Within the Ways

"You needn't think I will sew that up for you. I've done all the sewing for you I mean to! Do you hear me, Perrin Aybara?"
   —Faile to Perrin about the hole in his coat from a Trolloc spear

Book Index
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Chapters
1 Seeds of Shadow 2 Whirlpools in the Pattern 3 Reflection 4 Strings 5 Questioners 6 Doorways 7 Playing With Fire 8 Hard Heads 9 Decisions 10 The Stone Stands 11 What Lies Hidden 12 Tanchico or the Tower 13 Rumors 14 Customs of Mayene 15 Into the Doorway 16 Leavetakings 17 Deceptions 18 Into the Ways 19 The Wavedancer 20 Winds Rising 21 Into the Heart 22 Out of the Stone 23 Beyond the Stone 24 Rhuidean 25 The Road to the Spear 26 The Dedicated 27 Within the Ways 28 To the Tower of Ghenjei 29 Homecoming 30 Beyond the Oak 31 Assurances 32 Questions to Be Asked 33 A New Weave in the Pattern 34 He Who Comes With the Dawn 35 Sharp Lessons 36 Misdirections 37 Imre Stand 38 Hidden Faces 39 A Cup of Wine 40 Hunter of Trollocs 41 Among the Tuatha'an 42 A Missing Leaf 43 Care for the Living 44 The Breaking Storm 45 The Tinker's Sword 46 Veils 47 The Truth of a Viewing 48 An Offer Refused 49 Cold Rocks Hold 50 Traps 51 Revelations in Tanchico 52 Need 53 The Price of a Departure 54 Into the Palace 55 Into the Deep 56 Goldeneyes 57 A Breaking in the Three-fold Land 58 The Traps of Rhuidean

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Setting: The Ways, Mountains of Mist

Summary

Point of view: Perrin Aybara

Perrin and Gaul are in the Ways and have been following the group led by Loial for two days. Loial with Faile, Bain, and Chiad are heading for the Manetheren Waygate which will put the group near the Two Rivers. Perrin reflects on the altercation he had with Faile when she took exception to his entering the Ways first. The result appears to have been a draw. For now, Perrin is following the agreement with Loial to stay back.

Faile calls for Perrin to join her at the final guiding. Just as they are about to leave for the Waygate, Perrin smells Trollocs and shouts to warn the others. A battle starts and before long all of the Trollocs are dead. Perrin, Loial, and the Aiel all have minor injuries but Faile stayed uninjured by using her knives from a distance. Then a Fade attacks. Gaul attacks with his spear while Bain and Chiad use bow and arrows. Perrin comes up behind and uses his hammer to end the fight. There are more Trollocs so they rush to exit through the Waygate before another attack.

Perrin hears the Black Wind approaching and urges the group to hurry. Loial opens the Waygate. Faile gallops out and tumbles from her horse due to the time difference. The rest of the party exits, Loial last. As two Trollocs try to follow, they are caught by the Black Wind and pulled back inside. Loial puts the leaf key from the inside on the outside so that the the gate can no longer be opened from the inside.

It is late afternoon in the Mountains of Mist. As Perrin observes a pair of hawks, one of them is pierced by an arrow. When the other descends, it is attacked by a flock of ravens. Reluctantly Perrin sends his thoughts out to communicate with any wolves nearby, to find out about the ravens and whoever shot the arrow. He finds out that there are no wolves nearby despite this being an area with no human presence.

Characters

• Perrin
• Gaul
• Faile
• Loial
• Bain
• Chiad
• Stepper (horse)
• Swallow (horse)

Referenced

• Mat
• Aemon
• Moiraine

Places

• The Ways
• Mountains of Mist

Referenced

• Manetheren
• Tear
• Two Rivers
• Emond's Field

Notes

• At least one edition has the wheel icon for this chapter.