The Eye of the World_7 Flashcards
For all he could tell, though, Moiraine might just as [yoku] have gone to [suimin].
For all he could tell, though, Moiraine might just as well have gone to sleep.
[shikashi] he [shikō] Tam’s breathing sounded easier.
But he thought Tam’s breathing sounded easier.
She must be doing something.
She must be doing something.
So [ito] was he that he jumped when Lan spoke softly.
So intent was he that he jumped when Lan spoke softly.
“That is a [bakkin] [buki] you wear.
“That is a fine weapon you wear.
Is there by [kikai] a [heron] on the [ha], as [yoku]?”
Is there by chance a heron on the blade, as well?”
For a [shunkan] Rand stared at the [kanshu], not grasping what it was he was talking about.
For a moment Rand stared at the Warder, not grasping what it was he was talking about.
He had completely forgotten Tam’s [ken] in the lather of dealing with an Aes Sedai.
He had completely forgotten Tam’s sword in the lather of dealing with an Aes Sedai.
It did not seem so heavy anymore.
It did not seem so heavy anymore.
“Yes, there is.
“Yes, there is.
What is she doing?”
What is she doing?”
“I’d not have [shikō] to find a [heron]-[māku] [ken] in a [basho] like this,”
“I’d not have thought to find a heron-mark sword in a place like this,”
Lan said.
Lan said.
“It belongs to my [chichioya].”
“It belongs to my father.”
He glanced at Lan’s [ken], the [moyō] just visible at the [hashi] of his [gaitō]; the two [ken] did [hyōjō] a [yoi] [keiyaku] alike, except that no [sagi] showed on the [kanshu]’s.
He glanced at Lan’s sword, the hilt just visible at the edge of his cloak; the two swords did look a good deal alike, except that no herons showed on the Warder’s.
He swung his [me] back to the [shindai].
He swung his eyes back to the bed.
Tam’s breathing did [saundo] easier; the rasp was gone.
Tam’s breathing did sound easier; the rasp was gone.
He was sure of it.
He was sure of it.
“He bought it a long [jikan] ago.”
“He bought it a long time ago.”
“Strange [koto] for a [hitsuji kai] to buy.”
“Strange thing for a sheepherder to buy.”
Rand spared a sidelong [hyōjō] for Lan.
Rand spared a sidelong look for Lan.
For a [gaijin] to [fushigi] about the [ken] was prying.
For a stranger to wonder about the sword was prying.
For a [kanshu] to do it…
For a Warder to do it…
Still, he [kanjita] he had to say something.
Still, he felt he had to say something.
“He never had any [shiyō] for it, that I know of.
“He never had any use for it, that I know of.
He said it had no [shiyō].
He said it had no use.
Until [saigo] [yoru, kishi_knt], anyway.
Until last night, anyway.
I didn’t even know he had it till then.”
I didn’t even know he had it till then.”
“He called it useless, did he?
“He called it useless, did he?
He must not always have [shikō] so.”
He must not always have thought so.”
Lan touched the [saya] at Rand’s [koshi] briefly with one [gizōsha].
Lan touched the scabbard at Rand’s waist briefly with one forger.
“There are [basho] where the [heron] is a [shinboru] of the [shujin] [kenshi].
“There are places where the heron is a symbol of the master swordsman.
That [ha] must have traveled a strange [dōro] to [owari] up with a [hitsuji kai] in the Two [kawa].”
That blade must have traveled a strange road to end up with a sheepherder in the Two Rivers.”
Rand ignored the unspoken [shitsumon].
Rand ignored the unspoken question.
Moiraine still had not moved.
Moiraine still had not moved.
Was the Aes Sedai doing anything?
Was the Aes Sedai doing anything?
He shivered and rubbed his [ude], not sure he really wanted to know what she was doing.
He shivered and rubbed his arms, not sure he really wanted to know what she was doing.
An Aes Sedai.
An Aes Sedai.
A [shitsumon] of his own popped into his [atama] then, one he did not want to ask, one he needed an [kotae] to.
A question of his own popped into his head then, one he did not want to ask, one he needed an answer to.
“The [shichō] .”
“The Mayor–”
He cleared his [nodo], and took a [fukai] [iki].
He cleared his throat, and took a deep breath.
“The [shichō] said the only [riyū] there’s anything left of the [mura] is because of you and her.”
“The Mayor said the only reason there’s anything left of the village is because of you and her.”
He made himself [hyōjō] at the [kanshu].
He made himself look at the Warder.
