The Dark Along the Ways/Transcript

Transcript for , season 1 episode 7 of The Wheel of Time.
Scene numbers match the official scenes on Prime video, while titles are unofficial descriptions. Scene 1 is the Prime Video logo.
== Scene 2: Previously on ==
== Scene 3: Blood Snow ==
Note: This scene has no dialogue.
A woman, Tigraine, runs through the snow, panting. She's carrying a spear in her hand, with more spears on her back, and blood is spattered on her clothes. Bodies of soldiers are fallen around her. She stops and looks back, revealing a rounded belly -- she's pregnant.
A rocket fires through the air, striking the slopes around her. She continues running. The camera pans up, revealing the slope of a steep mountain: Dragonmount.
Tigraine takes refuge behind large rocks. She pulls down her mask and slides down, breathing heavily.
A sound has her ducking to the side as a sword comes down just where her head was. A soldier stands above her and swings at her again. She picks up her spear and attacks, but she pauses to grab her stomach and breath heavily through another contraction. As the soldier rushes her, she runs past him, grabbing his cloak and pulling him down, and stabbing him in the face, killing him. She falls to her hands during another contraction as more soldiers run up behind her.
One rushes her and she stabs him through the chest with her spear. Another throws a dagger at her, and she turns to use the soldier on her spear as a shield -- the dagger strikes him instead. She pulls out her spear and throws it at the other soldier, knocking him down but not killing him. She turns as two more soldiers head her way, and she runs back to the rock to retrieve her other two spears.
The two new soldiers throw daggers at her and she knocks them aside with her spears. She fights them with her spears as they use swords. The third soldier, whom she had knocked down with a spear, has gotten back up and runs up behind her. She fights all three, knocking down two and stabbing the third through the chest, killing him. She falls with another contraction as the other two soldiers get back up.
They fight, and she slashes one on the leg and then runs her spear through his throat, killing him. As she's fighting the last soldier, another contraction hits her, and the soldier is able to grab her from behind. She bites his hand, and he stabs her in the side. She head-butts him, pulls out the blade, and stabs him with it, killing him. She looks at the bloody wound at her side.
She pulls the cloak off the soldier and crawls to some rocks, where she prepares to give birth. She closes her eyes and pushes, and as she does so, a sword is pointed at her throat. She opens her eyes and looks up at a soldier standing before her. He's holding a heron-mark sword.
Scene 4: Opening theme.
== The Ways ==
=== Scene 5 ===
Lan and Moiraine light a torch.
Moiraine hands her torch to Nynaeve and walks ahead.
They all reluctantly continue after Moiraine and Lan.
They continue on through the darkness.
As they walk, Lan and Nynaeve come to be walking side by side.
Nynaeve gives a small smile.
Loial touches the surface of the stone. There's writing carved into it, but it's defaced with slash marks.
Lan approaches Moiraine and whispers.
She doesn't respond.
She nods. They both look back, but all they see is darkness.
The group settles back as Loial works. Egwene sits besides Rand, who opens his arm to her.
Egwene cuddles to Rand's side. Perrin looks away. Nynaeve looks between them.
=== Scene 6 ===
Lan stands watch. There's a whistling in the distance, and Egwene wakes and sits up. She looks around.
Rand sits up.
They stand. A trolloc snarls and jumps down. 
Egwene puts her hands up in defense as Rand puts a protective arm around Egwene. The One Power swirls around them and the trolloc is blasted off the side of the pathway, falling into the dark.
They all run. Something swirls in the darkness in the distance, briefly illumanted by lightning.
They pause over a single-stone narrow pathway.
There's screeching in the distance from Machin Shin. The group carefully makes it over the bridge. They get to the Waygate, but Machin Shin rushes them. It whispers to each of them as they scream.
As Machin Shin speaks to her, Nynaeve painfully lowers her hands from her head and steps away from the group.
Nynaeve screams and unleashes a massive burst of power. Light shines around them all, pushing back Machin Shin. Nynaeve struggles with the power.
Moiraine focuses on opening the Waygate.
Lan pulls Nynaeve toward the Waygate. They all run through into a desert, Moiraine stepping out last. The gate closes behind them.
In the distance they can see a large walled city.
Rand stands with tears in his eyes. Egwene touches his shoulder and Rand gasps, startled. Moiraine looks around the dejected group.
Moiraine turns and walks toward Fal Dara.
== Scene 7: Fal Dara ==
The group approachs the gate of Fal Dara.
Lan doesn't answers.
In the palace, a group of soldiers greet them. They bow with a hand over their heart.
Lan returns the salute.
Uno and Lan hug.
The soliders lead the group into the throne room. Lady Amalisa turns to see them. Lord Agelmar enters from the balcony.
Lord Yakota bows in acknowledgement.
== Scene 8 ==
=== Waygate ===
At the Waygate, a man walks down the steps and heads toward Fal Dara.
=== Palace halls ===
Lady Amalisa escorts Moiraine through the palace. She channels to light the wall sconces.
Moiraine takes Amalisa's hand and touches her Great Serpent ring. Unlike Moiraine's it does not have a gem in the middle of it.
A door opens down the hall, and both women go quiet as someone walks off. Moiraine steps forward and speaks more quietly.
== Scene 9 ==
=== Streets of Fal Dara ===
Moiraine walks with purpose through the busy streets of Fal Dara. She looks back at Rand, Egwene, Perrin, and Nynaeve following her. Egwene looks at Rand.
Rand doesn't answer.
As they walk, Perrin turns as he sees something walk past.
=== Bar ===
As Moiraine enters a bar, some of the customers quiet and look at her. Across the room, she and a young woman, Min, make eye contact.
