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"The Shadow shall rise across the world, and darken every land, even to the smallest corner, and there shall be neither Light nor safety. And he who shall be born of the Dawn, born if the [Maiden|Maidens of the Spear], according to Prophecy, he shall stretch forth his hands to catch the Shadow, and the world shall scream in the pain of salvation. All Glory be to the [Creator], and to the Light, and to he who shall be born again. May the Light save us from him.

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—from ''Commentaries on the [Karaethon Cycle|Karaethon Prophecies]''\\
[Sereine dar Shamelle Motara|Sereine]\\
Counsel-Sister to [Comaelle],\\
High Queen of [Jaramide]\\
(circa 325 AB, the Third Age)"
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! __Min__ POV

The wind blows across the [Caralain Grass], the [Luan River], [Dragonmount], the towns of [Jualdhe], [Darein] and [Alindaer] to [Tar Valon]. [Min|Min Farshaw] arrives at the [White Tower] and joins the other petitioners. Her hair is longer and she wears a blue dress with [Jaerecuz|Other Locations] lace to avoid recognition. She hopes to cross the [Ostrein Bridge|Tar Valon] heading south in a few hours.[1] An [Accepted] introduces herself as [Faolain|Faolain Orande] and asks what she wants. [Min|Min Farshaw] demands an immediate audience with [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]. At that moment three [Aes Sedai] enter the room and [Min|Min Farshaw] has a [viewing|viewings]:

* [Ananda] of the [Yellow Ajah] - a sickly brown halo, shriveled and split by rotting fissures that fell in and widened as they decayed.
* One of the [Green Ajah], small and fair-haired - on her shoulder sat a human skull. A small woman's skull, picked clean and sun-bleached.
* A third [Aes Sedai], plumply pretty, arrogant, cool, blue eyes - a tattered curtain of blood, crimson streamers running down her face.
* All three will die on the same day.[2]

[Faolain|Faolain Orande] tells her she cannot see the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] another sister will have to do. [Min|Min Farshaw] insists and gives her name as [Elmindreda|Min Farshaw]. [Faolain|Faolain Orande] sighs and says she will pass the message to the [Keeper of the Chronicles|Aes Sedai]. While she waits, [Min|Min Farshaw] has more [viewings]:

* An apple-cheeked [Accepted] - bars floated in front of her face like a cage.
* [Sheriam|Sheriam Bayanar] - her face seemed battered and bruised.
* A [Brown Ajah] sister - her aura faded like a guttering candle flame.

A [novices] enters and introduces herself as [Sahra]. She takes [Min|Min Farshaw] to the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s chambers. On the way [Min|Min Farshaw] has more [viewings]:

* Several [Warders] - bloody faces or gaping wounds. Swords and spears danced about their heads, threatening. Their auras flashed wildly, flickered on the knife edge of death.[2]
* Dead men walking - they would die on the same day as the [Aes Sedai] in the entry hall, or at most a day later.[2]
* Some of the servants - signs of violence.[2]
* Another [Aes Sedai] - chains in the air around her.
* Yet another [Aes Sedai] - a silver collar around her neck.[3]

At the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s chambers, [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] comes out and recognizes her. He demands to know where [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] are. She tells him all she knows is that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] started for the [White Tower] months ago with [Verin|Verin Mathwin]. He tells her they arrived safely but then disappeared again. He is angry that [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] will not give him a straight answer. She [views|viewings] him:

* [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] - streaks of dried blood had made his face a grim mask. He was going to be wounded on the day the [Aes Sedai] died. He was going to be hurt more than the blood told, hurt somehow deeper than wounds to his flesh.[2]

She tells him she does not know where they are, but he should not worry. He says he took an oath when [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] was a baby to protect her. He says [Galad|Galad Damodred] is worried about them as well. [Min|Min Farshaw] says she will talk with him more after she sees [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]. He says he will be practicing with [Hammar]. Her [viewing|viewings] returns:

