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Chapter one: An empty road, or is it? Bum Bum BUUUMM
The wheel of time turns, ages come to pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, which is forgotten when the age it gave birth to comes again. 1 age called the 3rd age by some, the age yet to come, an age long gone.
The wheel prattled on weaving this HUGE blanket using people's lives. Now the wheel is not a sentient being, meaning it does not think or make ideas for itself. Destiny, the daughter of the creator, had set the wheel in a pattern for a time until father time kicked the bucket and baby New Year grew up. However because of this the wheel is not expected to make mistakes; therefore if it does make one no one notices it until to late.
So the wheel spins and SOMEHOW the mother of all ta'verens' escapes the wheels notice. This soul sits in absolute boredom floating in a mass whiteness of death. Then the wheel detects its presence and scoops it up. But this soul is SUPPOSED to be reborn ASAP. The wheel does what it is programmed to do and weaves it into the pattern with another old soul. Because the wheel is not a sentient being it does not realize that what it just did completely fucked up the pattern. So destiny walks in to check to see if her family messed with her wheel. She screams and runs around like a chicken w/its head cut off. After a moment she shrugs, grabs some popcorn and sets the wheel on 'movie' mode to watch how everything comes out.
It was a windy day, and spring should have come a month before. Gusts plastered Ruby al'Thors cloak to her back then whipped it around her. She sighed. She half wished her cloak were heavier or she'd worn some breeches her skirt was whipping around much like her cloak. If she tried to gather her cloak it would get caught on her quiver that hung at her side. Ruby was the only female in all of two rivers that could use the bow as efficiently as the boys.
In her other hand she had her bow with one arrow knocked so that if the wolves came she could kill them. The wolves had come down from the mountains, and bears had been seen many places.
When a strong blast took her cloak out of hand she looked to her father on the other side of the mare, Bella. She did feel silly, wanting to be sure Tam was there, but it was that kind of day.
Some places snow had not melted yet, like under trees. The sun did not reach to far, and where it did it held no warmth. The light seemed to be mixed with shadow, awkward, and made unpleasant thoughts.
Without thinking Ruby touched the nock of the arrow, to be sure it would be ready to draw in one smooth movement, the way Tam taught her. It was no longer safe to be out at night.
Tam was walking steadily on the other side of Bella; he used his spear as a walking staff. Ruby was in a bit of wonder how he did it. Tam seemed solid, like he knew everything and didn't need to worry about it. His manner said that wolves and bears were all fine, something all who kept sheep should be aware of, but they better not try to stop Tam al'Thor from getting to Emonds field.
With a guilty start Ruby returned to watching the road. She had little of Tam in her physically; her grayish-blue eyes and fiery red hair came from her mother she was told. She supposed she had slim ankles because she was a girl; after all don't daughters take after their mothers? Ruby didn't remember too much about her but she put flowers on her grave.
Tam and Ruby were going to deliver apple brandy and cider to the Mayor, as they had done every year. Tam did not travel much theses days but he had given his word about the drink, and his word meant most to him. Ruby had this sense to. She always kept her word.
As Ruby watched her side of the road, her spine had a sharp tingle pass through it. She felt like she was being watched. But that was silly; nothing was in the trees and only them two on the road. On a whim, to get the feeling to leave, Ruby turned around, and blinked. A black rider on a black horse had followed them. The wind didn't seem to even touch him.
Out of habit Ruby kept walking backward looking at the man. Something seemed to be tickled at the back of her mind but didn't do anything. Then she realized that the rider had shifted his attention to Tam.
Ruby suddenly had her heel caught on a rock and swung her hands down to catch her fall. She then did a small cartwheel to get up and picked her bow off the ground. Things like that she did on instinct, and she only needed to be shown something once to remember.
Tam frowned and looked back. "Are you alright girl?" " I'm fine, I thought I saw some.." at this Ruby paused, if the wind didn't affect it was it a person? "thing and was startled."
"We could go back and look for marks in the mud?"
"No, I.I think it was just my imagination."
"Very well."
