Chapter 51 - Bait for the Net

Summary

Nynaeve searches the muddy streets of Tear for the Black Ajah but is intercepted by Juilin Sandar, who reveals that Liandrin and the other captured sisters are being held as guests of High Lord Samon within the Stone of Tear. Nynaeve rushes to Mother Guenna's house, where she is ambushed by Liandrin, Rianna, Joiya Byir, and Amico Nagoyin, along with Elayne and Egwene who have already been captured. Despite Nynaeve's attempts to channel and fight, she is shielded and beaten until subdued. Liandrin threatens Mother Guenna into silence before the Black Ajah forces Nynaeve, Elayne, and a beaten Egwene into a coach bearing High Lord Samon's sigil, revealing that they are being used as bait for the Forsaken Be'lal.

Characters

• Nynaeve (Maryim) — Nynaeve searches the muddy streets of Tear, frustrated by the local apathy and her own anxiety, before being stopped by Juilin Sandar. She rushes to Ailhuin's house where she is ambushed by Liandrin and the Black Ajah; she attempts to channel but is shielded and beaten, eventually being forced into a coach to serve as bait for the Forsaken.
• Sandar / Juilin (Master Sandar) — Juilin Sandar, nervous and sweating, interrupts Nynaeve to inform her that the women she seeks are inside the Stone as guests of High Lord Samon. He is forced into service by Liandrin and exits the house before boarding the coach.
• Ailhuin / Guenna (Mother Guenna) — Ailhuin Guenna is found sitting in a high-backed chair, unable to move due to binding weaves, watching in fear as Liandrin and Rianna enter her home. She agrees to hold her tongue to protect her life after being threatened by Liandrin.
• Liandrin — Liandrin steps into Mother Guenna's house with Rianna, shielding Nynaeve and beating her when she resists. She threatens Ailhuin with death if she speaks, then forces Nynaeve and Elayne into a coach alongside the carried Egwene, revealing that the Black Ajah is acting as bait for Be'lal and sending thirteen Myrddraal.