Lord of Chaos/Chapter 7

"What can't be changed must be endured."
   — oft said saying by Lini Eltring

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: Salidar, Tel'aran'rhiod

Point of view: Elayne Trakand

Elayne and Nynaeve are preparing for bed and a meeting in Tel'aran'rhiod. They are hoping to see Egwene but she has been kept from Tel'aran'rhiod since her encounter with Lanfear six weeks ago. This meeting will be with the Aes Sedai so they can learn some things before meeting with the Aiel Wise Ones the next night. Siuan and Leane wait with them until Sheriam, Carlinya, Morvrin, Myrelle, Anaiya, and Beonin appear. The group moves to the White Tower so they can look through Elaida's correspondence and try to find out what is happening in the world. Leane disappears and Nynaeve is sent after her.

The rest divide themselves between Elaida's correspondence and Alviarin's. They find a warrant for Moiraine's arrest, which means that Elaida still does not know that Moiraine is dead. Shemerin ran away after being demoted from Aes Sedai to Accepted. The Blight is quiet. No news is coming from Tarabon or Arad Doman. Elaida still wants Elayne returned to the tower, no matter the cost. Suddenly there are screams from outside the room. The Aes Sedai rush out and are caught in a nightmare.

Instead of a hallway there is a cavern filled with Trollocs. The three Aes Sedai that had been in the other room are being tortured. The other three try to fight the nightmare but are drawn in to it also, despite Elayne trying to warn them. Elayne and Siuan try to dispel the nightmare but it is too large. They decide to enter the nightmare and get the Aes Sedai to deny its existence. Finally they banish the nightmare, then return to the waking world to heal their injuries.

Elayne makes a quick trip to the palace in Caemlyn and notices the changes Rand has made, then returns to the waking world.

Point of view: Demandred

Demandred notices Elayne, sees she dislikes changes Rand have made, but takes no action saying "let the Lord of Chaos rule".

Characters

• Elayne
• Nynaeve
• Sheriam
• Siuan
• Leane
• Carlinya
• Morvrin
• Myrelle
• Anaiya
• Beonin
• Gera cook

Referenced

• Gareth
• Lini
• Birgitte
• Moghedien
• Egwene
• Moiraine
• Lanfear
• Lan
• Elaida
• Rand
• Sammael
• Min
• Tiana Noselle
• Alviarin
• Danelle
• Mattin Stepaneos den Balgar
• Roedran Almaric do Arreloa a'Naloy
• Alliandre Maritha Kigarin
• Tylin Quintara Mitsobar
• Shemerin
• Pedron Niall
• Ronde Macura

Groups

• Whitecloaks

Places

• Salidar
• Tel'aran'rhiod

Referenced

• Amadicia
• Altara
• Illian
• Caemlyn
• Andor
• Tar Valon
• Kandor
• Mountains of Mist
• Sea of Storms
• Falme
• Murandy
• Ghealdan
• Shienar
• Arafel
• Blight
• Saldaea
• Borderlands
• Tarabon
• Arad Doman
• Cairhien
• Manetheren
• Tear

Items

• Dream ter'angreal
• Golden Crane signet ring