Nynaeve
Chapter 10 - Secrets
Nynaeve — aliases: Accepted
Nynaeve rides with Egwene, expressing anxiety about the weather-like storms she senses and the state of Mat's fever. She channels the One Power during the confrontation with the Whitecloaks to help disperse them, then argues with Verin Sedai about the necessity of their actions to save Mat and avoid capture.
Chapter 11 - Tar Valon
Nynaeve
Accompanies the group to the White Tower, visibly irritated by Verin’s reprimands and Sheriam’s stern warnings about their unauthorized departure. She allows herself to be led away by the Accepted Theodrin, glowering at Faolain before following her guide to her assigned rooms.
Chapter 13 - Punishments
Nynaeve stands before Siuan, where she defiantly argues against the fairness of her punishment and mentions Liandrin’s betrayal. She accepts the order to be raised to Accepted and assigned to the kitchens, though her nostrils flare in anger at the prospect of scrubbing pots.
Chapter 14 - The Bite of the Thorns
Nynaeve
Nynaeve questions Siuan about the mission, protesting that they are insufficiently trained and powerless against full sisters. She eventually agrees to hunt the Black Ajah to avoid waiting in ignorance, accepts the Amyrlin's authority letter with wonder at the new power it grants her, and asks about Mat Cauthon's condition before leaving.
Chapter 15 - The Gray Man
Nynaeve
Nynaeve walks with Egwene, channeling Air to trap the Gray Man assassin who had shot the bolt. Sheriam Sedai identifies the corpse as a Soulless and Gray Man. Nynaeve confronts Sheriam with direct questions about her presence. Afterward, she insists Egwene remember the danger of the Black Ajah and notes that the Gray Man was stabbed, implying another attacker.
Chapter 16 - Hunters Three
Nynaeve
Nynaeve asserts her authority in her Accepted room, ordering Galad and Gawyn al'Vere to leave her quarters. After the young men depart, Nynaeve and Egwene discuss the Amyrlin's mission to hunt the Black Ajah, with Elayne insisting on being included in the secret. Nynaeve expresses suspicion that the White Tower views Mat Cauthon and the three of them merely as tools, and proposes that they channel together to attempt to Heal him.
Chapter 17 - The Red Sister
Nynaeve
Nynaeve attempts to deflect Elaida’s questioning by citing the Amyrlin’s orders, maintains a firm gaze, and questions Sheriam about the Gray Man's death.
Chapter 18 - Healing
Nynaeve
Nynaeve accompanies Egwene and Elayne to the healing chamber, where she channels to trap the air and feels the overwhelming power of the Aes Sedai. She confirms that Mat shouted commands to the sisters before collapsing after the dagger is removed.
Chapter 23 - Sealed
Nynaeve
Nynaeve sits with Elayne, comforting the weeping Accepted after her own trial. When Egwene arrives, Nynaeve embraces both women, promising that they will eventually make the cause of their visions pay for their suffering.
Chapter 25 - Questions
Nynaeve
Pacing the room, Nynaeve expresses frustration over the lack of useful information in Verin’s list of suspects and the stolen ter’angreal. She agrees to accompany Egwene into the dream with the stone ring, ensuring safeguards are in place, and reacts angrily to Else’s interruption before Egwene rushes after the novice.
Chapter 26 - Behind a Lock
Nynaeve
Nynaeve leads the group into the library basement and forces open a locked door using a magically lengthened prybar. She identifies the bags as belonging to Black Ajah sisters and sorts through the contents, finding lists of ships and maps that confirm Liandrin's escape to Tear.
Chapter 27 - Tel’aran’rhiod
Nynaeve
Nynaeve guards Egwene during her dream entry, wakes her up after she is forced from the dream, and joins Elayne and Egwene in deciding to leave Tar Valon to pursue the Black Ajah to Tear.
Chapter 28 - A Way Out
Nynaeve
Nynaeve leads the group in persuading Mat to leave Tar Valon, using her old Wisdom demeanor to pressure him. She channels briefly to confirm he is healthy, while Egwene presents the forged letter of authority, and she warns him to keep the mission secret.
Chapter 29 - A Trap to Spring
Nynaeve — aliases: Daughter, Wisdom
Nynaeve turns the spit in the kitchen, hiding her frustration with Laras until the Amyrlin appears. She privately reports her findings to the Amyrlin, expressing distrust regarding the fabricated message and the presence of Black Ajah members like Sheriam, before accepting the order to depart for Tear.
Chapter 37 - Fires in Cairhien
Nynaeve — aliases: Aes Sedai
Nynaeve appears on deck to confront Captain Ellisor about the ship grounding, swiftly taking charge of the situation. She negotiates the group's disembarkation at Jurene, convincing a terrified Ellisor that they can walk faster than waiting, while Egwene leads the way south followed by Elayne.
Chapter 38 - Maidens of the Spear
Nynaeve
Nynaeve firmly engages the Aiel, demanding water and treatment materials while dismissing their rationale with insults. She mixes a complex herbal poultice to treat Dailin's fatal wounds and performs a powerful healing that miraculously restores the woman to health, astonishing Egwene with her skill.
Chapter 39 - Threads in the Pattern
Nynaeve — aliases: Wise One
Nynaeve heals Dailin and later uses the One Power to heal Elayne’s broken skull after they are captured. She recognizes sleepwell root as the cause of their drugging and helps destroy the Myrddraal when they appear by weaving a effect that Egwene recognizes as balefire. She retrieves her ring from Rhuarc and arranges for the group to sail on the Darter.
Chapter 43 - Shadowbrothers
Nynaeve
Nynaeve appears in a vision within Perrin's wolf dream, standing with Egwene and Elayne inside a metal cage.
Chapter 48 - Following the Craft
Nynaeve — aliases: Maryim, Wisdom
Nynaeve leads the group into Tear and poses as Maryim, a Wisdom, to secure lodging with Mother Guenna. She successfully negotiates with Guenna to hire Juilin Sandar as a thief-catcher, demonstrating her skill in manipulating social situations to further their quest.
Chapter 49 - A Storm in Tear
Nynaeve
Nynaeve negotiates with Juilin Sandar, paying him thirteen silver marks to find the Black Ajah women and offering more silver upon their recovery. She provides a precise physical description of each woman to ensure identification and warns Sandar of their deadly danger before he departs.
Chapter 51 - Bait for the Net
Nynaeve — aliases: 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.
Chapter 54 - Into the Stone
Nynaeve
Nynaeve sits in the cell with Egwene and Elayne, confirming they are shielded and that no one has brought them water or asked questions, fearing they are being left to die as bait.
Chapter 55 - What Is Written in Prophecy
Nynaeve
Nynaeve is present in the cell with Egwene and Elayne. She questions Mat's presence and later strikes Amico Nagoyin to break the binding spell keeping her awake.