Shaking her head to clear it, she peered into the forest. Almost since she was old enough to walk, Ruby had run loose through the forest; although her mother had futilely tried to stop her. He father only laughed. Ruby had explored sand hills, which most had said was bad luck. She had climbed a little ways in the Misty Mountains with Perrin and Mat, most never went that far. That black rider had been the first to ever scare her.
The remainder of the trip was uneventful.
***Later
After talking to a few folks, and putting up with Wit Congar's complaints about the wisdoms wind reading, they had arrived at the Winespring in. Brandelwyn al'Vere, the Mayor of Emonds Field, wore a medallion around his neck that resembled a set of balance scales. The medallion was the symbol of Mayor; he wore it only when dealing with the merchants and fest days.
Tomorrow was to be Bel Tine. Bran was wearing it a day early. "After the winter he probably considers Winternight to be excuse enough to wear it." Ruby thought.
"Tam!" shouted the Mayor as he came over. "The light shine on me it's good to see you at last. And you Ruby, how are my girl?"
"Fine thank you." Ruby noticed he had already turned her attention to Tam. She started smoothing her skirts, as they had been tousled by the wind.
"I was almost begging to think you wouldn't be bringing your brandy this year. You've never waited so late before."
"I've no liking for leaving the farm these days not with the wolves the way they are and with the weather."
Ruby tuned out the rest of the conversation. She looked up when Cenn Buie broke into the talk, but decided it was dull. She was so tuned out that she had nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt a tug on her skirt. She heard a low voice, so only she would hear.
"Come on Ruby, while they're arguing. Before they put you to work. Dav and I caught an old badger. We were going to let it loose on the green and watch the girls run. No offence."
Ruby glanced down and had to smile. Matrim Cauthorn, one of her best friends, had a glint in his eye. She looked to her father, and then lowered her own voice. "I promised to unload the cider. I can meet you later though."
Mat rolled his eyes. "Toting barrels! You're a girl, get out of it. I would rather play stones with my baby sister. Well I know of better things than a badger. We have strangers in the Two Rivers. Last evening-"
Ruby held her breath, "A man on a horse back? A man in a black cloak on a black horse whose cloak didn't move in the wind?"
"You saw him too? I thought I was the only one. Don't laugh Ruby but he scarred me."
"I'm not laughing he scarred me too. I thought he hated me. Wanted to kill me." Ruby gave an involuntary shudder. She never thought about someone wanting to kill her. That sort of thing didn't happen. A fistfight maybe, that was normal.
"I don't now about hating, Ruby, but he was scary enough anyway. All he did was sit on his horse looking at me just outside the village, but I never been so frightened in my life. Well I looked away-just a moment mind you-when I looked back he vanished. Blood and ashes! Three days it's been and I can hardly stop thinking about him. I keep looking over my shoulder." Mat attempted a laugh, keyword attempted. "Funny how being scarred takes you. You think strange things. I actually thought just for a moment it might be the dark one."
Ruby took a deep breath and gave a light punch to Mat. " The Dark One and all the Forsaken are bound in Shayol Ghul, beyond the Great Blight, bound by the Creator at the moment of Creation, bound until the end of time. The hand of the Creator shelters the world and light shines on us all." She took another breath. "Besides, if he was free, what would the Shepard of the night be doing in Two Rivers watching Farmers?"
"I don't know. But I do know that rider was.evil. Don't laugh. I'll take the oath on it. Maybe it was the Dragon."
Ruby said sarcastically, "Full of cheerful thoughts aren't you."
"My mother always said the Forsaken would come for me if I didn't mend my ways, if I ever saw anyone that looked like Ishamael, or Aginor, it was him."
"Everybody's mother scared them with the forsaken."
Mat glared at her. "I haven't been so scared since..No, I've never been that scared, and I don't mind admitting it."
"Me neither but I just told my father it's was shadows and he agreed."
Mat sat against the cartwheel. He sounded forlorn. " I told Dav, and Elam Dowtry. They been watching like hawks ever since, but haven't seen anything. Now Elam thinks I was trying to trick him. Dav thinks he's from Taren Ferry- a sheep stealer, or a chickentheif. A chicken thief!" He lasped into silence.
