Dangerous Words

"You play very well at being a lord. But remember this. Cairhienin may play Daes Dae'mar, but it was the White Tower made the Great Game in the first place. Watch yourself, boy."
   — Thom to Rand

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: Lord Barthanes's Manor

Summary

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Uno and ten Shienarans escort Rand's party to Lord Barthanes's manor house and then join the other escorts. Rand, Verin, Ingtar, Loial are the main party with Hurin and Mat along as servants, which greatly disgruntles Mat. Hurin and Mat will see if the can find the Darkfriends, Trollocs, the Horn or the dagger. Barthanes comes to greet the group after they are announced.

The group splits up and they mingle with the crowd except for Rand who wishes to avoid talking to the nobles. Loial tells Rand that he feels a Waygate nearby which means the new manor is sitting on the site of a former Ogier grove. Loial then follows Verin's instructions and leaves to speak to the nobles. There are many entertainers including acrobats, jugglers, gleemen and instrumental groups. Barthanes comes up to Rand and probes with questions on many subjects. Rand answers as best he can or as Verin advised. Barthanes seems to think he may be a son of Queen Morgase, perhaps trained by Warders. In the end Barthanes is convinced that every single response by Rand is part of Daes Dae'mar.

Rand enters a room where Thom Merrilin is the entertainer. Thom sees him but clearly is not interested in greeting him, so Rand turns to leave. But then he is accosted by Alaine Chuliandred who blocks his exit along with Belevaere Osiellin and Breane Taborwin. They corner him and invite him to their manors. He finally uses Thom as an excuse to get away. Thom notes that he is entangled with Aes Sedai again and he tells Thom that Verin is helping recover the Horn which was stolen by Darkfriends including Barthanes. Hurin approaches with a story that Mat has hurt himself, which allows Rand to get out of the room. Thom gives Rand a final caution about mixing with Aes Sedai.

Characters

• Rand
• Mat
• Hurin
• Loial
• Verin
• Ingtar
• Barthanes
• Red (animal)
• Uno
• Ashin
• Thom
• Alaine Chuliandred
• Belevaere Osiellin
• Breane Taborwin

Referenced

• Perrin
• Siuan - as Amyrlin
• Galldrian
• Lan
• Morgase
• Gawyn
• Aldrin Caldevwin

Groups

• Darkfriends
• Aes Sedai

Places

• Cairhien
• Lord Barthanes's Manor

Referenced

• Stedding Shangtai
• Stedding Tsofu
• Andor
• Tar Valon

Items

• Horn of Valere
• Ruby-hilted dagger