Nynaeve and Elayne are traveling in a coach driven by Thom with Juilin as the coachman. Nynaeve is upset about playing the role of maid and tries to make Elayne's life miserable in return. They are traveling east through Amadicia and yesterday went past the capital city, Amador. Elayne finally tells her to stop sulking which Nynaeve does to some extent. The coach stops when the horses are frightened by elephants from a menagerie. Valan Luca comes over to apologize and also begins to flirt with Elayne.