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! __Mat__ POV

[Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] arrive at [Southharbor|Tar Valon]. The dockmaster stops [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], but [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] shows him the executive order from [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] so he lets them pass. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] jump onto a departing ship, ''[Gray Gull]''. The captain, [Huan Mallia], starts to have his crewmen, [Sanor] and [Vasa], throw them off, but [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] shows him the order and his money. He tells [Huan Mallia] they are going to [Aringill]. The cabins are full, but [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] pays him a huge sum to let them stay in his cabin. [Huan Mallia] is [Tairen|Tear (Country)]. He is contemptuous of other nations, but High Lord [Samon|BeLal] has taught him special hatred for [Illian|Illian (Country)] and [Tar Valon].[1] That night, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] hears a bump and wakes [Thom|Thom Merrilin]. Two men enter the cabin with knives and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] kills them. Up on deck, he recognizes a voice as one of the men who followed him in [Tar Valon]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] kills him as well. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] kills a fourth just as he attacks [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. The boat that brought the men is tied at the stern. The two remaining men jump overboard and swim for shore when they see [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. Back in their cabin, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] collapses with the shakes wondering what kind of game he is playing.
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! __Rand__ POV

[Rand|Rand alThor] plays the flute to keep himself awake because he fears his dreams. He saw [Egwene|Egwene alVere][2] in his dreams, but then he saw others, [Tam|Tam alThor], his mother, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], who tried to kill him. They were Shadowspawn in disguise. [Min|Min Farshaw] hurt the most. He feels he can trust her above all others. He dreams of [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] being trapped, but he worries most about [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. He dreams of [Selene|Lanfear] and glory, but now she tells him to take %%ot [Callandor]%%.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] It is not clear if [Be'lal|BeLal] and [Sammael] are building hatred toward each other's countries because of some master plan or because of competition between the two of them.\\
[#2] [Egwene|Egwene alVere] was real, her first trip into %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. ([TDR,Ch27])\\
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