He had been a fool to let Rochaid talk him into this in the first place. They were supposed to wait until everyone had arrived, slipping into the city one by one to avoid notice. Rochaid had wanted the glory of being the one to kill al'Thor; THE MURANDIAN HAD BURNED WITH THE DESIRE TO PROVE HIMSELF A BETTER MAN THAN AL'THOR. Now he was dead of it, and very nearly Raefar Kisman with him, and that made Kisman furious. He wanted power more than glory, perhaps to rule Tear from the Stone. He wanted to live forever. Those things had been promised, they were his due. Part of his anger was because he was unsure they actually were supposed to kill al'Thor. The Great Lord knew he wanted to - HE WOULD NOT SLEEP SOUNDLY UNTIL THE MAN WAS DEAD AND BURIED..."