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The Path of Daggers/Prologue

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“Who would sup with the mighty must climb the path of daggers.”

   —Anonymous notation found inked in the margin of a manuscript history (believed to date to the time of Arthur Hawkwing) of

   the last days of the Tovan Conclaves



“On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers.”
   —Old Seachan saying

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Chapter Index

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

Deceptive Appearances
1 To Keep the Bargain
2 Unweaving
3 A Pleasant Ride
4 A Quiet Place
5 The Breaking Storm
6 Threads
7 A Goatpen
8 A Simple Country Woman
9 Tangles
10 Changes
11 Questions and an Oath
12 New Alliances
13 Floating Like Snow
14 Message from the M'Hael
15 Stronger than Written Law
16 Unexpected Absences
17 Out on the Ice
18 A Peculiar Calling
19 The Law
20 Into Andor
21 Answering the Summons
22 Gathering Clouds
23 Fog of War, Storm of Battle
24 A Time for Iron
25 An Unwelcome Return
26 The Extra Bit
27 The Bargain
28 Crimsonthorn
29 A Cup of Sleep
30 Beginnings
31 After

Contents

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Setting: Black Hills, Aiel camp, Moridin's palace
Point of view: Ethenielle, Verin, Moridin

The rulers of Kandor, Arafel, Shienar, and Saldaea met to perform a ceremony that had been recorded only seven times in all the years since the Breaking. This agreement would commit them beyond words. While they were meeting, Queen Tenobia of Saldaea tries to set up a romance between Queen Ethenielle of Kandor and Tenobia's uncle Kalyan Ramsin. They brought thirteen Aes Sedai with them.

Verin is in the Aiel camp, getting information from the Aes Sedai that are being held prisoner. She has been given permission by the Wise Ones to question them. Once the Aes Sedai enters the tent however, Verin uses a modified weave of Compulsion on them. This weave encourages them to look inside themselves to find a reason to accept and serve Rand as the Dragon Reborn. One of the prisoner Aes Sedai, Katerine Alruddin, escaped from the Aiel the night before and killed people to do it, thus proving herself as Black Ajah.

Moridin is sitting in a windowless, doorless room, idly playing with the two mindtraps hung around his neck. He is focused on the game he is playing, sha'rah, a modified version of the game now called "stones". He is allowed to use the True Power and has flecks of saa flowing through his eyes. He starts laughing when he realizes that he can't lose because he is playing both sides of the board.


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  • Black Hills
  • Aiel Camp
  • Cairhien

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[edit] Events

  • War of Power

[edit] Items

  • Sword of Kirukan
  • Carved flower angreal
  • Kandori Spire from the Age of Legends
  • mindtrap
  • cour'souvra
  • Fisher
  • saa

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  • Throne of the Clouds

[edit] Concepts

[edit] One Power

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