Hill of the Golden Dawn

"Burn the Pattern. It can all burn, if it keeps her safe."
—Perrin

For other uses of the words "gold" and "dawn," see Gold and Dawn.

Book Index

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

Chapters

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: Cairhien, leagues from the capital

Summary[]

Point of view: Perrin Aybara

Rand's party goes through the Gateway to a place some miles to the northeast of the city of Cairhien. Perrin laments internally about the Red Wolfhead and Red Eagle banners he doesn't want but that the Two Rivers men keep carrying. He thinks about Elayne, who, as the new Queen of Andor, won't like the latter banner but will perhaps be lenient. On the other side of the Gateway, all regroup as for a battle. Perrin remembers a conversation before the opening of the Gateway. Rand asked Flinn and Grady whether he could expect his enemies to have been idle while he was a prisoner. Flinn answers that only a fool would think so. Rand then asks Dashiva who replies that he doesn't know about having enemies since he grew up on a farm. Rand tells him that he will have enemies, now that he is close to Rand.

Finally through, Rand declares that he can only trust Perrin, Min, and Loial. All the time Perrin is concerned about Rand's scent which is mixed and jumping enough for two men. Perrin wants Rand as Dragon Reborn to hold on and stay sane and is ashamed that he doesn't always see his friend under the layer of Dragon Reborn anymore.

Feraighin, a Wise One with the Aiel in Cairhien, approaches the Wise Ones of Rand's party. They talk, then wait for Rand, Perrin, Min, and Aram to join them. Feraighin bears news from Cairhien: Rand's disappearance has affected the Aiel and pushed the bleakness to new heights (1000 per day), rumors have spread that Rand is wearing an Aes Sedai leash, and Colavaere has crowned herself queen. Kiruna tries to bully in but is ignored. Rand asks about Berelain and is told she is well. Perrin is in great anxiety about Faile and wonders why Rand doesn't ask about her. Feraighin also tells that bubbles of evil have risen in the city and people have died. Further she tells Rand that Caraline Damodred, Toram Riatin, and the nobles with them have met with Darlin Sisnera and his party out of Haddon Mirk. They sit some distance from the city and feast. The Wise Ones also have noticed about ten Aes Sedai in the city, staying in the manor house of Arilyn Dhulaine. Perrin asks about Faile and is told she is well. Kiruna delivers a pretty little speech trying to tell Rand that he has to be guided by her and Bera―but is ignored again. Rand just tells the Wise Ones to take all Aes Sedai into custody now so the world can see that Rand is not on an Aes Sedai leash.

Gaul rants about Chiad's behavior, leading him on when she does not want to marry him. Perrin realizes Chiad and Bain are here and not in the city with Faile and his temper flares because of his anxiety. Loial tries vainly to calm him.

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