Chapter 19, Shadow's Waiting Summary

The city is devoid of life, the buildings broken and crumbling. Still, nearly every building is larger than anything they saw in Baerlon. Lan stops them at a large white building and they set up camp. Moiraine is exhausted and accepts an herbal tea from Nynaeve to help her sleep briefly. Mat is distracted by the war cry he uttered and Perrin teases him that he would like being a king reborn. Thom cautions them, saying it is possible for the dead to be reborn or to take over a living body and not to wish it.

Mat grows restless, wanting to explore the city, and he convinces Rand and Perrin to go with him. They leave without telling the others. The city architecture awes them but they grow bored. Rand and Perrin are ready to go back for...