They spoke for a moment on what to do. Finally they decided not to tell anyone else. Mat would be thought of trying to prank and Ruby pulled along. The women's circle completely shunned her while the village council didn't care.
Ruby looked over to where the grown-ups were talking. The Mayor was lecturing Cenn.
"Good Morning, Matrim," Tam said brightly, hefting one of the brandy casks up onto the side of the cart. "I see you've come to help Ruby unload the cider, good lad."
Mat jumped to his feet and began backing away." Good morning to you Master al'Thor, but you see my dad sent me to-"
"No doubt he did, and seeing you are a lad who gets things done right off, you've finished the task already. The quicker you two get the cider in Master al'Vere's cellar, the quicker you can see the gleeman."
"Gleeman!" Mat exclaimed.
Ruby was bubbling with excitement, she only remembered 2 times a gleeman came by. "When will he get here?"
"Foolishness." Cenn grumble
"Yes, a gleeman, and already here. According to Master al'Vere, he's in a room in the inn right now."
"Arrived in the dead of the night he did. Pounded on the front door till he woke the whole family. If not the festival I'd have told him to stable his own horse and sleep with it. Imagine coming in the dark like that."
Ruby sat in the cart and cupped her chin in her hands. No one traveled beyond the village at night, not these days. She could here Cenn muttering with her acute hearing. (A/N Ruby will have near wolf Perrin senses. She won't smell emotions but later she will "feel" them. Especially channlers.) "Must be a madman traveling at night, most unnatural."
"He doesn't wear a black cloak does he?" Asked Mat.
"Ha! Black! His cloak is like every gleeman's cloak I've ever seen. More patches than cloak, and more colors than u can think of."
Ruby surprised herself by laughing out loud and nearly falling on her face. The menacing black rider as a gleeman was wool headed thought, she clapped a hand over her mouth.
"You see Tam," Said Bran, "There's been too little laughter in this village since winter came. Now even the gleeman's cloak brings a laugh that alone is worth the cost of bringing him down from Baerlon."
Ruby blushed in embarrassment and scratched the back of her head. Mat rolled his eyes as Cenn started another argument on wasting money on fireworks. Cenn left in defeat saying he was too old and needed to see the wisdom. Tam turned to the two youths.
"None of this unloading the cart," Tam said while handing a flask to Bran. "I want a warm fire, my pipe, and a mug of your good ale." He himself took the other cask and turned to Mat. "I'm sure Ruby will thank you for your help Matrim. Remember the sooner those casks."
As Tam and Bran went in Ruby looked at her friend. "You should go, Dav wont keep that Badger long."
"Oh why not?" Mat sighed, "Like your dad said the quicker it's in the cellar." Picking up one of the casks in both arms Mat started for the cellar. Ruby sat her Bow and Arrows in the back when an idea hit her.
"Well?" Mat called from the Inn. "I didn't say I would do it myself. You aren't a women yet even if you do braid your hair!"
"Mat! I got an idea! I'm going to roll the casks to you just set them by the door and then we can take them down."
Next Time, Mat & Ruby get mushy.
END. A/N
*During the whole book series I cant find a female Ta'veren. So I make a difference. Male Ta'veren have a golden whitish aura around them right? So Female Ta'veren have an aura but its clear so can't be seen. Moiraine will see Ruby's when she starts using chi around her.
Destiny has 2 forms male and female but was born female, hint in randland destiny is known as Saidar and Saidin.
should other members of anime be reborn in randland? Possibilities are as follows (thanx reviewers) Perrin-Ryoga Mat-Mousse Min-Ukyo or Akane Avidaha (sp?) Shampoo
Wren Da'ar: Sometimes braids and pigtails look the same. In Two rivers all the girls have their hair down or in a pony tail. The women basically consider anything other then those a braid. Besides theres French braids, pigtails, and normal briads, also you can briad hair into loops that go around your head and ty in back. I will try to be more specific.
Ruby is around age 9-10 I have no clue why there's a story. It was in the book and most plot will be the same until around chapter 5. then things start getting real messed up.
Thanks to all who reviewed!
