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Chapter 12: Entering Home

Atarah al'Norahn

Characters: Moiraine, Siuan, Eadyth, Cabriana Mecandes, Cetalia Delarme, Lan, Bukama

Setting: The White Tower; Near Kinslayer's Dagger.

Once in the Blue quarters, every Blue Sister currently in Tar Valon welcomes Moiraine and Siuan. Eadyth tells Cabriana Mecandes to show the two new Aes Sedai to their rooms, and then tells Moiraine and Siuan that she wishes to speak with them later. Moiraine and Siuan learn that Eadyth is the First Selector, or Head, of the Blue Ajah.

After she is shown to her room, Moiraine quickly changes out of her Accepted dress into one of the blue wool dresses that she finds in her dressing room. She and Siuan then go to Eadyth's rooms.

What Eadyth had wished to speak to them about was the order of precedence among Aes Sedai. The stronger you are in the One Power, the higher you stand.

On their way back to their rooms, another Aes Sedai, Cetalia Delarme, stops them and, after testing Siuan's ability with puzzles, whisks her away. Moiraine later learns from Siuan that Cetalia is the head of the Blue Ajah eyes-and-ears. Siuan is now to work with Cetalia on deciphering reports, although she does not wish to.

Moiraine has also been given a job; she is to be in charge of distributing the bounty. She doesn't want to do this because it will interfere with her leaving the Tower. She tells Siuan that she is afraid that the Hall wants to put her on the throne of Cairhien. They decide that they will find a way out.

The point of view changes to Lan. He thinks about how the Aiel War is ending as the Aiel retreat back to the Aiel Waste. He and Bukama speak of leaving for Malkier; Lan is eager to return to his battle against the Shadow.

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