Desperate to change his fate Rand knows that there is only one sure way to prove that he is not the Dragon Reborn. He decides to face prophecy head on and prove it false. Taking Callandor and the fall of the stone of Tear would be a sure sign that the Dragon is reborn. Meanwhile, Mat, finally cured of the illness caused by the dagger finds that he has an increase in luck and is pulled to Tear. Perrin meets Faile and is pulled to Tear as well. Finally with three Ta'veren in the city Rand claims Callandor during a fight with the Forsaken and proclaims himself the Dragon Reborn.