Moiraine interrupts the battle and kills Be'lal with balefire. Rand and the Forsaken Be'lal duel in the Stone of Tear. Faile falls into a Black Ajah trap meant for Moiraine, and Perrin risks his life in the World of Dreams to rescue her. In Tear, Nynaeve, Egwene, and Elayne are unwillingly betrayed by Juilin Sandar, a thief catcher, (who was under the influence of a form of Compulsion from Liandrin) to the Black Ajah and then imprisoned in the Stone of Tear, where they are rescued by Mat and a repentant Juilin. Seeking to prevent that murder, Mat pursues the women, who are already on their way to Tear. The pair escape Tar Valon together and travel to Andor, where Mat delivers the letter and learns of a plot by Queen Morgase's lover, Lord Gaebril, to murder Elayne, Daughter-Heir of Andor. Elayne entrusts Mat with a letter to her mother Queen Morgase, explaining that she will be leaving the White Tower for some time.
This improbable victory wins him enough money to gamble with and escape from Tar Valon. Once healed, Mat defeats both Galad Damodred and Gawyn Trakand at the same time in a practice sword battle using merely a quarter staff. In the White Tower, through the use of a sa'angreal by Aes Sedai, Mat is permanently healed of the corruptive influence of the ruby dagger of Shadar Logoth. Egwene and Nynaeve tell Elayne of their mission, Elayne agrees to help them track down the Black Ajah. The Amyrlin Seat, Siuan Sanche, sets Nynaeve, Egwene to the task of hunting down the Black Ajah. Immediately after arrival in Tar Valon Hurin departs to report to King Easar Togita in Shienar as well as his fellow Borderlanders, and the women skirmish with Children of the Light before heading to the White Tower. Mat Cauthon is taken to Tar Valon by Verin Mathwin, Nynaeve al'Meara, Egwene al'Vere, Elayne Trakand, and Hurin. Along the way, they encounter a Hunter for the Horn, Faile Bashere, battle Darkhounds, and discover that the Forsaken Sammael rules in Illian. Moiraine, Lan Mandragoran, Loial, and Perrin Aybara chase after Rand. Min has left the camp by order of Moiraine to report to the Amyrlin on what has transpired. On the way to Tear, he is followed by Darkfriends and Darkhounds and causes several ta'veren events that allow the others to track him. His destination is Tear, where he will prove himself the Dragon Reborn by fulfilling the prophecy concerning taking the Stone of Tear and obtaining Callandor. Rand al'Thor, having appeared in the sky at the Battle of Falme in The Great Hunt, quarrels with various members of his party (including Moiraine Damodred) and secretly leaves the Shienaran camp in the Mountains of Mist. The Dragon Reborn consists of a prologue and fifty-six chapters.
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