Egwene al’Vere
Chapter 10 - Secrets
Egwene al’Vere — aliases: novice
Egwene rides toward Tar Valon, fighting the urge to speak of her love for Rand. She opens herself to the One Power when the Whitecloaks confront the group, causing the ground to erupt beneath their leader and scattering the riders in fear. She apologizes to the remaining officer, Dain Bornhald, for the damage caused, though her apology is half-truthful, before riding away with the group.
Chapter 11 - Tar Valon
Egwene
Rides into Tar Valon with Verin, observing the city's defenses and architecture while suppressing her anxiety about Mat’s condition. She obeys Verin’s command to silence and follows Faolain and the Accepted to her assigned quarters, gripping Elayne’s hand as she leaves the square.
Chapter 13 - Punishments
Egwene
Egwene lies in her cell-like novice room, discussing the possibility of stilling with Elayne before they are summoned by the Amyrlin. She attempts to maintain dignity while being escorted by Faolain and witnesses Nynaeve’s defiance, ultimately obeying Siuan’s commands to be raised to Accepted and punished with kitchen work.
Chapter 14 - The Bite of the Thorns
Egwene
Egwene listens with uncertainty to Siuan's musings on trust and feels a chill at the Amyrlin's momentary hesitation. She reluctantly agrees to the mission to hunt the Black Ajah alongside Nynaeve after fearing for their safety, and accepts a letter of authority from Siuan.
Chapter 15 - The Gray Man
Egwene
Egwene walks with Nynaeve, expressing fear of the Black Ajah and channeling to sense danger. She is nearly killed by a crossbow bolt from a Gray Man, which she narrowly avoids by stopping. After the Gray Man is killed by an unseen assailant, Egwene obeys Sheriam's orders to remain silent, retrieves her cloak, and realizes the crossbow bolt has disappeared, confirming the presence of another Soulless.
Chapter 16 - Hunters Three
Egwene
Egwene enters Elayne's room and is immediately affected by Galad's presence, feeling her pulse quicken and attempting to suppress her attraction to him. After the al'Vere brothers depart, she listens to Nynaeve and Elayne's plans to hunt the Black Ajah and Heal Mat, agreeing to join the risky channeling attempt before being interrupted by an Aes Sedai.
Chapter 17 - The Red Sister
Egwene
Egwene listens to Elaida’s interrogation, carefully constructs a truthful-yet-deceptive answer regarding their journey, and expresses shock that the Amyrlin will heal Mat.
Chapter 18 - Healing
Egwene
Egwene is led by Sheriam to the healing room, where she witnesses the Amyrlin’s desperate efforts to heal Mat. She feels the pull of the One Power but suppresses it, and later learns from the Amyrlin that Mat commanded them in the Old Tongue.
Chapter 21 - A World of Dreams
Egwene
Egwene arrives at Verin’s quarters seeking guidance on the Black Ajah investigation. She questions why Verin is explaining the nature of the Dream World if it is unrelated to her potential status as a Dreamer, leading Verin to clarify that the concept of multiple worlds and the One Dark One is central to understanding Tel’aran’rhiod, which she describes as a 'better translation' than 'the Unseen World'. Egwene accepts a stone ring ter’angreal intended to help her navigate this dream world, despite her apprehension about the associated risks, and leaves the room with the items and the instruction to hide them.
Chapter 22 - The Price of the Ring
Egwene — aliases: Amyrlin Seat, Mother
Egwene undergoes three terrifying trials in a silver ter'angreal, experiencing visions of her life with Rand, a destroyed Caemlyn, and her future as Amyrlin Seat. After the trials, she escapes a Black Ajah ambush in a storeroom by channeling violently and fleeing to a tower roof. Witnessing Elaida demand that she sentence Rand to gentling, she throws herself into a shimmering ter'angreal, disintegrating into light as she tries to reach him.
Chapter 23 - Sealed
Egwene / Egwene al’Vere — aliases: child, Accepted, Daughter
Egwene steps out of the ter'angreal shaken by violent magical feedback and recent visions, only to be formally raised to Accepted status by the Amyrlin. She endures Elaida’s cold condemnation of her wilder origins but finds empathy in Alanna Mosvani, who offers to share her punishment. After a stern exchange with the Amyrlin, Egwene seeks out Nynaeve and Elayne, joining them in mutual grief over the terrifying futures they have witnessed regarding Rand.
