The Great Hunt/Chapter 19

==Summary==
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Rand is laying on the ground trying to sleep at night. He thinks about how he has been wanting to leave and take Selene back to Cairhien, but every day she convinces him to stay for another day. Rand is thinking that Egwene must be in Tar Valon by now and she would not be happy with the way he has been thinking about Selene. Rand shifts around and sees Selene search Rand's saddlebags, which should be next to him but are not. When he catches her she says she needs a new shirt because her dress is dirty. He grabs the bags from her, making sure they were still fastened and the Dragon Banner within still unseen. He gives her a new shirt even though her dress looks just fine. She asks him to unbutton her dress but he stammers and refuses. Rand brings up taking her back to Cairhien again, but she only talks about the glory Rand will have when he finds the Horn of Valere. He turns around to see that her legs are bare while wearing the shirt which makes Rand stammer even more.
Hurin suddenly runs up and stops, thinking that he has interrupted something. Loial wakes up and Hurin says that he saw a campfire. It must be Fain, Rand thinks. Rand wants to just shadow them until Ingtar catches up for a coordinated attack, but Selene is disappointed, saying that Intgar will get the glory of finding the Horn. Selene urges him to take Loial with him to the camp now. Ogier have better night vision than humans, and Loial can carry the chest with the Horn. Rand and Loial stalk to the camp after Hurin shows them where it is. Rand finds the chest that holds the Horn, and Mat's dagger lying on top of it next to a sleeping Fain. He reaches out, using the Void for calm, and grabs the dagger, putting it behind his belt. Rand motions to Loial to take the chest, which he does, and Fain wakes up as they move away. Fain howls to Rand in anger, but he can't see Rand or Loial in the darkness. They get closer to their horses but are soon blocked by Trollocs. Rand wraps himself in the Void and starts fighting, dancing sword forms, thinking that it would be better to die than to use saidin, and kills at least seven. Eventually, Loial persuades him to stop fighting and withdraw. Rand mounts Red and Loial runs along with his horse which has the chest in its saddle.
When they get back to camp, Selene is wearing her dress again, which is as immaculate as ever. She wants to see the Horn but Rand doesn't know how to open the chest. She is able to open it and Rand lifts the Horn out. Selene reads the words on the Horn, Tia mi aven Moridin isainde vadin,Old Tongue for "The grave is no bar to my call." and Rand puts it back. He tells them about the dagger, and how he needs it to help Mat. Selene wants Rand to get rid of the dagger, but Rand says he needs it to save Mat. He places the dagger in the chest hoping it will be enough to shield them from it. Rand wants to take the Horn back to Shienar, but Selene says it would be foolish to go back north because the Darkfriends will be looking for them. They must continue on to Cairhien where they will be safe behind the walls. Rand realizes that Ingtar will also eventually arrive in Cairhien if he is still following the trail and agrees. He decides they must leave now because Fain is too close, so they saddle up the horses and leave during the night.
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Fain makes an example out of the Trolloc who reported to him that Rand was gone. He sends the Trollocs back out to look for Rand. He yells bitterly into the night, saying that Rand and the world will pay for what was done to him.
==Characters==
*Rand
*Hurin
*Loial
*Red (animal)
*Selene
*Padan Fain
===Referenced===
*Ingtar
*Egwene
*Thom
*Artur Hawkwing
*Mat
*Tam
*Lan
*Agelmar
==Groups==
===Referenced===
*Aes Sedai
*Darkfriends
==Places==
*Kinslayer's Dagger
===Referenced===
*Cairhien
*Tar Valon
*Two Rivers
*Waterwood
*Westwood
*Shienar
*Shadar Logoth
==Items==
*Horn of Valere
*Harp
*Flute
*Heron-mark sword
*Ruby-hilted dagger
==Sword Forms==
*The Courtier Taps His Fan
*Cat Dances on the Wall
*Lizard in the Thornbush
*Hummingbird Kisses the Honeyrose
*Cat on Hot Sand
*The Heron Spreads Its Wings