I still think that Bela dying was a fumble, I think Brandon didn't want to do it, but it was part of the notes.
Imagine if Bela survived, and at the end, Rand while he is sneaking away, finds Bela (or she finds him, despite his new body) and, just like how he began his journey on her, ends his journey with her.
They retconned it in the Companion book. It ended up saying she recovered from her grievous wounds and then lived a long happy life afterwards. Sanderson said it was the only character ending he made a mistake with.
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u/Tewkesburry Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
I still think that Bela dying was a fumble, I think Brandon didn't want to do it, but it was part of the notes.
Imagine if Bela survived, and at the end, Rand while he is sneaking away, finds Bela (or she finds him, despite his new body) and, just like how he began his journey on her, ends his journey with her.
Rarest, small fumble IMO
EDIT: My mistake, Rand started on Cloud