The Dragon Reborn: Chapter 12

The Amyrlin Seat

Author: Val a'Shain

Characters: Siuan, Verin, Leane.

Setting: The White Tower

Point of view: Siuan

Siuan Sanche, the Amyrlin Seat, is very impatient to hear from Moiraine. Even though it will be considered improper, she tells Leane, the Keeper of the Chronicles, to let Verin in immediately when Leane tells her Verin is waiting for an audience with the Amyrlin. Siuan tells Leane she doesn't have to be present when the Amyrlin talk to Verin, which is also very unusual.

Verin is lead in by the Keeper. She hardly knows where to start but quickly tells the Amyrlin that Rand has proclaimed himself the Dragon Reborn. Siuan has expected as much. Both other 'Dragons' loose in the world had been captured under identical circumstances the moment Rand proclaimed himself. Verin remarks that the Pattern has no room for false Dragons now that the real Dragon Reborn has been proclaimed.

Verin hands Siuan the Horn of Valere and tells her that Mat, not Rand, sounded it. Mat is now linked to the Horn, making it useless to anyone but himself until he dies. She also tells the Amyrlin that Mat is in the Tower dying from his link to the dagger he took from Shadar Logoth. Siuan decides to put the Horn somewhere safe for the time being. Verin also bring up the Seanchan, but Siuan thinks there are more important matters to deal with now.

They then talk of the three runaways, Egwene, Nynaeve and Elayne. Verin asks to know what Siuan intends to do with them. From Siuan's reply it becomes clear they will not enjoy their punishment. However, before their punishments are handed out, Siuan demands a full report from Verin on their actions.

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