Master Goldeneyes
Chapter 2 - Whirlpools in the Pattern
Perrin
Perrin attempts to reassure a nervous Faile that she should leave the Stone, but his refusal to let her go leads to a confrontation where his possessed axe attacks them both. He fights the weapon single-handedly through sheer physical strength and determination, ultimately pinning the axe in the door, leaving him shaken by his growing madness.
Chapter 3 - Reflection
Perrin / Perrin Aybara
Walking with Faile, Perrin encounters High Lord Torean and later finds Rand injured in his chambers. He applies a makeshift bandage to Rand's side and waits for Moiraine, who subsequently heals him and explains the nature of the Forsaken attack.
Chapter 9 - Decisions
Perrin / Perrin al'Thor
Perrin drinks cheap ale in Tear's taverns, hunting rumors of unrest in places like Saldaea to create an excuse to lure Faile away from him.
Chapter 13 - Rumors
Perrin / Perrin al'Thor
Perrin is seen packing his saddlebags in his room, having heard the rumor that Whitecloaks are hunting him in the Two Rivers. He discusses his departure with Mat, noting that Rand seems relieved he is leaving, and promises to look after Mat's family.
Chapter 14 - Customs of Mayene
Perrin — aliases: blacksmith, hairy oaf
Perrin packs his saddlebags and prepares to leave for the Two Rivers via the Ways, concealing the urgency of his departure from Faile. He attempts to rebuff Berelain's advances and dismiss her message to Rand, eventually admitting to himself that he is going home to die to save his people, a truth he cannot bear to share with Faile.
Chapter 16 - Leavetakings
Perrin
Perrin wakes from fitful dreams of hanging and Whitecloaks, then visits Loial to arrange travel via the Ways. He refuses to ask Faile to leave with him, preferring to trail them alone, and agrees to let Gaul and Aiel warriors accompany him to protect his family in the Two Rivers.
Chapter 18 - Into the Ways
Perrin
Perrin packs his gear, mounts his dun stallion Stepper, and leads his group out of the Stone of Tear. He rides to a vanished Ogier grove to find the Waygate, removes the trefoil leaf to open it, and enters the Ways, resolving to take the lead despite Faile's insistence.
Chapter 27 - Within the Ways
Perrin / Perrin Aybara — aliases: the blacksmith
Perrin leads his group through the blackness of the Ways, stopping to examine a Guiding and an Island. He endures a physical beating from Faile for his secrecy before fighting off a group of Trollocs and slaying a Myrddraal with his hammer. After escaping through the Waygate into the Mountains of Mist, he allows Faile to tend his wounds and later attempts to contact the wolves via the wolf dream, only to find the area empty of their presence.
Chapter 28 - To the Tower of Ghenjei
Perrin — aliases: Young Bull
Perrin camps separately from Faile and Gaul near the Waygate to monitor for shadow presages, then enters the wolf dream to search for wolves in the Two Rivers. He chases Slayer into the Tower of Ghenjei, speaks with Hopper and a woman of the Fionn who warns him away, and witnesses visions of his friends before waking to realize his home is in danger.
Chapter 29 - Homecoming
Perrin
Perrin travels to the Two Rivers, discovers his family is dead, and breaks down weeping in Faile's arms as she comforts him.
Chapter 30 - Beyond the Oak
Perrin
Perrin grieves for his lost family with Faile's comfort before planning to rescue Tam and Abell and free the Whitecloak captives. He leads his group to the old sickhouse, encounters the irritable Cenn Buie, and is confronted by two Warders who reveal hidden Aes Sedai in the village.
Chapter 31 - Assurances
Perrin
Perrin confronts the Aes Sedai Verin and Alanna in the sickhouse, demanding to know why they are in the Two Rivers. He later walks with Tam and Abell, learning about the Whitecloak camp at Watch Hill and the killing of ravers, and vows to rescue the captives and destroy the Trollocs.
