A small “Me Too!” party happens in the stables as Egwene and Thom join the group of bold adventurers who are eager to leave Emond’s Field. Seeing a Draghkar in the sky lets them know they are still being hunted.
With the angry mob dispersed, Moiraine and Lan can finally get on the road with the boys.
Looks pretty fucking dangerous to me, and this one doesn’t have a spike on it like Perrin’s.
Perrin is already in the stables with his trademark half-moon axe. Here’s the thing about Perrin’s axe — I never understood how he doesn’t cut himself on the damn thing! The book describes it as “a broad half-moon blade on one side of the head and a curved spike on the other.” If this thing is hanging from a loop on his belt, as the book describes, then what the fuck is stopping Perrin’s hand or arm from accidentally brushing against the blade or the spike? Rand’s sword has a scabbard. Mat’s arrows rest in a quiver. What is stopping Perrin from suffering severe lacerations every time he needs to scratch his balls? Dumb luck?
Suddenly Egwene waltzes into the stable, announcing that she is coming with them, because as she shared with Rand earlier, she naively wants to see the world. Once the group gets past arguing about whether or not Egwene is coming, Thom hops down from the hayloft announcing that he’s also getting the hell out of Two Rivers, and would be happy to perform in Tar Valon. If any more characters come out of the woodwork to join the adventure, they’re going to need a god damn party bus instead of horses.
But amazingly, they really do get underway. Not far outside of the village, they spot a Draghkar wheeling about in the air, searching for them. Moiraine declares that they must make haste toward Taren Ferry if they are going to reach it before the Trolloc army.