Egwene fled to a formless area of tel'aran'rhiod when she encountered Nynaeve and Elayne, where what appear to be stars really represent the dreams of everyone that is asleep. She is still driven to learn everything she can, right now, even though it means trying things and going places that she shouldn't. She is frustrated because she wants to get information from the White Tower, but keeps running into dreamers she doesn't know that are using ter'angreal to enter the dream. One of the dream lights begins to approach her, then rushes in even though she tries to avoid it.