After the Storm

"The louder a man tells you he's honest, the harder you must hold on to your purse."
—Saying in the Two Rivers

For other uses of the word "storm," see Storm.

Book Index

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

Chapters

1	Fanning the Sparks
2	Rhuidean
3	Pale Shadows
4	Twilight
5	Among the Wise Ones
6	Gateways
7	A Departure
8	Over the Border
9	A Signal
10	Figs and Mice
11	The Nine Horse Hitch
12	An Old Pipe
13	A Small Room in Sienda
14	Meetings
15	What Can Be Learned in Dreams
16	An Unexpected Offer
17	Heading West
18	A Hound of Darkness
19	Memories
20	Jangai Pass
21	The Gift of a Blade
22	Birdcalls by Night
23	"The Fifth, I Give You"
24	A Message Sent
25	Dreams of Galad
26	Sallie Daera
27	The Practice of Diffidence
28	Trapped
29	Memories of Saldaea
30	A Wager
31	The Far Snows
32	A Short Spear
33	A Question of Crimson
34	A Silver Arrow
35	Ripped Away
36	A New Name
37	Performances in Samara
38	An Old Acquaintance
39	Encounters in Samara
40	The Wheel Weaves
41	The Craft of Kin Tovere
42	Before the Arrow
43	This Place, This Day
44	The Lesser Sadness
45	After the Storm
46	Other Battle, Other Weapons
47	The Price of a Ship
48	Leavetakings
49	To Boannda
50	To Teach, and Learn
51	News Comes to Cairhien
52	Choices
53	Fading Words
54	To Caemlyn
55	The Threads Burn
56	Glowing Embers

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Setting: Cairhien

Point of view: Matrim Cauthon

Mat is bruised and wounded from the fighting and tired from lack of sleep. He is still pondering how he managed to get in to so many battles when he was trying to avoid them completely. A drunken victory celebration is going on around him. Mat regrets teaching the men a song from his memories because they won't stop singing Dance with Jak o' the Shadows. Just as he is considering getting away, Melindhra shows up, greeting him as a hero. She is proud of him for seeking out and killing Couladin, although of course Mat did not do any seeking out.

Nalesean and Talmanes come over to encourage him to get the accolades they deserve for defeating Couladin. They regard Mat as their leader, which he tries to avoid but fails. They start competing with each other on who can assist Mat the most.

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand awakes in his tent after being healed by Moiraine. Aviendha is sitting nearby and Natael is there also. A large force of Shaido escaped to the north and destroyed the bridges to prevent pursuit. The Tairen lords are in charge of the city and attempted to visit Rand while he was resting. They were sent away, very angry that they did not get to meet with Rand. Rand finally sends Natael off to get his horse so he can make his entrance into Cairhien sooner than expected and hopefully take them by surprise.

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The louder a man tells you he's honest, the harder you must hold on to your purse. -Saying in the Two Rivers
The fox often offers to give the duck its pond. -Saying in the Two Rivers