Practice

"I dress the way I like, and I won't change for a lord, even if he is your brother."
   — Min to Elayne

For other chapters with "practice" in the title, see Practice.

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: White Tower

Summary

Point of view: Egwene al'Vere

Egwene is practicing in her rooms at the Tower. Nynaeve and Min are there with her and they talk about how good looking Galad is. They talk about Else looking at Galad intently in the courtyard but Galad was only interested in where Egwene might be. Elayne comes in and says King Galldrian is dead so there will be a war of succession in Cairhien. Egwene has not dreamed of Rand for several months. Anaiya has been recording her dreams and comparing them to real events to test whether she is a dreamer; there is no conclusion as of yet. Nynaeve is in a foul mood after a visit to Sheriam's study after she clouted another accepted. They discuss the danger of drawing too much of the Power and burning out. They ask Min what she sees. She says she sees danger around them and that it is a new viewing, different form what she has usually seen.

Liandrin comes in and says Nynaeve should not be associating with novices since she is Accepted. Min and Elayne are sent out of the room. She says Rand and the other boys are in great trouble from Shayol Ghul. She claims that Moiraine sent letters to the Tower inquiring about Nynaeve and Egwene. They need to go to Toman Head in order to help them. Nynaeve challenges Liandrin on what she has said and what she is not saying and why the two of them would be able to help. Liandrin tells them to meet her at the Ogier grove, and tell no one because the Black Ajah are in the Tower.

Min and Elayne come in, saying they heard everything from Elayne’s room. Min says she’s coming with them to get away from all of the prying by the Amyrlin and Brown Ajah sisters. Elayne says she’s going too. Egwene and Nynaeve try to talk her out of it and finally ask Min to try also. But Min shakes her head and says that Elayne has to come too, because Min has read them again and now sees that Elayne is part of the danger. Nynaeve begins making plans for the trip while Egwene worries about Rand.

Characters

• Egwene
• Elayne
• Nynaeve
• Min
• Liandrin

Referenced

• Else Grinwell
• Galad
• Galldrian
• Mazrim Taim - as false Dragon
• Artur Hawkwing
• Logain
• Rand
• Anaiya
• Irella
• Sheriam
• Elaida
• Gawyn
• Moiraine
• Mat
• Perrin
• Siuan - as Amyrlin
• Morgase - as Elayne's mother

Groups

• Aes Sedai

Referenced

• Traveling People

Places

• Tar Valon

Referenced

• Andor
• Cairhien
• Toman Head
• Saldaea
• Tear
• Tanchico
• Shayol Ghul
• Emond's Field

Events

• Last Battle