Reading WoT4 : The Shadow Rising for the first time.

Day 2 : catching up with the ta’veren

#TwitterOfTime I’m a first time reader sharing my reactions in these threads so please keep it spoiler free.
Guys guys!! Mat has now joined the club!! In the first few books Rand and Perrin only thought of each other as good with girls but now Perrin actually considers Mat good with the girls.

And objectively I gotta agree that Mat is likely the best womaniser among the 3 of them... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ€”" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">
Wasn’t standing up for himself exactly what Perrin did by asking for a room that suits his own tastes and makes him more comfortable...?

But yes. I bet Mat my lad demanded a lavish room with lots of gold (to secretly pocket).
Yes I think Perrin is right but it’s also possible that they have to go each their way and then find each other along the way.

Eventually however the pattern will pull them back together again, that’s true.

I think. No, I’m pretty sure.
Or a wolf trying to understand a bird.... well no I get it. Faile is the predator in this relationship.

Also it’s almost sweet how much Perrin already loves Faile despite having know her for all of...? 2 weeks?

(No, autocorrect! It’s Faile not failure...)
Okay that’s strange. The axe? On its own? Not a grey man? What’s happening here?

I mean it’s the Dark One’s doing, obviously, but how..???
I’ve thought about this before but I gotta ask. What’s the deal with Perrin and his family?

He only ever talks about mister and mistress Luhhan, but it also seems clear that they aren’t his parents. And only Mat’s and Rand’s dad’s came to Tar Valon.

Is Perrin an orphan?
This is such a Mat comment. He is such a cheeky lad and his POV is all the more awesome for it.
Where does Mat my lad’s luck come from? Is it just like Perrin’s Wolfbrother thing and Rand’s channeling? Or is there a reason for it. Because it seems to come and go and not be there constantly.

....am I turning into Verin Sedai? I really want to study this phenomena.
Ahh I love that Mat is pursuing the Aiel women. I mean of course he is but still. Even after this experience he just seems more intrigued about these women than before. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">
That’s Mat my lad right there! This is why he is a successful womaniser. Well one of many reasons.

This whole section is a delight. Mat’s sections are a delight. Not only because of Mat but because interesting things happen around him. Interesting characters, convos, etc.
Right... for the Lord Dragon, huh? Yes... that’s totallly believable. So loyal you are.

Seriously this is a compelling scene. The details and the characterisation of these minor characters and the conversation. Ahh...
I really hope Mat changes his mind about this whole attitude towards Rand that he has been putting up for a while. But I fear what it’ll take.

It’ll probably take what it took for Perrin. For his own ability (luck) to turn evil and scary.... so he can sympathise with Rand.
It’s very cool that this card game depict actual rulers. It got me imagining how our card games would be different if real personalities were pictured on our popular games. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ€”" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">

...and then I remembered Cards Against Humanity. We know how this plays out.
Uhm Mat!? I don’t think you’re just seeing things.

Much more terrifying now, these cards. They’re the original Cards Against Humanity.

And I also really don’t think this is Rand’s doing in case you’re going to follow Faile’s example and blame it on the Dragon Reborn.
Ohh Rand, so you do know that you don’t love Egwene. You’ve truly grown since we left you in book 2.

So... who do you love now? Min who undressed in your dream? Elayne?

Oh no, I know. Selene https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😑" title="Expressionless face" aria-label="Emoji: Expressionless face"> You left your friends and fled halfway across the map to please Selene. I remember.
Yes. Me too, actually.

Wait... was this the Hawk woman who came in weirdly at the end of the last book?

I thought she was Perrin’s hawk. What’s she doing here...?
It’s like Egwene learning to channel! Rand sees how he does things just as easily. That’s kind of cool. It’s nice that he’s able to reverse engineer it so he will be better equipped next time and actually know what he’s doing.
Oh wow... she’s really into you Lord Rand al’Woolhead.

Time to make her leave. She’s up to something. She’s almost as obvious about it as Selene.

Btw, where IS Selene? She said Rand would see her again if he got the sword. So where is she hiding..? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ€”" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face"> is she scared of Moiraine?
Oh no! Rand too!

(See, lads? It’s most definitely NOT Rand’s doing!)

Also the Robert Jordan has used the teacup thing a few times and it ALWAYS makes me think of the huge dog from the HC Anderson story. I loved that story so much as a kid.
What!?? How’d you figure that Rand?

When you don’t even know that Selene too is a Foresaken!!

It was definitely not all of them. Selene is more sly than this. Where is she?

(Yes I can’t believe it either, I’m actually hoping for Selene to show up. She’s fun, okay?)
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