The Use of Dragons

Book Index

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

Chapters

1	Eastward the Wind Blew
2	The Choice of an Ajah
3	A Dangerous Place
4	Advantages to a Bond
5	To Require a Boon
6	A Knack
7	Into the Thick of It
8	That Smoldering City
9	To Die Well
10	The Use of Dragons
11	Just Another Sell-sword
12	A Shard of a Moment
13	What Must Be Done
14	Doses of Forkroot
15	Your Neck in a Cord
16	A Silence Like Screaming
17	Older, More Weathered
18	To Feel Wasted
19	The Choice of a Patch
20	Into Thakan'dar
21	Not a Mistake to Ignore
22	The Wyld
23	At the Edge of Time
24	To Ignore the Omens
25	Quick Fragments
26	Considerations
27	Friendly Fire
28	Too Many Men
29	The Loss of a Hill
30	The Way of the Predator
31	A Tempest of Water
32	A Yellow Flower-Spider
33	The Prince's Tabac
34	Drifting
35	A Practiced Grin
36	Unchangeable Things
37	The Last Battle
38	The Place That Was Not
39	Those Who Fight
40	Wolfbrother
41	A Smile
42	Impossibilities
43	A Field of Glass
44	Two Craftsmen
45	Tendrils of Mist
46	To Awaken
47	Watching the Flow Writhe
48	A Brilliant Lance
49	Light and Shadow

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Setting: Caemlyn, The Black Tower, Tarwin's Gap, Braem Wood

Summary[]

Point of view: Perrin Aybara

Perrin rides with a group of soldiers whose task is to attract the attention of the Trollocs outside Caemlyn and make them follow the humans to the woods. The soldiers attack the Shadowspawn with arrows but they do not break from their position outside the city walls. Perrin declares they will continue attacking until the Trollocs follow.

Point of view: Elayne Trakand

Elayne is updated on Perrin's progress during the day. The Queen decides she will hop through a gateway and see for herself how the fight is going. Birgitte, holding the copy of the foxhead medallion Elayne made, threatens to carry her back on her shoulder if she dares going to Perrin. The Queen gives up her plan.

She meets Uno who is serving as Egwene's messenger. Elayne manages to catch her Warder watching the old soldier. Amused at Birgitte's lustful thoughts, she enters her command tent. They update her on the situation on the other fronts. She is unpleasantly surprised by the situation in Tarwin's Gap. She realizes they need to win swiftly in Andor so they could help the other armies. She insists on hitting the Trollocs harder and using the dragons if they retreat back into the city.

Point of view: Androl Genhald

Androl wakes, tied up and unable to channel due to the forkroot he's been dosed with. The Dreadlords have been working on Emarin, and though he hasn't Turned, he seems closer to breaking. Taim's thirteen Dreadlords are exhausted. Pevara has also been dosed with forkroot and is unconscious. Taim was angry when he found out his men gave it to her because he wanted to Turn Pevara next, and a person who can't channel, even temporarily, can't be Turned.

Toveine is brought in and gagged. Though Taim usually watches the turning, now he fondles a seal to the Dark One's prison^[1]. Then he tells Mishraile that it's time and orders him to follow. Taim tells the thirteen Asha'man that he wants Toveine Turned by the time he returns.

Point of view: Al'Lan Mandragoran

Lan rides toward the Gap when he hears explosions - enemy channelers. Narishma estimates their number at around two dozen. Lan admits they need to retreat and sends Narishma to Elayne in order to bring channelers who need to cover their retreat. The Gap is lost, as is Malkier, for the second time.

Point of view: Elayne Trakand

Elayne is waiting inside Braem Wood. She remembers a tale about Birgitte leading a band of thieves in the same forest. Birgitte is able to confirm the tale, though her memories are continuing to fade.

A messenger from Caemlyn arrives informing the Queen that Perrin has successfully engaged the Trollocs. The soldiers in the wood begin to prepare themselves.

Perrin's soldiers finally reach Braem Wood, the Trollocs close behind them. The archers loose their arrows taking down many of the Shadowspawn's archers. Elayne's forces lure the Trollocs further into the woods. They succeed and use the cover the trees provide to take down even more Trollocs using explosives, more arrows and dragons. The result is impressive. Elayne and Birgitte argue over the dragons. Elayne states that nobody but Trollocs would go against such weapons. Birgitte doesn't think that's a good thing. Warfare has changed forever.

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Notes

↑ It is unclear when and how the seals were stolen.

[1] It is unclear when and how the seals were stolen.

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