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'''Points of View: [[Lan]], [[Galad]], [[Perrin]]'''
==Outline==
Lan gains more followers. Perrin and Galad believe their armies must fight, but decide to meet first.
==Summary==
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'''Characters: [[Andere]], [[Bulen]], [[Lan]], [[Nazar]], [[Rakim]]'''

Lan and Bulen have been traveling for weeks. They are avoiding the main routes as Lan doesn't want more followers.  They arrive at an inn and see three men smoking outside. Lan recognises all three.  He is surprised that Andere is wearing the ''[[hadori]]'' and that Nazar has put his back on. He rides on, but they follow him.  He tells them not to, but they refuse, saying they would only obey a king. He relents and allows them to join him.

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'''Setting: [[Whitecloak]] Camp'''

'''Characters: [[Byar]], [[Galad]]'''

Byar tells Galad that Perrin's army is a few days from them. He tells Galad that Perrin is there and that he killed [[Geofram Bornhald]].

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'''Setting: Perrin's Tent'''

'''Characters: [[Faile]], [[Perrin]]'''

Perrin eats meat for breakfast, which Faile finds odd.  He has decided his group will stay where they are until they have been able to assess the Whitecloak threat.

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'''Setting: [[Whitecloak]] Camp'''

'''Characters: [[Byar]], [[Galad]]'''

Byar tells Galad about fighting [[trolloc]]s in the [[Two Rivers]], which he claims is full of [[darkfriends]]. He claims Perrin is [[Shadowspawn]] and was the one who brought the trollocs. He tells Galad that Perrin had previously killed two of the [[Whitecloaks|children]] in [[Andor]].

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'''Setting: Perrin's Tent'''

'''Characters: [[Gaul]], [[Perrin]]'''

Gaul confirms that the Whitecloaks are holding Perrin's people.

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'''Setting: [[Whitecloak]] Camp'''

'''Characters: [[Byar]], [[Galad]]'''

Galad tells Byar that it is their duty to bring Perrin to justice. Byar tells him that the Queen of [[Ghealdan]] has sworn fealty to Perrin. He insists they can defeat him.

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'''Setting: Perrin's Tent'''

'''Characters: [[Gaul]], [[Perrin]]'''

Perrin wonders if his ''[[ta'veren]]'' nature has brought the Whitecloaks to him. Gaul tells him they have around twenty thousand soldiers.

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'''Setting: [[Whitecloak]] Camp'''

'''Characters: [[Byar]], [[Galad]]'''

Galad agrees they will need to fight, but decides he should first tell Perrin they hold his allies and try to draw him into a position where they can use the Whitecloak cavalry.

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'''Setting: Perrin's Tent'''

'''Characters: [[Gaul]], [[Perrin]]'''

Perrin tells Gaul to offer a parley and give them a chance to return those they took prisoners.

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