Missing and extended scenes of Wheel of Time - TV series

2x05 (Story A - Too close) - Surviving the night

Langot injured and fights for his life.

Getting Lan upstairs was truly challenging. The cook took over for Moiraine which was a relief for her aching body, but she was terribly worried about her Warder. Why was he in such a bad shape? Why hadn't she noticed his condition earlier? Who had been responsible for his sudden sickness?

The innkeeper and cook placed the Malkieri on the bed, and Moiraine needed to hold on to a chair when Lan's pain rolled over her. If she wasn't careful, she would collapse before she could help him. It was time to thank their helpers and beg them to leave the room before...

"This doesn't look good," the cook said, and the innkeeper pressed a hand over her mouth.

"Blood and ashes!"

Moiraine's curiosity won, and she went to the bed. Her Warder was pale like a ghost and pressed a hand on his belly. The innkeeper and cook had taken his belts off. His eyes were glassy from the fever, and his breath didn't sound right.

"I'm afraid not even a Wise Woman will be able to save his life, my lady." The innkeeper sounded apologetic, but Moiraine wasn't listening.

She didn't even hear the cook leaving the room. What had those two noticed that she hadn't seen? Worried, the Aes Sedai took her Warder's hand and lifted it. The front of his tunic was drenched in his blood over his stomach. Why hadn't she noticed that earlier?

Fear grabbed Moiraine's heart while she couldn't pull her eyes away from the red stain on his tunic. Both the innkeeper and cook had been shocked, and the innkeeper even doubted that Lan could be saved by a Wise Woman.

With trembling hands, the woman of the Blue Ajah examined the blood stain, quickly finding the holes in the fabric. It was the sight beneath it that turned her stomach upside down. His belly was a butcher's yard. Something had pierced the Malkieri countless times and tore open his flesh. It was unbelievable how he had been able to sit on a horse for that long.

Moiraine's body reacted on instinct. She opened herself to Saidar. If she acted quickly now, she could save Lan before... The touch of her Warder's hands grabbing hers broke the Aes Sedai's concentration. Confused, she furrowed her forehead. Why had he stopped her?

But the injured man shook his head slightly. Did he really refuse a healing? He was dying, and that bloody man refused to be healed from her?!

"All right. Where is my patient?"

Moiraine almost winced when she heard a new voice entering the room. The Wise Woman must have appeared. Blood and ashes! She needed them to leave!

"He is on the bed," the innkeeper whispered.

The Cairhien woman turned her head toward the door. An elderly woman had entered the room, and the hard look in her eyes told her that the woman was used to ordering people around her. She started immediately.

"My lady, I need you to move so I can look at the patient."

Was there a way to send everyone out? Would the innkeeper tell the Wise Woman about Lan's heavy injury once they were outside so the latter would decide the injury couldn't be healed without the help of an Aes Sedai? If one of them saw her channeling or saw that Lan's injury had disappeared...

"Move, girl."

Harshly, the Wise Woman grabbed Moiraine's arm and pulled her to her feet. Stumbling, the woman of the Blue Ajah stepped automatically aside before she caught herself. How dare that woman treat her like that?!