Rand uses the Bowl of the Winds - recovered by Nynaeve and Elayne - to fix the unnatural weather caused by the Dark One's influence, but the use of the powerful ter'angreal has unintended consequences. He then launches a campaign against the Seanchan invaders with his Asha'man, but the taint on saidin is eroding his sanity and his control over the male channellers becomes increasingly precarious. Egwene solidifies her authority among the rebel Aes Sedai and begins marching them toward Tar Valon. The Path of Daggers is one of the shorter books in the series and is often noted as the beginning of a slower stretch in the middle volumes.