Perrin on his horse Stepper, along with Uno Nomesta, Masema Dagar, Ragan and two other unnamed Shienaran soldiers, are waiting for a woman coming to see Moiraine Sedai. Perrin finds himself using his wolf-enhanced senses and tries to stop using them. He almost tries to contact the wolves to find out more about what is in the mountains around them but refuses to. The Shienarans are deferring to Perrin and he isn't sure why they should since he sees himself as just a blacksmith apprentice. Perrin spots her first in the distance coming from the west. Masema spots a raven, which Perrin kills with an arrow.