Covril daughter of Ella daughter of Soong

Loial's mother. She is a famous speaker.

Physical Description

She is a head shorter than Elder Haman. (LoC,Ch20)

Elder Haman and Covril leave Stedding Shangtai and the Great Stump to go in search of Loial. They travel to Cairhien then to Stedding Tsofu where they pick up Erith then they all three head for Caemlyn. (KoD,Ch19)
Elder Haman, Covril and Erith arrive at Caemlyn looking for Loial. Rand tells them that Loial is in the Two Rivers and offers them the hospitality of the Royal Palace. (LoC,Ch20)
Elder Haman, Covril, Erith and a lot of Maidens accompany Rand as he Travels to Shadar Logoth where Haman leads Rand to the Waygate. Afterwards, Rand drops the Ogier off at Emond's Field. (LoC,Ch21)
Learning that Loial already left Emond's Field, Elder Haman, Covril and Erith travel back to Caemlyn then back to Cairhien. Discouraged, they decide to return to the Great Stump at Stedding Shangtai. They stop at Lord Algarin's manor on the way. (KoD,Ch18, KoD,Ch19)
Elder Haman marries Erith and Loial on the spot. Covril wants to return immediately to Stedding Shangtai to argue for opening the Book of Translation. Loial is aghast and wants to argue against it. They see Trollocs coming and pick up axes and long knives. (KoD,Ch19)
Rand Travels to Stedding Shangtai to drop off Loial, Erith and Covril. (KoD,Ch21)
Covril allows Loial to be the last speaker at the Great Stump at Stedding Shangtai arguing to not open the Book of Translation, to help humanity fight the Shadow. (ToM,Prologue)

LoC,Ch49 - Loial is nearly in shock when he hears that his mother, Elder Haman and Erith came looking for him. He begins to have second thoughts, however, when he recalls how beautiful Erith is.
CoT,Ch24 � Loial refuses to return to Stedding Shangtai. He is still terrified that his mother will marry him to Erith.