Friends and Enemies

"My mother always told me the best way to learn to deal with a man was to learn to ride a mule. She said they have about equal brains most of the time. Sometimes the mule is smarter."
   — Egwene al'Vere

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: Fal Dara, Shienar

Summary

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand is still trying to get out of the city because he fears what the Amyrlin will do to him. He runs into Masema and Ragan guarding a sally gate. Ragan would likely have let him out despite their orders otherwise, but Masema is there and will not deviate from duty. Other gates he checks are also locked and guarded. Even the dog gate is guarded.

He starts wandering around with no particular purpose, just hoping to go to places where people won't be looking for him. He wonders if Moiraine sent for the Amyrlin because of him, and that's why she's in the city. Eventually he ends up in a storeroom and runs into Loial. Thinking that the city was built by Ogier, Rand asks him if he knows the city's layout and possible exits. Loial says that the Ogier built Mafal Dadaranell, but that city is gone and Fal Dara which now stands in its place was built by men. Mat and Perrin are also there, and Mat is winning at dice. Mat and Perrin do not know Rand can channel, so they don't understand his desire to leave the keep. Rand, wanting to keep Mat and Perrin out of it, gets into a fight with them so they won't want to come with him. Then he is rude to Loial and even makes Loial mad, so now he can leave the city alone.

Leaving, Rand runs into Egwene who says that she spoke to Mat and the others. Rand tells Egwene that he needs to leave before the Aes Sedai get him, but Egwene holds onto him when he tries to go. Egwene says that he can just hide where nobody expects and suggests the dungeons. She goes to see Padan Fain there sometimes anyway so it would be fine for her to take him there now. Rand tells Egwene that she should have asked Moiraine whether it is wise to visit Padan Fain. Egwene retorts that she doesn't need to ask Moiraine for permission and says that Fain is someone she can talk about home with. Since she has been doing it for a while anyway, Rand eventually agrees to go.

The guards used to be pleasant to Egwene but now Changu is very surly and Nidao is silent. They pass the other prisoners who snarl at them, and Egwene notes that the prisoners have gotten worse over time too. Fain tells Rand that he will be on the Dark One's side when Fain is done with him. Egwene says that Fain is not normally like this and realizes it was a bad idea to bring Rand down here. Egwene then suggests hiding Rand in the women's quarters. Rand thinks this is crazy because the Aes Sedai must be there, but Egwene points out that it would be the last place anyone would look. Rand reluctantly agrees.

Characters

• Rand
• Ragan
• Masema
• Loial
• Mat
• Perrin
• Egwene
• Changu
• Nidao
• Padan Fain

Referenced

• Lan
• Agelmar
• Moiraine
• Uno
• Siuan - as Amyrlin Seat
• Thom
• Cenn Buie
• Nynaeve
• Bran al'Vere - as Egwene's father
• Marin al'Vere - as Egwene's mother

Groups

• Darkfriends

Referenced

• Aes Sedai

Places

• Fal Dara
• Shienar

Referenced

• Two Rivers
• Emond's Field
• Mafal Dadaranell
• Stedding Shangtai
• Shadar Logoth
• Tar Valon

Items

• Ruby-hilted dagger

Concepts

• Ta'veren
• Pattern of an Age

Culture

Sayings

• "An Aes Sedai's gift is bait for a fish."
• "The truth an Aes Sedai tells is never the truth you think it is."
• "A south wind brings a warm guest, a north wind an empty house."
• "A pig painted gold is still a pig."
• "Talk shears no sheep."
• "A fools' words are dust."