Verin Mathwin
Chapter 4 - Summoned
Verin / Verin Mathwin
Verin sits on the floor beneath an arrowslit, sketching flowers and making notes in a book, largely ignoring the arrival of the others as she focuses on her study.
Chapter 6 - Dark Prophecy
Verin — aliases: Aes Sedai
Verin stands in the dungeon guardroom with another Aes Sedai, examining the Trolloc script and blood scrawled on the walls while making notes in a small book, paying no attention to the men passing through.
Chapter 7 - Blood Calls Blood
Verin — aliases: Sister
Verin presents her notebook containing the translated dungeon prophecy to the Amyrlin, analyzes its potential meaning regarding Lanfear and Artur Hawkwing, and inadvertently reveals her knowledge that one of the ta’veren channels the One Power by forcing Moiraine and the Amyrlin to channel in response.
Chapter 8 - The Dragon Reborn
Verin — aliases: Brown, Verin Sedai
Verin Sedai sits with the Amyrlin and Moiraine, offering a cryptic analogy about birds and fish that briefly interrupts the tense audience with Rand. She later comments on Rand's strength and stubbornness, noting the difficulty of their task regarding the Prophecies.
Chapter 12 - Woven in the Pattern
Verin / Verin Sedai — aliases: Verin Mathwin
Verin Sedai visits Egwene and Nynaeve in their tent to teach them about channeling control. She warns them of the dangers of uncontrolled power and attempts to guide Nynaeve, resulting in Nynaeve accidentally setting blankets on fire. Verin departs after the incident, having warned them about drawing too much power.
Chapter 14 - Wolfbrother
Verin — aliases: Verin Sedai
Verin rides up to the group, having been sent by Moiraine, and questions Ingtar closely about Rand's disappearance, the Ogier, and the new sniffer, riding alongside Ingtar to interrogate him privately while dismissing the idea that the Horn is related to the vanishing.
Chapter 28 - A New Thread in the Pattern
Verin — aliases: Wise One, Aes Sedai
Verin is hailed as 'Wise One' by Urien and questions him about Rhuidean and the prophecies concerning the Dragon. She scrapes away the Aes Sedai symbol Urien draws, reveals her identity to him, and is left shaken by the prophecy, urging the group to ride harder to make up for lost time.
Chapter 31 - On the Scent
Verin / Verin Sedai — aliases: Aes Sedai
Verin heals Hurin and reveals her presence in Cairhien, having used her influence to guide Ingtar's party to Rand. She outlines the plan to infiltrate Barthanes's manor to retrieve the Horn and dagger, and discreetly informs the group about the male sa'angreal being excavated by the King, warning of its potential to break the world if used.
Chapter 32 - Dangerous Words
Verin / Verin Sedai — aliases: Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah
Verin enters the manor and is announced to the guests, drawing murmurs from the crowd. She instructs the group on their roles, separates Rand from the others to avoid suspicion, and stands at the center of a knot of women while the men attend to their tasks.
Chapter 33 - A Message from the Dark
Verin / Verin Sedai
Verin directs the search for the Horn and learns from Rand that Fain used a Waygate guarded by the Black Wind. She dismisses Ingtar's hope of chasing the Horn normally, reveals the existence of a Waygate in Stedding Tsofu, and insists the group ride there at first light. She privately informs Rand that Mat's health is failing due to the dagger's taint.