“[baai] you had been told about a [otoko] in the [hayashi]…
“If you had been told about a man in the woods…
a [otoko] who made [hitobito] afraid just by looking at them…
a man who made people afraid just by looking at them…
would that have warned you?
would that have warned you?
A [otoko] whose [uma] doesn’t make any [noizu]?
A man whose horse doesn’t make any noise?
And the [kaze] doesn’t [tacchi] his [gaitō]?
And the wind doesn’t touch his cloak?
Would you have known what was going to happen?
Would you have known what was going to happen?
Could you and Moiraine Sedai have stopped it [baai] you’d known about him?”
Could you and Moiraine Sedai have stopped it if you’d known about him?”
“Not without [hanbun] a dozen of my [shimai],”
“Not without half a dozen of my sisters,”
Moiraine said, and Rand started.
Moiraine said, and Rand started.
She still knelt by the [shindai], [shikashi] she had taken her [te] from Tam and [hanbun] turned to [kao] the two of them on the [endai].
She still knelt by the bed, but she had taken her hands from Tam and half turned to face the two of them on the bench.
Her [koe] never raised, [shikashi] her [me] pinned Rand to the [kabe].
Her voice never raised, but her eyes pinned Rand to the wall.
“Had I known when I left [tāru] Valon that I would find Trollocs and Myrddraal here, I would have brought [hanbun] a dozen of them, a dozen, [baai] I had to [doraggu] them by the scruffs of their [kubi].
“Had I known when I left Tar Valon that I would find Trollocs and Myrddraal here, I would have brought half a dozen of them, a dozen, if I had to drag them by the scruffs of their necks.
By myself, a [kongetsu]’s warning would have made little [chigai].
By myself, a month’s warning would have made little difference.
Perhaps none.
Perhaps none.
There is only so much one [hito] can do, even calling on the One [dengen o on ni shimasu], and there were probably [yoku] over a hundred Trollocs scattered around this [chiku] [saigo] [yoru, kishi_knt].
There is only so much one person can do, even calling on the One Power, and there were probably well over a hundred Trollocs scattered around this district last night.
An entire [kobushi].”
An entire fist.”
“It would still have been [yoi] to know,”
“It would still have been good to know,”
Lan said sharply, the [kireaji] directed at Rand.
Lan said sharply, the sharpness directed at Rand.
“When did you see him, exactly, and where?”
“When did you see him, exactly, and where?”
“That’s of no [sono kekka] now,”
“That’s of no consequence now,”
Moiraine said.
Moiraine said.
“I will not have the [otokonoko] thinking he is to [hinan] for something when he is not.
“I will not have the boy thinking he is to blame for something when he is not.
I am as much to [hinan].
I am as much to blame.
That accursed [reivun] yesterday, the [michi] it behaved, should have warned me.
That accursed raven yesterday, the way it behaved, should have warned me.
And you, too, my old [yūjin].”
And you, too, my old friend.”
Her [shita] clicked angrily.
Her tongue clicked angrily.
“I was overconfident to the [pointo] of [gōman], sure that the [Kurai] One’s [tacchi] could not have spread so far.
“I was overconfident to the point of arrogance, sure that the Dark One’s touch could not have spread so far.
Nor so heavily, not yet.
Nor so heavily, not yet.
So sure.”
So sure.”
Rand blinked.
Rand blinked.
“The [reivun]?
“The raven?
I don’t understand.”
I don’t understand.”
“[funiku] [taberu].”
“Carrion eaters.”
Lan’s [kuchi no naka] twisted in [keno kan].
Lan’s mouth twisted in distaste.
“The [Kurai] One’s [teshita] often find spies among [ikimono] that [fīdo] on [shi].
“The Dark One’s minions often find spies among creatures that feed on death.
[watarigarasu] and [karasu], mainly.
Ravens and crows, mainly.
[ratto], in the [toshi], sometimes.”
Rats, in the cities, sometimes.”
A quick [furue] hashitta through Rand.
A quick shiver ran through Rand.
[watarigarasu] and [karasu] as spies of the [Kurai] One?
Ravens and crows as spies of the Dark One?
There were [watarigarasu] and [karasu] everywhere now.
There were ravens and crows everywhere now.
The [Kurai] One’s [tacchi], Moiraine had said.
The Dark One’s touch, Moiraine had said.
The [Kurai] One was always there – he knew that – [shikashi] [baai] you tried to [sanpo] in the [hikari], tried to live a [yoi] [jinsei], and did not [namae] him, he could not [gai] you.
The Dark One was always there – he knew that – but if you tried to walk in the Light, tried to live a good life, and did not name him, he could not harm you.
