Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)

by Robert Jordan

He knew she would die one day—they both would—but the only thing he feared was living without her.

Light, how the horror of yesterday became merely the uneasiness of today, once you grew accustomed.

The dice had stopped as soon as he touched her hand.

but discomfort, however great, was not sufficient reason for killing.

He was the Dragon Reborn, now, the hope of the world and at the same time maybe the single greatest threat the world faced.