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! __Faile__ POV

[Perrin|Perrin Aybara] tells [Faile|Zarine Bashere] that he smells a strangeness. The wolves are all gone. She is worried about him going to the [wolf dream|TelAranRhiod]. She is angry at [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] for concealing her identity in [Malden]. Will [Lini|Lini Eltring] and Master [Gill|Basel Gill] turn out to be nobles as well? [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] thinks [Balwer|Sebban Balwer] must be having a fit for not learning their identities.[1] [Faile|Zarine Bashere] is worried about the trial but [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] assures her that he will not let himself be taken. [Galad|Galad Damodred] smells better to him than the others. She saw the way [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] and [Galad|Galad Damodred] looked at each other and plans to make use of it. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] goes to sleep.
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! __Perrin__ POV

In the [wolf dream|TelAranRhiod] [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] is at the [Tower of Ghenjei]. [Hopper] tells him to stay away; the place is evil. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] says he just found himself there. [Hopper] tells him either his mind is focused on it or the mind of someone connected to him. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. In the [wolf dream|TelAranRhiod] the colors do not swirl.[2] [Hopper] vanishes and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] now easily follows. They are on the [Jehannah Road] and the violet dome is there. [Oak Dancer], [Sparks] and [Boundless] are trapped inside with [Slayer|Isam Mandragoran]. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] tries to pass through but it knocks him down. [Hopper] is stronger and makes it through. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] runs through it, collapsing but quickly recovering.[3] [Sparks] is wounded. [Hopper] goes to distract [Slayer|Isam Mandragoran] while [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] rescues [Sparks]. He finds the wolf, returns to the edge of the dome and jumps through. [Slayer|Isam Mandragoran] appears just inside the dome with a drawn arrow and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] shifts to [Dragonmount]. The wolves there greet him. [Slayer|Isam Mandragoran] does not follow. [Hopper] sends that [Whisperer] is dead. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hopper] will practice every night until he is strong enough to face [Slayer|Isam Mandragoran].
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! __Ituralde__ POV

[Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] cannot sleep due to the heat and mugginess in [Maradon]. [Durhem] commands the morning watch. One of his guards is [Connel]. A boy brings word that Captain [Yoeli] needs him on the wall. [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] finds him with full [Asha'man] [Deepe Bhadar]. There are thousands of [Trollocs] camped around the city. [Deepe|Deepe Bhadar] reports that he can feel at least six men channeling down there, something powerful. [Deepe|Deepe Bhadar] says something terrible is about to happen and they are all too exhausted to fight it. There is an explosion. When [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] recovers there is a large hole in the wall near him. [Deepe|Deepe Bhadar] is maimed, missing a leg. [Connel] helps [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] to the sick tent where [Antail] restores his energy without [Healing|Weaves#h]. He [Heals|Weaves#h] [Deepe|Deepe Bhadar] saving his life. They go to [Cordamora Palace|maradon] that [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] has been using as headquarters. The city is in chaos and [Trollocs] are crossing the moat on rafts followed by [Fades|Fade]. [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] begins planning a retreat but [Yoeli] pleads for him to stay. There is a watchfire to the east, a signal from his sister[4] that help is coming. [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] sends [Tymoth], second in command after [Deepe|deepe], and the other [Asha'man] except for [Antail|antail] to defend the hole in the wall. They defend for nearly an hour. The [Dreadlords] do not participate.[5] The [Asha'man] abandon the wall and the [Trollocs] enter the city down the main avenue. It is a carefully laid trap. Arrows rain down on the [Trollocs] and the remaining [Saldaean|Saldaea] cavalry tramples them. The remaining [Trollocs] flee and [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] plans another trap.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] Of course [Balwer|Sebban Balwer] knew all along. He just did not tell. 
\\[#2] This is the second clear statement of this effect. [Rand|Rand alThor] noted the same effect in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in [TGS,Ch15].
\\[#3] The presence of the [dreamspike] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% prevents [Traveling|Weaves] in the real world and mental shifting in the dream world.
\\[#4] [Sigril]
\\[#5] Raising questions, exactly who were these men? Why did they make one huge push to knock down the wall, then leave?
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