The Gray Man

"Remember that body, Egwene. Remember that he tried to kill you. Kill us. Remember the Black Ajah. Remember them all the time. Because if you forget, just once, the next time, it may be you lying dead."
   — Nynaeve al'Meara

For the hard-to-notice Shadowspawn assassins, see Gray Man. For other uses of the word "gray," see Gray.

Book Index
0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
Chapters
Fortress of the Light 1 Waiting 2 Saidin 3 News from the Plain 4 Shadows Sleeping 5 Nightmares Walking 6 The Hunt Begins 7 The Way Out of the Mountains 8 Jarra 9 Wolf Dreams 10 Secrets 11 Tar Valon 12 The Amyrlin Seat 13 Punishments 14 The Bite of the Thorns 15 The Gray Man 16 Hunters Three 17 The Red Sister 18 Healing 19 Awakening 20 Visitations 21 A World of Dreams 22 The Price of the Ring 23 Sealed 24 Scouting and Discoveries 25 Questions 26 Behind a Lock 27 Tel'aran'rhiod 28 A Way Out 29 A Trap to Spring 30 The First Toss 31 The Woman of Tanchico 32 The First Ship 33 Within the Weave 34 A Different Dance 35 The Falcon 36 Daughter of the Night 37 Fires in Cairhien 38 Maidens of the Spear 39 Threads in the Pattern 40 A Hero in the Night 41 A Hunter's Oath 42 Easing the Badger 43 Shadowbrothers 44 Hunted 45 Caemlyn 46 A Message Out of the Shadow 47 To Race the Shadow 48 Following the Craft 49 A Storm in Tear 50 The Hammer 51 Bait for the Net 52 In Search of a Remedy 53 A Flow of the Spirit 54 Into the Stone 55 What Is Written in Prophecy 56 People of the Dragon

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Setting: White Tower

Summary

Point of view: Egwene al'Vere

As they leave the Amyrlin's study, they discuss the Black Ajah and how they will try to accomplish their task to find them. Nynaeve points out they are still in danger whether the Black Ajah suspects them or not. They don't understand why, but the Black Ajah has already tried to eliminate them and will probably try again. Nynaeve checks Elayne's room, but she is not there. Going back to their rooms, Egwene pauses to ask Nynaeve a question when a crossbow flies past, right where they would have been had Egwene not stopped. Nynaeve becomes angry enough to channel and uses Air to hold the person who shot it. By the time they reach him, the man is already dead with a dagger in his chest. Egwene notices there is no crossbow with the man, so someone else must be nearby.

Sheriam comes up the stairs and sees them. She kneels beside the corpse to examine it. Sheriam says he is one of the Soulless, a Gray Man. Gray Men give up their souls to serve the Dark One, Sheriam explains; not one has dared to enter Tar Valon since the Trolloc Wars. She says they are not to speak of this to anyone except herself, and the Amyrlin (but only if the Amyrlin brings up the subject first). She sends them on their way. Nynaeve questions why Sheriam happened to be there and receives a scolding. Sheriam suggests they leave the novice area for Nynaeve's room while she cleans up the mess. Before they leave, Egwene remembers the crossbow bolt and hurries back to retrieve it before Sheriam can see it, but it is gone. While Egwene is gone, Nynaeve questions Sheriam some more and gets into more trouble. As they leave, Nynaeve points out that Sheriam did not wonder who might have stabbed the Gray Man.

Characters

• Egwene
• Nynaeve
• Sheriam
• Gray Man

Referenced

• Siuan - as Amyrlin
• Liandrin
• Mat
• Elayne

Places

• White Tower

Referenced

• Tar Valon
• Emond's Field