Chapters 45-46 Summary

Nynaeve, Min and Elayne ambush a passing sul'dam by freeing her damane. Nynaeve uses the One Power to open the collar from a distance, an act that shocks both the sul'dam and the damane. Nynaeve puts on the sul'dam's outfit and fits the collar on the captive woman.

Rand's party tracks Fain to the house being used by High Lord Turak and sneaks into the building through the suspiciously unguarded garden. Making their way upstairs, they find the dagger and the Horn of Valere on a desk. They are then ambushed by Turak and a party of Seanchan soldiers who were lying in wait. Ingtar charges toward the exit but Rand remains behind to square off with Turak, who, to Rand's dismay, produces a sword like his own, marked with the heron of a blademaster.

Rand is reluctant to channel the...