[{Table style='width:100%' | [{Image src='Chapter Icons/btar_lft.gif' link='Wiki.jsp?page=ToM,Ch6'}] | %%(display:block; text-align:center;) [{Image src='Chapter Icons/heron_mark_bw.gif' align='center' link='Wiki.jsp?page=Heron Mark Chapter Icon'}] ''[ToM|Towers of Midnight]: Lighter than a Feather'' %% | [{Image src='Chapter Icons/btar_rgt.gif' link='Wiki.jsp?page=ToM,Ch8' align='right'}] }] %%tabs ! __Lan__ POV [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and [Bulen] have been traveling for weeks and they are now on the [Plain of Lances|kandor] near the border between [Kandor] and [Saldaea]. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] bought [Bulen] a horse and he still has his pack horse [Scouter]. [Bulen] suggests they go south at [Berndt Crossroads] then east to [South Mettler], a much better road, but [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] declines. They pass an inn and three men from the inn follow. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] is prepared for bandits but they see two of them wearing %%ot [hadori]%%. They are [Andere], [Nazar|Nazar Kurenin] and [Rakim]. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] refuses to let them join him, but the three decide to ride the same direction anyway. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] grudgingly rides [Mandarb] on. \\%%follow [Follow Lan|ToM,Ch23]%% \\ \\ More [Lan POV] ! __Galad__ POV [Galad|Galad Damodred] is eating his morning meal when [Byar|Jaret Byar] comes from scouting [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]'s camp. They fly the flags of [Ghealdan] and [Mayene]. The wolf head banner is no longer up. [Byar|Jaret Byar] insists that [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] killed [Bornhald|Geofram Bornhald] senior. He is from the [Two Rivers]. [Galad|Galad Damodred] remembers that is [Rand|Rand alThor]'s home as well. \\ \\ More [Galad POV] ! __Perrin__ POV [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] eats a ham chop for breakfast and [Faile|Zarine Bashere] thinks it is gross. She refuses to wear her golden belts anymore.[1] She carries a blue stone on a cord.[2] She is breakfasting with [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin]. They remain camped on the [Jehannah Road] with the [Whitecloak|Children of the Light] army blocking their path to [Lugard]. [Gaul] enters to make a report \\ \\ More [Perrin POV] ! __Galad__ POV [Byar|Jaret Byar] tells [Galad|Galad Damodred] that they fought [Trollocs] in the [Two Rivers]. [Niall|Pedron Niall] sent them for that purpose. The [Two Rivers] is full of [Darkfriends]. He says even farmers can be dangerous and [Galad|Galad Damodred] ruefully agrees.[3] He is certain that [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] is [Shadowspawn] and that he brought the [Trollocs]. He also killed two [Children of the Light] in [Andor] when he was under [Geofram Bornhald]. [Oratar] and [Bornhald|Dain Bornhald] can confirm the stories. ! __Perrin__ POV [Gaul] reports that the [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] are holding their people. [Elyas|Elyas Machera] recognized [Basel Gill] . [Sulin] reported the same. [Gaul] is having trouble with both [Bain] and [Chiad] as %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%%. They also saw a banner over the camp and drew a picture. [Sebban Balwer] says it means that the Lord Captain Commander is in the camp. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] remembers meeting a Lord Captain the night [Hopper] died. The first time he killed a man. ! __Galad__ POV [Byar|Jaret Byar] presses [Galad|Galad Damodred] and he agrees that [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] must be brought to justice. [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin] has sworn fealty to him. They may be able to make [Ghealdan] the new home of the [Children of the Light]. ! __Perrin__ POV [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] thinks the [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] here must be his %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%% effect. He cannot escape his past. They have twenty thousand soldiers, not as many as [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. And they have no channelers. ! __Galad__ POV [Galad|Galad Damodred] agrees that they must move against [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. \\%%follow [Follow Galad|ToM,Ch10]%% ! __Perrin__ POV [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] orders that they find a better place to camp, send more scouts and offer parley. They must free [Gill|Basel Gill] and the others. \\%%follow [Follow Perrin|ToM,Ch10]%% %% %%collapsebox-closed ! Notes (Possible Spoilers) [#1] [Sevanna] forced her to wear a golden belt as a sign of ownership. \\[#2] Her remembrance of [Rolan]. ([TGS,Ch21]) \\[#3] Remembering the trouncing that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] gave him and [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand]. ([TDR,Ch24]) %% ---- More [Category.Chapters], [Heron Mark Chapter Icon]