The Wheel of Time
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The battlefield is covered with snow and corpses.
A warrior runs through it.
The warrior is a woman, red-haired and freckled, visibly pregnant beneath clothing clearly of desert origin.
Eventually, she runs out of enemies and time: Shes in labor.
Yes, but its not what you think.
As she dies, he takes her baby into his arms.
Shes an heir to a kingdom who ran off and joined the fearsome warriors of the Aiel.
That baby turns out to be Rand alThor, one of our traveling companions throughout the series.
And Rand alThor is none other than the Dragon Reborn.
So that answers that question!
You killed your wife because you really love Egwene, Perrin!
Youre a fraud, Egwene!
Everyones got a story, folks.
Rand gets mad at Egwene for thinking poorly of Mat.
Nynaeve gets mad at Rand and Perrin for fighting over Egwene.
Rand and Egwene make up and have sex off-camera.
Nynaeve trails Lan to his adoptive family home, and later ontheyhave sex, also off-camera.
The actors involved may be hot, but theres no heat in their chemistry at all.
named Min (Kae Alexander) to tell them whats in store.
Its what brings him to Moiraines door late at night, announcing, Its me.
Very cool, as far as fantasy origins go.
Dont get me wrong: I think we likely have a fun fantasy finale ahead of us.
I just wish getting there was really half the fun.
