Comunque sia, rileggendo brani qua e là, ho ritrovato le frasi che mi avevano commosso profondamente, che riassumono perfettamente tutto il senso di questa epica vicenda:

Those Who Fight

...Lord of nothing! Here is why you fail!
It was not about me. It's never been about me!

It was about a woman, torn e beaten down, cast from her throne and made a puppet, a woman who had crawled when she had to. That woman still fought.

It was about a man that love repeatedly forsook, a man who found relevance in a world that others would have let pass them by. A man who remembered stories, and who took fool boys under his wing when the smarter move have been to keep walking. That man still fought.

It was about a woman with a secret, a hope for the future. A woman who had hunted the truth before others could. A woman who had given her life, then had it returned. That woman still fought.

It was about a man whose family was taken from him, but who stood tall in his sorrow and protected those he could.

It was about a woman who refused to believe that she could not help, could not Heal those who had been harmed.

It was about an hero who insisted with every breath that he was anything but a hero.

It was about a woman who would not bend her beck while she was beaten, and who shone with the Light for all who watched. Including Rand.

It was about them all...


in queste frasi possiamo riconoscere i nostri personaggi, esse si adattano a molti di loro:

nella prima frase io riconosco Morgase, ma anche Siuan e poi Egwene nella prigionia alla Torre e negli ultimi eventi la stessa Elayne nelle mani di Mellar

nella seconda ci vedo Thom ma anche una parte di Lan

in quella dopo sicuramente Moiraine ma anche Aviendha

in quella successiva Lan e Perrin

in quella dopo certamente Nynaeve e tutte le sue sorelle gialle

in quella dopo Mat e ancora Perrin

nell'ultima splende Egwene