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I am enjoying the angle that Butcher is taking with Harry's character. It almost feels like the only plausible way this series could have continued with all that happened and all that was lost in Battle Ground.

On a side note, I can't stand the White Council. Volturi anyone? The level of hubris is disgusting. I know that a big bad is hiding amongst them and it would surprise me if it was the Merlin himself.

Family time at the Carpenters. What would this series be for me if the Carpenters weren’t a part of it. Just thankful that they are.

"I'm not okay, I said firmly. I'm more not okay than I've ever been. But you and I. We will be. I'm working on it ... Ms. Murphy, he said quietly. It was my turn to fall silent. Oh, Hoss, Ebenezar said, I'm sorry. I know how it feels. I believed him. I tightened my hand on his arm and bowed my head. You're going to be alright, he told me, his rough voice firm. It takes time."

You see what I mean? 🥺

I don’t know how many times I have teared up 🥺 in the first hundred pages. I love this series.

Intrigued with Nynaeve’s goal of learning how to heal those who have been stilled. Having Logain and Siuan as test subjects will make this interesting.

Elayne and Nynaeve … 🤦🏻‍♂️

"There's an old saying in the Two Rivers," Rand said dryly. "The louder a man tells you he's honest, the harder you must hold on to your purse."

Another said, "The fox often offers to give the duck its pond."

Right now I am really starting to bond with Mat. I can relate to his not wanting the responsibility but always stepping up to the plate when duty and honor demand it.

"Because whatever the Prophecy of the Dragon said, he was sure the only chance he had of winning Tarmon Gai' don lay in having all three of them, three ta'veren who had been tied together since infancy, tied together once more. Moiraine had named it no coincidence, three such growing up in the same village, all nearly the same age; the Wheel did not lay down the likes of the three of them for no reason."

"Silence held Elayne long enough for Nynaeve to join her, lowering herself awkwardly onto the bed. 'Bonding,' Elayne said finally. I ... bonded her. As a Warder."

Did Elayne just finish making Birgitte her Warder? Holy crap ...

“He had an idea that life with Aviendha had not become one bit easier …”

I don’t know what it is about Aviendha but I like her.

I am really enjoying this book. I am one with The Wheel of Time and The Wheel of Time is one with me.

Lots going on ... Mat being fated to marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons and the Court of the Nine Moons being where the Seanchan Empress sits gives us a lot to mull on. Aviendha using the One Power to kill the Draghkar about to kill Rand announcing her arrival as a definite big player within the narrative. Moghedien skulking around Tel'aran'rhoid revealing herself as the unseen eyes watching Nynaeve and Elayne.

“When a woman says she will obey you, of her own will, it is time to sleep lightly and watch your back.” ~ Asmodean

"Even as she lashed out, the light of saidar surrounded the other woman, and pain enveloped Liandrin. She crumpled to the carpet, trying to howl, but agony beyond anything she had ever known silenced her gaping mouth. Her eyes were going to burst from her head; her skin was going to peel away in strips. For an eternity she thrashed, and when it vanished as suddenly as it had begun ..."

Poor Liandrin ... NOT😎

Why do I picture the anti-Gaston in my head when I read about Galad? Oh, I don't mean to be complimentary either. Of all the choices someone like him could have chosen he chose to become a whitecloak? Well, I guess Lord Douchebag it is.

Hubris, a word not acknowledge often enough and often confused with pride. Hubris is the negative side of pride which is an inordinate, excessive opinion of one's own superiority.

Tel’aran’rhiod is way cool and Melaine putting Nynaeve in her proper place is even cooler:

“This had happened once before, and she had pried out of Egwene that this was how the Aiel dressed little girls.”

Well, at least she has two braids to tug on. If you know, you know. 😊

Whitecloaks … enough said.

I just knew something was up with that tea ... Nynaeve and her brilliant impatience and thick headedness.

Nynaeve ... man is she annoying. With that temper, let's hope she never learns how to use balefire.

Balefire …

I have found throughout my journey with fantasy, especially as of late, that I am reading exactly the right book/series for myself at the right time of my life. It does pay off to put some thought and research into what you are going to read before you read it. Most of the time ...