Chapter one: An empty road, or is it? Bum Bum BUUUMM
The wheel of time turns, ages come to pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, which is forgotten when the age it gave birth to comes again. 1 age called the 3rd age by some, the age yet to come, an age long gone.
The wheel prattled on weaving this HUGE blanket using people's lives. Now the wheel is not a sentient being, meaning it does not think or make ideas for itself. Destiny, the daughter of the creator, had set the wheel in a pattern for a time until father time kicked the bucket and baby New Year grew up. However because of this the wheel is not expected to make mistakes; therefore if it does make one no one notices it until to late.
So the wheel spins and SOMEHOW the mother of all ta'verens' escapes the wheels notice. This soul sits in absolute boredom floating in a mass whiteness of death. Then the wheel detects its presence and scoops it up. But this soul is SUPPOSED to be reborn ASAP. The wheel does what it is programmed to do and weaves it into the pattern with another old soul. Because the wheel is not a sentient being it does not realize that what it just did completely fucked up the pattern. So destiny walks in to check to see if her family messed with her wheel. She screams and runs around like a chicken w/its head cut off. After a moment she shrugs, grabs some popcorn and sets the wheel on 'movie' mode to watch how everything comes out.
It was a windy day, and spring should have come a month before. Gusts plastered Ruby al'Thors cloak to her back then whipped it around her. She sighed. She half wished her cloak were heavier or she'd worn some breeches her skirt was whipping around much like her cloak. If she tried to gather her cloak it would get caught on her quiver that hung at her side. Ruby was the only female in all of two rivers that could use the bow as efficiently as the boys.
In her other hand she had her bow with one arrow knocked so that if the wolves came she could kill them. The wolves had come down from the mountains, and bears had been seen many places.
When a strong blast took her cloak out of hand she looked to her father on the other side of the mare, Bella. She did feel silly, wanting to be sure Tam was there, but it was that kind of day.
Some places snow had not melted yet, like under trees. The sun did not reach to far, and where it did it held no warmth. The light seemed to be mixed with shadow, awkward, and made unpleasant thoughts.
Without thinking Ruby touched the nock of the arrow, to be sure it would be ready to draw in one smooth movement, the way Tam taught her. It was no longer safe to be out at night.
Tam was walking steadily on the other side of Bella; he used his spear as a walking staff. Ruby was in a bit of wonder how he did it. Tam seemed solid, like he knew everything and didn't need to worry about it. His manner said that wolves and bears were all fine, something all who kept sheep should be aware of, but they better not try to stop Tam al'Thor from getting to Emonds field.
With a guilty start Ruby returned to watching the road. She had little of Tam in her physically; her grayish-blue eyes and fiery red hair came from her mother she was told. She supposed she had slim ankles because she was a girl; after all don't daughters take after their mothers? Ruby didn't remember too much about her but she put flowers on her grave.
Tam and Ruby were going to deliver apple brandy and cider to the Mayor, as they had done every year. Tam did not travel much theses days but he had given his word about the drink, and his word meant most to him. Ruby had this sense to. She always kept her word.
As Ruby watched her side of the road, her spine had a sharp tingle pass through it. She felt like she was being watched. But that was silly; nothing was in the trees and only them two on the road. On a whim, to get the feeling to leave, Ruby turned around, and blinked. A black rider on a black horse had followed them. The wind didn't seem to even touch him.
Out of habit Ruby kept walking backward looking at the man. Something seemed to be tickled at the back of her mind but didn't do anything. Then she realized that the rider had shifted his attention to Tam.
Ruby suddenly had her heel caught on a rock and swung her hands down to catch her fall. She then did a small cartwheel to get up and picked her bow off the ground. Things like that she did on instinct, and she only needed to be shown something once to remember.
Tam frowned and looked back. "Are you alright girl?" " I'm fine, I thought I saw some.." at this Ruby paused, if the wind didn't affect it was it a person? "thing and was startled."
"We could go back and look for marks in the mud?"
"No, I.I think it was just my imagination."
"Very well."
