Missing and extended scenes of Wheel of Time - TV series

2x07 (Story C - Back in the Ways) - Renewed

Moiraine, Lan, and Rand run from Siuan and the Aes Sedai. But they need Moiraine's skills to open the Waygate. Moiraine gets Saidar back.

Quote: "The stakes are too high to fail again." (Siuan)

"It should be somewhere."

Moiraine was breathless after their little run. They didn't have much time. Soon, Siuan would be after them and then every sister in the city. They had to be gone by then if they didn't want to be caught.

"There."

Although they had been separated and started to drift apart from each other for over six months, the Cairhien woman didn't doubt the Malkieri for one second. Blood and ashes! She could still not believe the man had worked together with Alanna and Verin to help Rand – to help her. How long had he planned that? It was impossible that he assumed Siuan would betray them. Or did he have doubts about the Amyrlin?

After everything she had done to him – all the harsh words, insults, and treatments – that wonderful man continued to help Moiraine like nothing had changed for him. He was still in on their mission, protecting the Dragon Reborn... well, and Moiraine. There was no way to deny that.

But now was not the time to think about Lan's loyalty toward Moiraine. The Aes Sedai turned to Rand, who stared at the Waygate. He probably remembered the last time they had used one, meeting a Trolloc and Machin Shin in there. "You have to channel into it." There wasn't enough time to explain to him what she used to do to open it. Besides, Saidin and Saidar worked differently. Her explanations would probably do no good to him. "Split it open with sheer force if you have to." She didn't like the thought of using the Waygate like that, but there was no other way.

"No, he won't."

Surprised, Moiraine turned to Lan. What did he mean? Hadn't that been the plan? Freeing Rand, helping him escape the Aes Sedai before the Reds would gentle him and get him out of the city?

"You're going to open it."

Moiraine almost laughed. Well, she deserved that slap to the face. She had done way worse to provoke Lan. It was just fair that he tried to repay her for her behavior by acting like she could still channel the One Power. Usually, the uncrowned king of Malkier didn't seek revenge, but apparently, the Cairhien woman had gone too far. A part of her wondered how often he would remind her of her failure.

"Just do it," Moiraine told the Dragon.

The boy was not part of their argument and shouldn't get confused by the Malkieri's words. Especially since she mentioned to him that she couldn't channel to protect them from Lanfear invading their dreams.

But Lan wasn't willing to give up easily. Since Moiraine ignored him, he pulled Rand into it. "Look at Moiraine. With the source."

"Lan."

Light, what was he planning? The Warder knew she couldn't channel anymore. Or did he not believe her any longer? Have her countless secrets been the reason for his distrust? Did he assume she had been lying about that, too? – Pretending to be stilled so she couldn't unmask their bond?

But if he believed that, why had he asked her if she had considered killing herself? That made no sense.

"Not just your eyes. What do you see?"

"Don't."

Moiraine couldn't keep the plea nor the exhaustion from her voice. She just wanted Lan to stop. This wasn't the time for revenge. They had to leave Cairhien – escaping from Siuan and the other Aes Sedai – if they wanted to save Rand. Couldn't he torture her later?