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A work in progress.

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! Cold Open 1

%%blue [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)]%% is in a chamber and speaks about the [Breaking] and the arrogance of men thinking that they could cage darkness itself. She looks at a map, puts on her blue ring and wraps up a small idol. She talks about man, called the [Dragon|Lews Therin Telamon (TV)], who was responsible for the [Breaking] and the [Aes Sedai], who were left to pick up the pieces. She says that the [Dragon|Lews Therin Telamon (TV)] has been born again, but they don't know where or to whom he was born or the gender. The only thing they know is that this child is "coming of age" now and they must find him/her before the Dark does. She leaves the chamber and [Lan|Lan (TV)], who was waiting outside, joins her and they walk away.

! Cold Open 2

In a valley, two men are running from five women, dressed in red, on horseback. It looks like the men might get away by going through a pass in the cliff in front of them, when the lead woman[1] points her hand and causes rocks to fall, closing the pass. All come to a stop. One of the men asks that the women not hurt the other man. The lead woman asks who he's talking about. The scene pans out and only one man is visible. She proclaims that the madness already has him. She states that the [power|One Power] he has is meant for women only, because men corrupt the power when they touch it. She calls upon the other women, her "sisters", and then raises her hand. The man starts screaming.[2]

%%blue [Moiraine]%% and [Lan] are watching from above, and [Moiraine] states that "it's not him." [Lan] objects, saying that the man was born twenty years ago, close to what the [prophesies|Karaethon Prophecies] predicted. They head towards the [Two Rivers] where there are rumors of four %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%% there, all the right age.

The scene ends with a look at a valley filled with various tall formations covered in greenery[3].

! Women's Circle

A group of women head across an open field, across a stone bridge and to a bluff over a river. The Women's Circle initiation ceremony has begun, with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] leading it and [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] being the initiate. [Egwene|Egwene (TV)]'s hair is being braided, showing that she is a part of them and vice versa. As the Wisdom of the [Two Rivers], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] welcomes [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] to the Women's Circle. [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] looks back at her [mother|Marin (TV)], who looks on proudly. She leads [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] to the edge of the bluff and instructs [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] to be strong and to trust the river.[4] [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] then pushes [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] off the cliff, into the river. [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] panics in the strong current and struggles to stay afloat, but eventually relaxes and lets the river float her downstream. Exhausted, she eventually swims to shore.

! Rand and Tam

[Tam|Tam (TV)] and [Rand|Rand (TV)] are leading [Bela|Bela (TV)] and a filled cart down a mountain road from their farm. Wolves are heard howling in the distance. Some rocks tumble down the hillside onto the road and [Rand|Rand (TV)] draw his bow and points it up the hillside. They remark how there are more wolves now and that something is pushing them down the mountain.[5] While [Rand|Rand (TV)] clears the road of rocks, [Tam|Tam (TV)] remarks how [Rand|Rand (TV)] used to save a basket of berries for [Egwene|Egwene (TV)].

! Two Rivers

This is the first glimpse of [Two Rivers]. [Tam|Tam (TV)] delivers a cask of apple brandy to the [Winespring Inn]. Inside inn, it's crowded and everyone's having a great time. [Mat|Mat (TV)], with a claim of him about to win, tosses the dice and loses the throw. [Mat|Mat (TV)], [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] and [Rand|Rand (TV)] chat. [Rand|Rand (TV)] asks about [Mat|Mat (TV)]'s sisters. [Mat|Mat (TV)] mentions that [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] is married while [Rand|Rand (TV)] is pining after [Egwene|Egwene (TV)]. [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] talks about the rumor of soldiers being in [Taren Ferry] and headed south towards a war in [Ghealdan]. [Mat|Mat (TV)] guesses that it was probably [Calle Coplin|Calle Coplin (TV)] who told him and implies that Calle is a rumormonger. [Mat|Mat (TV)] leaves the table and [Rand|Rand (TV)] and [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] talk about how much money he lost.

[Egwene|Egwene (TV)] enters to applause for being initiated into the Women's Circle. Her father, [Bran|Bran (TV)], looks relieved that she made it and tells her that she needs to get to work, but another woman grabs her to go drink with the other women.

Evening comes, along with thunder and lightning. [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] asks [Rand|Rand (TV)] about [Egwene|Egwene (TV)]'s ceremony, but  [Rand|Rand (TV)] says they haven't talked yet.  

The door to the inn opens and a cloaked and hooded man comes in from the rain, his spurs clinking and his sword slung over his shoulder. The crowd goes quiet. [Nynaeve al’Meara|Nynaeve] stands up, puts her hand on her dagger, and challenges the man with "Name yourself, stranger." The man removes his hood. He's wearing a %%ot [hadori]%% and announces that he's [Lan|Lan (TV)]. Then he says "This is [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)]" as she steps into the room, removing her hood, all dry. [Marin|Marin (TV)]  asks if she could help [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)].

[Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] heads for the fireplace, with [Lan|Lan (TV)] following, ignoring [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] as she passes her. [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] then states that they'll need stables for their horses and a room for the night. [Marin|Marin (TV)] then notices the ring on [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)]'s finger, with a [blue stone|Blue Ajah] on it, and answers with "Of course, [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] [Sedai|Aes Sedai]." [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] turns around when she reaches the fireplace and scans the room. Everyone is talking with each other in hushed tones. We see [Mat] standing, talking to some woman. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] still has her hand on her dagger.