Nynaeve, Egwene, Perrin, and Rand all sit at a table. Min brings them all drinks.
Perrin, Rand, and Egwene chuckle.
All except Nynaeve laugh.
At the bar counter, Moiraine speaks with Min.
Min pours herself a drink.
Min looks away and scoffs softly. She then looks at the four at the table.
Min focuses on Perrin, and see a vision of him.
She focuses on a vision of Rand.
Min takes a drink.
Min takes another drink. She then looks at Moiraine.
Min pours herself another drink.
== Fal Dara palace ==
=== Scene 10 ===
Perrin, Egwene, and Rand sit at a table in the palace. There's hushed laughter. Nynaeve stands nearby.
Moiraine and Lan enter the room.
Perrin scoffs. The group all looks upset.
Moiraine and Lan leave.
=== Scene 11 ===
Egwene looks at him.
No one speaks. Rand laughs wryly.
Rand walks out. Egwene's breath shudders.
Egwene also walks out.
== Scene 12: Moiraine's room ==
Moiraine stands on a balcony, looking at Tarwin's Gap. Lan joins her.
She doesn't respond. Lan steps up beside her.
Lan nods. He begins to leave.
Lan nods and goes.
== Scene 13: Streets of Fal Dara ==
Lan walks through the streets of Fal Dara. He looks back. Nynaeve is hidden behind a wall. Lan smiles and looks through a window and knocks. Nynaeve peeks out at him. Lan enters the home, where this is an older man (Zahir), a woman, another man, and a child.
Lan and Zahir embrace.
Outside, Nyaneve walks by and sees Lan embracing the family. She smiles. Lan sits at the table and greets the man.
Zahir begins to serve dinner. Everyone is laughing and smiling.
Lan holds up his bowl.
Lan looks down at his bowl, pauses, and looks toward the window thoughtfully.
Outside, Nynaeve turns away and begins to head back. She gasps and stops -- in front of her is Lan.
Nynaeve doesn't respnd.
Lan smiles and walks past her back toward the home.
Nynaeve smiles. Lan opens the door and enters with Nynaeve.
Zahir looks back at the family look excited.
The man fills a bowl and hands it to Nynaeve.
Zahir touches Nynaeve's wrist.
Lan and the child laugh. Lan looks over at Nynaeve, who's smiling as she watches.
== Scene 14: Fal Dara palace ==
Lan and Nynaeve walk back to their rooms through the palace.
Nynaeve laughs softly. They arrive at a door.
Nynaeve laughs softly. They pause. Look at each other.
Lan turns and enters his room and closes the door. Nynaeve stands in the hallway and turns away.
In his bedroom, Lan undresses. His door opens and Nynaeve steps in.
Lan steps toward her and they kiss.
== Scene 15: Training yard ==
In the training yard, Rand shoots arrows at a target. None of his arrows are hitting the bullseye. He exhales in frustration.
She doesn't respond. Rand sighs.
They kiss.
They kiss again.
== Scene 16: Lan's bedroom ==
== Scene 17: Rand and Egwene's room ==
Rand lies awake in bed next to Egwene, who's asleep. 
Rand sits up in bed as he recalls the night of the Trolloc attack, his father fighting the Trolloc, and then carrying his wounded father through the woods.
Rand heads back to the training yard.
In the training yard, Rand aims his arrow. He fires and hits the center of the target.
In his memory, as Rand knocks down the door, the One Power flows around him.
In his memory, Rand wraps his arm protectively around Egwene as a Trolloc jumps toward them. The One Power swirls around his arm and outward, blasting the Trolloc back. Then Machin Shin whispers to him.
== Scene 18: Bar ==
Min is cleaning up. The bar is empty. The door opens.
Rand doesn't answer.
They sit at a table. Min pours a glass.
Flashback: On the slopes of Dragonmount, the soldier pulls his sword from Tigraine's throat. He stabs it into the ground and removes his helmet, revealing that he's Tam al'Thor. He extends a hand to Tigraine. Relieved, she takes his hand. He holds her hand as she gives birth.
Flashback: Tigaine collapses back, and Tam lifts the newborn child. The baby cries.
Flashback: Tam cuts the umbilical cord with his sword. Tigraine fades, and her head falls to the side, dead. Tam's smile falls. He stands, holding the baby wrapped in a soldier's cloak.
Flashback: Tam steps away, holding the baby. In the far distance is the city of Tar Valon.
The camera focuses on Rand in the present. Min laughs softly, without humor. Rand takes a breath.
Rand returns a small smile and exhales.
Min's smile falls. She takes the bottle and leaves the table. 
Rand stands.
== Scene 19: Nynaeve's bedroom ==
Morning in Fal Dara. Bells toll. Egwene walks down the hallway and knocks on Nynaeve's bedroom door.
No answer. She knocks again and finally enters. The bed is neatly made. Egwene laughs softly and sits on the edge of the bed. Nynaeve enters a moment later.
Egwene smiles knowingly. Nynaeve smiles, but then becomes serious.
Perrin enters and closes the door behind him.
Egwene stands.
Perrin nods in agreement.
Rand walks down the hall of the palace and knocks on a bedroom door.
In Nynaeve's room, Nynaeve answers the door. But it's Lan.
Moiraine opens her door to Rand's knock. The sky is dark behind her - this happened the night before.
Moiraine gives a small nod.
In Nynaeve's room.
== Scene 20: The Blight ==
Rand and Moiraine walk from the city of Fal Dara, past Tarwin's Gap. A sickly forest of thick vines is before them.
Moiraine enters the Blight, and Rand follows. As they enter, Rand looks down to see the skeleton of a person with vines twisted around it, covered in moss. The Blight stretches for miles before them.
End credits.
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