"Stay within the light of the fire," Moiraine warned, her voice strained. "Do not touch anything. Not a stone, not a coin. The evil here is not the Dark One’s, but it is just as hungry."
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"The Fade is behind us," Lan Mandragoran, her Warder, murmured, his eyes scanning the horizon like a hawk. "And the river is a wall we cannot cross." "Stay within the light of the fire," Moiraine
But hunger takes many forms. While Rand and Egwene whispered of home by the flickering flames, Mat’s eyes wandered. He found it in the dust: a dagger with a ruby the color of fresh blood, pulsing with a light that felt like a friend. He slipped it into his coat, a small weight that felt heavier than the world. The evil here is not the Dark One’s,
As they crossed the threshold of Shadar Logoth, the air turned cold enough to crack bone. Once, it was Aridhol, a jewel of humanity. Now, it was a tomb of high, white walls and empty windows that watched like hollow eyes.
The Dragon Reborn was out there, lost and unguided, while the Shadow of the city began its long, patient wait for the next soul to wander in.