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! __Egwene__ POV

[Egwene|Egwene alVere] goes to her tent for the evening and [Cowinde] brings her supper. Afterwards she reads a book, ''The Flame, the Blade and the Heart'', about heroes and their loves. [Aviendha] gave it to her. It has stories about [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] and [Gaidal Cain], [Anselan] and [Barashelle],[1] [Rogosh Eagle-eye|Rogosh Eagle-Eye] and [Dunsinin], [Nerein], [Melisinde] and others. She and [Amys] intend to visit [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% later, but [Egwene|Egwene alVere] falls asleep ahead of schedule.

[Egwene|Egwene alVere] finds herself the [Heart of the Stone|Stone of Tear] and sees [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] talking to [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]. [Amys] and [Bair] arrive and chastise her for being early. They tell her that [Melaine] would have come as well, but she is with [Bael] and [Dorindha|Dorindha (Roofmistress)]. The [Wise Ones|Aiel] came early because [Cowinde] found [Egwene|Egwene alVere] asleep and alerted them. When [Egwene|Egwene alVere] turns around again [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] is gone. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] explains that she is there instead of [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] because [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s head hurts. 

She invited the four Chavanas over for dinner. When the Chavanas began flirting with her [Latelle] attacked her with a stick. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] beat her up. [Taeric Chavana] has a limp and [Brugh Chavana] has a swollen lip. [Petra|Petra Anhill] had to carry [Latelle] to her wagon. [Valan Luca] was so furious he made [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] apologize. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] thinks the circus is a curious collection of people, even an [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators].[2] She wonders about [Thom|Thom Merrilin] eating fire and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] doing a high rope act. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells them they are three days from [Ghealdan]. She adds that they are learning a lot about the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] from [Cerandin]. 

[Cerandin] gave them an %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% she found in [Falme]. They tried it on her to make sure she is not a %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%. She handled %%ot [s'redit|Elephants]%% at the [Court of the Nine Moons|Seandar] where the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] [Empress] sits. As [Egwene|Egwene alVere] brushes against %%ot [Callandor]%% she thinks that [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] is wrong. [Rand|Rand alThor]'s wards on the sword are not physical. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] hints that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] is to meet her afterwards in the [White Tower]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that they are now in [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. They are still days behind [Couladin] and the [Shaido] who decimated the town of [Selean]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and the [Wise Ones|Aiel] fade away.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] the true history of [Anselan] and [Barashelle], which is quite different from stories. ([TFoH,Ch36])
\\[#2] [Aludra]
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