Shaking her head to clear it, she peered into the forest. Almost since she was old enough to walk, Ruby had run loose through the forest; although her mother had futilely tried to stop her. He father only laughed. Ruby had explored sand hills, which most had said was bad luck. She had climbed a little ways in the Misty Mountains with Perrin and Mat, most never went that far. That black rider had been the first to ever scare her.
The remainder of the trip was uneventful.
***Later
After talking to a few folks, and putting up with Wit Congar's complaints about the wisdoms wind reading, they had arrived at the Winespring in. Brandelwyn al'Vere, the Mayor of Emonds Field, wore a medallion around his neck that resembled a set of balance scales. The medallion was the symbol of Mayor; he wore it only when dealing with the merchants and fest days.
Tomorrow was to be Bel Tine. Bran was wearing it a day early. "After the winter he probably considers Winternight to be excuse enough to wear it." Ruby thought.
"Tam!" shouted the Mayor as he came over. "The light shine on me it's good to see you at last. And you Ruby, how are my girl?"
"Fine thank you." Ruby noticed he had already turned her attention to Tam. She started smoothing her skirts, as they had been tousled by the wind.
"I was almost begging to think you wouldn't be bringing your brandy this year. You've never waited so late before."
"I've no liking for leaving the farm these days not with the wolves the way they are and with the weather."
Ruby tuned out the rest of the conversation. She looked up when Cenn Buie broke into the talk, but decided it was dull. She was so tuned out that she had nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt a tug on her skirt. She heard a low voice, so only she would hear.
"Come on Ruby, while they're arguing. Before they put you to work. Dav and I caught an old badger. We were going to let it loose on the green and watch the girls run. No offence."
Ruby glanced down and had to smile. Matrim Cauthorn, one of her best friends, had a glint in his eye. She looked to her father, and then lowered her own voice. "I promised to unload the cider. I can meet you later though."
Mat rolled his eyes. "Toting barrels! You're a girl, get out of it. I would rather play stones with my baby sister. Well I know of better things than a badger. We have strangers in the Two Rivers. Last evening-"
Ruby held her breath, "A man on a horse back? A man in a black cloak on a black horse whose cloak didn't move in the wind?"
"You saw him too? I thought I was the only one. Don't laugh Ruby but he scarred me."
"I'm not laughing he scarred me too. I thought he hated me. Wanted to kill me." Ruby gave an involuntary shudder. She never thought about someone wanting to kill her. That sort of thing didn't happen. A fistfight maybe, that was normal.
"I don't now about hating, Ruby, but he was scary enough anyway. All he did was sit on his horse looking at me just outside the village, but I never been so frightened in my life. Well I looked away-just a moment mind you-when I looked back he vanished. Blood and ashes! Three days it's been and I can hardly stop thinking about him. I keep looking over my shoulder." Mat attempted a laugh, keyword attempted. "Funny how being scarred takes you. You think strange things. I actually thought just for a moment it might be the dark one."
Ruby took a deep breath and gave a light punch to Mat. " The Dark One and all the Forsaken are bound in Shayol Ghul, beyond the Great Blight, bound by the Creator at the moment of Creation, bound until the end of time. The hand of the Creator shelters the world and light shines on us all." She took another breath. "Besides, if he was free, what would the Shepard of the night be doing in Two Rivers watching Farmers?"
"I don't know. But I do know that rider was.evil. Don't laugh. I'll take the oath on it. Maybe it was the Dragon."
Ruby said sarcastically, "Full of cheerful thoughts aren't you."
"My mother always said the Forsaken would come for me if I didn't mend my ways, if I ever saw anyone that looked like Ishamael, or Aginor, it was him."
"Everybody's mother scared them with the forsaken."
Mat glared at her. "I haven't been so scared since..No, I've never been that scared, and I don't mind admitting it."
"Me neither but I just told my father it's was shadows and he agreed."
Mat sat against the cartwheel. He sounded forlorn. " I told Dav, and Elam Dowtry. They been watching like hawks ever since, but haven't seen anything. Now Elam thinks I was trying to trick him. Dav thinks he's from Taren Ferry- a sheep stealer, or a chickentheif. A chicken thief!" He lasped into silence.
