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"Yes, I doubt anyone thought I would return — so soon."
   —Rand


Book Index

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

Chapters
Lightnings
1 High Chasaline
2 The Butcher's Yard
3 Hill of the Golden Dawn
4 Into Cairhien
5 A Broken Crown
6 Old Fear, and New Fear
7 Pitfalls and Tripwires
8 The Figurehead
9 A Pair of Silverpike
10 Unseen Eyes
11 An Oath
12 A Morning of Victory
13 The Bowl of the Winds
14 White Plumes
15 Insects
16 A Touch on the Cheek
17 The Triumph of Logic
18 As the Plow Breaks the Earth
19 Diamonds and Stars
20 Patterns Within Patterns
21 Swovan Night
22 Small Sacrifices
23 Next Door to a Weaver
24 The Kin
25 Mindtrap
26 The Irrevocable Words
27 To Be Alone
28 Bread and Cheese
29 The Festival of Birds
30 The First Cup
31 Mashiara
32 Sealed to the Flame
33 A Bath
34 Ta'veren
35 Into the Woods
36 Blades
37 A Note from the Palace
38 Six Stories
39 Promises to Keep
40 Spears
41 A Crown of Swords


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Setting: Cairhien, Sun Palace

Summary[]

Point of view: Perrin Aybara

Perrin is impatient as Rand's party nears the city of Cairhien. He notices Chiad avoiding him. Perrin gets the strange idea that if he brings Swallow, Faile's mare, safely into Cairhien, Faile will be safe. Min and Loial both vainly try to ease his fears. Loial's trying gets him to say that he can hardly wait to be married to Erith so he can tend her. Loial gets embarrassed about this statement and accuses Rand and Perrin's being ta'veren for pulling it out of him.

On the way Perrin notes that the drought brought on by the Dark One is even heavier and the people are bedraggled.

When they come near the city, Dobraine confirms Colavaere's banner flying, so she has to have taken the throne. He tells about the coronation festival and that the people in the city could riot when Rand disturbs that. Dashiva tries to get Rand to remain with the army and send someone else into the city, to no avail. Perrin deduces from Dashiva's jittery scent that he is quite mad. Rand goes to the city with Loial, Min, Dobraine, Nurelle, some Maidens, all of his Asha'man (except Flinn), Perrin, and Aram.

Just before the city, Perrin notices that the Foregaters once again live outside of the city in crudely built huts. The party enters Cairhien unhindered and unchallenged because of the coronation festival. At the Palace, the guards get wrapped up in Air by the Asha'man so as not to alert the people inside. The servants inside just curtsy or bow and seem to ignore them. In the entry hall they encounter Camaille Nolaisen, Selande Darengil, and a handful of others that follow the Cairhienin version of ji'e'toh. Camaille tells Rand that the nobles all are in the Grand Hall of the Sun for the third Sunset Convocation. Dobraine explains that means the coronation took place nine days ago. Perrin cannot restrain himself any longer and asks Selande where Faile is. She says that Faile is with the queen, as she is one of her attendants. Rand asks Selande to lead on to the Great Hall. He intends to dispense justice to all who deserve it.

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