Quick recap
Wounded by Padan Fain in Cairhien, Rand recovers and goes after the Forsaken Sammael. They clash in Shadar Logoth, where Mashadar destroys Sammael, and Rand takes Illian's crown. In Salidar, Egwene uses Lan's bond with Myrelle to force oaths from two Aes Sedai and tighten her grip. In Ebou Dar, Elayne, Nynaeve, Aviendha and Mat search for the Bowl of the Winds, which can break the Dark One's heat. They find it, win help from the Kin and the Sea Folk and face a gholam. Nynaeve marries Lan. In the end, the Seanchan invade Ebou Dar, and Mat is left behind in the fighting.
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