A novice with large dark eyes and braided hair, Else confronts Mat on a garden path, rejecting his attempts at friendly conversation and hastening away to avoid him.
The novice Else Grinwell enters the room without knocking to deliver a message from the Amyrlin Seat regarding the location of Liandrin’s belongings. She then runs away from the room, pursued by Egwene, and disappears around a corner before Egwene can catch her.