Faile and the other Shaido captives have been liberated, and Perrin is relieved. He is inspecting wagons, cherishing the opportunity for manual labor. Gerard Arganda, the Ghealdan commander, wants Perrin's permission to have the Asha'man open gateways so he and his queen, Alliandre can depart along with the Legion of the Wall. The Asha'man are too tired to Travel, so Perrin tells him they have to travel by ordinary means like the rest of the refugees. Bertain Gallenne would prefer to attack the remaining Aiel but Perrin has accomplished his objective, getting Faile and the other captives back so they are not going to continue fighting. Balwer wishes to spend more time searching for information in Malden but Perrin is anxious to get under way. Perrin sees Faile returning from scouting the a