Changes in Time

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Chapter 18: The Last Battle-Part 1- Preperations

Egwene woke up three days later next to Mat. She gave a startled jump. It was always unusual waking up next to someone, even if he was your Warder. She woke up and fished through her belongings to get her suit, her special suit made specially for the Green Sisters. She was nervous. Looking at a clock in the tent, she realized she had woken up extremely early. The small army would be waking up at the sound of the horn in another hour.

Tears started streaming down her face, she was so scared. Light, what happens if I don't make it? Mat... She walked over to Mat and shook him awake; he probably wouldn't like it...but she needed someone now.

Mat woke up groaning. "What?" He asked groggily, head still on the pillow. Then he looked up: and then, he saw Egwene. "Egwene what's wrong?"

"I'm, I'm just so scared Mat..." she burst into tears just sitting there.

"C'mon Egwene, It'll be alright," Mat said, hugging her so that she would calm down. He didn't think she would, or at least, he didn't think she would stop being nervous, he could feel how scared she was over their bond.

Back in her tent, Faile was looking at Perrin. He was so beautiful. Her little - that wasn't the right word, but she liked it - Wolf King. She stroked his hair, and he woke up.

"Faile, what are you doing?" he asked.

"Just admiring how beautiful you are, love."

"The battle will be fine, we will win, and live," he said.

"I know. Are your wolves coming?"

Perrin hadn't thought of that for a while. He had asked them to, a while ago, when they could have had all the wolves come; or at least, the ones close by or willing to fight.

Faile looked at him quizzically, so he reached out to them. There, in closest reach, was Wind.

Are you coming?

We will come Brother. When the Twisted ones and the others come out, we will come out. Some of us are going to help your leader.

How many are there of you?

Thousands. – Wind sent him a mental image of where they were staying in the trees.

"Yes, they are coming," he said to Faile.

"How many?"

"I think two thousand is an understatement."

Faile laughed.

Lan paced his tent. Moiraine was staring at him. She was a bit nervous, but not much, and she didn't let it show on the outside.

"Lan!"

"What!?" He snapped at her. "I'm sorry...I'm just...I'm just worried...."

"About Nynaeve I know! But if you let it show, you wont be able to win, and you wont be able to see her again!"

"I guess your right...Moiraine, are you sure you want to release our bonds after the Battle?"

"No." She wished she could have said yes.

"Then why are you doing it?"

"For Nynaeve."

"Thank you." Nynaeve had really changed him, for he hugged Moiraine in thanks.

Rand sat there in his tent, looking over the plans. He was sure the Shadow Spawn would attack first, and then the Aes Sedai would start at them, and so would the Aiel. Then he, Rhurac and his Maidens along with some others would go with him and Mat, Egwene, Moiraine, Lan and Min to Shayol-Ghul where he would break the last seal and set the Dark One free, and there, his fight would begin.

Min woke up and sat down next to him. "Why do you have to keep going over that?"

"Because, I feel its important."

"And I am still going with you?"

"Yes."

The Aiel around the camp - they had insisted on no tents – who had been resting on their heels now jumped up at the sound of the first horn. A few minutes later, Aes Sedai and Warders were mounting their horses and stood in formation, between the Aiel.

Rand's "protectors" were at the front, on their horses in the front, waiting for him. He rode up, with Min, and fingering the last seal, signaled Mat, who blew the Horn – not just any Horn, the Horn of Valere; which called the dead hero's back from their grave, they could see them coming in the distance, to help fight at the Last Battle – and signaled the group to move forward to Shayol-Ghul.

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