The Wandering Woman

"An Aes Sedai is ten women in one skin."
—Peasant saying in Tear

For the inn by the same name, see The Wandering Woman.

Book Index

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

Chapters

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

<<< The Wandering Woman >>>

Setting: Altara, Ebou Dar

Summary[]

Point of view: Matrim Cauthon

Mat, Olver, Thom, Juilin, and some of the soldiers from the Band are traveling to Ebou Dar with Elayne, Nynaeve, Aviendha, Birgitte, Vandene, and Adeleas.

After the evening meal, Elayne tells Mat that each evening he is to give her his ter'angreal for her to study, and that he will receive it back the following morning. She reasons that since according to the Law of the White Tower, all ter' angreal are the property of the White Tower, she technically has a right to take it from him.

Mat refuses, and Elayne starts commenting on his handling of his men and camp as if she were in charge. For the rest of the trip, the Aes Sedai periodically channel at Mat, trying different weaves to see if all weaves are neutralized by his foxhead medallion.

Although Mat only wants to talk to her, Nynaeve avoids him, as she is still worried about the kick she gave him.

After four days of mostly ignoring the channeling the Aes Sedai subject him to, one of them uses saidar to throw horse dung at him, which makes him aware that the medallion does have certain limitations on its protections. They arrive in Ebou Dar and move into the city until they are in a large square with the Tarasin Palace on one side. Everything seems so peaceful that Mat doesn't understand why the dice start rolling around in his head. The women plan to go in to the palace where Queen Tylin resides and other Aes Sedai from Salidar expect them. Mat decides he wants no queen, no palace, and especially no nobles, so he randomly picks an inn instead. He heads over to the inn he chose, the Wandering Woman and meets the innkeeper, Setalle Anan, at which point the dice stop rolling.

The Wandering Woman

Contents

Summary[]

Characters[]

Referenced[]

Places[]

Referenced[]

Items[]

Referenced[]

Events[]