Chapter 32 - Questions to Be Asked
Perrin
Perrin leads the group to Jac al'Seen's farm, deflects questions about Darkfriendism by claiming he killed Whitecloaks who attacked him, and is invited to stay in the farmhouse under the protection of Mistress al'Seen.
Chapter 33 - A New Weave in the Pattern
Perrin / Perrin al'Thor — aliases: Master Lewin
Perrin convinces the villagers to abandon their farms and gather for safety, then leads a night raid on the Whitecloak camp, stealing a cloak to enter and rescuing the prisoners from their tent before escaping with them.
Chapter 40 - Hunter of Trollocs
Perrin / Aybara / Goldeneyes / Master Goldeneyes
Perrin visits the graves of his killed family, tends to his bowstrings, and meets with Faile and Lord Luc at his camp. He leads his men into a Trolloc ambush, is shot in the side, and engages a Myrddraal in combat until Ihvon intervenes. He then rallies the survivors and leads them out of the forest while riding Stepper.
Chapter 41 - Among the Tuatha’an
Perrin / Perrin Aybara — aliases: blacksmith
Perrin arrives at the Tuatha'an camp with surviving Two Rivers lads, acknowledging Raen and Ila as acquaintances. He is carried into Raen's wagon to have a barbed arrow removed from his side, and later confesses to Faile his ability to communicate with wolves and his fear of transforming into one. After being sedated by Faile with a bitter powder, he falls asleep.
Chapter 42 - A Missing Leaf
Perrin / Goldeneyes / Perrin Aybara
Perrin navigates a wolf dream where he notices a missing leaf from the Waygate and spots Slayer, then wakes in agony from his arrow wound. He argues with Faile over his refusal to stay in Emond’s Field, eventually yielding to her authority before departing with the villagers and Aes Sedai.
Chapter 43 - Care for the Living
Perrin
Perrin is brought into the inn, overwhelmed by the sounds of grieving villagers, and collapses into a chair where he answers questions about his adventures and the whereabouts of his friends with evasion and irritability. He scolds Loial for a mistake with the Waygate and later allows Alanna Mosvani to extract an arrow from his side, losing consciousness in the process.
Chapter 44 - The Breaking Storm
Perrin / Aybara — aliases: Goldeneyes
Wakes in bed, struggles with his wounds, and attempts to leave the inn to chase Loial and Gaul, but falls down the stairs. He is restrained by Faile and Marin al’Vere, then rides to the village green to witness the Trolloc ambush. He watches the battle, receives Tomas's explanation that it was a test, and rides toward the south after hearing new commotions.
Chapter 45 - The Tinker’s Sword
Perrin / Perrin Aybara — aliases: Perrin Goldeneyes
Perrin oversees the integration of the Tuatha’an refugees, deflecting prejudice from the villagers and authorizing Aram to learn swordsmanship. He later negotiates with Dain Bornhald, offering the Whitecloaks’ military support in exchange for halting their pursuit of him as a Darkfriend, a truce that prevents immediate bloodshed in the village.
Chapter 53 - The Price of a Departure
Perrin / Perrin Aybara — aliases: Goldeneyes, Lord Perrin
Perrin struggles with exhaustion and the weight of leadership as he learns of Loial and Gaul's return from the Ways. He enters the wolf dream to survey the Trolloc forces surrounding the Two Rivers, confronting and wounding Slayer before returning to reality. He successfully persuades Faile to undertake a dangerous journey to Caemlyn by promising to marry her immediately, and they formally declare their betrothal before the Women's Circle, with Bain guiding Perrin into the ceremony.
Chapter 56 - Goldeneyes
Perrin / Lord Perrin — aliases: Goldeneyes, Lord Blacksmith
Perrin writes a farewell letter to Faile, organizes the defense of Emond's Field, and leads the villagers in battle against the Trolloc horde. He fights alongside Faile, who returns with reinforcements, and later confronts Bornhald, forcing the Whitecloaks to leave the Two Rivers.