Egwene al'Vere
Chapter 3 - The Amyrlin's Anger
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin Seat, Watcher of the Seals, Flame of Tar Valon
Floats in the dreamspace to summon Nynaeve, interprets a prophetic vision as Mesaana's hidden presence and a threat to the White Tower, confronts Rand in the Hall, agrees to meet at Field of Merrilor, and resolves to secure allies among Elayne and Nynaeve.
Chapter 5 - Writings
Egwene — aliases: Amyrlin
Reveals to Gawyn that Mesaana is the assassin hiding among the sisters and asks him to stop guarding her door so she can lure the Forsaken into an ambush. Reflects on her conflicting emotions toward him while drafting plans to counter Rand's threat and address the Warder shortage.
Chapter 13 - For What Has Been Wrought
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin Seat
Mentioned as the newly proclaimed Amyrlin; Rand notes he must prepare to face her and has already visited her, leaving him anxious about her potential anger.
Chapter 14 - A Vow
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin, Mother
Reflects on Tel'aran'rhiod's dangers and her growth since captivity. Secures the Amyrlin stole from Amys, negotiates a training exchange with the Wise Ones, and manipulates Nynaeve into accepting her authority as "Mother." Kills Talva in a dreamscape ambush, realizes she must rely on dreaming rather than channeling, and vows to find Mesaana.
Chapter 15 - Use a Pebble
Egwene — aliases: Mother
Consults with Saerin, Yukiri, and Seaine on the White Tower roof regarding how Mesaana might have evaded the Oath Rod. Learns of a vocal weave that could alter spoken words to bypass the rod's binding and researches Mesaana's personality as an angry, hands-on organizer. Resolves to create a tempting opportunity to draw the Forsaken out.
Chapter 20 - A Choice
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin
Participates in creating the test visions, particularly crafting the scenarios involving Perrin and Lan to force a moral choice. She defends Nynaeve's actions to the Sitters and privately acknowledges that the testing was unnecessarily harsh.
Chapter 23 - Foxheads
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere
Confronts Gawyn in a private room about his disobedience and the missed opportunity to capture an assassin, expresses anger at his actions, orders extra vigilance from the Tower Guard, and leaves him after closing the door.
Chapter 27 - A Call to Stand
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin, Mother
Reads Darlin Sisnera's letter and drafts a response guaranteeing gateways for Tear's defense while insisting he bring his full army to the Field of Merrilor. She realizes she is using Rand's proclamation to gather monarchs against him, then receives news of the Trolloc invasion and learns the Hall is meeting without her. In the Hall, she manipulates the Sitters into voting for a motion that grants them control over the army while leaving her authority over monarchs, then forces new Tower laws to prevent secret meetings before sending Accepted Nicola and Nissa on a mission to spread rumors of an important gathering to lure out the Black Ajah assassin.
Chapter 33 - A Good Soup
Egwene al'Vere / Egwene — aliases: Amyrlin, Mother
Discusses Rand's cleansing of saidin and outlines a plan to trap Mesaana using dream ter'angreal and decoy meetings with Windfinders, insisting on her direct involvement despite Nynaeve's concerns.
Chapter 35 - The Right Thing
Egwene al'Vere
Directs Siuan Sanche to lure Mesaana out of hiding in Tel'aran'rhiod, expressing concern for Siuan's safety and ordering double guards for herself before preparing for sleep.
Chapter 36 - An Invitation
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin Seat, Mother
Orchestrates a complex diplomatic bargain in Tel'aran'rhiod, proposing a mutual training exchange between Aes Sedai, Wise Ones, and Windfinders while offering permanent ownership of dream ter'angreal to secure their alliance against the Shadow and Seanchan. She successfully navigates deep-seated prejudices and convinces the leaders to accept the terms before Siuan arrives with urgent news that Mesaana's trap has been sprung prematurely.
Chapter 37 - Darkness in the Tower
Egwene al'Vere / Egwene
Discovers a violet dome trapping Tar Valon in Tel'aran'rhiod, kills several Black Ajah sisters with fire weaves, stops Perrin's balefire attack, and plans to hunt the remaining foes alongside Nynaeve.
Chapter 38 - Wounds
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere — aliases: Amyrlin
Fights Black Ajah in Tel'aran'rhiod, realizes she must combine channeling and dreaming to survive. She confronts Mesaana, resists the compulsion of an a'dam through sheer will, and breaks the Forsaken's mind during a mental duel before waking to find Gawyn mortally wounded.
Chapter 42 - Stronger than Blood
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere
Enters his quarters calm externally but internally overwhelmed by the night's violence. She reveals Mesaana was impersonating Danelle of the Brown Ajah before being found babbling and soiled, acknowledges that he saved her life, orders a bed for him as his permanent Warder station, and agrees to marry him after arranging proper notifications.
Chapter 52 - Boots
Egwene
Mentioned by Elayne as being correct about the foolishness of breaking the seals at Shayol Ghul.
Chapter 56 - Something Wrong
Egwene / Egwene al'Vere
Discusses camp politics and Rand's potential plans with Gawyn, observes the gathering monarchs and farmer army, and worries about the Hall of the Tower undermining her authority.
EPILOGUE
Egwene
Noted as being present at the Field of Merrilor with marshaled armies while Rand dreams.