Chapter 25 - Questions
Egwene
Lying on Nynaeve’s bed, Egwene analyzes the ter’angreal list and the Black Ajah suspects, retrieving a striped stone ring from a chimney stocking for their consideration. She argues for her own use of the ring in the dream world due to her potential as a Dreamer, then chases Else Grinwell through the White Tower corridors where she encounters a commanding woman in silver silk.
Chapter 26 - Behind a Lock
Egwene
Egwene searches the library with Nynaeve and Elayne, channeling a ball of light and learning to attach it to the wall. She finds a link to metal that allows Nynaeve to break the lock and discovers items from Rianna's bag, noting the coordinated evidence of a trip to Tear left in the storeroom.
Chapter 27 - Tel’aran’rhiod
Egwene
Egwene uses a stone ring ter'angreal to enter Tel'aran'rhiod, where she sees a chained Perrin, confronts an angry Rand, and meets Silvie near Callandor. She suffers pain from Silvie's interference and wakes up, later recounting her dream to Nynaeve and Elayne before planning to depart for Tear.
Chapter 28 - A Way Out
Egwene
Egwene accompanies Nynaeve and Elayne, initially suggesting they ask Mat directly before realizing his stubbornness. She participates in the deception, hands him the letter, and laughs with Elayne at Mat's expense when he makes a joke about needing a hero.
Chapter 29 - A Trap to Spring
Egwene
Egwene bastes the roasts in the kitchen alongside her companions. She is seized by the ear and pulled out of the room by Laras after attempting to speak to the Amyrlin, later returning to resume her duties with disgust over the taste of soap used to clean her mouth.
Chapter 37 - Fires in Cairhien
Egwene — aliases: Aes Sedai
Egwene stands on the deck of the Blue Crane, observing the ruins of Cairhien and reflecting on her dreams and the limitations of her ter'angreal. She realizes a dream about a Gray Man likely refers to Mat, and later takes the lead in walking south after the group disembarks, declaring her intent to defend herself if necessary.
Chapter 38 - Maidens of the Spear
Egwene / Egwene al’Vere
Egwene channels the One Power defensively when confronted by the Aiel, maintaining a weave of Air and Fire while listening to the cultural explanations provided by the Maidens. She questions the Aiel about their fear of the river and their history, and learns about balefire before observing Nynaeve's miraculous healing of Dailin with shock and wonder, noting Elayne's admission that she considers Egwene a first-sister despite their lack of blood kinship.
Chapter 39 - Threads in the Pattern
Egwene — aliases: Aes Sedai
Egwene is captured and drugged by brigands but wakes to help Nynaeve heal Elayne. She channels a flow of Fire against the Myrddraal and later helps conceal their status as Aes Sedai by removing their rings. She rides a gray mare named Mist to Jurene.
Chapter 43 - Shadowbrothers
Egwene
Egwene appears in a vision within Perrin's wolf dream, standing with Nynaeve and Elayne in a metal cage as two laughing women watch.
Chapter 48 - Following the Craft
Egwene / Joslyn — aliases: Mistress Joslyn
Egwene suffers from seasickness on the Darter and rides into Tear under the alias Joslyn. She accompanies Nynaeve and Elayne to Mother Guenna's home, where she observes their negotiations and is slapped by Elayne for her critical remarks about Nynaeve's tactics.
Chapter 49 - A Storm in Tear
Egwene
Egwene sits in silence with Nynaeve and Elayne before Juilin Sandar arrives, and later listens to Nynaeve's detailed description of the thirteen women. She attempts to read but is distracted, then enters Tel'aran'rhiod using the ter'angreal, finding Liandrin and the other Black Ajah sisters waiting for Callandor in the Heart of the Stone before waking up and warning her companions.
Chapter 54 - Into the Stone
Egwene — aliases: girl
Egwene wakes in her cell with Nynaeve and Elayne, realizing they are still shielded. She uses the twisted stone ring to enter Tel’aran’rhiod, finds Joiya Byir in the Heart of the Stone, and physically strikes her while shielding the woman from the Source in the dream.
Chapter 55 - What Is Written in Prophecy
Egwene
Egwene enters Tel’aran’rhiod, finds Amico Nagoyin in a cell, and shields her using the Power. She wakes in the physical cell as Mat Cauthon arrives to rescue them.