Ingtar’s group meets an Aiel named Urien, who reveals that the Aiel have their own version of the Aes Sedai simply called Wise Ones, who have gone through a place called Rhuidean. The Aiel have seen the signs of a man who will go there, who is clearly Rand, but Verin claims she doesn’t know anything, and urges everyone to move faster once he’s gone. Then a handy line tells us they’re now close to Cairhien.
Most of this one is just the culture clash between Verin and Urien, with neither able to say very much the other wants to hear. It’s nice to see an Aiel, but the very nature of the scene means there isn’t much to latch on to here, with just a few hints at later plot threads. It’s all necessary setup and nothing more, which is over quickly and lets us get back to the storylines where things are actually happening.
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