#perrin aybara
mat and perrin whenever they go too far away from rand for too long
[all standing around the broken coffee maker]
aviendha: so. who broke it? i’m not mad, i just want to know.
rand: i did. i broke it.
aviendha: no. no you didn’t. mat?
mat: don’t look at me. look at perrin.
perrin: what?! i didn’t break it.
mat: huh, that’s weird. how’d you even know it was broken?
perrin: because it’s sitting right in front of us and it’s broken.
mat:suspicious.
perrin: no it’s not!
egwene: if it matters, probably not, but elayne was the last one to use it.
elayne: liar! i don’t even drink that crap!
egwene: oh really? then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?
elayne: i use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles. everyone knows that, egwene!
rand: okay, let’s not fight. i broke it, let me pay for it.
aviendha: no! who broke it?!
perrin: aviendha…nynaeve’s been awfully quiet.
nynaeve:REALLY?!
perrin: yeah, really!
nynaeve: OH MY GOD-
[everyone starts arguing]
aviendha, later: i broke it. it burned my hand so i punched it. i predict ten minutes from now they’ll be at each other’s throats with warpaint on their faces and a pig head on a stick. good. it was getting a little chummy around here.
Moiraine: oh..hello everyone
Everyone: hi
Moiraine:…
Moiraine: I gave you the key for emergencies
Rand: we were out of Doritos
WoT Musing: The Tragedy of Aram
Elyas makes maybe the most lucid observation about Aram’s central conflict in the entire series. Aram has given up everything he is for the sword: his pepole, his way of life, his beliefs, even his family. Because he could not live with being powerless in a violent world, he could not stay to a peaceful way of life in a world that was too cruel for peace. That left a void in him, a void with he filled with his devotion to Perrin, Faile, and the sword. And it’s not enough.
But part of the reason it’s not enough is because Perrin dosen’t want to be the object of Aram’s loyalty. Perrin so often rejects every part of being a Lord: but especially he rejects the relationship between master and servant, or master and armsman. He dosen’t want power over anyone, he dosen’t want people depending on him as the source of guidance and protection and meaning in their lives, because deep down Perrin thinks he isn’t worthy, and will screw everything up. To that end, Perrin seizes on every small mistake as evidence of his unfitness to lead, and ignores all evidence to the contrary, with a willful stubborn blindness.
And the worst side effect of this, is that Perirn’s most loyal follower, his most devoted ally, the person who gave his all to Perrin….is left out in the wind. Perrin’s refusal to try and lead, leaves Aram lost and angry and bitter, as the person he gave up everything to follow increasingly rejects his aid and his loyalty, rebukes and censures him for doing what he swore to do without offering an feedback or instructions on what he should have done differently, because at the end of the day it isn’t really about Aram. It’s about Perrin’s desire to reject what Aram’s represents, the devotion of armsman to lord.
And so Aram is left to twist in the wind, to become more isolated, more bitter, and more frustrated, which makes him the perfect target for Masema’s manipulation, Masema, who knows how faith in a higher power can be used to take advantage of others, and to fill the void in people when the world around them fails them. Masema, who tells him it’s Perrin that is evil, foul, and corrupt, that gives outlet to Aram’s anger and frustration and the betrayal he feels.
Aram is a victim of Perrin’s indecisiveness, and the worst part is, that he never fully reckons with that, never is forced to confront the consequences of his failure to take responsibility. He accepted Aram’s oath, and then betrayed his loyalty, but being tunnel visioned onto his own insecurities, and his need to save Faile, he never realized it.
So Aram dies a footnote, in both the narrative and Perrin’s view, and that in so many ways is the worst fate he could have had.
excellent analysis, never considered Aram or even Perrin in this light
Literally everyone in The Wheel of Time books at some point:
Sweet summer children
When you have to babysit a bunch of very annoying ta'veren
Perrin: *gets cranky about being called Lord*
Faile: oh no my husband is hangry
Faile: someone give that wolf a banana
Moiraine: What in the Light happened in here??
Egwene: It was Mat
Perrin: It was Mat
Rand: I tried to stop him
Mat:
Mat: …Blood and ashes! Thank you for letting the bloody badger out of the bag! Don’t you know the meaning of secrecy?
Moiraine: Oh dear Light
Berelain: I like your pants
Perrin: Thanks. They were 50% off.
Berelain: I’d like them 100% off.
Perrin: The store can’t just give clothes away.
Berelain: That not what I-
Perrin: That’s a terrible way to run a business. You should know that.
Mat: If we put Nynaeve and Faile in a room, who would come out crying first?
Perrin: The room.
Perrin: I don’t take hints. Throw a rock at me.
Faile: Perrin, we are expecting a brat.
Perrin: WHAT? You’re pregnant?
Faile: No, your buddy Mat is comming on friday.
Faile: This is my husband, Perrin
Faile: …and this is Perrin’s boyfriend, Gaul
Faile: And these are Gaul’s wives, Bain and Chiad
Faile: And don’t ask me any more questions
Mat: Dude, are you okay?
Rand: Yeah, why?
Perrin: You fell down the stairs
Rand:
Perrin: We watched you
Incorrect WoT quotes #025: Nice to meet you, Frank.
Wolfbrothers gang, are you dreaming?
Some WoT boys I sketched whilst listening to the Dumai’s Wells chapter. I got warmed up whilst sketching and I like how Perrin turned out the most.
The audiobooks rule!
