26 Sallie Daera

Min rides with Siuan, Leane, and a despondent Logain, whose halo of future greatness appears ever more often as he sinks deeper into apathy. Leane relentlessly tries to rouse him, while Siuan pushes them onward to an undisclosed destination, confident in her network and purpose. After days off the main roads, they abruptly enter a newly settled village: Salidar.

The streets teem with Aes Sedai, Warders, Accepted, novices, and servants, all frozen by the strangers’ arrival. Inside the main inn, Sheriam, Carlinya, Myrelle, and Anaiya confront them, initially treating Siuan and Leane as unknown girls and demanding to know why Logain was brought. Through pointed questions about novice and Accepted days, Siuan and Leane prove their identities and histories beyond doubt, though the sisters remain uneasy about how to handle a stilled former Amyrlin and Keeper.

Siuan reveals she learned of “Sallie Daera” via her eyes-and-ears, confirming she retains intelligence ties. Min is ordered to sit with Logain under Warder watch, worrying that if her viewing talent is exposed she will be trapped here and barred from reaching Rand. She learns Salidar lies in Altara, a mile east of the Eldar, with Amadicia across the river.

Faolain’s hostility flares, blaming Siuan for the Tower’s division, while Edesina briefly examines Logain and declares there is nothing to be done for his will to live. Min views a silvery collar on Edesina that shatters—an omen of eventual liberation. Kiruna passes without recognizing Min, underscoring how precarious Min’s position is. The chapter closes with the rebels’ confirmation of Siuan and Leane, yet with no clear welcome or plan for Logain beyond wary containment.