The Eye of the World/Chapter 46

==Summary==
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Rand, Mat, Perrin, Moiraine, Lan, Egwene, Nynaeve, and Loial leave the Waygate and travel to Fal Dara, passing vacant farms and land left desolate by the severe winter. Inside the city are many refugees with their possessions and livestock. They arrive at the keep and are greeted by Ingtar and led to Lord Agelmar Jagad.
Moiraine requests a night's rest before they depart for The Blight and the Eye of the World. Agelmar tries to convince her and Lan to assist at Tarwin's Gap where they will be outnumbered by Trollocs ten to one. The Borderlands have suffered Trolloc raids through the winter which is most unusual and there are more Trollocs amassing at the Gap than ever in living memory. The other Borderland nations are unwilling to send help because of the incessant Trolloc raids. But if Lan were to raise the Golden Crane banner, some men would surely come to answer the call.
Moiraine insists their journey to the Eye is more important. Agelmar then tries to convince her to take some of his soldiers to the Eye, but Moiraine declines. The Eye of the World can only be found if the Green Man allows it, and the party cannot have any members that are seeking the Eye for personal concerns such as pride or glory. Moiraine says that she has found the Eye before and can again, which finally convinces Agelmar to stop his arguments.
Later Padan Fain is captured trying to enter the city and is brought to the room. He is recognized immediately and Rand realizes that he was the beggar who was looking for Rand in Caemlyn. Fain appears to change rapidly between a frightened common man and a haughty educated man. The haughty personality appeals to Agelmar, telling Agelmar that he can tell Agelmar how to defeat the Dark One without getting entangled by Aes Sedai plots. Moiraine cuts him off and goes with Lan to take him away to find out more about him and his orders.
==Characters==
* Rand al'Thor
* Egwene al'Vere
* Lan Mandragoran
* Loial
* Matrim Cauthon
* Moiraine Damodred
* Nynaeve al'Meara
* Perrin Aybara
* Ragan
* Ingtar Shinowa
* Agelmar Jagad
* Padan Fain
* Aldieb (animal)
* Bela (animal)
* Mandarb (animal)
===Referenced===
* Elder Haman
* Green Man
* Dark One
* Min Farshaw
* Aram
===Groups===
* Trollocs
==Places==
* Shienar
* Borderlands
* Fal Dara
===Referenced===
* The Blight
* Eye of the World
* Blasted Lands
* Andor
* Caemlyn
* Baerlon
* Tar Valon
* Malkier
* Fal Moran
* Tarwin's Gap
* Mafal Dadaranell
* Kandor
* Arafel
* Saldaea
* Two Rivers
* Emond's Field
* Manetheren
* Shadar Logoth
==Items==
* Waygate
==Concepts==
* Pattern
* Light
* Shadow