A Flow of the Spirit

"I have no shame in admitting I will be glad enough to run from this fight. Men fight when they should run, and fools fight when they should run. But I had no need to say it twice."
   — Zarine Bashere

For other uses of the word "spirit," see Spirit.

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: Tear, Tel'aran'rhiod

Summary

Point of view: Perrin Aybara

Perrin spends another day working in the smithy for Dermid Ajala with Zarine watching him. Having Zarine around watching him all the time makes him very uneasy. Perrin almost calls her Faile but catches himself, which amuses her greatly. She suggests that he would look better with a beard. They head to the inn and meet up with Moiraine and Lan. Moiraine says that Rand is in Tear and Lan cites a variety of strange happenings that can only be caused by the presence of a strong ta'veren. Moiraine says Zarine, Perrin, and Loial should go to Tar Valon, while she and Lan enter the Stone of Tear. Perrin is tired of running again and thinks that it was better when they were fighting back. Zarine says she is fine with running from the Forsaken and goes to fetch Loial.

Perrin goes upstairs and sees Zarine on the floor next to a small hedgehog on the floor. When he sees her, he calls her Faile. Moiraine says she felt it trigger; she senses flows of Spirit in the area. When questioned, the innkeeper admits to allowing two women to bring a "surprise present" for Moiraine to their private dining room, despite previously promising that nobody would be allowed to enter. Moiraine says Faile is alive, but not in her body any longer. Zarine is trapped in a dream, maybe Tel'aran'rhiod. Moiraine says she must go to the Stone, and Perrin thinks the wolf dream is similar to where Zarine is trapped. Moiraine wants him to leave and go to Tar Valon, but he refuses and decides he must help Faile.

Perrin explains to Loial about the trap. Perrin asks Loial to guard his back while he tries to help Faile. Loial is enraged that a free spirit like Faile would be trapped so; Loial promises that no one, not even the Dark One, will pass him while he lives. Perrin jumps into the room and finds himself in the Wolf Dream, with a wide expanse of wilderness around him. Hopper meets Perrin and says he should leave, that he is here too strongly and will die. Perrin replies that he doesn't care, Faile is there and he must free her. Perrin feels himself turn into a wolf, even bigger than Hopper. Hopper declares that they will hunt and they set out across the plain.

Characters

• Perrin
• Moiraine
• Lan
• Loial
• Zarine Bashere
• Dermid Ajala
• Jurah Haret
• Hopper (wolf)

Referenced

• Min
• Rand
• Berelain - as First of Mayene
• Be'lal
• Corianin Nedeal

Places

• Tear

Referenced

• Mayene
• Tar Valon