Chapters 48-50 Summary

Nynaeve, Egwene, and Elayne arrive in Tear. Nynaeve believes the inns will be watched and seeks out a Wisdom, a wise woman who heals people of afflictions. They meet a woman named Mother Guenna, who takes them in after Nynaeve impresses her with medicinal knowledge. They tell her they are looking for a group of woman who have stolen from them and done violence. Mother Guenna introduces them to a thief-taker named Juilin Sandar, a man who, like Hurin of Shienar, specializes in tracking down those who have committed violence.

Egwene uses her ring again and visits the Heart of the Stone in Tel'Aran'Rhiod, where she finds a circle of women, the Black Ajah, waiting for her. Liandrin looks up at her and smiles before Egwene awakens, and Egwene tells Nynaeve and Elayne that she believes that Liandrin knows that they...