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Book Index

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

Chapters
By Grace and Banners Fallen
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

To See the Answer

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Setting: Kandor, Cairhien

Summary[]

Point of view: Matrim Cauthon

Mat surveys the battlefield through a horizontal gateway made by the Sharan damane Mat captured. He has rescued the Aes Sedai from the trap Bryne lay but at a loss of many men. The Seanchan are now using the term Aes Sedai instead of marath'damane under Mat's orders and Tuon has not countermanded it. Mat puts the camp on lockdown - no channeling - the Sharans are not cautious and may attack the camp in the night. Mat believes they should abandon this field and arranges for a meeting with Egwene and the Sitters by gateway.

Min interprets the omens for Tuon; Lord Gokhan, who will marry, is sent to the front lines. A young female soldier has an image of a white boar and Tuon orders her execution, as this is the symbol of one of her rivals. Min argues that her viewings may be used to warn of future events and people may be watched but not killed until they are caught doing something. Tuon agrees.

A gateway opens with the Hall on the other side. Egwene confirms Bryne was under Compulsion and Saerin confirms all four Great Captains were targeted and that two thirds of the Borderlanders were lost in battle as a result. Mat wants to make a unified stand and Elayne is contacted through another gateway to approve this plan. Her battle is won, thanks to the Asha'man. The Field of Merrilor is the site agreed upon for their last stand. 

Point of view: Galadedrid Damodred

Galad finds Trom's body on the battlefield outside Cairhien. He continues up a hill to Elayne who is telling her leaders of Mat's new plan and urging them to call the battle a victory, despite their huge losses.

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