A Memory of Light: Prologue
Chapter Icon: Wheel and Serpent
Points of View: Baryd, Talmanes, Isam, Egeanin, Aviendha, Androl, Moghedien
Contents
Outline
Jarid Sarand struggles to keep control of the men in his small army as they start to desert him. Talmanes struggles to defend Caemlyn and save Aludra's Dragons, Androl and Pevara plan their escape from the Black Tower, Isam is instructed to kill Rand and Aviendha tells the other Wise Ones of what she has seen
Summary
Baryd's Point of View:
Characters: Baryd, Eri, Lord Davies, Jarid Sarand, Lord Karam, Morear, Rosse
Setting: Somewhere in Andor
The previous night, a Bubble of Evil had struck, turning the metal in the camp soft. Baryd sits, making stone spear heads and watching Lord Jarid. Jarid blames Elayne and the Aes Sedai and demands her head. Eri, one of his personal guard mocks this and Jarid docks him two months pay and threatens to cut out his tongue if he repeats the insolence. Eri quits, and walks out, prompting Jarid to decide to attack Whitebridge, but others also leave including Lord Karam and Lord Davies. Baryd also leaves, with eight men of Jarid's personal guard, tying him to a tree to prevent him following and telling him they are going to fight with Andor in the Last Battle
Talmanes's Point of View:
Setting: Outside the Caemlyn city gates
Talmanes and the Band work their way through the refugees streaming out of Caemlyn, until he learns that the Trollocs are trying to seize the last of the gates and prevent anyone else from escaping. He orders the band to hurry to the gates
Isam's Point of View:
Setting: A town near the valley of Thakan'dar
Characters: Isam, Moridin, one of the Forsaken
Isam is waiting in what passes for an Inn in a town in the shadow of Shayol Ghul for one of the Forsaken who had summoned him there. Despite having grown up in the Town or perhaps because of it, he hates it. One of the inhabitants of the Town, the Samma N'Sei, starts to pay attention to him. Isam gets ready to flee, but Moridin appears, sending the Samma N'Sei on his way. He continues to wait and one of the forsaken arrives, a woman, but not one Isam knows he gives him instructions to kill Rand. While they are talking, a carriage passes, containing someone to be turned to the Shadow using the trick of thirteen channelers weaving the flows through thirteen Myrddraal. He sees an urchin and thinks it better for the child to flee and die in the blight than to grow up in the Town. He tells the woman that he would need help so she brings him two Sammma N'Sei who he notes have their teeth filed and have been Turned. she tells him he will also have a handful of the Talentless to deal with Rand's guards
Talmanes's Point of View:
Setting: Caemlyn
Characters: Talmanes, Sandip, Brynt
Egeanin's Point of View:
Setting: The Field of Merrilor
Characters: Egeanin, Bayle Domon, Sleete, Nynaeve
Talmanes's Point of View:
Setting: Caemlyn
Characters: Talmanes, Melten, Dennel, Ladwin, Mar
Aviendha's Point of View:
Setting: A sweat tent in the Field of Merrilor
Characters: Aviendha, Amys, Bair, Melaine, Kymer, Sorilea
Talmanes's Point of View:
Setting: Caemlyn
Characters: Talmanes, Dennel, Melten, Gavid, Londraed, Madwin, Guybon, Filger
Androl's Point of View:
Setting: The Black Tower
Characters: Androl, Pevara, Algarin, Canler
Talmanes's Point of View:
Setting: Caemlyn
Characters: Talmanes, Jesamyn, Dennel, Guybon, Melten, Aludra, Filger
Moghedien's Point of View:
Setting: A merging of Tel'aran'rhiod and Moridin's Dream
Characters: Moghedien, Moridin, Demandred, Hessalam, Mazrim Taim
Talmanes's Point of View:
Characters: Talmanes, Guybon, Dennel, Aludra, Jesamyn, Melten, Ryden, Mar
Notes
Plotlines
Mysteries
- What are the Samma N'Sei and what does it mean that some of them don't breed true??
From what Isam thinks, they seem to be male channelers who live in the Town. The ones that don't breed true may be those that are unable to channel, though that wouldn't fit the phrase "wash out in training". Some are also recruited through Turning, though Isam had assumed that would have ended once the taint had been cleansed, which is a little counter-intuitive as before the cleansing, swearing to the Shadow might have been a method of protection from the taint which would now be unnecessary.
- What are the Talentless?
The most likely answer would be those who cannot channel, though that doesn't explain the capitalisation
- Who was the mysterious female forsaken?
Probably Hessalam. Isam knows all the others and she would have reason to disguise her appearance
- Why do the Samma N'Sei have such strong feelings about people being turned to the Shadow?
Those who had been Turned may have some thoughts on the matter, though why the others would care is not known
Mysteries Resolved
The red veiled men who attacked Barriga were Samma N'Sei though more than that we still do not know for certain.
Character Development
Characters
- First Mention
Baryd, Eri, Lord Davies, Lord Karam, Morear, Rosse
- First Appearance
Baryd, Eri, Lord Davies, Lord Karam, Morear, Rosse
