A Crown of Swords/Prologue

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

<<< Lightnings >>>

Setting: White Tower, in Tar Valon, Fortress of the Light in Amador, North of Dumai's Wells

Summary[]

Point of view: Elaida

Elaida watches from the top of the tallest tower in Tar Valon as workmen below work to construct her new palace on what used be the Warders' practice yard. She lives and usually works in her rooms in the Tower even though it means many stairs to climb. She recognizes that the Last Battle is approaching due to the unseasonable heat that persists into winter. She re-reads a message from Cairhien, telling her that Rand al'Thor has been captured by Galina's forces twelve days ago.

Alviarin enters with reports. Elayne and Nynaeve are in Ebou Dar, so Elaida orders them to be taken, using Forkroot, and brought to the Tower. She also orders that Toveine, a former Red Sitter who was exiled for her involvement in the Vileness, is to take fifty sisters and two hundred of the guard to take the men who can channel at the Black Tower, despite Alviarin saying there may be four hundred men there who can channel. Alviarin also reports that the Salidar Aes Sedai are on the move, with Egwene al'Vere as their chosen Amyrlin and Gareth Bryne leading an army of twenty thousand for them. Alviarin suggests increasing the Tower Guard, but Elaida scoffs at the idea. Then she has a Foretelling:

"The White Tower will be whole again, except for remnants cast out and scorned, whole and stronger than ever. Rand al'Thor will face the Amyrlin Seat and know her anger. The Black Tower will be rent in blood and fire, and sisters will walk its grounds. This I Foretell."

Point of view: Sevanna

Sevanna is readying the Shaido for the attack on the Aes Sedai at Dumai's Wells so she can capture Rand al'Thor, the Car'a'carn.^[1] She is already making plans for her wedding and on how to prevent the Wise Ones from sending a man to Rhuidean to become the new clan chief of the Shaido so she can remain in charge. One of the Aiel reports a scout for the Aes Sedai escaped, so Sevanna orders all of the spears to attack immediately, ignoring counsel from the sept chiefs to keep back a screen.

The Aes Sedai erect a barrier of Air that keeps the Aiel out. A battle between the Wise Ones and the Aes Sedai begins with fireballs and lighting. A lightning strike near Sevanna knocks her back to the ground and kills some of the Wise Ones near her. Then, without warning, a wolf kills one of the Wise Ones near Sevanna and then she sees wetlander and Aiel forces attacking from the south. A loud boom sounds from the direction of the Aes Sedai, then some some strange flashes of light that Sevanna doesn't understand.^[2] The Aes Sedai efforts appear to be waning, but then a dome appears around the encampment, stopping all efforts by the Wise Ones and the algai'd'siswai to attack.

Then a slaughter of the Shaido begins when the earth begins erupting all around the dome. They finally break and try to run even while those behind press forward. Finally Sevanna leaves the battle with the rest of the survivors. She still has the call box.

Point of view: Alviarin Freidhen

Alviarin notes to herself all of the different factions among the Aes Sedai as well as the fear of what Elaida might do next. Alviarin wonders if she will need to kill Elaida as she has killed others. Mesaana is in her room to receive information and give orders. Alviarin believes Mesaana must be hiding in the White Tower, as one of the sisters that had been absent for many years.^[3] Mesaana decides to teach Alviarin how to weave a Gateway, but warns her to not teach anyone else or use it without permission.

Point of view: Pedron Niall

Niall is losing at stones to Morgase. She requests to see her son Galad, but Niall does not want him to know his mother is kept as a prisoner by the Whitecloaks. Their talk is interrupted by Abdel Omerna, the faux spymaster for the Whitecloaks. He brings a message from Tarabon, then moves close to Niall and stabs him with a knife. Eamon Valda enters and kills Omerna. The message is about the existence of the Seanchan army and Niall considers it of the highest importance.

Point of view: Eamon Valda

Asunawa enters and prevents Valda from finishing off Niall. Valda plans to engage the Prophet's mob and then enter Andor with Morgase even though Asunawa wants to put Morgase to the question immediately. The Niall's last attempt is to make somebody in the fortress to read the message, however, the ink is destroyed by the wine spilt over the floor.

Point of view: Gawyn Trakand

Gawyn is trying to regroup the Younglings that survived the Dumai's Wells and escaped from Perrin's force. He has around two hundred men left from almost six hundred that left Tar Valon. He spies an Aes Sedai nearby but her horse is killed and there are Aiel nearby. Before he can rescue her, another group of Aiel attack his men and by the time the skirmish is over, the Sister is gone.^[4]

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White Tower
Tar Valon
Fortress of Light
North of Dumai's Wells

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Horn of Valere

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Notes

↑ This is covering the same material as Lord of Chaos, Chapter 55, but from Sevanna's point of view.
↑ This is Rand exploding the chest he was kept in and the arrival of the Asha'man by Gateways.
↑ Mesaana's identity is finally revealed in Towers of Midnight, Chapter 42.
↑ This is Galina. She is captured by the Shaido.

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[1] This is covering the same material as Lord of Chaos, Chapter 55, but from Sevanna's point of view.

[2] This is Rand exploding the chest he was kept in and the arrival of the Asha'man by Gateways.

[3] Mesaana's identity is finally revealed in Towers of Midnight, Chapter 42.

[4] This is Galina. She is captured by the Shaido.

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