The provided text consists of excerpts from the novel New Spring by Robert Jordan, detailing two intertwined narratives set within a fantasy world. One storyline follows Lan Mandragoran, a skilled warrior and last king of Malkier, as he navigates a military alliance, attempts to escape his destiny by returning to the Blight, and contends with political and personal obligations, including a marriage arrangement to Edeyn Arrel and confrontations with assassins. The second plot thread centers on Moiraine Damodred and Siuan Sanche as young Accepted in the White Tower, who are secretly working together to locate a prophesied child after the death of the Amyrlin Seat Tamra Ospenya, all while practicing their use of the One Power and realizing the danger posed by the Black Ajah. The various chapter titles and the "About the Author" section confirm the source as a Robert Jordan novel, likely a prequel in The Wheel of Time series, focused on the dramatic events surrounding the Dragon Reborn's birth.

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