White Plumes

"I'll see them safe if I have to stuff them into barrels and haul them to Caemlyn in a cart."
   — Mat's thoughts on Elayne, Nynaeve, Aviendha and Birgitte

For other uses of the word "white," see White.

Book Index
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Chapters
Lightnings 1 High Chasaline 2 The Butcher's Yard 3 Hill of the Golden Dawn 4 Into Cairhien 5 A Broken Crown 6 Old Fear, and New Fear 7 Pitfalls and Tripwires 8 The Figurehead 9 A Pair of Silverpike 10 Unseen Eyes 11 An Oath 12 A Morning of Victory 13 The Bowl of the Winds 14 White Plumes 15 Insects 16 A Touch on the Cheek 17 The Triumph of Logic 18 As the Plow Breaks the Earth 19 Diamonds and Stars 20 Patterns Within Patterns 21 Swovan Night 22 Small Sacrifices 23 Next Door to a Weaver 24 The Kin 25 Mindtrap 26 The Irrevocable Words 27 To Be Alone 28 Bread and Cheese 29 The Festival of Birds 30 The First Cup 31 Mashiara 32 Sealed to the Flame 33 A Bath 34 Ta'veren 35 Into the Woods 36 Blades 37 A Note from the Palace 38 Six Stories 39 Promises to Keep 40 Spears 41 A Crown of Swords

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Setting: Ebou Dar and the Silver Circuit

Point of view: Matrim Cauthon

Mat is at the Silver Circuit to watch the horse races. Mat has Nalesean Aldiaya put all his money on Wind, which is ridden by Olver. Nalesean hands the booker several bags of gold. Juilin Sandar arrives and tells Mat that the girls hired a boat and Thom hired another to see where they go. Mat scans the crowd and one woman catches his attention, but he's not sure why. Finally he remembers her as a woman who tried to kill him when he and Rand were making their way to Caemlyn. Wind wins the race, which allows Nalesean to collect a large chest of gold while Mat heads out to follow the woman. She stops at a goldsmith's shop so Mat turns in to a ring seller. Mat is encouraged to try on a ring and when the woman starts moving again, the ring won't come off. Mat has to pay and shoves a bunch of coins at the merchant. As he leaves, the ring slips off his finger. She finally enters a small palace and when Mat mutters about who lives there, a scrawny white-haired fellow nearby says, "Chelsaine Palace is let to Carridin". As Mat ponders the information he now has, the dice start tumbling in his head again.

Characters

• Mat
• Nalesean
• Olver
• Wind
• Juilin
• Pips
• Deryl guard for jewelry seller
• Noal Charin as white-haired fellow
• Lady Shiaine as woman with plumed hat

Referenced

• Abell Cauthon
• Setalle Anan
• Nynaeve
• Elayne
• Aviendha
• Birgitte
• Thom
• Rand
• Egwene
• Moiraine
• Lan
• Jaichim Carridin

Places

• Ebou Dar
• Silver Circuit race track

Referenced

• Rahad
• Tear
• Caemlyn
• Tarabon
• Two Rivers
• Shadar Logoth
• Saldaea
• Arad Doman
• Amadicia

Items

• Foxhead medallion

Referenced

• Horn of Valere