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! __Mat__ POV

It is the morning after [TDR,Ch24]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] walk into [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s room without knocking. They ask how he is. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] checks him as she has done for five years, then she [Delves|Weaves] him. From the way they act it is clear to him that they want something. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] asks him to carry a letter[1] to her mother, Queen [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] in [Caemlyn]. After leading them on a bit, he tells them that he cannot because of the [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]'s orders. If they can get him away from [Tar Valon] he will gladly carry the letter. They talk it over, then give him one of the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s executive orders. He starts humming when he reads what it says. He accepts the letters and asks if they have any money. They are surprised because he spent every waking moment on the trip to [Tar Valon] gambling with [Hurin]. He says that was for coppers or nothing. Prices are high since there is civil war in [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. He says he can make out anyway with his dice. He promises to deliver the letter.[2] [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] talk of home for a while and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells him about [Caemlyn] and the [Royal Palace]. He tells them that if they ever need help he will come.[3] They leave and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] dances a jig. That letter will get him away from both [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Selene|Lanfear].
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] The letter they discussed in [TDR,Ch27].\\
[#2] A turning point for [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. He was known for breaking promises but that is now changed.\\
[#3] And he does. ([TDR,Ch46], [TDR,Ch54])\\
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