Norry and Reene arrive to brief Elayne on what has happened while she was away recruiting. Aviendha protects the meeting against eavesdropping. Reene reports that the second librarian is a spy for the Brown Ajah. Another spy, the barber has been convinced to provide false information to Arymilla Marne. Norry reports that there are a lot of arsons, seemingly planned to cripple the city's supplies but so far no significant damage has taken place. The High Seats besieging the city have taken out large loans from the bankers. Dyelin fears they may try to bribe the mercenaries to gain entrance into the city. Birgitte will make plans to quickly reinforce any gate that seems to be vulnerable.