Rand decides to strike out on his own, and Moiraine mounts a pursuit.
Perrin, my man. Life pro tip: when you tell your bestie you don’t need him, he’s gonna take it personally.
Rand split in the middle of the night, but at least he left a note. He’s sick of all the people dying around him, and he makes a vague reference to dreams. As it happens, a number of people in the camp have had the same dream Perrin has been having. Ba’alzamon, Lanfear, mystical sword in the Stone of Tear, secret meeting, blah blah blah. Moiraine says this was Rand projecting his dream onto others. Adding all of this together, she is worried that Rand is going to Tear and try to take Callandor before he is ready.
Moiraine instructs the Shienarans to await her word in the nearby town of Jehanna, while Perrin and Loial accompany her in pursuit of Rand. Moiraine volunteers Min to make haste to the White Tower and tell the Amyrlin Seat of Rand’s disappearance. Min doesn’t like this one bit, as her talent has revealed she is destined to fall in love with Rand, and she wants to help find him. But Moiraine points out that she’s the only one who can get discreetly get a message to the Amyrlin, and the matter is settled.
And so, Moiraine’s batting average for winning arguments remains 100%.