Chapter 9 - Wolf Dreams

Summary

Perrin consults Moiraine regarding his transformation into Young Bull, learning that his wolf connection links him to a dangerous world of dreams, though she refuses to shield him, stating she already has a Warder and cannot take another. Later, Perrin dreams of a shadowy hallway where he encounters Hopper and a strange man who is killed by a shadow, waking up covered in blood. Simultaneously, Rand hides in the mountains from pursuing dogs, uses the One Power to destroy one, and resolves to reach Tear to find answers about his identity.

Characters

• Perrin — Perrin questions Moiraine about his risk of losing himself to the wolf persona, learns of the dream world connection, and ignores his food. He then enters a dream where he meets Hopper and a man in yellow clothes before waking up covered in blood from the dream.
• Moiraine — Moiraine explains to Perrin that his wolf links connect him to a dream world and warns him of the danger, but refuses to shield his dreams as she already has a Warder and cannot take on the burden of a second.
• Rand — Rand hides under trees in the night, watching a waist-high dog approach. He channels Saidin to destroy the dog, struggles with the taint and nausea, and then continues his eastward journey toward Tear while ignoring the howls of other dogs.
• Hopper (wolf) — A big gray wolf who appears in Perrin's dream to urge him to run from danger, claiming to have died earlier, before leaping at Perrin's throat.
• man (man) — A man in a strangely cut coat and bright yellow breeches who appears in Perrin's dream, complaining about dreaming of foreign peasants before a shadow attaches to him, killing him and leaving his skin.