"They are, of course, a factor. Should Rand not be able to come to terms with them--"
She shakes her head, and leaves it at that.
"But before that, there are fourteen nations of which you should be aware, in addition to the forces of the Children of the Light, the Sea Folk, the Ogier, Matrim Cauthon's Band of the Red Hand, and the Aiel. Those fourteen are the nations of the Borderlands, where Lan is from; Andor, ruled currently by Elayne Trakand, queen in her own right, Aes Sedai, and wife of Rand al'Thor; Cairhien, where I myself am from..."
She continues on, naming each land and group, placing each in context, describing leadership and political structure as well as the peculiarities of geography, people, and history, and how each forms a piece of the maddening puzzle that must be solved before Tarmon Gai'don, else all be lost.
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Date: 2013-08-09 04:27 am (UTC)She shakes her head, and leaves it at that.
"But before that, there are fourteen nations of which you should be aware, in addition to the forces of the Children of the Light, the Sea Folk, the Ogier, Matrim Cauthon's Band of the Red Hand, and the Aiel. Those fourteen are the nations of the Borderlands, where Lan is from; Andor, ruled currently by Elayne Trakand, queen in her own right, Aes Sedai, and wife of Rand al'Thor; Cairhien, where I myself am from..."
She continues on, naming each land and group, placing each in context, describing leadership and political structure as well as the peculiarities of geography, people, and history, and how each forms a piece of the maddening puzzle that must be solved before Tarmon Gai'don, else all be lost.
It takes quite some time.