* [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] - that bloody mask again. More: a sword floated above his head, and a banner waved behind it. The long-hilted sword, like those most [Warders] used, had a heron engraved on its slightly curved blade, symbol of a blademaster, and [Min|Min Farshaw] could not say whether it belonged to [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] or threatened him. The banner bore [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand]'s sigil of the charging White Boar, but on a field of green rather than the red of [Andor].[4] 

[Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] leaves and [Sahra] takes [Min|Min Farshaw] into the anteroom where [Leane|Leane Sharif] waits. [Leane|Leane Sharif] dismisses [Sahra]. She recognizes [Min|Min Farshaw]. [Min|Min Farshaw] [views|viewings] her:

* [Leane|Leane Sharif] - a transparent mask of her own face, a screaming mask.[2]

[Leane|Leane Sharif] admits [Min|Min Farshaw] to [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]'s audience room and leaves. [Min|Min Farshaw] [views|viewings] [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]:

* [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] - she was lying on the floor, naked. Aside from her being in only her skin, there was something odd about the image.[2] She has no idea what it means.

[Min|Min Farshaw] tells [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] about all of her [viewings]. There will be a huge battle with many killed and injured. [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] says she will send [Sahra] to a farm to serve a penance just in case she remembers [Min|Min Farshaw]. [Min|Min Farshaw] believes only three [Aes Sedai], [Siuan|Siuan Sanche], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin], know about her talent. [Min|Min Farshaw] says she saw a lot of [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] in [Alindaer] and asks if that could be the source of the battle. [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] says no. [Eamon Valda] would not order an attack without direct orders from [Pedron Niall]. Moreover, [Valda|Eamon Valda] sent all but five hundred men somewhere else weeks ago.[5] [Min|Min Farshaw] passes on [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s message that [Rand|Rand alThor] took off on his own headed for [Tear|Tear (Country)]. [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] immediately realizes this means he is after %%ot [Callandor]%%.[6] [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] realizes that [Min|Min Farshaw] is in love with [Rand|Rand alThor] and she admits it. Her first [viewing|viewings] of [Rand|Rand alThor] was three women's faces, one hers, the other two blurred.[7] [Min|Min Farshaw] wants to leave to go to [Tear|Tear (Country)], but [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] tells her she is staying. [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] tells her to disguise herself as [Elmindreda|Min Farshaw], a silly coquette, and [Min|Min Farshaw] is horrified.

! __Elaida__ POV

[Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] sees [Sahra] and [Min|Min Farshaw] enter the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s anteroom. She recognizes [Min|Min Farshaw] and recalls that [Min|Min Farshaw] spent a lot of time with the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] and no one knew why. She is also friends with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] is infuriated that she cannot find [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] is the only one since [Gitara Moroso] to have the [Foretelling|Weaves]. Her first, while still an [Accepted], was that the Royal line of [Andor] would be the key to defeating the [Dark One|Shaitan] in the [Last Battle|Creator]. She attached herself to [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] because of it. She recalls that [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] are from the same village as [Rand|Rand alThor] and that [Min|Min Farshaw] knows him as well. She knows that [Rand|Rand alThor] is %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%% and her [Foretelling|Weaves] had him causing division and strife in [Andor]. She recalls that [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] met with [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] at [Shienar] and that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] spirited him away in [Caemlyn]. Finally, she remembers that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] were best friends as [novices]. [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] was the [Accepted] in charge of them. She concludes that they are plotting something with [Rand|Rand alThor] that could be dangerous to the [White Tower]. She considers the possibility that [Rand|Rand alThor] can [channel|True Source] and says to herself that they must be stopped. [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen] is passing by and hears her words. [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] confides in her and they begin discussing how to stop [Siuan|Siuan Sanche].

