Prepare yourself, ladies and gentleman, because we have more Rand freaking out ahead of us. Ingtar hands him a bundle courtesy of Moiraine. Rand is very unwilling to accept such a bundle. He knows what’s inside and it ain’t good. Before he opens it, Rand is informed by Ingtar that, if Ingtar would to die, he would have to take over as leader of the group. Rand is like “fuck no, uh uh, no way Jose, go bone an exhaust pipe, son”. Lord Agelman gave the order, though, so it shall be. Then Ingtar stabs himself in the brain! Wouldn’t that be funny? Fuck you, Rand.

Rand opens the bundle and discovers the Flag of the Dragon Reborn or Whatever. Before he has a chance to hide it, Mat and Perrin approach all livid and incredulous about how LOOOORD RAND has fancy coats and banners and blowjob servants. Of course, Rand insists that he doesn’t want any of it and he just wants to go home and play Super Mario Odyssey, that isn’t the way the world is working right now. He admits to his friends that he is able to channel the One Power and it’s automatic and uncontrollable. And that a few of the Aes Sedai know this, including the Amyrlin Seat. Mat asks why the ungodly fuck he hasn’t been gentled yet, and it’s because the Amyrlin claims that Rand is the Dragon Reborn. Rand also keeps insisting that he’s being used and abused! Both Mat and Perrin agree that Rand should run off far, far away.

Rand packs up the banner and returns to camp where Loial is reading books and examining a mysterious stone… PAY ATTENTION TO THE STONE, IT IS THE CHEKHOV’S GUN! BANG BANG!

We end with Padan Fain, surrounded by Trollocs and Fades, deliriously babbling about killing the Myrddraal and stabbing him through the eyes and onto the door, and stealing Mat’s cursed dagger. He muses about what happened to him back in Shadar Logoth. He has the Horn on his person. He doesn’t know where Rand is, but oh ho ho, he’ll make his location known soon enough. Soon enough.

He orders the Trollocs and Fades to destroy the village. And then they’ll move on.