Small Sacrifices

You just promised to do as I say. If you want a tame ta'veren on a leash, go ask Rand or Perrin and see what answer you get.

Mat Cauthon to Elayne Trakand and Nynaeve al'Meara

You just promised to do as I say. If you want a tame ta'veren on a leash, go ask Rand or Perrin and see what answer you get.
— Mat Cauthon to Elayne Trakand and Nynaeve al'Meara

Book Index
0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
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

Point of view: Elayne Trakand

Elayne and Nynaeve are outside The Wandering Woman, preparing to see Mat and apologize. Aviendha and Birgitte are disguised and watching Jaichim Carridin. Nynaeve is sulking and insisting she will not apologize. Elayne gives her apology, then has to flick Nynaeve with saidar to get her to do the same. Mat just shrugs it off, which infuriates Elayne but causes Nynaeve to lunge for Mat, attempting to attack him. Elayne is able to stop Nynaeve but she understands her anger. Elayne is able to swallow her pride and goes on to make a number of promises, including agreeing to bodyguards when they leave the palace. Elayne then explains to Mat that they are looking for the Bowl of the Winds and what they know about where it is.

They ask Mat to move into the palace. He agrees and then mutters that the dice have stopped rolling around in his head. He moans more when he learns that Tylin picked out his room and it is just down the hall from hers. They leave Mat's room and Nynaeve complains about how much trouble he will be. Setalle Anan meets them and states that they will be more trouble for him. Setalle believes they are pretending to be Aes Sedai and won't listen to any of their protests. She assumes that since Elayne is too young to be an Aes Sedai, Nynaeve must be pretending also. Elayne believes she once traveled to the tower but that her power was so weak, they turned her out.

Setalle says she knows women who take in strays if they were once in the tower and had run away or were put out, or if they were wilders and had never been to the tower. Nynaeve finally realizes that Setalle might be able to lead them to other women in Ebou Dar that can channel, and that those women might know where the Bowl of the Winds is located. Therefore, she and Elayne agree to Setalle's terms.

Characters

• Elayne
• Nynaeve
• Mat
• Caira
• Setalle Anan

Referenced

• Birgitte
• Aviendha
• Jaichim Carridin
• Moghedien
• Nerim
• Rand
• Min
• Perrin
• Egwene
• Lini
• Tylin
• Beslan Mitsobar
• Morgase
• Merilille
• Reanne Corly
• Adeleas

Places

• Ebou Dar

Referenced

• Tanchico
• Stone of Tear
• Andor
• Rahad
• Tar Valon

Items

Referenced

• Bowl of the Winds