Everyone is staring. Finally, [Marin|Marin (TV)] asks "If you would come this way?" and leads [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] and [Lan|Lan (TV)] out of the room and upstairs. [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] remarks that [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] looks like a normal person. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] remarks that they'd all be happier and safer when [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)]'s at her destination and then asks where [Laila|Laila (TV)] is and encourages [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] to go to her at the forge. [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] asks [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] to give [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] his best wishes.

[Perrin|Perrin (TV)] goes to forge to see [Laila|Laila (TV)] who's working hard at the forge. He asks her why she's here, but she doesn't answer. He also said that he had heard that she didn't go to the ceremony.[6] He comes behind her and holds her and says "I love you." She replies "I know" and leans back into his chest.

[Mat|Mat (TV)] goes outside to look for his mother and father. He finds his mother, drunk, leaning against a wall. He asks where his father is and his mother nods in that direction, where his father is seen flirting with a young woman. His mother starts to angrily head towards his father, but [Mat|Mat (TV)] instead takes her home. They enter their house, where two girls are playing. One of them asks if there mother is sick again. Mat puts his mother to bed and then she says that Mat will end up to be just like his father. [Mat|Mat (TV)] then asks his sisters if they'd rather sleep with him tonight.

Back inside inn with [Tam|Tam (TV)] [Marin|Marin (TV)], [Bran|Bran (TV)], [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] and [Rand]. All except [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] and [Rand|Rand (TV)] leave. [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] and [Rand|Rand (TV)] share intimate moments. [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] and [Lan|Lan (TV)] take a bath. Back to  [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] and [Rand|Rand (TV)] talking about [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] being a Wisdom apprentice.

! Fade

It's raining. A cloaked rider enters the village. It's revealed to be a [Fade]. There's whistling in the background.

! Morning

It's the next morning. [Padan Fain], whistling, is entering the village on his wagon.[7] [Egwene] serves breakfast to [Tam] while looking for [Rand]. Switch to [Laila|Laila Dearn] and [Perrin] in bed.  [Mat] conducts some business with [Padan Fain]. [Moiraine] and [Lan] walk through the village.

! Vista

[Rand] and [Egwene] talk about her apprenticeship. 

! Sacred Pool

[Moiraine] visits [Egwene] at the sacred pool.

! The Trio

Back at village, [Rand], [Mat] and [Perrin] talk.

! The Wind

[Egwene] and [Nynaeve] talk about the wind smelling bad.

! Remains

[Lan], scouting around, finds fourteen slaughtered sheep arranged in a pattern.[8]

! The Trio

[Moiraine] is watching [Rand], [Mat] and [Perrin] from an upstairs window. [Rand] and [Perrin] give [Mat] some money to spend on his sisters.

! al'Thor Farm

[Rand] and [Tam] arrive back at their farm with [Bela] and a cart. They light a ceremonial candle for [Rand]'s mother [Kari|Kari alThor]. This interweaves with scenes of townspeople lighting candles on wood and floating them out the river. [Egwene] spots [Moiraine] watching the ceremony. Neither speak.

! Bel Tine

[Marin|Marin alVere] gets the music started and people start dancing. [Padan Fain] is watching from the side. [Lan] tells [Moiraine] about the [Fade] and [Trollocs] nearby. Back to dancing.

! Narg

Inside their house, [Rand] and [Tam] hear [Bela] acting like she's spooked. They look at each other and then head towards the door. A [Trolloc], [Narg][9], busts through the door and starts to attack them. [Tam] manages to dive under his bed, pull out a box, open it, and take out a sword. The sword has a heron marked on its blade. [Tam] puts up a good fight but gets stabbed in the shoulder. As the [Trolloc] pushes into [Tam], [Rand] stabs it in the back and kills it. [Tam] slumps to the floor, telling [Rand] that it was a [Trolloc][10]

! Battle

During the dancing, [Egwene]'s partner, Tom, is struck in the back with a nasty looking axe and dies. [Trolloc]s invade the village, slaughtering people left and right. Villagers scramble to safety.[11]

! Next Morning

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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

\\[#1] The lead woman is %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (TV)]%%. It is unknown who the others are.
\\[#2] They have [gentled|stilling] the man.
\\[#3] Some of them look to be skyscrapers, indicating relics from a previous Age.
\\[#4] The relaxing and floating in the strong current mirrors [Aes Sedai] teachings about surrendering.
\\[#5] Could it be the [Trollocs] coming?
\\[#6] There's a theory that [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] "holds a candle" for [Egwene|Egwene (TV)]. Could that be why [Laila|Laila (TV)] did not go to the ceremony and is working late at the forge?
\\[#7] The background whistling merges very well into [Padan Fain|Padan (TV)]'s whistling. Foreshadowing.
\\[#8] That pattern is known as a "dragon's fang" and will appear throughout the series.
\\[#9] Ok, maybe not specifically [Narg], but it was in the books.
\\[#10] How did [Tam] know it was a [Trolloc] and why does he have a heron-marked sword? Well, he has a history...
\\[#11] Except for [Padan Fain|Padan (TV)], who just turns around and calmly walks away.

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