I thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Your lesson is clear. It is the robe that gives wisdom in counsel, and it is the idea of the robe that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the robe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Yes. It is a great token of power. Ranabi had a great many tokens of power from his ancestors. And perhaps if I had many tokens of power like Ranabi, I would feel more confidence. But I am not Ranabi, I do not have his tokens of power, and I do not have any confidence in myself. And I still do NOT want to be ashkhan.

Yes. It is a great token of power. Ranabi had a great many tokens of power from his ancestors. But I am not Ranabi, and I have received no such treasures from my ancestors. And I still do not want to be ashkhan.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the ashkhan who wears the robe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I do not need the robe... you should keep it for yourself. And if you wish, I shall also name you Nerevarine.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the robe that gives wisdom in counsel, and it is the idea of the robe that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the robe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the robe that gives wisdom in counsel, and it is the idea of the robe that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the robe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. This is a sobering lesson, and I must give it thought.

Yes. I recognize it. Ranabi wore that robe, the Robe of Erur-Dan the Wise. It was handed down to Ranabi through his family. But what has that to do with my wanting to be ashkhan?

Your lesson is clear. It is the amulet that gives courage in battle, and it is the idea of the amulet that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the amulet, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Yes. It is a great token of power. Ahaz was a great witch-warrior. And perhaps if I had that amulet, I would feel more like a great witch-warrior. But I am not Ahaz, I am CERTAINLY not a great witch-warrior, and I still do NOT want to be ashkhan.

Yes. It is a great token of power. Ahaz was a great witch-warrior. But I am not Ahaz. I am not a witch-warrior of any kind. And I still do not want to be ashkhan.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the amulet that gives courage in battle, and it is the idea of the amulet that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the amulet, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the amulet that gives courage in battle, and it is the idea of the amulet that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the amulet, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the amulet that gives courage in battle, and it is the idea of the amulet that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who wears the amulet, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. This is a sobering lesson, and I must give it thought.

Yes. I recognize it. Ahaz wore that amulet, Sanit-Kil's Heart of Fire. Ahaz had it from his father, and Ahaz's father had it from Kinitu Nila, and Kinitu Nila had it from Sanit-Kil, a great witch-warrior. But what has that to do with my wanting to be ashkhan?

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the axe that gives strength in war, and it is the idea of the axe that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who bears the axe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Yes. It is a great axe. My father was great man. And perhaps if I had that axe, I would feel more like my father. But I am not my father, I do not feel like my father, and I do not want to be ashkhan.

Yes. It is a great axe. My father was great man. But I am not my father, and I do not want to be ashkhan.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the ashkhan who bears the axe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I do not need the axe... you should keep it for yourself. And if you wish, I shall also name you Nerevarine.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the axe that gives strength in war, and it is the idea of the axe that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who bears the axe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. Now, with Ulath-Pal dead, I hold the fate of the tribe in my hands, and I must accept that responsibility. Thank you for your lesson. I shall be Ashkhan of the Erabinimsun. And I shall name you Nerevarine.

Thank you. Your lesson is clear. It is the axe that gives strength in war, and it is the idea of the axe that gives confidence to the tribe, but it is the ashkhan who bears the axe, the ashkhan who accepts responsibility for the safety of the tribe, who holds the fate of the tribe in his hands. This is a sobering lesson, and I must give it thought.

Yes. I recognize it. It is the war axe of my father, the War Axe of Airan-Ammu. Ulath-Pal had it from my father, and carried it as ashkhan. But what has that to do with my wanting to be ashkhan?

Please! I don't WANT to be ashkhan. Don't you understand? I won't be any good at it. I am going to be a complete failure, and everyone will hate me even more than they do now. PLEASE! I just want to be left alone!

I don't want to be ashkhan. I'm not good at fighting. And no one likes me, anyway. I can't make anyone do anything. Why won't everyone just leave me alone?