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==General==
Zaida din Parede Blackwing was the [[Sea Folk]] Wavemistress to Clan Catelar ({{loc|28}}). She is initially sent to [[Caemlyn]] as ambassador to [[Rand]] and remains there after he is taken by the [[Tower Aes Sedai]]. She is still in Caemlyn when [[Elayne]] arrives and insists on Aes Sedai teaching the [[Windfinders]] as the bargain Elayne made for their help using the [[Bowl of the Winds]]. When they learn of [[Nesta]]'s death, she arranges a second bargain with Elayne, for a square mile of Andor in return for leaving some Windfinders with Elayne to make [[Travel|gateways]] for her. This bargain is well received by the other Wavemistresses and she is raised to the position of Mistress of the Ships ({{kod|22}}). She is not tall, nearly a hand shorter than [[Renaile]] and darker than charcoal. Her dark hair is flecked with grey, but this enhances, rather than detracts from her beauty and has an air of command about her ({{prol6}}; {{cot|12}}).
==Timeline==
*Zaida departs the ''[[White Spray]]'' at [[Aringill]], with her Windfinder, her Swordmaster and an entourage.  The ship then heads for Cairhien ({{loc|5}}).
*Zaida arrives in Caemlyn and takes rooms at the Ball and Hoop ({{loc|26}}).
*She sends a petition to Rand asking for an audience. He agrees to see her that afternoon ({{loc|26}}).
*She turns up for the audience and is not pleased when Rand is not there ({{loc|28}}).
*She sends Rand a letter, requesting an audience, but never gets one ({{loc|28}}).
*She goes to see Elayne, to demand the twenty teachers the bargain promised.  Elayne encourages her to go to [[Tear (City)|Tear]], but Zaida insists she must stay until she speak's with Rand ({{prol6}}).
*Before Elayne realises it, she comes to an agreement with Zaida that others apart from [[Merilille]] will be able to teach.  They are interrupted by [[Nadere]] before they can agree terms ({{prol9}}).
*She supervises when Nynaeve teaches [[shielding]] and tells [[Talaan]] to turn Nynaeve upside down if she doesn't break free ({{wh|11}}).
*She goes to see Elayne when she learns of Nesta's death, demanding Aes Sedai as payment of the bargain, but is forced to accept that the bargain stated the [[Amyrlin]] would choose the teachers ({{cot|12}}).
*She and Elayne agree to give the Atha'an Miere one square mile of good land on the [[river Erinin]], under their laws in exchange for leaving nine Windfinders when she leaves, under the command of [[Chanelle]] ({{cot|12}}).
*After the agreement, Zaida leaves with almost unseemly haste to return to ''[[Blue Gull]]'' and the first twelve ({{cot|13}}).
*Her bargain with Elayne is well thought of and she is named Mistress of the Ships ({{kod|22}}).
*She talks with [[Logain]] and tells him she wants to send an Ambassador to Rand ({{kod|22}}).
*When she learns of the death of the [[Amayar]], she wishes to try and save some, but Logain insists she fulfil [[the Bargain]] ({{kod|12}}).
==Relationships==
Her Windfinder is [[Shielyn]] ({{cot|12}}).

She is married to [[Amel]] ({{kod|22}}).
==Quotes==
''The Light willing, you will perhaps return to Caemlyn eventually. As I have traveled far to see you perhaps I will find some time for it when you do''
(Letter to Rand, {{loc2|Chapter 28}}).
“You have never invited me to bathe with you, though it would have been courteous, but we will not speak of that” (to Elayne, {{cot2|Chapter 12}}).
“Are you mad as well as heartless? We must mourn. We must save those who we can, and mourn for the countless thousands we cannot save” (To Logain, {{kod2|Chapter 22}}).

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