Beyond the Oak

"You have to know when to rein them short, and when there's nothing to do but give them their head. Letting them have their way when it isn't important makes it easier to check them when it is."
   — Marin al'Vere to Faile on the subject of managing men

Book Index
0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
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: Emond's Field, Two Rivers

Summary

Point of view: Perrin Aybara

Faile holds Perrin as he grieves and recalls fond memories of his family. Since his family is dead, there is no longer a point to him giving himself up to the Whitecloaks to protect them. Bran enters and says there is an Ogier in the kitchen. Marin is trying to accommodate Loial and the Aiel while maintaining her composure. Marin tries to get them all to leave the village to avoid getting killed but everyone refuses. Perrin lays out his plan to find Tam and Abell, rescue the prisoners from the Whitecloaks, and eliminate any Trollocs and Shadowspawn that are still around. Marin will guide the party to the old sickhouse in the Westwood to hide out after they meet up on the other side of the village. The Aiel leave separately and have no trouble sneaking away undetected.

Cenn Buie is in the stableyard and starts a rant when he notices Perrin. Marin scolds Cenn firmly and convinces him to keep quiet about Perrin, at least for now. They see the Aiel waiting as they approach the sickhouse and Perrin smells someone ahead. Suddenly two men are standing in their path but Marin tries to keep everyone calm. Perrin realizes they are Warders which must mean there are Aes Sedai. Marin reveals that only the Women's Circle know about them and even Bran, the Mayor, does not. Marin tells Tomas and Ihvon to put down their bows. Ihvon leaves to let the Aes Sedai know of the visitors. Marin explains to Perrin that the Aes Sedai were at Watch Hill when the Whitecloaks came, and the Watch Hill Women's Circle passed them to the Emond's Field Circle to conceal and keep safe from the Whitecloaks. Tomas is disturbed that Marin revealed their presence to Perrin and the others, but Marin assures him that she has good reasons. Perrin is leery of Aes Sedai as well, but at least he knows these must not be Red Ajah if they have Warders. Everyone can only wait tensely for Ihvon to return.

Characters

• Perrin
• Faile
• Bran al'Vere
• Loial
• Gaul
• Bain
• Chiad
• Marin al'Vere
• Scratch (cat)
• Cenn Buie
• Tomas
• Ihvon

Referenced

• Tam
• Abell Cauthon
• Adora Aybara
• Deselle Aybara
• Paetram Aybara
• Rand
• Mat
• Haral Luhhan
• Luc
• Jon Thane
• Corin Ayellin
• Hari Coplin
• Darl Coplin
• Daise Congar
• Nynaeve

Places

• Emond's Field
• Two Rivers

Referenced

• Tear
• Watch Hill

Notes

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