Moiraine and Lan suit up to hunt for the one who will be reborn as the Dragon, to stop the dark one.

Meanwhile, Liandrin hunts 2 men who claim to have magic -- who have also gone mad.

Flash to the village of Two Rivers, we see Egwene and Nynaeve standing on a rock above a river. Suddenly Nyanaeve pushes Egwene into the river, as this is a part of their ritual to join a secret group of women.

Rand and his father get introduced to us, and we get introduced to the rest of Egwene's friends as they await her return at the tavern.

Egwene returns, and her and Rand share a kiss.

Moiraine arrives, and everyone in the tavern reacts. They all know who she is, and are nervous around her.

The following day, Lan finds a herd of cattle completely destroyed, but when Moiraine tries to warn people, the festivities took over.

The Trollocs (the army of the dark one) then attack during the festivities, causing mass casualties.

The villagers of Two Rivers fight back, but their efforts are squandered by the strength and numbers of the Trolloc army.

Moiraine uses her magic to help defeat them, but not before some major deaths.

Perrin kills his wife, trying to defend against a Trolloc, Rand's dad is badly injured, and Nynaeve is nowhere to be found.

Moiraine's use of her magic weakened her, and she also got hit by a strong Trolloc weapon. She is unable to heal herself due to the limitations of her magic, so she has to deal with the pain for a long period of time.

Moiraine and Lan force Mat, Rand, Egwene, and Perrin to come with her, claiming that more Trollocs will come because they are after them four.

Reluctantly, they agree, and start on their adventure to the white tower.