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Scenes are as identified by the TV series. The non-story scenes are listed first.
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Moiraine and Rand are walking through the Blight when they encounter a rotting corpse. Moiraine explains that boys from the Borderlands like to test themselves against the Blight withour realizing how dangerous it is.
Egwene is in her room packing as if to leave when Perrin comes in and reminds her that they don't know where Moiraine and Rand are and where they're going. They sit and she asks if they are alright and he replies that they'll always be alright.
Moiraine and Rand are walking through the Blight when they see the remains of the Seven Towers of Malkier. Rand says that they look like they've been that way for 1,000 years, but Moiraine says forty at the most.[1] She adds that three years ago, the Blight was miles from Tarwin's Gap.
Nynaeve tells Lan that after the attack on the Two Rivers, it was Moiraine that she tracked and not him. She tells him that Moiraine has a "tell" and that she's willing to teach him the tell if he brings Rand back. He tells her that "I will hate the man you choose, because he is not me. And I will love him, if he makes you smile. You are as beautiful as the sunrise. You are as fierce as a warrior. You are a lioness, Wisdom."
Nynaeve is trying to listen to the wind, but finds that she cannot since the day that she channeled. She asks Egwene if she can hear anything. Egwene listens and says that if what they heard in Two Rivers was a whisper, this was a scream.
Moiraine and Rand are still walking through the Blight. He asks her if she can teach him to channel, but she says that she can't and that every time he touches the Source, the closer to madness he will get. She says that his adrenaline will cause him to embrace the Source when the time is right. She tells about the problem she had with embracing the Source and how it was solved by a strong, controlled, precise Aes Sedai[3] who came to her room every night and lashed her with Air and Fire until Moiraine embraced the Source to protect herself. She tells Rand that when he channels, he should channel it into the sa'angreal.
The four Two Rivers folk and Loial walk into Min's bar. Egwene demands answers, but Min says people's secrets are their own. Min does say that everything she has seen, good or bad, comes true eventually. Min then has a vision of Nynaeve burning and guardsmen in the tavern dying. The horns of Fal Dara are sounded, along with bells ringing, and everyone gets ready for an attack.
Moiraine and Rand see Trollocs heading to Tarwin's Gap. Moiraine says this means that the Dark One knows that they're coming.
Agelmar, his sister (Amalisa) and his men are walking through Fal Dara. Yakota reports that their men have spotted at least 60 fades, so he estimates that there are between 5,000 and 10,0000 Trollocs, with still more Trollocs coming out of the Blight. He also reports that two ropes were cut on the drawbridge, indicating that Darkfriends are in the city. Agelmar tells everyone that he's moving to the Gap and that they all "know what they need to do." His sister for a second time points out that Gap will not hold against the onslaught.
Moiraine and Rand arrive at the Eye of the World, which is a deep circular pit with stairs ringing the sides. Rand says that he knows the place. He asks Moiraine if she expects to die if she goes into the Eye and she remains silent, just looking at him. He tells her to stay here, but she then leads the way down the stairs.
Lan is wending his way through the Blight, following Moiraine, when he spies the remains of the Seven Towers of Malkier. He pauses for a moment and then continues.
Amalisa is helping Agelmar into his armor while at the same time trying to convince him to wear their father's armor, but Agelmar insists on wearing his own armor. Agelmar acknowledges that the Gap and Fal Dara will fall and that he should have listened to his sister's advice about alerting the Tower. His only hope is that their messengers will have a chance to send a warning out to everyone before the Gap and Fal Dara fall.
Moiraine and Rand have reached the bottom of the Eye. Rand asks what this place used to be, but Moiraine says they don't know because historical records in the White Tower were destroyed by Darkfriends. Rand's memory has pieces of what happened here. He remembers that as Lews Therin he fought the Dark One. He remembers the Aes Sedai symbol in the center of the floor and kneels down to touch it.
Agelmar and his army head towards the Gap and enter it.
While the male warriors head towards the Gap, the females fortify Fal Dara, with Amalisa, wearing her father's armor, organizing them. She calls for any woman who can channel. Min heads out of town.
Yakota, Uno and a team of men with pickaxes enter the throne room. They remove the throne from the dais and start chipping at the floor.
Loial finds Perrin, Egwene and Nynaeve and tells them about Amalisa calling for any woman who can channel.
Trollocs assembly outside of bow range at the Gap. Inside the Gap, Agelmar instructs the army. Fades order the Trollocs to attack.
Egwene and Nynaeve join Amalisa outside of Fal Dara facing the Gap. Nynaeve asserts their independence from Moiraine. There are two other women present, one of them being the wife of Lan's adopted family.
Perrin is frustrated with following the Way of the Leaf when everyone else is fighting. Loial (TV) says there's always options to violence, and if he's looking for a way to help, just ask.
[1] Which puts Lan's age at around 40 as well.
[2] Straight out of the books from TEotW,Ch48.
[3] In the books, it is Elaida.