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Chapter 43
Overview
Min flees Egwene’s torture and unexpectedly reunites with Nynaeve and Elayne. Together they secure Bayle Domon’s agreement to be ready to sail once Egwene is freed, leveraging Nynaeve’s Aes Sedai ring and promise of three channelers. Domon warns of damane cutting channelers off and confirms Ryma’s capture, sharpening the urgency.
Summary
Min flees a damane house, shaken by Egwene’s screams and her own helplessness. In the street she runs into Nynaeve and Elayne, warns them of the danger in Falme, and reveals Egwene’s likely shipment back to Seanchan for her value in finding ore. They agree that brute force will not work and that they must devise a plan.
Min explains she has sounded out a ship captain but lacks money and a concrete escape method, especially given the a’dam. Nynaeve proposes using a ship instead of riding east and asks to meet the captain. Min notes she might smuggle one visitor into the servants’ quarters where she works, but the a’dam remains the key obstacle.
At The Three Plum Blossoms, they speak with Bayle Domon. Nynaeve reveals her Great Serpent ring and promises that three women capable of channeling will be aboard to counter damane. Domon, wary of Seanchan patrols, admits he can escape in shoal waters if he can survive the harbor and avoid damane range.
Domon warns them gravely: he saw a ring-wearing woman ambushed and cut off from the Source by damane before being collared, and he fled; the woman screamed “Ryma,” confirming the captured Aes Sedai. Despite the danger, Nynaeve presses him for readiness to sail at once within the next days.
After tense negotiation, Domon agrees to be ready on an instant’s notice. Outside, Nynaeve admits she had to show absolute certainty to sway him. The three women move on to finalize their plan, acknowledging there are still key problems to solve—especially the a’dam and extracting Egwene safely.
Who Appears
- MinDistraught by Egwene’s torment; reunites with Nynaeve and Elayne; proposes escape by ship and brokers the meeting with Bayle Domon.
- Nynaeve al'MearaTakes charge; reveals Aes Sedai ring to secure passage; promises three channelers; remains resolute despite Domon’s warning.
- Elayne TrakandSupports Nynaeve; expresses fear of damane; counted among the three channelers for the escape plan.
- Bayle DomonShip captain; initially hesitant; warns about damane and Ryma’s capture; agrees to be ready to sail immediately when called.
- Egwene al'VereOff-page but central; being tortured and kept as damane; her imminent shipment to Seanchan forces the urgent rescue plan.
- RymaNamed as a captured Yellow Ajah Aes Sedai; her ambush and collaring illustrate the damane threat.