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Spoilers: only if you haven't read up to book nine
Where a Gateway leads to
Rand quickly ducked as a sword swung where his head had just been and buried his sword in the man's stomach. He turned and saw four more surrounding him, swords drawn. They all attacked at the same time, one of them stabbing Rand in the shoulder as he cut two of the men down. Rand quickly avoided another lunge; stepping aside his sword caught one of the remaining men in the stomach. The last was more skilled. The man blocked Rand's attacks, but his guard dropped for a second and Rand quickly finished him off. "We should get out of here before more come," he said to Min as he quickly wove a gateway and half pulled Min through with him.
Rand stood up slowly, clutching his shoulder and looking around. This is not Cairhien. He thought to himself, grimacing as he tried to move his shoulder. He found he could barely move it.
"You're hurt." Min said worriedly even before she looked at him.
"I'll be fine," he said reassuringly as he ripped off the sleeve of his coat and folding it up, put it under his shirt where the wound was to stop the bleeding. "Really." he added under Min's disbelieving look.
"Where-" Min started as Rand cut her off.
"I'm not sure," he said quietly.
"We're lost!" Min all but screamed. "I thought you decide where the gateways bring you."
"So did I." he said quietly, somewhat stunned himself.
"Well, can't you just make another gateway and get us out of here?" she stubbornly.
"It's not that easy," he muttered shaking his head. Suddenly something came to mind. "Of course!" he exclaimed, then seeing Min's questioning look he explained. "If I create the gateway exactly where the other gateway came out, I could create one more quickly." Rand walked over to exactly where they had come out and seizing Saidin, began weaving the gateway as Min hurried over to him. The gateway opened up and the two of them stepped inside.
Rand stepped out of the gateway into a room that looked like it had not been used in years, the only light coming from a broken off corner of the wooden door. I wonder where we are now. he thought as Min emerged from the gateway just as it closed.
"Where are we now?" Min wondered aloud as Rand tried to create another gateway. The gateway began to open but collapsed before completely opening. With a stunned look, Rand tried to open a gateway several more times, all with the same results.
"Well, it looks like we're stuck here for now." he muttered absently. "Wherever here is." he added.
Spoilers: only if you haven't read up to book nine
Where a Gateway leads to
Rand quickly ducked as a sword swung where his head had just been and buried his sword in the man's stomach. He turned and saw four more surrounding him, swords drawn. They all attacked at the same time, one of them stabbing Rand in the shoulder as he cut two of the men down. Rand quickly avoided another lunge; stepping aside his sword caught one of the remaining men in the stomach. The last was more skilled. The man blocked Rand's attacks, but his guard dropped for a second and Rand quickly finished him off. "We should get out of here before more come," he said to Min as he quickly wove a gateway and half pulled Min through with him.
Rand stood up slowly, clutching his shoulder and looking around. This is not Cairhien. He thought to himself, grimacing as he tried to move his shoulder. He found he could barely move it.
"You're hurt." Min said worriedly even before she looked at him.
"I'll be fine," he said reassuringly as he ripped off the sleeve of his coat and folding it up, put it under his shirt where the wound was to stop the bleeding. "Really." he added under Min's disbelieving look.
"Where-" Min started as Rand cut her off.
"I'm not sure," he said quietly.
"We're lost!" Min all but screamed. "I thought you decide where the gateways bring you."
"So did I." he said quietly, somewhat stunned himself.
"Well, can't you just make another gateway and get us out of here?" she stubbornly.
"It's not that easy," he muttered shaking his head. Suddenly something came to mind. "Of course!" he exclaimed, then seeing Min's questioning look he explained. "If I create the gateway exactly where the other gateway came out, I could create one more quickly." Rand walked over to exactly where they had come out and seizing Saidin, began weaving the gateway as Min hurried over to him. The gateway opened up and the two of them stepped inside.
Rand stepped out of the gateway into a room that looked like it had not been used in years, the only light coming from a broken off corner of the wooden door. I wonder where we are now. he thought as Min emerged from the gateway just as it closed.
"Where are we now?" Min wondered aloud as Rand tried to create another gateway. The gateway began to open but collapsed before completely opening. With a stunned look, Rand tried to open a gateway several more times, all with the same results.
"Well, it looks like we're stuck here for now." he muttered absently. "Wherever here is." he added.