An Offer and a Departure

For other chapters with "Departure" in the title, see Departure.

Book Index
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Chapters
What the Storm Means 1 Tears from Steel 2 The Nature of Pain 3 The Ways of Honor 4 Nightfall 5 A Tale of Blood 6 When Iron Melts 7 The Plan for Arad Doman 8 Clean Shirts 9 Leaving Malden 10 The Last of the Tabac 11 The Death of Adrin 12 Unexpected Encounters 13 An Offer and a Departure 14 A Box Opens 15 A Place to Begin 16 In the White Tower 17 Questions of Control 18 A Message in Haste 19 Gambits 20 On a Broken Road 21 Embers and Ash 22 The Last That Could Be Done 23 A Warp in the Air 24 A New Commitment 25 In Darkness 26 A Crack in the Stone 27 The Tipsy Gelding 28 Night in Hinderstap 29 Into Bander Eban 30 Old Advice 31 A Promise to Lews Therin 32 Rivers of Shadow 33 A Conversation with the Dragon 34 Legends 35 A Halo of Blackness 36 The Death of Tuon 37 A Force of Light 38 News in Tel'aran'rhiod 39 A Visit from Verin Sedai 40 The Tower Shakes 41 A Fount of Power 42 Before the Stone of Tear 43 Sealed to the Flame 44 Scents Unknown 45 The Tower Stands 46 To Be Forged Again 47 The One He Lost 48 Reading the Commentary 49 Just Another Man 50 Veins of Gold Bathed in Light

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Setting: Dorlan

Summary

Point of view: Gawyn Trakand

Gawyn is sparring against Sleete and Marlesh in a barn in the village of Dorlan, beating both of them three times running. The two warders are so impressed with his skill with a sword, that they say he needs to get a heron marked blade, so that people will know what they're up against. Killing Hammar, after all, made Gawyn a blademaster, even if he didn't claim the blade. Sleete, a man of few words, offers Gawyn a spot as a second Warder for his charge, Hattori. Gawyn considers the offer for a moment, but declines. Egwene will be the only one he allows to take his bond.

Upon returning to the village he notes that a meeting of some of the Aes Sedai is taking place and decides to find out what he can. He takes over guard duty on the second floor, then decides to attend the meeting as a troop commander but is refused entry. After the meeting ends he overhears Katerine Alruddin mentioning that the rebel Amyrlin, Egwene, has been captured. Katerine arrived by travelling and has taught the Aes Sedai in Dorlan the weaves so they can use it to raid the Rebels. Upon hearing that Egwene might be subject to torture in the tower, even stilling or execution, Gawyn gathers his things and decides to leave for the camp of Gareth Bryne, intent on mounting a rescue. Sleete deduces his plan but just watches him leave, and does not try to stop him.

Characters

• Gawyn Trakand
• Sleete
• Marlesh
• Corbet
• Hal Moir
• Berden
• Covarla Baldene
• Narenwin Barda
• Katerine Alruddin
• Tando
• Challenge

Referenced

• Hattori
• Vasha
• Lan Mandragoran
• Elayne Trakand
• Galad Damodred
• Hammar
• Gareth Bryne
• Egwene al'Vere
• Rand al'Thor
• Elaida a'Roihan
• Rajar
• Morgase Trakand as mother
• Siuan Sanche

Places

• Dorlan

Referenced

• Dumai's Wells
• Andor

Sword Forms

• The Viper Flicks Its Tongue
• Cat Dances on the Wall
• Leopard's Caress
• Folding the Air
• Cat on Hot Sand
• Hummingbird Kisses the Honeyrose
• Apple Blossoms in the Wind
• Shake Dew from the Branch