That was what everybody believed, what everybody learned with his [haha]’s [gyūnyū].
That was what everybody believed, what everybody learned with his mother’s milk.
[shikashi] Moiraine seemed to be saying …His [ichimoku] fell on Tam, and everything else was pushed [migi] out of his [atama].
But Moiraine seemed to be saying …His glance fell on Tam, and everything else was pushed right out of his head.
His [chichioya]’s [kao] was noticeably less flushed than it had been, and his breathing sounded almost normal.
His father’s face was noticeably less flushed than it had been, and his breathing sounded almost normal.
Rand would have leaped up [baai] Lan had not caught his [āmu].
Rand would have leaped up if Lan had not caught his arm.
“You’ve done it.”
“You’ve done it.”
Moiraine shook her [atama] and sighed.
Moiraine shook her head and sighed.
“Not yet.
“Not yet.
I [kibō] it is only not yet.
I hope it is only not yet.
Trolloc [buki] are made at forges in the [barē] called Thakan’dar, on the [hijō ni] [shamen] of Shayol Ghul itself.
Trolloc weapons are made at forges in the valley called Thakan’dar, on the very slopes of Shayol Ghul itself.
Some of them take a [osen] from that [basho], a stain of [aku] in the [kinzoku].
Some of them take a taint from that place, a stain of evil in the metal.
Those tainted [ha] make [kizu] that will not heal unaided, or [genin] deadly [hatsunetsu], strange [byōki] that [iyakuhin] cannot [tacchi].
Those tainted blades make wounds that will not heal unaided, or cause deadly fevers, strange sicknesses that medicines cannot touch.
I have soothed your [chichioya]’s [itami], [shikashi] the [māku], the [osen], is still in him.
I have soothed your father’s pain, but the mark, the taint, is still in him.
Left alone, it will grow again, and consume him.”
Left alone, it will grow again, and consume him.”
“[shikashi] you won’t [kyūka] it alone.”
“But you won’t leave it alone.”
Rand’s [kotoba] were [hanbun] [tangan], [hanbun] [komando].
Rand’s words were half plea, half command.
He was shocked to realize he had spoken to an Aes Sedai like that, [shikashi] she seemed not to [chūi shite kudasai] his [kuchō].
He was shocked to realize he had spoken to an Aes Sedai like that, but she seemed not to notice his tone.
“I will not,”
“I will not,”
she agreed simply.
she agreed simply.
“I am [hijō ni] tired, Rand, and I have had no [kikai] to [nokori] since [saigo] [yoru, kishi_knt].
“I am very tired, Rand, and I have had no chance to rest since last night.
Ordinarily it would not [mondai], [shikashi] for this [shinsetsu] of [kizutsuketa]…
Ordinarily it would not matter, but for this kind of hurt…
This”
This”
– she took a small [bandoru] of [shiroi] [shiruku] from her [pōchi] – “is an angrea.”
– she took a small bundle of white silk from her pouch – “is an angreal ”
She [mimashita] his [shiki].
She saw his expression.
“You know of angreal, then.
“You know of angreal, then.
[yoi].
Good.”
“Unconsciously he leaned back, further away from her and what she held.
Unconsciously he leaned back, further away from her and what she held.
A few [ie] mentioned angreal, those [ibutsu] of the [jidai] of [densetsu] that Aes Sedai used to perform their greatest [fushigi].
A few stories mentioned angreal, those relics of the Age of Legends that Aes Sedai used to perform their greatest wonders.
He was startled to see her unwrap a smooth [aiborī] [okimono], [jidai]-[kurai]ened to [fukai] [chairo].
He was startled to see her unwrap a smooth ivory figurine, age-darkened to deep brown.
No longer than her [te], it was a [onna] in flowing [rōbu], with long [kami] falling about her [kata].
No longer than her hand, it was a woman in flowing robes, with long hair falling about her shoulders.
“We have lost the [tsukuri] of these,”
“We have lost the making of these,”
she said.
she said.
“So much is lost, perhaps never to be found again.
“So much is lost, perhaps never to be found again.
So few remain, the Amyrlin [shīto] almost did not allow me to take this one.
So few remain, the Amyrlin Seat almost did not allow me to take this one.
It is [yoku] for Emond’s [ryōiki], and for your [chichioya], that she did give her [kyoka].
It is well for Emond’s Field, and for your father, that she did give her permission.
[shikashi] you must not [kibō] too much.
But you must not hope too much.
Now, even with it, I can do little more than I could have without it yesterday, and the [osen] is strong.
