Rand arrives in Falme for his meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons, Tuon. He is accompanied by Nynaeve, Corele, Narishma, Flinn, three Wise Ones, and unspecified others. Rand reminisces about the Battle of Falme, and notes that Rand the sheepherder had died at Falme, and Rand the Dragon Reborn had risen from his ashes. He and Nynaeve discuss his battle with High Lord Turak, something Rand realizes he had never spoken of with anyone. Tuon awaits their meeting on a pavilion, surrounded by hundreds of damane and sul'dam. Rand preemptively seizes saidin through the Choeden Kal access key as a precaution against an attack or an attempt to shield him. He then sees Tuon for the first time, noting how young she is.