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Rand is captured by the Tower Aes Sedai. At least 15 ambushed him. Elayne encounters a Domani wilder in the Rahad of Ebou Dar. Mat unknowingly dices with a Seanchan man (I think).Egwene secretly plans to free Logain before he is gentled. Lan is now bonded to Myrelle, and appears before her.

Min and the Salidar embassy arrive in Caemlyn. Rand gives the men who can channel ranks and badges. They begin as soldiers, then Dedicated, and finally, Asha’man, or Guardians. The badges are of a silver sword and a golden dragon. Mat and the band arrive at Salidar, and Egwene forces him to join Elayne and Nynaeve on their trip to Ebou Dar.

Egwene is raised to the Amyrlin Seat with Sheriam as her Keeper of the Chronicles.

Egwene meets her toh for lying to the Wise Ones and the apprentices by letting herself be lashed by them all. Once over, they say tearful goodbyes and treat her with love and respect. She enters the World of Dreams in the flesh and rides Bela to Salidar. Sheriam and her group tell Egwene that they plan to make her the next Amyrlin Seat. Rand sends Mat and the band to Salidar to retrieve Elayne.

Egwene tries to board the Sea Folk ship but is thrown off, mistaken for one of Elaida’s Aes Sedai. In the Telaranrhiod version of the Stone, Egwene is summoned to the Hall of the Tower to await judgement. Siuan conjures a map to Salidar for her, which accidentally gives Rand the directions too, since no one knows he is secretly watching.

Nynaeve heals Siuan and Leane. They are now Aes Sedai again. A mysterious woman named Halima arrives in Salidar, clearly a dark friend. She presents herself to a friend of Siuan, Delana Sedai, who is secretly Black Ajah.

Thom and Juilin return to Salidar. Nynaeve heals Logain by bridging “something that has been cut” with fire and spirit.

Sulin has become a Caemlyn palace servant because she has great toh. Rand received letters from two Sea Folk wavemistresses and from the Queen of Ghealdan. A gray man tries to kill him. Taim says he is training a man with much potential in the power. Padan Fain lurks, he was the one that orchestrated the assassination attempt using white cloaks.

Rand learns some history of the first king and queen of Andor from a noblewoman. He meets with three Aes Sedai while Egwene listens secretly while invisible in a weave of Saidin.

Egwene has learned Moiraine’s spying trick. She runs into Gawyn, they confess their love for each other, Ewgene assures him Elayne is alive and safe, and promises to provide proof that Rand did not kill Morgase. Gawyn promises to protect her, and even betray the Tower for her if he must. The tower aes Sedai politic with the Tairen and Cairhienin lords against Rand. Six Aes Sedai are present, but more trickle in.