Chapters 20 - 33: From Shadows into the Waiting Dark

Well, it had to happen eventually. The party is split (that doesn't really telly you much) for the first time (rest assured, not the last). Here is where everyone picks up something specific to their characters. I'm not going to tell you, you'll have to read it for yourself! Before this, though, the Two Rivers boys were physically different, and preferred different weapons (none of which they could use well, with the exception of the bow), but now they are becoming (and forgive me for spoiling it) what they are: the Blacksmith, the Swordsman, and the Trickster. Robert Jordan plays the long game, and it's no surprise that his characters are slow growers, but this is a momentous section of the Eye of the World.

Anyone interested in paying a lot of attention to Perrin (you should know by now) should read Chapter 30: Children of Shadow (an interesting juxtaposition, as the chapter is about the Children of the Light), and Chapter 27: Whitebridge, for a suspenseful time!

No rest for the weary or the wicked! Read on!