Under the Dust

"Three thousand years the White Tower has guided rulers; there would have been more wars and worse without the Tower. The world faces disaster if al'Thor lacks that guidance."
   —Tarna Feir

Book Index
0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
Chapters
The First Message 1 Lion on the Hill 2 A New Arrival 3 A Woman's Eyes 4 A Sense of Humor 5 A Different Dance 6 Threads Woven of Shadow 7 A Matter of Thought 8 The Storm Gathers 9 Plans 10 A Saying in the Borderlands 11 Lessons and Teachers 12 Questions and Answers 13 Under the Dust 14 Dreams and Nightmares 15 A Pile of Sand 16 Tellings of the Wheel 17 The Wheel of a Life 18 A Taste of Solitude 19 Matters of Toh 20 From the Stedding 21 To Shadar Logoth 22 Heading South 23 To Understand a Message 24 An Embassy 25 Like Lightning and Rain 26 Connecting Lines 27 Gifts 28 Letters 29 Fire and Spirit 30 To Heal Again 31 Red Wax 32 Summoned in Haste 33 Courage to Strengthen 34 Journey to Salidar 35 In the Hall of the Sitters 36 The Amyrlin Is Raised 37 When Battle Begins 38 A Sudden Chill 39 Possibilities 40 Unexpected Laughter 41 A Threat 42 The Black Tower 43 The Crown of Roses 44 The Color of Trust 45 A Bitter Thought 46 Beyond the Gate 47 The Wandering Woman 48 Leaning on the Knife 49 The Mirror of Mists 50 Thorns 51 The Taking 52 Weaves of the Power 53 The Feast of Lights 54 The Sending 55 Dumai's Wells The Answer

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Setting: Salidar, and Tel'aran'rhiod'

Plot Summary

Point of view: Nynaeve al'Meara

Nynaeve has been taking a lesson from Theodrin Dabei, who is attempting to remove her block. Theodrin tried to shock Nynaeve into channeling by drenching her with ice water, but Nynaeve just hit her in the face. Nynaeve thinks that they might as well leave her block alone; Theodrin ignores her and begins droning novice exercises. Theodrin's final instruction as Nynaeve leaves the lesson is not to sleep that night.

Several hours later, Nynaeve returns to her room. Elayne Trakand is waiting there for her and starts to complain about her day. Nynaeve tells her that she has eavesdropped on the Salidar Six and that their message to Elaida is that they need more time. Nynaeve thinks that the two should run away to Caemlyn, so they will not be handed over to Elaida. Elayne disagrees, and as the two argue, Tarna Feir, Elaida's ambassador, suddenly sweeps in.

Tarna attempts to persuade the two to return with her to the White Tower and dismisses Elayne when she refuses. Then, Tarna induces Nynaeve to talk about Rand, although Nynaeve just feeds her false information. After a long moment, Tarna departs, still encouraging Nynaeve to join her.

Elayne returns to the room with the two twisted stone ring ter'angreal. She plans to use Need in Tel'aran'rhiod to find something that will convince the Salidar Aes Sedai to join with Rand. Nynaeve agrees and that night they enter Tel'aran'rhiod. The search first brings them to the White Tower, where Elayne sees Egwene briefly. Egwene disappears immediately. They adjust their Need to exclude Tar Valon and then the search brings them to a dusty storeroom where they find a ter'angreal that looks like a shallow bowl with clouds. Elayne identifies the city as Ebou Dar, and the two agree to journey there as soon as possible. Elayne goes back to sleep, but Nynaeve, remembering Theodrin's order, stays awake, pacing.

Unanswered Questions

• What was the item in the White Tower that their Need took them to?

Characters

• Nynaeve
• Elayne
• Theodrin
• Tarna Feir
• Gareth Bryne

Referenced

• Lan
• Escaralde
• Varilin
• Dagdara Finchey
• Moiraine
• Keatlin
• Faolain
• Nicola
• Ibrella
• Moghedien
• Jaril young boy
• Seve young boy
• Sheriam
• Elaida
• Logain
• Rand
• Siuan
• Leane
• Thom
• Galina Casban
• Egwene
• Birgitte
• Lini
• Sammael

Places

• Salidar
• Tel'aran'rhiod

Referenced

• Caemlyn
• Emond's Field
• Amadicia
• Andor
• Tar Valon
• Westwood
• Two Rivers
• Ebou Dar
• Illian

Items

• Dream ter'angreal
• Golden Crane signet ring

Culture

Sayings

• If wishes were wings, pigs would fly. -Old saying in Two Rivers