[ well, considering he's never mentioned it or attended any magic trainings, any surprise is understandable. he's always so determinedly called himself rand al'thor, shepherd, archer, boy from the mountains. this is the worst part for him, truthfully, or one of them; (the worst part is being stopped so easily by the regent, flicked aside like a fly) it wasn't so very long ago that he was lamenting to ernesto about not being ready for people to know what he was.
and they don't, not in whole, but this is still much of the story. facing the reality of what he's been running from, the people he's lied to, is worse than the burn of stares from their enemies.
he might apologize, in the moment, if he could. but the gag means that isn't an option; and, by the time they leave this space...well, avoidance talking about himself is going to be all but impossible. ]
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and they don't, not in whole, but this is still much of the story. facing the reality of what he's been running from, the people he's lied to, is worse than the burn of stares from their enemies.
he might apologize, in the moment, if he could. but the gag means that isn't an option; and, by the time they leave this space...well, avoidance talking about himself is going to be all but impossible. ]