! __Dain Bornhald__ POV

[Dain Bornhald] is observing while [Jaret Byar] lectures the villagers of [Taren Ferry]. He asked for this command because this is the home of [Perrin Aybara] whom he holds responsible for his father's death. [Ivon|Ivon (Whitecloak)] rides up saying that [Farran] sent him with a message. [Ordeith|Padan Fain] was questioning three [Tinkers] and now they are missing. [Dain|Dain Bornhald] goes over to the [Tinkers]'s camp and talks with [Ordeith|Padan Fain] who denies hurting the [Tinkers]. When he arrived at the [Two Rivers], [Ordeith|Padan Fain] had more orders for him signed by [Pedron Niall]. He has half a legion of [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] with him and fifty accompanied [Ordeith|Padan Fain]. [Byar|Jaret Byar] rides up and says he has [Lucellin] guarding the village. [Dain|Dain Bornhald] orders him to begin moving troops across the river. [Ordeith|Padan Fain] talks to himself saying they will scour the [Two Rivers] and he[8] will come. [Dain|Dain Bornhald] thinks he is a madman but does not care as long as he can find [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].

! __Suroth__ POV

High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] has rallied the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] forces after High Lord [Turak|Turak Aladon]'s debacle and now leads the %%ot [Hailene|Seanchan (People)]%% from the island of [Cantorin]. The [Sea Folk] of the islands have all been captured. She may not have to return to the Court of the Nine Moons and apologize to the [Empress] after all. To avoid that she must re-take the [Westlands|Geography] and must deal with this man who claims to be the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. She thinks that if she cannot deal with him, the [Empress] will be the least of her worries. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] enters a room where two %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% wait with a %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%%. There are panels of animals from the [Sen T'jore|Seanchan (Country)], a black mountain eagle and a large cat.[9] One of the %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%, [Alwhin], now shaves the left side of her head. She was raised to %%ot [so'jhin|Seanchan (People)]%%, a high level servant. This has never been done before, but she knows too much.[10] The other %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%, [Taisa], holds the leash on the %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%%, [Pura|Ryma], who used to be [Aes Sedai]. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] is uneasy. She no longer trusts %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%.[10] She questions [Pura|Ryma] about how the [White Tower] controls the man claiming to be the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor], but [Pura|Ryma] has no idea. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] knows from [Falme] that the man can [channel|True Source]. [Pura|Ryma] almost touches [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath], so [Alwhin] orders [Taisa] to punish [Pura|Ryma] then report herself to [Surela] for punishment. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] wishes she had the other captured [Aes Sedai] to question but she does not know what became of her.[11] [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] dismisses [Alwhin], but [Alwhin] is slow to respond; she is not well trained as %%ot [so'jhin|Seanchan (People)]%%. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] says to herself that the worst news in known only by four, and two will surely never speak of it.[10] [Alwhin] overhears and adds that all three must be kept alive.[10] [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] dismisses her and thinks about what she must accomplish.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] The [Ostrein Bridge|Tar Valon] leads to the town of [Osenrein] and the road to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)], a reasonable route to take her to [Tear|Tear (Country)] and [Rand|Rand alThor].\\
[#2] Events of [TSR,Ch47]\\
[#3] She will be leashed with an [a'dam|aDam].\\
[#4] The banner of the [Younglings]\\
[#5] The [Two Rivers]\\
[#6] So word from [Tear|Tear (Country)] has not arrived yet.\\
[#7] She lies to [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] about this [viewing|viewings]. The other two faces were not blurred and she knows one of them is [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. It is clear from their conversation in [TFoH,Ch50] that [Min|Min Farshaw]'s knowledge of [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] with [Rand|Rand alThor] comes from her [viewing|viewings] of [Rand|Rand alThor].\\
[#8] [Rand|Rand alThor]\\
[#9] She will bring these two panels with her to [Amador] and on to [Ebou Dar]. The large cat is a [kori]. ([ACoS,Ch26], [KoD,Prologue])\\
[#10] This great secret is the ability of the %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% to [channel|True Source]. The other two are [Seta] and [Renna]. This is further supported in [TSR,Ch38]. Also, [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] is wrong about their being only four. [Bethamin] was the first to discover [Seta] and [Renna]. ([WH,Ch20])\\
[#11] [Sheraine Caminelle] aka [Mylen|Sheraine Caminelle] was taken back to [Seanchan|Seanchan (Country)]. ([WH,Ch14])\\
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