#poor rand

[ladyalysoftheblueajah]

It’s giving Mad Hatter which is fitting 🤪

[randomfantasyexplorer]

Rand's Journey

I'm still in the Great Hunt, and Rand has just arrived in Carhein (I'm not sure that's how you spell it, but it is the capital where everyone plays the Great Game anyway). Rand just made a comment about how he couldn't wait to get some plain clothes so that he could stop acting like something he isn't.

He does not appear to realize that somethings there is no going back from. Lords weren't always Lords. The reason there are any Lords to begin with is that someone who wasn't born a Lord lived a life that caused others to raise them to that level.

Moiraine knew what she was doing. By leaving him no choice but to wear clothes a Lord would wear, she guaranteed that people would begin treating him like a Lord. This caused people to begin looking to him for leadership, which led to him acting as a leader. It's not hard for people to believe he's a Lord, because he carries himself in a way that made it hard for people to believe he was a shepherd well before the fancy clothes.

Despite the fact that he clearly has no interest in being elevated to nobility, I'm pretty sure that the wheel isn't going to give him a choice, but will weave him into such a role whether he wants it or not.

I initially wondered at the course this story was going to take. The first book started by hinting at Rand being the Reborn Dragon, yet it is book 3 that was called Dragon Reborn. I think I finally see the initial progression.

Book 1 was Rand beginning life as ta'veren. Book 2 was about him discovering, and trying to escape from, his identity and destiny as the reborn Dragon. Book 3 will be where he finally (however reluctantly) embraces his role as the Dragon.

It's been mentioned that the false Dragons declare themselves to be the Dragon because they seek glory and power. Destiny had the actual Reborn Dragon grow up a shepherd in a small village to guarantee he would walk in humility. It now elevates him to nobility so that people will be ready to follow him.

Unlike the men who eagerly call themselves Dragon, Rand doesn't seek glory, power or legend, he seeks survival. Survival for himself, the world, and the light itself.

[daughter-heir-moved]

Mat stans look away… ok I remembered why I hated Mat in the early books he is so mean to my best friend Rand. Rand is peak poor little meow meow in the beginning of the great hunt literally everyone abandons him except Loial

[tibo30]

Police: You're under arrest for trying

to carry six people on a horse.

Moiraine: Wait, what do you mean SIX?

Police: Yes…six.

Moiraine: Oh…OHHHH

Nynaeve: BY THE LIGHT!

Lan: *sigh*

Mat: *laughing*

Perrin: *face-palming*

Police: is everything alright?

Egwene, holding back laughter: Rand fell off-

[ofthebrownajah]

Sp Twitter of Time did a poll on which was everyone's favorite ta'veren and Rand got like 12%. I know there aren't a lot of Rand fans on Twitter but damn.

[wheresmulder]

Do you think the wound Rand got from book two that never went away could be counted as a disability?

You get the award for Most Random Ask I've Ever Received 🏆 congratulations my friend you earned it

I mean it's technically an injury but????? I don't see why not??? If it never heals that's like... different? Like in the way an amputee isn't "injured" right? Idk man I'm high af rn and anyway I haven't even read all of the books so I'm no authority on wot. I feel like it bothers him enough in his day to day to qualify but who am I to say rly

[lingering-in-the-moonlight]

Yeah Glad I kicked out like the last half of knife of dreams today So many things happened oh man

[iamsillygoose]

Aes Sedai are all over the place and the Asha'man are outta control.