Chapter 9 - Wolf Dreams

Summary

In Jarra, Perrin consults Moiraine regarding his terrifying visions and the loss of humanity to the wolf persona; she reveals that dreamers in the Age of Legends encountered wolves in a separate world of dreams and warns him to be cautious of his sleep, though she refuses to shield him, stating the danger lies within himself. That night, Perrin enters a dream where he navigates shifting, shadow-filled hallways, encounters a strange man who is killed by a shadow, and is urged to flee by the wolf Hopper, who has died in reality. Waking with blood on his face, he resolves to master his dreams. Meanwhile, Rand al’Thor, hiding in the wilderness while his wound festers, confronts a hellhound sent by his pursuers and successfully destroys it with a blast of the One Power, severing his connection to the Source to remain undetected as he continues his journey eastward.

Characters

• Perrin — Perrin confronts Moiraine about his fear of becoming like Noam, learning that wolves exist partly in a world of dreams. He later dreams of shifting shadowy halls where he is saved from a dark entity by the wolf Hopper, waking with blood on his face and resolving to fight the loss of his self.
• Moiraine — Moiraine explains to Perrin the nature of the wolf dream world and the danger ta'veren face, revealing fragments from an Age of Legends book. She refuses to shield his dreams, asserting that the threat is internal and that she will not take on the role of a Warder or endanger her current mission.
• Hopper — Hopper appears in Perrin's dream as a big, scarred gray wolf, urgently sending warnings of danger and telling Perrin to run before leaping at him to wake him.
• Rand — Rand hides in the night, suffering from his unhealed wound and the taint of saidin. He destroys a hellhound attacking him with a bar of white light, then severs his connection to the Power to mask his presence, continuing his trek eastward toward Tear.