Ripples of Shadow
lead by Caden Ives

When a final sacrifice is made
and when the halls where outcasts find their home
fall under the black shade
and burn for what has been sown

Brothers of battle will die once
yet turn their heel by death's gate
Another will see the truth at first glance
and all question their fate

At a day trailing the edge of a high fall
the servants of two tears
must answer their destiny’s call
and join to stall the infernal ripples
For the dawn of blood has come for them all

- Anonymous notation found in a chest in the bowels of the Cairhenin Palace,
inked in the Old Tongue

This story begin in the Grey Tower. Three Sa'ji'alantin with a common, dark cause have begun to beat individuals of lower rank into doing their bidding. Just recently, the three men of differing origins were Promised to Eya Sedai of the Green Ajah. Between the four, dark schemes and a plan to overthrow the Tower's power begin to take form. The Shadow falls dark over the Tower without anyone knowing. Gaining more and more influence, their secret endeavours are revealed by Caden Ives, the Gaidin Captain. He immediately reports this to the Mistress of Arms, and together with the other Gaidin and the trainees who still stand free, they have to stop the Darkfriends from succeeding. They have to reveal the Shadow's intentions and bring them to justice before it is too late.

And if they would succeed in bringing down the Black Ajah's representant and her three loyal subjects, who can predict what will happen next? Who can know the nature of the Dark One's retaliation? For their events could send ripples of shadow through the ranks of the whole Tower.


Cast of Characters

Chapter One: Dawn to Murder
~Ripple One: Sunrise
~Ripple Two: A Written Order
~Ripple Three: Where are you, Luantar?
~Ripple Four: Uncertainty
~Ripple Five: One Fine Morning
~Ripple Six: Taking Action, at Whatever the Cost

Chapter Two: The Martyr's Letter
~Ripple One: All But Pride Mended
~Ripple Two: Serpent in Shawl
~Ripple Three: A Shadow in a Black Robe
~Ripple Four: Seekings
~Ripple Five: The Twin Archers
~Ripple Six: Aftermath
~The Final Ripple

Chapter Three: The Dawn of Blood
~Ripple One: Alive
~Ripple Two: Captured
~Ripple Three: Trapped
~Ripple Four: Questions
~Ripple Five: Your Mission
~Ripple Six: Task Presented
~Ripple Seven: Vengeful Assassain
~Ripple Eight: Echoes

Chapter Four: The Shadow Unleashed
~Ripple One: To the Claw Stone
~Ripple Two: Chance
~Ripple Three: Continued Hearing
~Ripple Four: Fate
~Ripple Five: Death in my Wake
~Ripple Six: True Purposes
~Ripple Seven: The Wait and the Pain
~Ripple Eight: Darkness
~The Final Ripple

Chapter Five: Where the Ripples End
~Ripple One: Meanings
~Ripple Two: The Hall
~Ripple Three: Decisions
~Ripple Four: The Messenger
~Ripple Five: Shadow
~Ripple Six: The Clawstone
~Riple Seven: The Claw Stone Aftermath
~The Final Ripple

Epilogue: Beneath the Surface
~Ripple One: The Grand Hall
~Ripple Two: The Infirmiry
~Ripple Three: The Final Truth
~Ripple Four: A New Council Forms
~Ripple Five: The Ball of Raisings

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