Choices

"I vow, I'll never sleep again without first I see what kind of stone there is nearby."
   —Hurin after leaving the mirror world

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

Book Index
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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, Foothills of Kinslayer's Dagger

Summary

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Selene says they must kill all of the grolm or go elsewhere and urges Rand to head to the Portal Stone. Rand is stubborn and decides to fight. Rand embraces the Void and looses arrows at the grolm, managing to kill all five of them. He feels the allure of saidin while in the Void, the desire to hold it and feel truly alive. Selene looks as though she is not affected by the grolm's presence. More grolm appear and Selene points out that he will run out of arrows. Rand finally allows her to lead them to the Portal Stone. Selene points out which symbol on the Stone is used to return to their world and has Rand channel while touching it.

The world flickers many times and they finally get out of the Mirror World, and Loial says they are in Kinslayer's Dagger. Rand is tempted to kiss Selene but only tells her to keep the Portal Stone a secret. Selene tells them they are probably ahead of Fain and the Trollocs, since time or distance can move differently in the Mirror World. Selene wants to stay with them a few more days, to see if they can get the Horn. Rand reflects that Egwene would never say he was wise, like Selene did. Hurin goes to find a camp where they can watch for the Horn. They make sure not to sleep next to any Portal Stones.

Characters

• Rand
• Loial
• Hurin
• Red (animal)
• Selene

Referenced

• Mat
• Perrin
• Padan Fain
• Ingtar
• Egwene

Groups

Referenced

• Darkfriends

Places

• Mirror World
• Kinslayer's Dagger

Referenced

• Cairhien

Items

• Portal Stone
• Horn of Valere