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! __Mat__ POV

[Melindhra] is massaging [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s back in their tent. He thinks about his memories.[1] They range from [Maecine] of [Eharon] four hundred years before the [Trolloc Wars] until the time of [Artur Hawkwing].  He asks her again if she knows anything about the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon], but she does not. [Melindhra] chides [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] about standing in [Rand|Rand alThor]'s shadow. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] should be honored on his own.[2] 

[Mat|Matrim Cauthon] hears birdcalls. They are [Rand|Rand alThor]'s wards signaling attacks from north and south. The [Shaarad] are camped to the north and the [Chareen] are camped to the south. They both jump up to join the fight. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] picks up the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] on his way out. He figured out that it blocks [channeling|True Source]. There are [Darkfriends] with the [Shadowspawn] shouting, "[Sammael] and the Golden Bees." [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] kills three [Trollocs] and a [Fade] then suddenly the fighting is over. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is puzzled by the attack. There were far too few attackers to have any chance of success. [Melindhra|melindhra] is duly impressed by [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s fighting and they go back to their tent.
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! __Rand__ POV

The birdcalls wake [Rand|Rand alThor] immediately and he runs outside. [Adelin|adelin] and the other [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear][3] have gone to join the fighting. [Kadere|Hadnan Kadere] and his drivers are hiding in their wagons. [Rand|Rand alThor] turns and sees [Aviendha] walking toward a [Draghkar]. He [balefires|Weaves] the [Draghkar] then she turns and shoots fire at him. He shouts at her in anger then sees another [Draghkar] burning behind him. [Aviendha] goes into the tent in a huff. [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders why he did not sense the evil of the [Draghkar].[4] [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Amys], [Bair] and [Melaine] come to check on him. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is angry with [Rand|Rand alThor] for upsetting [Aviendha] and goes into the tent. [Melaine] goes to check on the [Aiel] camp and [Amys] and [Bair] make a bet on whether she will check on [Bael] or [Dorindha|Dorindha (Roofmistress)] first. 

After they leave, [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] arrive. [Rand|Rand alThor] asks why she did not come sooner but she will not explain.[5] [Adelin] and the [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] return. They are abashed that they were duped into leaving [Rand|Rand alThor]. They offer him their spears, but he is not sure what to do and sends them to the [Wise Ones|Aiel] instead.[6] [Rand|Rand alThor] goes to [Asmodean]'s tent. [Asmodean] does not like [Draghkar]. He says they never should have made them. They have fewer brains than a [Trolloc|Trollocs] and are just as likely to attack the first person they see instead of their intended victim. They discuss the purpose and source of the attack. [Asmodean] thinks it was one of the other [Forsaken] trying to get [Rand|Rand alThor] to go after [Sammael]. [Rand|Rand alThor] says that [Sammael] tried to bait him the same way at [Serendahar|Age of Legends]. [Asmodean] stares and [Rand|Rand alThor] realizes that he was speaking as [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon]. He also remembers what [Sammael] looks like and that he wanted to be taller. After more discussion he returns to his tent where the [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] give more advice on dealing with [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Aviendha]. He goes to bed and dreams of [Aviendha] and [Sammael].
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] The [Aelfinn|Finn] and [Eelfinn|Finn] accumulated these memories over the centuries from previous visitors via the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway]s and the [Tower of Ghenjei]. ([Glimmers Q&A|Guide])
\\[#2] This very un-[Aiel]-like concern for power is the first hint that [Melindhra] is not exactly what she seems.
\\[#3] [Maira] and [Enaila] are two of the others. ([TFoH,Ch23], [TFoH,Ch30])
\\[#4] Probably they were warded like the [Draghkar] that attacked [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] in [TGH,Ch22]. This implies direct involvement of either the [Black Ajah] or one of the [Forsaken].
\\[#5] This is curious and no explanation is ever given.
\\[#6] The [Wise Ones|Aiel] choose an apt punishment. ([TFoH,Ch23])
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