After reading chapter 1, we have a pretty good indication that Rand will be heading to Tar Valon. This means that Gawyn and Rand will have their showdown soon, although we may not see the actual showdown until the final book.

If Rand is truly heading to Tar Valon, then Gawyn will soon be confronted with the decision of whether to kill Rand or stay loyal to Egwene. If Gawyn chooses to kill Rand, then Egwene will be killed in the process.

Here is one of Min's viewing about Gawyn:

"Gawyn kneeling at Egwene's feet with his head bowed, and Gawyn breaking Egwene's neck, first one then the other, as if either could be the future. She had never seen that fluttering back and forth, as though not even the viewing could tell which would be the true future. Worse, she had a feeling near to certainty that it was what she had done this day that had turned Gawyn toward those two possibilities."

Clearly Egwene is going to do something that is going to seriously provoke Gawyn. It will probably have something to do with how she decides to handle Rand. Gawyn will either kneel and bond himself to Egwene or he will break her neck. Since Gawyn put up will all of Elaida's abuse and even attempts to have him 'removed,' Rand is the only thing that could realistically provoke Gawyn to the point of killing Egwene.

Here is one of Egwene's dream about Gawyn:

"Twice, right on top one another, she dreamed of taking Gawyn by the shoulders and trying to turn him to face the other way against his will. Once he brushed her hands away roughly; the other time, she was somehow stronger than he. The two blended together hazily. In another he began swinging a door closed on her, and she knew if that narrowing gap of light vanished, she was dead."

It will be very interesting to see how this Gawyn vs. Rand plot-line plays out. Anyone have any ideas?