Rand has been visiting inns for the last week trying to find the renegade Asha'man that tried to kill him in Cairhien. Rand waits in an inn and hears a few rumors while waiting for Torval to appear, but it is only an older man that resembles Torval. Verin finds Rand in the street and tells him that the Seanchan are moving toward Illian again so his earlier fight hasn't slowed them down very much. Rand decides to accept Cadsuane as his advisor and asks Verin to tell her so. Finally deciding that he has spent enough time looking for his foes he decides to leave Far Madding tomorrow.