Dec 7, 2019

Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time, #6)

Prologue (The First Message)
Nynaeve is still trying to heal Siuan and Leane from being stilled. Queen Morgase is being held prisoner by the White Cloaks and has been told that Elayne is dead. Min is going to see Rand and is carrying a letter for Elayne. Perrin believes it's his duty to join Rand and Faile is plotting to accompany him. Elaida plots with the Shaido to destroy Rand, she also hopes to use the Shaido to kill Gawyn (Elayne's brother). Osan'gar and Aran'gar have new bodies and have been sent into the world in service to the "Great Lord".

 Chapters 1 - 30
OK it's pretty disconcerting that no one knows Asmodean is dead, Rand thinks he betrayed him. Rand is spending a lot of time trying to avoid Aviendha, so he is dismayed when she wants to accompany him to Cairhien in order to visit the Wise Ones. Rand is also teaching men to channel which has everyone in an uproar. Rand also discovers his biological Mother's true identity she was Tigraine the Daughter-Heir to Andor, her disappearance put Morgase on the throne in her place. Alanna made Rand her Warder against his will (Elayne is going to be displeased about that). 

Matt is supposedly headed into battle against Sammael but it's really a distraction he and Rand cooked up that very few people know about.  A group of "Aiel" attack his tent during the night, luckily he was sleeping outside in some brush counting the stars after having nightmares about the Tinkers massacre he had witnessed earlier. He and the majority of the Band of the Red Hand survive the raid due to his raising the alarm after he is awakened.

Elayne and Nynaeve are still in Salidar, where they fear that the Aes Sedai Rebels may return to the Tower, since they have been offered amnesty. Elayne and Nynaeve want to go to Ebou Dar to find a ter'angreal that affects weather but the Aes Sedai refuse to allow them to go. Nynaeve is also worried the Aes Sedai will discover  Moghedien's true identity. Elayne lies about the ter'angreal needing men to work in hopes that it will bind them to Rand.

Egwene has been traveling in dreams even though she isn't suppose to. She is pulled into Gawyn's dream and discovers he loves her. She confesses she feels the same way in the dream. When Aes Sedai from the tower arrive in Cairhien Egwene is dismayed, she sets the Wise Ones to watching them and she attempts to spy on them but is almost discovered. In her head long flight she runs into Gawyn (who is leader of their honor guard) they pledge their love to each other in person, Egwene assures him that Elayne is alive but refuses to tell him where she is at, and he assures Egwene that he will not tell the Aes Sedai that she is in Cairhien.

Three Ogier show up in Caemlyn seeking Rand they turn out to be Loial's Mother Covril, his teacher and Uncle Haman, and his betroth Erith. Loial has been out of the stedding too long and they are afraid he will die if he doesn't return soon. Rand tells them that the last he heard Loial was in Two Rivers, and ask them to help him find the Waygates. When they mark one in Shadar Logoth on the map Rand ask them to accompany him there to help him find the gate speedily so he can ward it and promises to take them to Two Rivers. Unfortunately the Aiel insist on accompanying the group and Liah disappears they spend hours searching for her unsuccessfully but have to leave when it starts to get dark. 

Nynaeve cures Logain from being Gentled and Siuan and Leane from being Stilled, but while Logain is as strong as ever Siuan and Leane are not as strong as they used to be. Siuan goes to the Aes Sedai Delana Mosalaine for help but later we discover she is one of the Black Ajah.

Chapter 31- Epilogue
Egwene is summoned back to Salidar, where she assumes she is to be punished for pretending to be Aes Sedai, instead she is made Amyrlin. Egwene and Siuan arrange for Logain to escape and hope he will join Rand. Egwene also makes plans to march on the White Tower.

I thought Moiraine had passed Lan's bond on to Nynaeve but she passed it to another Aes Sedai Myrelle who is suppose to keep Lan alive.

After Rand learns the girls are in Salidar he sends Matt to fetch Elayne, Nynaeve and Egwene. They have other plans. Matt accompanies Nynaeve and Elayne to Ebou Dar. 

Perrin arrives in Caemlyn where he meets Faile's parents.  Min tells Rand that something awful will happen to him if Perrin isn't near. When the Salidar Aes Sedai annoy him he goes to Cairhien with Perrin and his entourage (including Min). While Perrin is out hunting Rand is suppose to meet with the Tower Aes Sedai and is annoyed that Min isn't there to read them. And doesn't pay much attention to the servants that arrive with them carrying chest. Unfortunately the servants are also Aes Sedai and they have the numbers to over come Rand and shield him from the source they stuff him in a chest and carry him out of the castle. Telling the Aiel they he channeled and left the room. They torture both Rand and Min (who they had kidnapped earlier) on the way to Tar Valon. Berelain becomes suspicious and convinces everyone that the Aes Sedai kidnapped Rand. Perrin sets out with Loial, Dobraine Taborwin and his men,  Rhuarc leading the siswai'aman and Maidens of the Spear, and the Wise Ones to rescue him. Perrin also contacts the wolves for help. Along the way the wolves tell Perrin that another army is following him and he discovers the Salidar Aes Sedai, with the rest of his men from Two Rivers that he had left in Caemlyn. Alanna is using her bond with Rand to find him. They join forces and the wolves inform Perrin that he needs to hurry.  Sevanna, has double crossed the Tower Aes Sedai (she wants to marry Rand) and the Shaido Aiel are attacking the wagons. Led by Mazrim Taim the strongest of the men that can channel arrive through a portal. During the attack Rand is able to free himself when the Aes Sedai tie knots in the Shield. He finds Min and goes to help. Gawyn remembering his promise to Egwene doesn't harm Rand but offers to take Min with him. Min refuses and Gawyn and his men attempt to escape (Gawyn had already figure out that the Tower Aes Sedai  were trying to arrange his death to look like an accident, and had been trying to find a way to rescue Min.) Taim has his men construct a dome for protection but the many of Rand's allies are outside the dome and being slaughtered by the Shaido Aiel. Perrin begs him to drop the dome so they can save them, Taim refuses and Perrin and Loial ask that the dome be dropped enough for them to go to help. But Rand tells Taim to drop the dome and completely destroy the Shaido Aiel which he does.

With Aran'gar's help  Moghedien escapes.
Gawyn's fate is unknown.
Matt is taking care of a young boy Olver

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