. So she has Aran'gar and Delana do it. She controls a bird with the True Source, corrupting the it's mind so she can use it to see like the Dark One uses ravens. She sees Rand getting ready unleash the light, and realizes what is going on. She shields Aran'gar and Delana and slips out her gateway, excited to be alive and knowing that Rand won't be looking for her anymore. She plots to hurt Rand by killing his companions, Nynaeve and Min.

Galad is riding through a swamp with his children, heading to Caemlyn. One of his own has betrayed his position to Asunawa. The armies are about to fight, but Galad makes a compromise: he turns himself over for questioning on condition that none of his men is to be harmed, questioned or demoted. Asunawa agrees. Galad is tortured until unconscious.

Padan Fain is creeping through the blight, killing things. He doesn't consider himself Mordeth, Ordeith or Fain anymore, but something new in need of a name. He's letting his blood hit the ground to draw shadowspawn. When it approaches he lashes out with tentacles of Mashadar to kill the Trollocs and Myrdraal, and then re-inserts a spark of the stolen souls into the corpses of the Trollocs. They follow him as he heads further on in the blight, waiting for Rand to come to him so he can kill him.

The last is a touching scene at the Borderlands. A dark shadow is coming and several men are in a watch tower readying themselves. It's hard to sum up as its all new characters, but it's well-written and as it ends the tower is engulfed by the tide of dark cloud and it's filled with Trollocs, Draghkar and other things. The men roar out in defiance and fight back.

per ora solo un commento: quanto ci godo ad avere avuto ragione su un certo personaggio....