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"He would do this to the entire world. He stirs. The longer we wait - holding on by our fingernails - the more he destroys what remains. We can delay no longer."
   —Rand al'Thor


Book Index

0 I II III IV V VI VII
VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV

Chapters
Distinctions
1 Apples First
2 Questions of Leadership
3 The Amyrlin's Anger
4 The Pattern Groans
5 Writings
6 Questioning Intentions
7 Lighter than a Feather
8 The Seven-Striped Lass
9 Blood in the Air
10 After the Taint
11 An Unexpected Letter
12 An Empty Ink Bottle
13 For What Has Been Wrought
14 A Vow
15 Use a Pebble
16 Shanna'har
17 Partings, and a Meeting
18 The Strength of This Place
19 Talk of Dragons
20 A Choice
21 An Open Gate
22 The End of a Legend
23 Foxheads
24 To Make a Stand
25 Return to Bandar Eban
26 Parley
27 A Call to Stand
28 Oddities
29 A Terrible Feeling
30 Men Dream Here
31 Into the Void
32 A Storm of Light
33 A Good Soup
34 Judgment
35 The Right Thing
36 An Invitation
37 Darkness in the Tower
38 Wounds
39 In the Three-fold Land
40 A Making
41 An Unexpected Ally
42 Stronger than Blood
43 Some Tea
44 A Backhanded Request
45 A Reunion
46 Working Leather
47 A Teaching Chamber
48 Near Avendesora
49 Court of the Sun
50 Choosing Enemies
51 A Testing
52 Boots
53 Gateways
54 The Light of the World
55 The One Left Behind
56 Something Wrong
57 A Rabbit for Supper

And After

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Setting: Tear (city), White Tower in Tar Valon

Summary[]

Point of view: Nynaeve al'Meara

Nynaeve and Naeff race to the All Summer's neighborhood in Tear where a Bubble of evil has struck. She thinks about the terrible storm to the north, where Lan is. Nynaeve no longer feels discomfort around the Asha'man since she helped cleanse the Taint. The madness no longer spreads within male channellers, but the scars remain. Naeff's madness causes hallucinations of Myrrdraal which he incorrectly believes is a Talent.

Defenders circle a portion of the city appearing, "blander than it should. Washed out." Paving stones crumble to powder when walked upon. An inn of people are revealed to be lifeless husks that also crumble to powder. The bubble of evil sucked away all signs of life. The duo use flows of air to blow through the remaining buildings, searching for any survivors. They gather the powder into a pile. Nynaeve channels fire at the powder, creating a giant flash that could have torched the entire city if they hadn't gathered it together.

Frustrated at the failure to find no one alive, Nynaeve delves the Asha'man and finds the madness infecting his brain. She hypothesizes that the Dark One's madness resembles Compulsion. It takes a lot of her energy, but Nynaeve heals Naeff's madness. With tears in his eyes, he runs to find his Aes Sedai.

The clouds break, announcing Rand's return. Nynaeve comforts people who witnessed the bubble of evil when Rand finds her. She wonders why he still wears this old coat [1]. Rand blames himself for this bubble saying that the longer he postpones the Last Battle, the more such events will come and the stronger the Dark One will be. After debating the merits of his plan to open the bore before resealing it, Nynaeve begins to believe in the plan. She states that she must return to the Tower, where she can try to persuade Egwene of this. Rand is saddened but asks her to return to him, to at least be there when he goes to Shayol Ghul. He trusts her to be one of the duo in the circle when he uses Callandor and suggests either Elayne or Aviendha as the other. She is proud of the honor Rand shows her and promises to be there. Rand warns her that the Tower could destroy her personality which is valuable. He suggests her not to become a perfect "emotionless" Aes Sedai. Then she inspects his madness, and is amazed at the thousands upon thousands of the tiny black thorns pricked into his brain, but beneath them was a brilliant white lacing of something. She does not even know where to begin and admits as much to Rand. He is amazed at her ability, claiming that not even the greatest Healers of the Age of Legends could Heal diseases of the mind with the One Power. She promises to Heal the other Asha'man in Tear before reporting to the White Tower, but she doesn't commit to heading to the Black Tower. Rand agrees as he tells her that something is wrong there. Nynaeve leaves, but not before giving Rand a hug.

Point of view: Egwene al'Vere

Egwene stands at the apex of the White Tower and watches the clouds return over Tar Valon. She meets with three sitters who began the hunt for the Black Ajah. They discuss plausible theories that may have allowed Mesaana to defeat the Oath Rod during the Great Purge. They also touch on her history in order to plan a way to defeat her.

Notes

  1. This is still the one he exchanged with a Tuatha'an in Ebou Dar and wore on Dragonmount during reforging.

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  • Rand disappears somewhere to fetch something. This could be a trip with Cadsuane Melaidhrin to get Callandor, prior to his meeting with the Borderlanders.
  • Min keeps one her visions a secret; that Rand's success against the Dark One depends upon a woman she thinks is dead- Moiraine. Since Mat's successful rescue of the Aes Sedai, it can be assumed that she will complete the Callandor circle with Rand and Nynaeve.

Quotes[]

"I can't let myself begin to think that nothing I do matters. That's what the Dark One wants."
   —Nynaeve al'Meara
"To be Aes Sedai it to be calm."
   —Nynaeve al'Meara
"To be Aes Sedai is to be what you decide it is."
   —Rand al'Thor
"She... well, she sounds much like an Amyrlin, Mother. The Shadow's Amyrlin."
   —Saerin Asnobar


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