Lord of Chaos/Chapter 3

"A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife."
   —Two Rivers saying

For other uses of the word "eye," see Eye.

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: The Farm, Royal Palace of Andor

Point of view: Rand al'Thor

Rand channels a Gateway to the farm, his training center for men who can channel. As he goes through, Aviendha calls for him to wait. Rand lets the Gateway close since he is avoiding her. Rand gives Taim some advice on the various dangers that threaten, the Forsaken, Trollocs, Myrddraal, Draghkar, Gray Men, Gholam, and Darkhounds. They arrive at the farm where women are doing laundry, children are playing, and a lot of men are doing chores. The men gather around and Rand asks Taim to begin testing them to see if they can channel since Rand does not know how.

Damer Flinn is picked by Taim as the first to be tested. Taim channels a flame between the men and then just waits to see if Damer feels something in time. After a few minutes Rand feels the resonance Taim spoke of, but Taim doesn't say anything for a couple more minutes so Rand noticed it sooner. The testing will take too long, so Rand decides to head back and leave the testing and training to Taim. Rand wants to have as many men as there are Aes Sedai.

Rand asks Taim to seize saidin so he can gauge his strength, which is a little short of Rand's. Lews Therin continues to pester Rand until he finally shouts at the voice in his head to shut up, which it does. Rand continues with his errands, but also with trying to dodge Aviendha. Rand travels to an empty tent, somewhere far away.

Characters

• Rand
• Lews Therin in Rand's head
• Mazrim Taim
• Enaila
• Sulin
• Aviendha
• Eben Hopwil
• Fedwin Morr
• Damer Flinn
• Jur Grady
• Sora Grady
• Kely Huldin weaver at The Farm
• Somara
• Jalani
• Maira
• Desora
• Liah

Referenced

• Davram Bashere
• Weiramon
• Ilyena
• Elayne
• Egwene
• Asmodean
• Tam
• Kari al'Thor

Places

• Black Tower
• Royal Palace of Andor

Referenced

• Aiel Waste
• Blight
• Andor
• Tear
• Caemlyn
• Saldaea
• Two Rivers
• Rhuidean

Culture

Sayings

Men believe the worst easily, and women believe it hides something still darker. -Two Rivers saying

A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife. -Two Rivers saying

A Woman's Eyes

Lord of Chaos/Chapter 3