Pronunciation: LAH-rahs 
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Mistress of the Kitchens in the [White Tower], the center of [Aes Sedai] power, in [Tar Valon]. A woman of surprising knowledge and shocking past.

! Physical Description

During the [Aiel War], she is plump and more than pretty, short of her middle years. ([NS,Ch6]) She is very fat. ([TDR,Ch29]) Her pudgy round face has seen her share of winters. Her hair is starting to gray and she has creases at the sides of her eyes. ([TGS,Ch16])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* When [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] dawdle over breakfast, Laras frowns at them until they leave. ([NS,Ch6])
* On hearing the harsh punishment that [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] sets on [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Laras goes to [Sheriam|Sheriam Bayanar] and demands to know the limit of their punishment. She will not be a party to breaking a girl's spirit. ([TDR,Ch29])
* Laras presides over the kitchen while [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] work there. At [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]'s request she washes [Egwene|Egwene alVere]'s and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]'s mouths with soap. ([TDR,Ch29])
* Laras takes [Elmindreda|Min Farshaw] under her wing and seems intent on teaching her to be "lively." ([TSR,Ch17])
* After the battle in the [White Tower], Laras helps [Min|Min Farshaw] pack to escape giving her a fancy makeup kit. She helps free [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Leane|Leane Sharif], then heads back to her kitchen. ([TSR,Ch47], [TFoH,Ch1])
* Laras watches out for [Egwene|Egwene alVere] when she does her [novices] kitchen chores. ([KoD,Ch24])
* Laras is pleased when [Egwene|Egwene alVere] brings her own tray back to the kitchen. ([TGS,Ch2])
* Deeming her punishment to be unreasonable, Laras tries to talk [Egwene|Egwene alVere] into accepting her help to escape the [White Tower]. She has done this before. ([TGS,Ch16])
* Laras carefully brews poisoned tea for [Verin|Verin Mathwin] then sends a note to [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. ([TGS,Ch39])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# [The Shadow Rising]
## Glossary - Laras is a woman of surprising knowledge and shocking past.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch39] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] says that Laras is most definitely not a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends].
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