"I know that he intends to try. I believe that he must. And if he cannot, I believe that the very best we can hope for is another Breaking, and the worst is the end of all things. Given what Min has said, I think it more than likely that if I am not there to aid him, he will fail."

A single, crystal-sharp beat of silence.

"I will do what I must, almost anything at all, to stop that from happening. Rand knows this. He has trusted my judgement in the past, and I believe that he will do so again."