Axis m'Troutilas
Gaidin
I'm up to The Great Hunt in my latest re-read, and something struck me about the Prophecies of the Dragon. When Rand finds Thom alive in Cairhien, Thom quotes a passage from the Prophecies:
"Twice dawns the day when his blood is shed. Once for mourning, once for birth. Red on black, the Dragon's blood stains the rock of Shayol Ghul. In the Pit of Doom shall his blood free men from the Shadow.
I had always before taken that to mean that Rand would have to die in order to defeat the Dark One, Sheathing the Sword, etc. But it struck me that perhaps "his blood" doesn't mean the blood in his veins, but perhaps someone he is related to. Maybe we have some redemption for Luc / Isam coming up? Luc is Rand's uncle. Or it could be something Galad will do, since he is Rand's half brother.
Thoughts?
That is a pretty common theory yes.
The blood could be someone related to him, Luc, Galad..... or even his unborn children etc.
It's a valid theory but at this point, its only conjecture and could easily mean his own blood as well.
We just have to RAFO on that one