Now, even with it, I can do little more than I could have without it yesterday, and the taint is strong.
It has had [jikan] to fester.”
It has had time to fester.”
“You can [tasukeru] him,”
“You can help him,”
Rand said fervently.
Rand said fervently.
“I know you can.”
“I know you can.”
Moiraine smiled, a bare curving of her [kuchibiru].
Moiraine smiled, a bare curving of her lips.
“We shall see.”
“We shall see.”
Then she turned back to Tam.
Then she turned back to Tam.
One [te] she laid on his [gaku]; the [sonota] cupped the [aiborī] [zu].
One hand she laid on his forehead; the other cupped the ivory figure.
[me] closed, her [kao] took on a [hyōjō] of [nōdo].
Eyes closed, her face took on a look of concentration.
She scarcely seemed to breathe.
She scarcely seemed to breathe.
“That [raidā] you spoke of,”
“That rider you spoke of,”
Lan said quietly, “the one who made you afraid – that was surely a Myrddraal.”
Lan said quietly, “the one who made you afraid – that was surely a Myrddraal.”
“A Myrddraal!”
“A Myrddraal!”
Rand exclaimed.
Rand exclaimed.
“[shikashi] Fades are twenty [ashi] tall and…“
“But Fades are twenty feet tall and…”
The [kotoba] faded away under the [kanshu]’s mirthless grin.
The words faded away under the Warder’s mirthless grin.
“Sometimes, [hitsuji kai], [ie] make [monogoto] larger than [shinjitsu].
“Sometimes, sheepherder, stories make things larger than truth.
[shinjiru] me, the [shinjitsu] is big enough with a Halfman.
Believe me, the truth is big enough with a Halfman.
Halfman, Lurk, Fade, [to Shadowman]; the [namae] depends on the [tochi] you’re in, [shikashi] they all mean Myrddraal.
Halfman, Lurk, Fade, Shadowman; the name depends on the land you’re in, but they all mean Myrddraal.
Fades are Trolloc [supōn], throwbacks almost to the [ningen] [kabushiki] the Dreadlords used to make the Trollocs.
Fades are Trolloc spawn, throwbacks almost to the human stock the Dreadlords used to make the Trollocs.
Almost.
Almost.
[shikashi] [baai] the [ningen] [hizumi] is made stronger, so is the [osen] that twists the Trollocs.
But if the human strain is made stronger, so is the taint that twists the Trollocs.
Halfmen have [pawāzu] of a [shinsetsu], the [sōto] that [sutemu] from the [Kurai] One.
Halfmen have powers of a kind, the sort that stem from the Dark One.
Only the weakest Aes Sedai would [shippai] to be a [macchi] for a Fade, one against one, [shikashi] many a [yoi] [otoko] and true has fallen to them.
Only the weakest Aes Sedai would fail to be a match for a Fade, one against one, but many a good man and true has fallen to them.
Since the [sensō] that ended the [jidai] of [densetsu], since the Forsaken were [ketsugō shita], they have been the [nō] that tells the Trolloc [kobushi] where to [sutoraiki].
Since the wars that ended the Age of Legends, since the Forsaken were bound, they have been the brain that tells the Trolloc fists where to strike.
In the [hi] of the Trolloc [sensō], Halfmen led the Trollocs in [tatakai], under the Dreadlords.”
In the days of the Trolloc Wars, Halfmen led the Trollocs in battle, under the Dreadlords.”
“He scared me,”
“He scared me,”
Rand said faintly.
Rand said faintly.
“He just looked at me, and…”
“He just looked at me, and…”
He shivered.
He shivered.
“No must for [haji], [hitsuji kai].
“No need for shame, sheepherder.
They scare me, too.
They scare me, too.
I’ve seen [dansei] who have been [heishi] all their [inochi] [tōketsu] like a [tori] facing a [hebi] when they confronted a Halfman.
I’ve seen men who have been soldiers all their lives freeze like a bird facing a snake when they confronted a Halfman.
In the [kita], in the Borderlands along the Great [kōhai], there is a saying.
In the north, in the Borderlands along the Great Blight, there is a saying.
The [hyōjō] of the Eyeless is [kyōfu].”
The look of the Eyeless is fear.”
“The Eyeless?”
“The Eyeless?”
Rand said, and Lan nodded.
Rand said, and Lan nodded.
“Myrddraal see like [īgurusu], in [yami] or in [hikari], [shikashi] they have no [me].
“Myrddraal see like eagles, in darkness or in light, but they have no eyes.
I can think of few [monogoto] more dangerous than facing a Myrddraal.
