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! __Aviendha__ POV

[Aviendha] runs through the [Aiel Waste] in late afternoon. She is on her way to [Rhuidean] to traverse the [glass columns] and complete her [Wise One|Aiel] training. She feels that all is right again. The dangers she faces here are obvious and simple to her. She stops for the night, builds a fire and starts her dinner. With no warning an [Aiel] woman appears. She is friendly and gives her name, [Nakomi].[1] [Nakomi] is humble but she asks challenging questions about [Rand|Rand alThor] and the future of the [Aiel]. What is there purpose after the [Last Battle|Creator]? [Aviendha] thinks they must return to the Waste, but if they have, indeed, fulfilled their debt to the [Aes Sedai], why should they remain in the Waste for further punishment and honing. Why become hard for the sole sake of being hard? [Aviendha] is troubled by the questions. [Nakomi] helps with the food and it is ready remarkably fast and very delicious. [Nakomi] leaves for a moment but does not return. Returning from a quick search, [Aviendha] finds that [Nakomi]'s belongings have disappeared as well. [Aviendha] goes to sleep, still troubled.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] This chapter is a mystery. Is [Nakomi] real or a vision? If real, where did she come from and who is she?
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