They spoke for a moment on what to do. Finally they decided not to tell anyone else. Mat would be thought of trying to prank and Ruby pulled along. The women's circle completely shunned her while the village council didn't care.
Ruby looked over to where the grown-ups were talking. The Mayor was lecturing Cenn.
"Good Morning, Matrim," Tam said brightly, hefting one of the brandy casks up onto the side of the cart. "I see you've come to help Ruby unload the cider, good lad."
Mat jumped to his feet and began backing away." Good morning to you Master al'Thor, but you see my dad sent me to-"
"No doubt he did, and seeing you are a lad who gets things done right off, you've finished the task already. The quicker you two get the cider in Master al'Vere's cellar, the quicker you can see the gleeman."
"Gleeman!" Mat exclaimed.
Ruby was bubbling with excitement, she only remembered 2 times a gleeman came by. "When will he get here?"
"Foolishness." Cenn grumble
"Yes, a gleeman, and already here. According to Master al'Vere, he's in a room in the inn right now."
"Arrived in the dead of the night he did. Pounded on the front door till he woke the whole family. If not the festival I'd have told him to stable his own horse and sleep with it. Imagine coming in the dark like that."
Ruby sat in the cart and cupped her chin in her hands. No one traveled beyond the village at night, not these days. She could here Cenn muttering with her acute hearing. (A/N Ruby will have near wolf Perrin senses. She won't smell emotions but later she will "feel" them. Especially channlers.) "Must be a madman traveling at night, most unnatural."
"He doesn't wear a black cloak does he?" Asked Mat.
"Ha! Black! His cloak is like every gleeman's cloak I've ever seen. More patches than cloak, and more colors than u can think of."
Ruby surprised herself by laughing out loud and nearly falling on her face. The menacing black rider as a gleeman was wool headed thought, she clapped a hand over her mouth.
"You see Tam," Said Bran, "There's been too little laughter in this village since winter came. Now even the gleeman's cloak brings a laugh that alone is worth the cost of bringing him down from Baerlon."
Ruby blushed in embarrassment and scratched the back of her head. Mat rolled his eyes as Cenn started another argument on wasting money on fireworks. Cenn left in defeat saying he was too old and needed to see the wisdom. Tam turned to the two youths.
"None of this unloading the cart," Tam said while handing a flask to Bran. "I want a warm fire, my pipe, and a mug of your good ale." He himself took the other cask and turned to Mat. "I'm sure Ruby will thank you for your help Matrim. Remember the sooner those casks."
As Tam and Bran went in Ruby looked at her friend. "You should go, Dav wont keep that Badger long."
"Oh why not?" Mat sighed, "Like your dad said the quicker it's in the cellar." Picking up one of the casks in both arms Mat started for the cellar. Ruby sat her Bow and Arrows in the back when an idea hit her.
"Well?" Mat called from the Inn. "I didn't say I would do it myself. You aren't a women yet even if you do braid your hair!"
"Mat! I got an idea! I'm going to roll the casks to you just set them by the door and then we can take them down."
Next Time, Mat & Ruby get mushy.
END. A/N
*During the whole book series I cant find a female Ta'veren. So I make a difference. Male Ta'veren have a golden whitish aura around them right? So Female Ta'veren have an aura but its clear so can't be seen. Moiraine will see Ruby's when she starts using chi around her.
Destiny has 2 forms male and female but was born female, hint in randland destiny is known as Saidar and Saidin.
should other members of anime be reborn in randland? Possibilities are as follows (thanx reviewers) Perrin-Ryoga Mat-Mousse Min-Ukyo or Akane Avidaha (sp?) Shampoo
Wren Da'ar: Sometimes braids and pigtails look the same. In Two rivers all the girls have their hair down or in a pony tail. The women basically consider anything other then those a braid. Besides theres French braids, pigtails, and normal briads, also you can briad hair into loops that go around your head and ty in back. I will try to be more specific.
Ruby is around age 9-10 I have no clue why there's a story. It was in the book and most plot will be the same until around chapter 5. then things start getting real messed up.
Thanks to all who reviewed!