I can think of few things more dangerous than facing a Myrddraal.
Moiraine Sedai and I both tried to kill the one that was here [saigo] [yoru, kishi_knt], and we failed every [jikan].
Moiraine Sedai and I both tried to kill the one that was here last night, and we failed every time.
Halfmen have the [Kurai] One’s own [un].”
Halfmen have the Dark One’s own luck.”
Rand swallowed.
Rand swallowed.
“A Trolloc said the Myrddraal wanted to [hanashi] to me: I didn’t know what it meant.”
“A Trolloc said the Myrddraal wanted to talk to me: I didn’t know what it meant.”
Lan’s [atama] jerked up; his [me] were [aoi] [ishi].
Lan’s head jerked up; his eyes were blue stones.
“You talked to a Trolloc?”
“You talked to a Trolloc?”
“Not exactly,”
“Not exactly,”
Rand stammered.
Rand stammered.
The [kanshu]’s [shisen] held him like a [torappu].
The Warder’s gaze held him like a trap.
“It talked to me.
“It talked to me.
It said it wouldn’t [kizutsuketa] me, that the Myrddraal wanted to [hanashi] to me.
It said it wouldn’t hurt me, that the Myrddraal wanted to talk to me.
Then it tried to kill me.”
Then it tried to kill me.”
He licked his [kuchibiru] and rubbed his [te] along the knobby [kawa] of the [ken] [moyō].
He licked his lips and rubbed his hand along the knobby leather of the sword hilt.
In short, choppy [bunshō] he explained about returning to the [nōka].
In short, choppy sentences he explained about returning to the farmhouse.
“I killed it, instead,”
“I killed it, instead,”
he finished.
he finished.
“By [jiko], really.
“By accident, really.
It jumped at me, and I had the [ken] in my [te].”
It jumped at me, and I had the sword in my hand.”
Lan’s [kao] softened slightly, [baai] [iwa] could be said to soften.
Lan’s face softened slightly, if rock could be said to soften.
“Even so, that is something to speak of, [hitsuji kai].
“Even so, that is something to speak of, sheepherder.
Until [saigo] [yoru, kishi_knt] there were few [dansei] [minami] of the Borderlands who could say they had seen a Trolloc, much less killed one.”
Until last night there were few men south of the Borderlands who could say they had seen a Trolloc, much less killed one.”
“And fewer still who have slain a Trolloc alone and unaided,”
“And fewer still who have slain a Trolloc alone and unaided,”
Moiraine said wearily.
Moiraine said wearily.
“It is done, Rand.
“It is done, Rand.
Lan, [tasukeru] me up.”
Lan, help me up.”
The [kanshu] sprang to her [saido], [shikashi] he was no quicker than Rand darting to the [shindai].
The Warder sprang to her side, but he was no quicker than Rand darting to the bed.
Tam’s [hada] was cool to the [tacchi], though his [kao] had a pale, washed-out [hyōjō], as [baai] he had spent far too long out of the [nichi].
Tam’s skin was cool to the touch, though his face had a pale, washed-out look, as if he had spent far too long out of the sun.
His [me] were still closed, [shikashi] he drew the [fukai] [kokyū] of normal [suimin].
His eyes were still closed, but he drew the deep breaths of normal sleep.
“He will be all [migi] now?”
“He will be all right now?”
Rand asked anxiously.
Rand asked anxiously.
“With [nokori], yes,”
“With rest, yes,”
Moiraine said.
Moiraine said.
“A few [shūkan] in [shindai], and he will be as [yoi] as ever.”
“A few weeks in bed, and he will be as good as ever.”
She walked unsteadily, despite holding Lan’s [āmu].
She walked unsteadily, despite holding Lan’s arm.
He swept her [gaitō] and [sutaffu] from the [isu] [kusshon] for her to sit, and she eased herself down with a [tameiki].
He swept her cloak and staff from the chair cushion for her to sit, and she eased herself down with a sigh.
With a [osoi] [kaigo] she rewrapped the angreal and returned it to her [pōchi].
With a slow care she rewrapped the angreal and returned it to her pouch.
Rand’s [kata] shook; he [sukoshi] his [rippu] to [kīpu] from laughing.
Rand’s shoulders shook; he bit his lip to keep from laughing.
At the same [jikan] he had to [sukurabu] a [te] across his [me] to clear away [namida].
At the same time he had to scrub a hand across his eyes to clear away tears.
“Thank you.”
“Thank you.”
“In the [jidai] of [densetsu],”
“In the Age of Legends,”
