The Horn has been taken to Lord Barthanes’ manor, so Rand finds a use for the invitation after all.
This chapter comes from Perrin’s perspective, though there’s no real reason for it. Maybe Jordan felt guilty about leaving him to do jack shit for a book and a half? Perrin spends the whole chapter obsessing — annoyingly — over how much everyone has changed and that Rand is, in fact, the Shadowkiller the wolves were talking about. Honestly, I’d be upset too: Perrin got the name Young Bull while Rand gets to be Shadowkiller? That’s like playing superheroes as kids and your friend gets to be Superman while you’re stuck being Jimmy Olsen.
Hurin returns from scouting where the Darkfriends went with the chest. Everyone is shocked at his report — not only does the trail stay within Cairhien, but it leads directly to Lord Barthanes’ manor. Oh, Lord Rand — it looks like you’ve got a party to attend!