Perrin Aybara
Chapter 3 - Friends and Enemies
Perrin / Perrin Aybara
Perrin follows Mat from the dice game, his shoulders slumped and his eyes changed to a gleaming yellow. He remains quiet during Rand's outburst and nods to leave with Mat after Loial's interference.
Chapter 7 - Blood Calls Blood
Perrin — aliases: blacksmith
Perrin visits Mat in the infirmary and is stopped by Leane, who examines his eyes and notes their unusual golden color. He later confronts Rand about their separation, expressing his confusion and hurt before leaving. Lan then dresses Rand in formal attire and instructs him on protocol for the audience with the Amyrlin Seat.
Chapter 11 - Glimmers of the Pattern
Perrin
Perrin observes the banner and listens to Rand's confession, advising him to run and bury the banner, then departs to return to camp with a sense of foreboding.
Chapter 14 - Wolfbrother
Perrin — aliases: sniffer, Young Bull
Perrin connects mentally with the wolf pack, receiving their fury at Trollocs and Fain’s scent, then reports the tracking data to Ingtar. He conceals his true abilities by adopting the guise of a new sniffer, enduring Mat’s skepticism while forcing himself to suppress the wolves' desire to kill the Darkfriends.
Chapter 28 - A New Thread in the Pattern
Perrin
Perrin shares the wolves' reports of the Shadowkiller with Ingtar and struggles to suppress the wolves' thoughts in his mind. He observes the Aiel Urien closely, gripping his axe when the Aiel becomes tense, and notes the symbol Urien draws on the ground.
Chapter 30 - Daes Dae’mar
Perrin
Perrin follows Mat to the scene of the fire, his eyes shining yellow as he looks around the crowd.
Chapter 31 - On the Scent
Perrin
Perrin explains how Verin gained access to the guardhouse and helps Rand up. He plays stones with Ingtar at the inn, observing the group's changing dynamics and Rand's growing demeanor, while harboring his own secret thoughts about being the Shadowkiller.
Chapter 33 - A Message from the Dark
Perrin
Perrin is present in the inn's dining room, reading and observing the group's despair. He agrees to join the pursuit of Fain to Toman Head, joking that he must come to keep Mat out of trouble.
Chapter 35 - Stedding Tsofu
Perrin
Perrin rides into the stedding and asks Loial questions about the stedding before half-drawing his axe during the Aiel confrontation and lowering it. He later speculates that the Aiel are searching for Rand and listens to Rand's musings on marriage customs.
Chapter 37 - What Might Be
Perrin
Perrin stands with his fingers dug into his face to remove what he has seen, dropping his hands after the surge to ask where they are. He confirms with Rand that they are in Toman Head and notes that they have few choices in their lives regardless of what they do.
Chapter 41 - Disagreements
Perrin
Perrin wonders why Fain would bring the Horn to the coast and later agrees with Mat that Hurin's tracking is the priority, stating he will go wherever Rand goes but acknowledging the necessity of finding Fain via scent.
Chapter 44 - Five Will Ride Forth
Perrin / Young Bull
Perrin wears borrowed, ill-fitting clothes and observes villagers avoiding strangers before spotting the Children of the Light; he contacts wolves to scout the town, confirming the Whitecloaks are surrounding the village, and reports this to his companions.
Chapter 45 - Blademaster
Perrin
Perrin follows Rand into Turak's house and helps fight the Seanchan soldiers using his axe. He observes Egwene from a distance, confirming she is wearing a collar, and agrees to flee with the group while expressing distress at leaving her behind.
Chapter 47 - The Grave Is No Bar to My Call
Perrin
Perrin urges caution and points out the approaching armies. He dismounts to tie the Dragon's banner to a pole, which he carries into the mist. He rides forward into the battle.
Chapter 49 - What Was Meant to Be
Perrin
Perrin stands at a campfire, observing the scene. He confirms his decision to stay with Rand, acknowledging the tight weave of the Pattern that binds them together.