With every revelation from the Eye of Time came doubt about its full control of the situation. Rowan recalled what the Eye of Time had told him as an introduction that had placed him on a back foot,
"I have eaten the souls of the Shadows, so I know you, Rowan. I have watched your birth, I have watched you fall, and I have watched you rise again and again. Every secret of yours is known to me… your powers, your armies, your… black book. I know the way you react to threats and the methods you use. I know why you are here now, confused about the present and the past yet knowing nothing but to move on. I know you Rowan, I know you, child, better than anyone can know you,"
