A long spear with a curved blade that [Mat] received in [Rhuidean]. It has an inscription written in the [Old Tongue]:

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Thus is our treaty written; thus is agreement made.\\
Thought is the arrow of time; memory never fades.\\
What was asked is given. The price is paid.
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! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch24] - [Mat] tells the [Eelfinn|Finn] that he wants his memories back, he wants to be free of [Aes Sedai] and the [One Power], and he wants to be back in [Rhuidean].
## [TSR,Ch26] - When [Rand] leaves the [glass columns] in [Rhuidean], he finds [Mat] hanging by a rope tied to the %%ot ashandarei%% stuck in %%ot [Avendesora]%%. He is wearing the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion].
## [TSR,Ch37] - [Mat] keeps the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] and %%ot ashandarei%% when they leave [Chaendaer] for [Imre Stand].
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch3] - [Mat] has the %%ot ashandarei%% with him in [Rhuidean].
## [TFoH,Ch21] - [Rand] wonders what happened to [Mat] in [Rhuidean] he will not say anything except that he got the %%ot ashandarei%% and the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion].
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch37] - [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] tells [Mat] that his spear is properly called an %%ot ashandarei%%.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch18] - [Mat] keeps his %%ot ashandarei%% in [Tylin]'s rooms.
## [WH,Ch30] - [Mat] leaves his %%ot ashandarei%% in [Tylin]'s rooms until just before he is ready to leave.
## [WH,Ch31] - When [Mat] goes back for his %%ot ashandarei%%, [Tylin] is there.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch3] - [Tuon] quotes the line from [Mat]'s %%ot ashandarei%%, "Thus is our treaty written; thus is agreement made," when she agrees not to try to escape.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch25] - [Mat] carries his %%ot ashandarei%% as [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] leads him to a reunion with the [Band of the Red Hand].
## [KoD,Ch27] - [Mat] carries his %%ot ashandarei%% as he sets a trap for a [Seanchan (People)] force.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch9] - [Mat] has the %%ot ashandarei%% with him when the %%ot [Gholam]%% attacks.
## [ToM,Ch22] - [Mat] fashions a band of iron to fit the base of the %%ot ashandarei%%. [Mat] is satisfied with the new balance.
## [ToM,Ch31] - [Mat] uses the %%ot ashandarei%% effectively in his last battle with the %%ot [Gholam]%%.
## [ToM,Ch54] - Inside the [Tower of Ghenjei], [Mat] finds that the blade of the %%ot ashandarei%% passes through the [Eelfinn|Finn] and [Aelfinn|Finn] without affecting them. However, the iron band on the end is a seriously effective weapon.
## [ToM,Ch55] - Trapped with no escape, [Mat] finally figures out the riddle of the %%ot ashandarei%%. It was the answer to his final request of the [Eelfinn|Finn], a way out. He cuts a hole in the wall with it and he and [Thom] escape with [Moiraine].
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