The Eye of the World (Chapters 13-18)

Summary

After their adventure at the ferry, they continue their journey to Baerlon. Seeing no evidence of pursuit, the boys begin talking about going back home. Moiraine overhears them and tells them that they are wanted by the Dark One, and that she will personally destroy them before allowing them to fall into his hands.

Eventually, they arrive in Baerlon and take lodging at an inn. While there, they meet a friend of Moiraine's, a girl named Min, who has a talent for seeing a person's destiny by looking at the aura that surrounds them. They also hear the beginnings of rumours about a false Dragon named Logain who is stirring up trouble. When they go to sleep, the boys all have identical dreams. They dream about a man who calls himself Ba'alzamon. He threatens them, and shows his power by killing a rat, breaking its back without touching it. When they awake, they find that all of the rats in the area of the inn are dead, their backs broken. In spite of this, at Thom's advice, they keep quiet about their dreams.

Later, Nynaeve shows up at the inn. She has tracked them from Two Rivers, and has come to take them back home. After some discussion, they decide to stay with Moiraine. They are planning to leave in the morning, but when Rand sees a Fade in the hallway of the inn, their departure is hastened; they leave Baerlon in the middle of the night. The Children of the Light try to keep them from leaving, but Moiraine uses an illusion to make herself appear "taller than a giant," and intimidates their way out of the city.

As they journey toward Caemlyn, they are pursued by almost 500 Trollocs. They drive them away from the road, and against Moiraine's better judgement, the party flees into Shadar Logoth for shelter.

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