That's what happened in this book. Absolutely nothing. No one really went anywhere, no one did anything. It contributed nothing to the series. You could not read this book and you would miss, well, nothing. I think Jordan has lost track of where he wanted the story to go. He has no clue how to end it. Either that or he's become enamoured of his own prose (and the big checks.) I'm not looking forward to the next book and I probably won't read it. The Wheel of Time series has become ridiculous. End it already! Here I'll end it for you. Rand goes nuts, breaks the world and kills everybody. How tough was that. Yeesh. (By the way, I think Jordan's biggest fan may be Terry Goddkind. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.)