Rand finishes arguing with Moiraine and stalks off in a stew. Perrin goes to talk with him and gets a firsthand demonstration of Rand’s connection to saidin.
Rand emerges from Moiraine’s cabin looking upset. Min says they’ve been arguing again. The Shienarans greet him with adulation, and he walks away from them into the woods without a word. Yes, Rand, the more they love you, the more you treat them like garbage — that’s next-level management skill right there.
Perrin follows Rand through a narrow chasm leading to an isolated valley. This must be Rand’s Thoughtful Spot where he comes to contemplate the heavy fate ahead of him. The argument with Moiraine is the same as always: people who have declared themselves for the Dragon Reborn are out there putting themselves in danger by searching for him, and here he is, hiding in the mountains. As usual, the worst part is that she’s totally right — Rand can’t unite all of the small groups out there without creating unnecessary risk.
To deal with his frustration, Rand does the One Power equivalent of punching a pillow and causes an earthquake. As he pleads for Rand to stop, Perrin clings to the idea that Rand is still the childhood friend he grew up with. But now his childhood friend can toss him around like a rag doll using nothing but the power of his mind. I think it’s understandable if that makes things a little bit weird.