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! __Perrin__ POV

[Perrin|Perrin Aybara] awakes from nightmares of [Faile|Zarine Bashere] and him being killed by [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light]. He goes to [Loial]'s room. [Loial] says he has been up half the night making notes on last night's attack. [Faile|Zarine Bashere] is already there. She says [Loial] is a hero. He was injured while protecting a roomful of women and children. This embarrasses [Loial]. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], hoping to get [Loial] in the mood to leave, asks if he has heard from his mother. [Loial] replies that he saw [Laefar], an [Ogier] from [Stedding Shangtai], yesterday. [Laefar] told him he has been declared a runaway and that his mother has chosen a wife for him.[1] With this prelude, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] asks if [Loial] will take him to the [Manetheren] [Waygate|Ways]. [Loial] reluctantly agrees, even though it means he will not be able to write his book about the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. At this point, [Faile|Zarine Bashere] jumps in. Earlier, she tricked [Loial] into promising that he would take her through the [Ways] before anyone else. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] can only accompany them if he asks. [Loial] is irritated at being tricked, but acknowledges the promise. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] will not ask. He intends to follow them on his own. [Loial] is very worried about %%ot [Machin Shin]%%. [Faile|Zarine Bashere] says they will leave by the [Dragonwall Gate|Stone of Tear] in two hours and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] leaves. He soon runs into [Gaul]. [Gaul] relates that [Rand|Rand alThor] told him [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] was going to the [Two Rivers] and that it would be dangerous. [Gaul] wants to accompany him and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] gratefully agrees.
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! __Elayne__ POV

[Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] are in [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s room. They have finished packing and are dividing an enormous sum of gold that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] gave them. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] has the [twisted ring].[2] The three of them are angry with [Rand|Rand alThor] because he did not try to stop [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] from leaving. She now regrets giving him the love letter she wrote. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] crashes in. He is furious with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] because she let him believe she was going back to [Tar Valon]. He just learned that she is going to [Tanchico] and considers it too dangerous. He offers to accompany her to protect her. This is an obvious strain because of his bond to [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] shows him one of the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s orders and commands him to stay with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is keeping the other one. Frustrated, [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] grabs [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and kisses her thoroughly. He says, "If you die, I will not survive you long."[3] He agrees to obey her order and leaves. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] asks why she did not accept his offer and she replies that she only wants him completely free of [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s strings. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] says [Aviendha] has everything ready for the two of them to go to [Rhuidean]. They tearfully hug each other goodbye.[4] [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] plans to write a much harsher letter to [Rand|Rand alThor] on the way to the ship.[5]
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] She turns out to be [Erith].\\
[#2] [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] also take the [iron disc] and [amber plaque] with them. \\
[#3] Is this statement a foreshadowing of things to come?\\
[#4] At some point in here, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] also promises [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that she will look after [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TSR,Ch52]) [Aviendha] thinks of herself as [Egwene|Egwene alVere]'s near-sister and so takes on this obligation as well.\\
[#5] The two letters will cause [Rand|Rand alThor] angst and confusion for quite some time!\\
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