The Gathering Storm: Chapter 26

A Crack in the Stone

Points of View: Aviendha, Romanda

Point of View: Aviendha

Characters: Aviendha, Min, Amys, Bair, Melaine

Setting: Arad Doman

Min comes to see Aviendha. Aviendha tells her that she should not worry that she might challenge her as she holds no toh to her. She would not fight someone like Min who is defenseless. Min flourishes her knives to try and show she is not, but Aviendha just thinks it would be easy to kill someone while they were doing that. Min angers her by asking about her punishment and she decides to confront the Wise Ones, telling them she rejects the punishment. This is what they had been wanting, for her to decide she was their equal and tell her that it was the final thing before becoming a Wise One, other than going through the glass columns in Rhuidean. They tell her to Travel to Cold Rocks Hold and walk to Rhuidean from there.

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Point of View: Romanda

Characters: Romanda, Shemerin, Lelaine, Sheriam, Siuan, Magla, Rorik, Burin Shaeren

Setting: The Rebel Aes Sedai camp

Shemerin explains how she escaped Tar Valon. Romanda had never thought highly of her, but is still shocked at how she has fallen, it is clear that Shemerin does not think of herself as an Aes Sedai, and even calls Siuan by the title. She is keen to stay in the camp as a laundres and not cause any problems. She tells them that she was demoted for not showing the poise of an Aes Sedai.

Insects, which Magla reveals to be Sharan spine roaches burst through the floor. The Aes Sedai kill them with the Power. Rorik is left to tell the rest of the camp that there had been another bubble of evil. Romanda ponders if it might even be worth accepting Elaida's conditions if it would re-unite the Tower.

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