Adelorna first appears during the Seanchan raid on the Tower, she is fleeing a group of Seanchan that killed fellow Green Josaine and captured Marthera with an a’dam.  Despite her shame at her Ajah being so easily defeated, Adelorna shows that she is willing to continue to fight.  She encounters a Sul’dam and damane pair and is forced to flee again, fighting against being shielded, but is eventually caught and shielded.  The Sul’dam Gregana then placed an a’dam around her neck.  Luckily for Adelorna, Egwene appears, removes the a'dam and kills Gregana along with another Sul’dam and frees two damane. Egwene then instructs the Novices with her to take the captured damane and put them with the others they have taken and begins to destroy the Seanchan to’raken even though she knows they are likely carrying Aes Sedai captives.  She tells Adelorna the captives would be better off dead than as damane.  Adelorna tries to take charge from Egwene but is quickly shot down and finds herself falling under Egwene’s command, calling her “Mother” and telling Egwene that one of her Warders has been killed, and another wounded (we are given his name as Talric in the Companion).  Egwene is impressed that Adelorna is still standing despite this then weaves a gateway for the Novice Lucain to inform the others of the latest news and that she would bring more angreal soon to help fight off the Seanchan.  Adelorna is both angry and frightened when Egwene tells her that the Seanchan will likely have the ability to Travel soon if they capture any woman that Elaida had taught the weave. Adelorna is stunned and impressed when she realizes that Egwene truly could have left her captivity at any time, more so when Egwene tells her she would have considered leaving an abandonment of duty as she is the true Amyrlin Seat and knew this attack was coming due to her Dreaming Talent.  Adelorna goes on to fight at Egwene’s side throughout the rest of the attack.

Adelorna, along with the other Ajah Heads, Jesse, Suana, Ferane and Serancha hold a secret meeting after the raid and the realization that Elaida had been among the captured.  The women argue about which of them was at fault, revealing that Jesse Bilal of the Brown had originally noted that there had been times in the Tower’s history when the Ajah Heads ruled instead of the Amyrlin, but the other women had all been willing participants.  They go on to reveal the actions they had taken and the consequences.  Sending Sitters not involved in Elaida’s raising to the rebellion, which ended with these women becoming entrenched in the rebellion after hearing that the Red had set Logain up as a False Dragon.  The Ajah Heads also appointed too-youthful Sitters, intended to serve for a short time and be easily guided, instead they ended up inflating immature women’s egos, leading to infighting and indecisive actions within the Hall.

Admitting to themselves that not only had Elaida been a disaster, but also that they had failed to be circumspect enough with the too-young Sitters creating suspicion within all the Ajah.  At this time, they abandon the original plan, leave Elaida to her fate (Adelorna believing Elaida got what she deserved for being dismissive of the Seanchan threat), and go on to decide to try and rebuild the Tower under a new Amyrlin, a woman they can all rally behind.  Saerin and Seaine are both mentioned as they each led groups during the attack and are well respected and Ferane believes one of the five Ajah Heads should lead.  But Adelorna puts forth the idea of Egwene and then confirms to the other women that all the rumors of Egwene’s actions during the attack are accurate, seen by Adelorna’s own eyes.  They all agree that they will step back and set up an Amyrlin Seat of true strength, ending their hopes to run the Tower from the shadows.