Okay, so some of us are wondering who will be Gaidal Cain Reborn (or whatever we'd call him). Now RJ said that Olver was NOT Cain as he was too old from when Brigitte lost him. So who could he be?? Now, if memory serves, Gaidal Cain is a great warrior but fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Now most felt that was Olver because he was so ugly and loved being around the Mat and the Band. But as said above, that's NOT who GC is (or will be). And Birgitte lost him back when Elayne & Nyneave were in T'A'R. So who could it be?? From TOM, I have a theory: Jur Grady's son, Gadren. There are two reasons I offer for Gadren to be Gaidal Cain Reborn: First, the age of Gadren; and second his appearance. Most of this speculation comes from chapter 10, "After the Taint". First, in "After the Taint" Grady mentions that he would like to return to the Black Tower to see his wife and son and tell them the good news that Saidin has been cleansed. Perrin tells him that he'll let them go as soon as he can. Grady then says "And I need to see little Gadren again. I won't recognize the lad." It's that last line that intrigues me: "I won't recognize the lad". Not that Gadren won't recognize him, but that he won't recognize his son. This implies that his son was and is too young to recognize who his father is. So Gadren must have still been in infant soon before Grady began to help Perrin in ACoS. Now Birgitte "loses" GC in TFoH, and then in LoC, we see Grady with his son. Meaining the timeline for Gadren being GC fits. Second, in that same conversation, Perrin comments that "I'm sure he's a handsome child, Grady." Grady laughed and says "Handsome? Gadren? No, my Lord, he might be big for his age, but he's about as pretty as a stump." So here, Gadren fulfills the other qualities for being the hero: big (assume muscular) and ugly. Plus it would makes sense for a hero like GC to be raised in a military setting. And though I don't have a copy of LoC with me right now, I don't think Grady is a soldier at first, I think he was a farmer, giving perhaps more reason that Gadren is GC as a soldier wouldn't comment on his son's large size, just if he was a runt. Anyone else agree or have ideas about this?