A lot of waiting happens.

I mean, sort of. Perrin and a group of Shienar-type people (including Uno, Masema, and Ragan) are sitting atop horses in the mountains waiting for… something. Moiraine, ever the slave driver, has forced these fools to wait in the mountains all winter. It’s cold! And boring! Shinarans are not good company. They growl a lot.

A woman approaches on horse, finally. While they wait for her, Perrin shoots down a raven hovering above them. Messengers of the Dark One, these ravens. Bad hoodoo.

The woman has the colorful, odd clothes of a Traveler. A Tinker. Those people who roam the lands searching for a song they don’t know, but once they find it they’ll know? It’s really dumb. Her name is Leya and she seeks Moiraine, and Perrin leads the way to a camp in a clearing in the mountains. Along the way, Leya discusses the peaceful ways of her people and Perrin gets mad at her peaceful ways.

Perrin welcomes her to the Camp of the Dragon Reborn. And the book kicks off!

Maybe.