The Wheel of a Life

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, Sun Palace

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand opens a Gateway to a room in Cairhien and goes through following his escort of Aiel. Rand heads in to the palace to meet with Berelain and Rhuarc, the two he has left in charge while he has been gone. Berelain is in charge of the city with Rhuarc as her adviser. Rand wishes to see Egwene but isn't sure if the Wise Ones will allow it while she is still recovering from being attacked by Lanfear. They come to a courtyard where a number of Cairhienin women are practicing sword fighting. They are also practicing a bastardized version of Ji'e'toh. This greatly offends the Aiel for multiple reasons but Rand doesn't see it as an issue.

Rand dismisses most of his guard since there are too many for moving about the palace. They discuss the rebels in the foothills of the Spine of the World and the Shaido that appear to be settling in to stay. Rhuarc reports that there is fighting in Shara, something that hasn't happened since the Trolloc Wars. It started after they learned of the coming of the Dragon Reborn. Rand has established a school to develop new things which has shown mixed results to far. A Sea Folk ship is docked at the city. Mangin arrives to tell Rand he violated the rules against killing Cairhienin and so should be hanged, which Rand is obliged to enforce.

Characters

• Rand
• Aviendha
• Sulin
• Urien
• Lews Therin in Rand's head
• Corman
• Havien Nurelle
• Rhuarc
• Berelain
• Jalani
• Mangin

Referenced

• Alanna
• Verin
• Dyelin
• Bael
• Mat
• Perrin
• Semaradrid Maravin
• Weiramon
• Egwene
• Amys
• Moiraine
• Caraline Damodred
• Toram Riatin
• Pedron Niall
• Sammael
• Sevanna
• Elayne

Places

• Royal Palace of Andor
• Sun Palace

Referenced

• Caemlyn
• Cairhien
• Tear
• Mayene
• Andor
• Aiel Waste
• Two Rivers
• Haddon Mirk
• Shara
• Shamara
• Co'dansin
• Tomaka
• Kigali
• Rhuidean
• Tarabon
• Arad Doman
• Murandy
• Borderlands

Items

• Dragon Scepter