A Saying in the Borderlands

"A young man chases shadows and runs from moonlight, and in the end he stabs himself in the foot with his own spear."
— Aiel saying

Book Index

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

Chapters

The First Message

1	Lion on the Hill
2	A New Arrival
3	A Woman's Eyes
4	A Sense of Humor
5	A Different Dance
6	Threads Woven of Shadow
7	A Matter of Thought
8	The Storm Gathers
9	Plans
10	A Saying in the Borderlands
11	Lessons and Teachers
12	Questions and Answers
13	Under the Dust
14	Dreams and Nightmares
15	A Pile of Sand
16	Tellings of the Wheel
17	The Wheel of a Life
18	A Taste of Solitude
19	Matters of Toh
20	From the Stedding
21	To Shadar Logoth
22	Heading South
23	To Understand a Message
24	An Embassy
25	Like Lightning and Rain
26	Connecting Lines
27	Gifts
28	Letters
29	Fire and Spirit
30	To Heal Again
31	Red Wax
32	Summoned in Haste
33	Courage to Strengthen
34	Journey to Salidar
35	In the Hall of the Sitters
36	The Amyrlin Is Raised
37	When Battle Begins
38	A Sudden Chill
39	Possibilities
40	Unexpected Laughter
41	A Threat
42	The Black Tower
43	The Crown of Roses
44	The Color of Trust
45	A Bitter Thought
46	Beyond the Gate
47	The Wandering Woman
48	Leaning on the Knife
49	The Mirror of Mists
50	Thorns
51	The Taking
52	Weaves of the Power
53	The Feast of Lights
54	The Sending
55	Dumai's Wells

The Answer

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Setting: Royal Palace of Andor, Caemlyn

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand is in Caemlyn. Two Aes Sedai arrived in Caemlyn the previous night. He spots Aviendha looking at one of the fountains in a garden. Rand knows that he really likes her and she ties him in knots, but he's not sure if he loves her. Rand decides to visit the Aes Sedai at the inn. Some of the Aiel clan chiefs joke with him wryly that a man sometimes has to confront a women that he had feelings for instead of trying to hide from his feelings.

Rand and an Aiel escort go through the inner city to the outer city to see the newly arrived Aes Sedai. When he enters the inn he finds that the Aes Sedai are with many girls from the Two Rivers, even Mat's sister Bode. The girls tell him that they are going to Tar Valon to become Aes Sedai. They tell Rand how Lord Perrin defeated the Trollocs that attacked. Verin and Alanna enter the inn followed by their Warders. Rand goes to a room to talk to the two Aes Sedai privately to find out their plans and what they know of the rebel Aes Sedai. Under the ruse of restoring his strength, Alanna bonds Rand as her Warder. Rand is furious and immediately cuts both of them off from the True Source. The Two Rivers girls don't believe Rand is the Dragon Reborn. Still angry with Alanna, he demonstrates by using the Power to lift two of the girls in the air, which upsets all of the girls. Alanna is able to calm him down somewhat.

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