From Stone to Stone

"I will do my best, Hurin. By my House and honor. A shepherd's House and a shepherd's honor, but I'll make them do as well as a lord's."
   — Rand al'Thor

For other uses of the word "stone," see Stone.

Book Index
0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
Chapters
In the Shadow 1 The Flame of Tar Valon 2 The Welcome 3 Friends and Enemies 4 Summoned 5 The Shadow in Shienar 6 Dark Prophecy 7 Blood Calls Blood 8 The Dragon Reborn 9 Leavetakings 10 The Hunt Begins 11 Glimmers of the Pattern 12 Woven in the Pattern 13 From Stone to Stone 14 Wolfbrother 15 Kinslayer 16 In the Mirror of Darkness 17 Choices 18 To the White Tower 19 Beneath the Dagger 20 Saidin 21 The Nine Rings 22 Watchers 23 The Testing 24 New Friends and Old Enemies 25 Cairhien 26 Discord 27 The Shadow in the Night 28 A New Thread in the Pattern 29 Seanchan 30 Daes Dae'mar 31 On the Scent 32 Dangerous Words 33 A Message from the Dark 34 The Wheel Weaves 35 Stedding Tsofu 36 Among the Elders 37 What Might Be 38 Practice 39 Flight From the White Tower 40 Damane 41 Disagreements 42 Falme 43 A Plan 44 Five Will Ride Forth 45 Blademaster 46 To Come Out of the Shadow 47 The Grave Is No Bar to My Call 48 First Claiming 49 What Was Meant to Be 50 After

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Setting: Mirror World

Summary

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand wakes up and the hollow they were in is now much different. He sees Loial and Hurin next to him with their horses, but everyone else and their horses are gone. The half-buried stone is now an upright column in the ground. There are now steps leading up to the stone, in seven colors, one for each Aes Sedai Ajah. Loial examines the stone and says he remembers reading about Stones that the Aes Sedai in the Age of Legends used to travel to other worlds. This prompts Rand to think about the Power and his skin prickles. He thinks back to last night when he entered the Void while thinking about how to run away, and wonders if he brought them here with the Power subconsciously.

Hurin is worried that he won't be able to see his wife and children again, but hopes Rand will be able to get them back to their proper place. He has confidence in Rand, who he thinks is a lord, to fix what has gone wrong. Rand feels the weight of duty and decides to try to channel to bring them back. He touches the Stone and enters the Void; then he pictures the hollow as it had been, with the Stone half buried and the rest of the party present. Nothing happens and the Void shatters. Rand feels the taint on saidin; his stomach lurches from the feel of filth. Hurin is now more confident in Rand than before because he can see that Rand is doing something. He tells Rand that he still smells the Darkfriends although it is fainter. Rand decides to follow the trail to at least recover the Horn and dagger if nothing else.

Loial looks at Rand questioningly. He saw that Rand touched the Stone trying to use it, and says that the Stones can only be used by the One Power. What did Rand hope to accomplish? Rand is caught by surprise but says that if the Darkfriends are here too then there must be another way to use the Stones. Rand will find out how.

Characters

• Rand
• Loial
• Hurin
• Red (animal)

Referenced

• Mat
• Perrin
• Moiraine
• Melia - as Hurin's wife
• Ingtar
• Lan
• Padan Fain
• Thom
• Siuan - as Amyrlin
• Artur Hawkwing

Groups

Referenced

• Aes Sedai
• Darkfriends

Places

• Mirror World

Items

• Portal Stone
• Horn of Valere
• Ruby-hilted dagger
• Dragon Banner