Author's Note: I thought I'd try my hand at writing Wheel of Time fanfiction, and this was the result. I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't any any WOT characters, and I'm not making any money from this story.
Fear
I am finally alone. The Aiel, Aes Sedai, and A'shamen have at last
left my room and are outside. Tonight I sleep in the Cairhien palace. I can't
even think about going to Caemlyn, for Elayne's there now, taking her proper
place as Andor's queen. I want to go and see her, but I am afraid. The rumors
are that I killed her mother, and I'm afraid of what she'll say, what she'll
do. Does she believe the rumors and therefore hate me? I'm afraid to know the
answer.
Fear. The Dragon Reborn should not feel such a ridiculous emotion, it
doesn't fit his image. But though I am the dragon reborn, I am also Rand
al'Thor, a simple shepherd from Emond's Field, and I do feel fear. I'm afraid
of facing the forsaken, of eventually facing the Dark One, of killing others,
of how many people will die for me and my cause. I'm afraid of losing Min,
Elayne, and Aviendha, the women I love, of the Black Ajah who are working
against me. I'm afraid of losing one of my friends, Perrin, Mat, Egwene,
Nynaeve. I'm afraid of the madness of saidin consuming me.
Life was much easier when I was younger. I didn't know I wasn't Tam
al'Thor's son, part Aiel, that I could channel, or that I was the Dragon
Reborn; the man from the prophecies. Then, Trollocs and Aes Sedai were still
practically children's stories. But that time is gone. Once I left with
Moiraine and Lan, everything changed. Then, fear was an emotion I hardly ever
felt. Now, fear is the emotion I experience everyday.
Disclaimer: I don't any any WOT characters, and I'm not making any money from this story.
Fear
I am finally alone. The Aiel, Aes Sedai, and A'shamen have at last
left my room and are outside. Tonight I sleep in the Cairhien palace. I can't
even think about going to Caemlyn, for Elayne's there now, taking her proper
place as Andor's queen. I want to go and see her, but I am afraid. The rumors
are that I killed her mother, and I'm afraid of what she'll say, what she'll
do. Does she believe the rumors and therefore hate me? I'm afraid to know the
answer.
Fear. The Dragon Reborn should not feel such a ridiculous emotion, it
doesn't fit his image. But though I am the dragon reborn, I am also Rand
al'Thor, a simple shepherd from Emond's Field, and I do feel fear. I'm afraid
of facing the forsaken, of eventually facing the Dark One, of killing others,
of how many people will die for me and my cause. I'm afraid of losing Min,
Elayne, and Aviendha, the women I love, of the Black Ajah who are working
against me. I'm afraid of losing one of my friends, Perrin, Mat, Egwene,
Nynaeve. I'm afraid of the madness of saidin consuming me.
Life was much easier when I was younger. I didn't know I wasn't Tam
al'Thor's son, part Aiel, that I could channel, or that I was the Dragon
Reborn; the man from the prophecies. Then, Trollocs and Aes Sedai were still
practically children's stories. But that time is gone. Once I left with
Moiraine and Lan, everything changed. Then, fear was an emotion I hardly ever
felt. Now, fear is the emotion I experience everyday.