Wheel of Time Book 3: The Dragon Reborn

Rand al'Thor, having declared himself the Dragon Reborn at the end of the previous book, The Great Hunt, secretly leaves the Shienaran camp in the Mountains of Mist to go to Tear to prove himself the Dragon Reborn. He is hunted by Darkhounds.

Moiraine Damodred, Lan Mandragoran, and Perrin Aybara chase after Rand. Along the way, they encounter a Hunter for the Horn, Faile Bashere, battle Darkhounds, and discover that the Forsaken Sammael rules in Illian.