A Crown of Swords: Chapter 20

Patterns within Patterns

Toral Delvar

Characters: Graendal, Moridin (?), Rhiale, Sammael, Sevanna, Sommeryn

Setting: North of Dumai's Wells

Point of view: Sevanna, Moridin (?)

100 miles to the North of Dumai's Wells, Sevanna has gathered 20000 Shaido and some, though not all, of the Wise Ones. She gets a group of six of them to channel into a cube shaped box given to her by Sammael, who she knows as Cadar. He has told her that it will summon him. The Wise Ones realise it also draws saidin. They hear a male voice telling them to be careful and that he will arrive shortly if they continue. Sevanna is annoyed at his tone and plans to dress him in black. Sammael arrives with Graendal, calling her Maisa and arguing. Again, Sevanna does not like their attitude. He had promised her an object that could control Rand, but will not give it them until they have him. She asks instead for one to control Aes Sedai and he says he should be able to supply something. He has Maisa play with the call box, making her furious. He also offers to provide them with a ter'angreal to Travel

A man watches Sammael and Graendal leave, arguing and learns Sammael is claiming to have a truce with Rand. She threatens to kill him if he calls her Maisa again, but Sammael quells her by claiming to be Naeblis, a claim the watching man considers false. After they leave, the watcher considers killing the Shaido Wise Ones, but decides to leave them.

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