The destined thing has come true - the Dragon has been reborn. Rand al'Thor took possession of the Crystal Sword. The Tyrian Stronghold fell to the onslaught of the Dragon People. But the Shadow has approached the world and enemies are plotting. The Forsaken have broken free, the White Tower is pursuing its secret goals, the Black Ayas and the Hounds of Darkness, the Myrddrals and the Whitecloaks are hunting for Rand... From the Tyrian Stronghold, Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, goes to the Aiel Desert. In Ruidin, a sacred city that is not on the maps and the secret of which the Aiel cherish more than their eyes, he is destined to undergo a new test and learn a lot about the past of the world... Having passed the test in the sacred city of Ruidin, Rand al'Thor gains knowledge of what happened in the distant past. There are now dragon marks on his hands. The Aiel chiefs hail him as He-Who-Come-with-the-Dawn...