The most divisive book in the series, Crossroads of Twilight depicts the immediate aftermath of the cleansing of saidin - but primarily through the perspectives of characters who are elsewhere, reacting to the distant event rather than experiencing it. Perrin continues his pursuit of the Shaido Aiel who captured his wife Faile. Mat plots his escape from Ebou Dar with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Egwene prepares to lay siege to Tar Valon. The novel is widely regarded as the slowest in the series, with much of its content devoted to political manoeuvring and positioning rather than resolution.