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! __Rodel Ituralde__ POV

It is evening after the battle at [Darluna].[1] The battle is over and he was victorious, but half of his 100,000 soldiers are dead. The [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] were crushed against the walls of [Darluna]. They had three times as many soldiers, plus %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%%. [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] finds General [Turan] near death. Both their blades are heron-mark. [Turan] is impressed with [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde], but tells him that [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] cannot accept this failure. [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde]'s tricks will not work a second time. [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] understands that he will eventually lose, but he fights because he must. He cannot abandon his homeland even though defeat is certain. Perhaps memory of his fight will spark rebellion in a hundred years. [Turan] asks for a quick death and [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] beheads him.
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! __Leane Sharif__ POV

[Egwene|Egwene alVere] speaks with [Leane|Leane Sharif] in her cell. [Leane|Leane Sharif] truly believes that she is the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] now. Two [Yellow|Yellow Ajah] sisters, [Musarin] and [Gelarna] stand guard. As [Egwene|Egwene alVere] starts to leave, the iron bars and stone floor of the cell turn as soft as wax and [Leane|Leane Sharif] begins to sink. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] screams for help and the two sisters recover from their shock enough to pull her free with [Air|One Power]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] says that the [Dark One|ShaiTan] is getting stronger and asks the sisters what [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] is doing about it? [Egwene|Egwene alVere] tells [Leane|Leane Sharif] to stay strong and leaves.
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! __Egwene__ POV

As [Egwene|Egwene alVere] walks back to the [novice|novices] quarters, she unexpectedly runs into two [Brown|Brown Ajah] sisters, [Maenadrin] and [Negaine]. Getting her bearings, she realizes that sections of the [Brown Ajah] quarters and [novice|novices] quarters have switched places. The [Dark One|ShaiTan]'s touch is becoming worse. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] tiredly trudges off to bed.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] Making this the same day as the fifth scene in [TGS,Prologue].
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