Chapter 11 - What Lies Hidden

Summary

Egwene al'Vere prepares to enter Tel'aran'rhiod without her stone ring, relying on her growing skill to navigate the World of Dreams while her friends Elayne and Nynaeve keep watch. Stepping into the dream, she materializes in the Panarch's Palace in Tanchico and searches the halls, inadvertently triggering a painful reaction from a broken ter'angreal before leaving the palace. Her journey through the dream is disrupted by accidental jumps to the Aiel Waste, where she confronts a hostile Aiel woman who attempts to humiliate her with cadin'sor, a magic she unexpectedly reverses. After returning to the city, she flies over Tanchico before encountering Amys, a Wise One who recognizes her talent but warns her of the dangers of hunting in this realm and of a pervasive evil in Tanchico, urging her to come to the Three-fold Land for proper training before Egwene is abruptly pulled out of the dream.

Characters

• Egwene / Egwene al'Vere (Dreamer, Aes Sedai) — Egwene deliberately leaves her stone ring behind and enters Tel'aran'rhiod to search for the Black Ajah in Tanchico. She navigates the Panarch's Palace, suffers a painful magical feedback from a broken ter'angreal, and uses her will to change her clothing and reality. After being ejected into the Waste and reversing an Aiel woman's magic, she flies over the city until she meets Amys, who warns her of danger and urges her to come to the Three-fold Land before Egwene is forcibly removed from the dream.
• Aviendha — Aviendha sits armed beside the door, asking if anyone else can accompany Egwene into the dream and discussing the dangers of the World of Dreams with Nynaeve.
• Aiel woman — An Aiel woman in the Waste attempts to humiliate Egwene by forcing her to stand naked and using cadin'sor, but is shocked when Egwene reverses the effect. She lowers her spear and vanishes as Egwene escapes back to Tanchico.