Fate
During the events of Towers of Midnight, Egwene al'Vere devises a plan to lure Mesaana out of hiding. By setting up a meeting in Tel'aran'rhiod with sisters and Aiel wise ones, Egwene plans to uncover all the Black Ajah Sisters that escaped notice from events of The Gathering Storm and ultimately Mesaana herself. The plan leads to members of the Black Ajah, including Katerine Alruddin and Alviarin Friedhen, to attack the group. Neither side is able to leave the Tel'aran'rhiod due to the relocation of the dreamspike by Perrin Aybara. Mesaana eventually appears in a majestic form and goes for Egwene. Egwene manages to escape and regains her composure. She returns and kills Mesaana with a spear but is dismayed to find that it is Katerine who Mesaana herself disguised as her. Mesaana surprises Egwene and leashes her with an a'dam. Egwene, initially frantic, uses her ability in Tel'aran'rhiod to unmake the a'dam. They then engage in a contest of wills, and feeling the whole world bend around them, Egwene wins and causes Mesaana's mind to break. On returning to the real world, Egwene discovers Danelle, who is now reduced to a childlike state who soils herself, an after effect of her mental destruction in Tel'aran'rhiod.
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