Elayne Trakand
Chapter 10 - Secrets
Elayne — aliases: Daughter-Heir of Andor
Elayne rides with the group, worrying over Mat's condition. She attempts to use her authority as Daughter-Heir to bluff the Whitecloaks, and upon Egwene's attack, she joins in channeling the One Power, causing further ground eruptions that help scatter the enemy. She is later shocked by her own actions and Verin's angry rebuke.
Chapter 11 - Tar Valon
Elayne
Enters Tar Valon riding beside Egwene and Verin, displaying paleness as Verin warns of potential stilling or death. She stands silent under Sheriam’s scolding and is escorted to her quarters by the Accepted stationing herself beside Elayne.
Chapter 13 - Punishments
Elayne — aliases: Daughter-Heir of Andor
Elayne speaks through the wall with Egwene, expressing fear of being stilled and hope for her mother’s protection. She accompanies Egwene to Siuan, asserts her desire to be Aes Sedai despite the punishment, and learns that her mother’s order to return to Caemlyn has been overridden by the Amyrlin.
Chapter 16 - Hunters Three
Elayne
Elayne waits in her new Accepted quarters, anxious about her missing mother and the attention of Galad and Gawyn. After they leave, she reveals her willingness to join Egwene and Nynaeve's dangerous mission against the Black Ajah, citing her duty as Daughter-Heir, and expresses indignation at the Amyrlin's potential neglect of Mat.
Chapter 17 - The Red Sister
Elayne — aliases: Daughter-Heir of Andor
Elayne stands silently under Elaida’s glare, briefly defies her before succumbing to intimidation, and learns of her impending raise to Accepted status.
Chapter 18 - Healing
Elayne
Elayne is brought to the room and holds Egwene’s hand as the healing takes place. She asks the Amyrlin about Mat’s shouting and is informed that he was commanding soldiers in the Old Tongue from the past.
Chapter 23 - Sealed
Elayne
Elayne is found weeping in Nynaeve’s lap, shaken by the visions of her future and Rand’s death she saw in the ter'angreal. She is overwhelmed with guilt and grief, which prompts Egwene to join her in crying.
Chapter 26 - Behind a Lock
Elayne
Elayne provides light alongside Egwene as they descend into the library. She searches through the bags, finding a torn book and items from Chesmal Emry, and joins Egwene and Nynaeve in recognizing the stolen belongings as obvious bait left by the Black Ajah.
Chapter 27 - Tel’aran’rhiod
Elayne
Elayne sits guard during Egwene's dream, tends to Egwene upon waking, and agrees to join the mission to Tear, worrying about her mother's temper but determined not to be left behind.
Chapter 28 - A Way Out
Elayne — aliases: Daughter-Heir
Elayne attempts to persuade Mat using her status as Daughter-Heir and flattery, then helps secure the letter. She sits with the group, discusses Caemlyn, and shares a laugh with Egwene at Mat's comment about heroes.
Chapter 29 - A Trap to Spring
Elayne
Elayne skims grease from the roasting pan and glowers at Laras. She is reprimanded by the Amyrlin for using intolerable language and is dragged out of the kitchen by Laras, returning later to help Nynaeve with the kitchen tasks.
Chapter 37 - Fires in Cairhien
Elayne — aliases: Daughter-Heir
Elayne joins Egwene on deck to discuss the destruction and Mat's safety, displaying concern for the starving Cairhienin people. She is thrown to the deck when the ship hits the wreck, listens to Nynaeve's plan, and walks with the group, remaining silent after Egwene's assertion of self-defense.
Chapter 38 - Maidens of the Spear
Elayne / Elayne Trakand — aliases: Daughter-Heir
Elayne stands with Egwene and Nynaeve, introducing herself as the Daughter-Heir to Andor. She clarifies the Aiel concept of first-sisters to the confused Egwene and negotiates with the Aiel to establish that they pose no threat, relying on the belief that Aiel do not harm women.
Chapter 39 - Threads in the Pattern
Elayne — aliases: Aes Sedai, Daughter-Heir
Elayne is captured and suffers a broken skull, which Nynaeve heals. She attempts to defuse tension with the Aiel after the battle and rides a roan mare to Jurene, where she hides her identity from the local guards.
Chapter 43 - Shadowbrothers
Elayne
Elayne appears in a vision within Perrin's wolf dream, standing with Egwene and Nynaeve in a metal cage.
Chapter 48 - Following the Craft
Elayne — aliases: Caryla
Elayne rides into Tear under the alias Caryla and participates in the negotiations with Mother Guenna. She becomes agitated by Egwene's criticism of Nynaeve and slaps Egwene to emphasize the necessity of their cooperation and secrecy.
Chapter 49 - A Storm in Tear
Elayne
Elayne expresses concern about Juilin's overconfidence and later works on embroidery and reads essays while Egwene prepares to dream. She watches Egwene wake from the dream and listens as Egwene reports that the Black Ajah knows they are in Tear.
Chapter 54 - Into the Stone
Elayne
Elayne tends to Egwene in the cell, expressing fear that they are merely bait for the Dragon Reborn and hoping he will arrive to defeat Liandrin before the thirteen Myrddraal do.
Chapter 55 - What Is Written in Prophecy
Elayne
Elayne is in the cell with Egwene and Nynaeve. She observes Amico Nagoyin and feels the effect of the shield being removed when Nynaeve strikes her.