Perrin is sitting in the common room of the Winespring Inn writing a letter to Faile. Aram is with him as Ban al'Seen enters and reports that the scouts have reported thousands of Trollocs both to the north and south. Perrin walks outside and finds that Wil al'Seen carries the Wolf-Head Banner. Perrin reviews the women and children who are prepared to run for the woods if the Trollocs break through. He apologizes to them for arranging for Faile to escape. Perrin rides to the center of the village and sees that the four hundred Whitecloaks led by Dain Bornhald and Jaret Byar are preparing to leave. He offers them a deal to arrest him if they stay and Dain agrees.