During their last two nights of traveling, Alys sets fleas and blackflies onto Lan. He is literally itching to get rid of her. At around noon, the party crosses the Bridge of Sunrise and into Chachin. Happy to be rid of the Aes Sedai, he gallops Cat Dancer into the city with Ryne and Bukama following him. They head to the Aesdaishar Palace. It is adorned with banners of a prancing red horse. At the gates of the palace, a dozen guards block their way. Lan introduces himself and is then welcomed by an old friend, Jurad Shiman, who says Tai'shar Malkier. Mistress Romera, the shatayan, escorts them to their rooms. While his companions get small rooms, Lan gets an apartment with three rooms, two serving women (Anya and Esne), and an errand boy (Bulen). Anya tells Lan that Ethenielle is not in C