Cairhien

"What I do want to know is, do you still have my harp and flute? I want them back, boy. What I have now are not fit for a pig to play"
— Thomdril Merrilin

For the city and nation by the same name, see Cairhien and Cairhien respectively.

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: Cairhien

Summary[]

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand, Hurin, Loial and the soldiers led by Elricain Tavolin arrive at the city of Cairhien. They pass through Foregate, the city around the city, where refugees from the farms near the Spine of the World have come since the Aiel War. The lands near the Spine are abandoned and no longer productive; Cairhien has to import grain from Andor and Tear to make up the shortfall. The king mollifies the refugees by paying for entertainment on a daily basis, which disgusts Loial. A procession of puppets pass by them, including fake Trollocs. Hurin says the Illuminators have a guild in this town as they see some fireworks. The Topless Towers are being repaired, but the Ogier are no longer assisting.

They come to the city gates between Foregate and Cairhien proper. The group gives their names and are told to return the next day with the name of their inn. Rand inquires after Selene, but receives no response. Hurin leads them to the Defender of the Dragonwall. The innkeeper is called Cuale. The people here seem to think he is Aiel too. Cairhien makes him uncomfortable and he wants to leave, but needs to stay so Ingtar can find them and Selene said she would be here. They are shown to their rooms and Rand wants to go back to Foregate where he feels more comfortable, but no one wants to come with him. Loial worries he will run into other Ogier who may know he does not have permission to be "outside." Hurin dislikes the smell of violence that permeates the Foregate.

In the common room, Rand gets invitations for parties from several Houses. He does not want to get involved in Daes Dae'mar, so he throws them into the fire. This startles Hurin and Hurin advises him not to do it again, as it is a grave insult to those Houses.

Rand goes outside and sees all the festivities in the Foregate. There is someone claiming to have an Aes Sedai performing tricks. Then he hears Thom Merrilin. Thom says that his leg was injured by the Fade but he survived because the Fade ran off after Mat and Rand at first opportunity. Thom is surprised to learn that Moiraine was confident that he was still alive, and assumes she was after Mat or Perrin because she is no longer with Rand. Thom seems disappointed that Moiraine is not around. Thom tells Rand to bring his instruments to the Bunch of Grapes where he is staying.

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