33). I don't understand most of it - I almost never do - but I see things I am sure link you to Rand, and Perrin, and Mat, and - yes, even Galad, the light help you for a fool. He digs out one of Rand’s banners with the ancient Aes Sedai symbol, ordering that it be flown since they are fighting in Rand’s name. It suddenly struck Elayne that he would be a very good source of pithy language. He eventually accepts the fact and maintains his friendship with Rand. On their way back to Luca’s show, they stop briefly to speak with a group of Tuatha’an who want to make sure that Tuon and Selucia are okay (KoD, Ch. 51)The next morning, Mat is present when Lanfear attacks Rand, Egwene and Aviendha, but he is not injured (TFoH, Ch. Catch the rest of my castings on the Forsaken, Rand al' Thor, Perrin Aybara and Egwene al' Vere. Posted by 1 year ago. When Hurin discovers that the Horn of Valere is in Lord Barthanes' manor, Mat, Rand and some of the others attend a party there (TGH, Ch. Meanwhile, the mayor and a group of men are talking, one of the men gesturing toward Mat, a sheet of paper in his hand. When the Last Battle is done, the dice stop rolling in his head (AMoL, Epilogue). Wheel of Time has a huge fan base, please think heavily on being loyal descriptions of the characters and the books. Rand considers Mat one of the few people that he can still trust. 58). He had time for that. 21). He did not like it (ACoS, Ch. 11; Ch. She tells Mat that if he will keep her secret, she will keep his secret that he is in love with Tuon; knowledge of this would give Tuon a great advantage over him. Mat wanted to back away; even Teslyn stood close enough to be almost touching him. 28; Ch. Movies. For light, glory, and love!" In that moment, the final set of dice stop spinning in his head. "You aren't listening to me, pigeon," Tylin cooed in dangerous tones. 32. (Thom to Mat on broken road to Hinderstap; The Gathering Storm, Chapter 27), "Marriage, I guess. 29th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon. Instinctively trusting him, she looks over her shoulder to see what Mat is aiming his knife at. Please expand to view. Teslyn enters the fight, using Air to hurl objects at the gholam since she cannot touch the creature directly with the Power. The mayor tosses the last throw of the dice. If I had my way, I would want those holes filled, but at least answers to my questions might fill some in my future. Pronunciation: MAT-trim CAW-thon . I’m a gambler, not a soldier. The dice begin rattling in the Dead Man's Breath when Mat hears of a man drained of blood (ToM, Ch. He manages to turn them all back into cards. The Aes Sedai, predominantly Joline, approach Mat and make a demand for horses, so they can set off on their own. She insists on tending to him, but just then, Vanin rides up with Talmanes, who has brought half the Band to find Mat. 32). 21). He was going to leave his message, grab Nynaeve and Elayne by the scruff of the neck if he had an opportunity, give them a talking-to that made their ears glow, and then get out (ACoS, Ch. Music to dazzle. Mat is aghast because both he and Tuon are naked, but Tuon tells him that she is always guarded by Deathwatch Guards. All the women leave Ebou Dar with the Bowl of the Winds and Mat, Thom, Juilin and Olver are accidentally left behind when the Seanchan attack Ebou Dar. 20; Ch. What really occupied Mat's thoughts were those bloody dice. Something very bad (WH, Ch. Seated at her side was a little girl, of all things, also in an elaborately flowered robe over pleated white skirts, but with a sheer veil covering her entire head - it seemed to be shaved completely! Mat is shaken by Egwene’s death, and again shortly after by false reports of Elayne’s death. "They see pretty well, I'd say." The villagers cannot leave, nor can they commit suicide. Later, Padan Fain, now a known Darkfriend, steals the Horn of Valere and Mat's ruby dagger (TGH, Ch. The attacker, whom Mat is forced to kill, bears a paper with Mat’s picture on it and gold coin. Between Vanin and the new maps, it is determined that they are nearing a village called Hinderstap. They ride hard for the Damona Mountains, where Vanin knows a pass that will get them into Murandy. Mat tells Thom, Noal, and Olver about his experiences with the Eelfinn and Aelfinn and then agrees to help Thom rescue Moiraine. 8); and the third stops when he agrees to help Thom rescue Moiraine (KoD, Ch. They discuss Rand, his insanity, and that it is not mainly due to the One Power. Mat returns to Hinderstap, allowing only Thom to accompany him. Upon returning to the Tarasin Palace, he meets Tuon, though he does not know that she is the Daughter of the Nine Moons (WH, Ch. There was just a hint of question in the title. The three men make their way through the forest to the tower. On the way to Caemlyn. During the trip, Mat begins to act strangely; he is often dark and brooding (TEotW, Ch. (TEotW, Ch. Mat, now in Caemlyn and going by the alias of Lord Crimson, sits in a tavern named the Seven-striped Lass stewing over Verin’s letter. He runs into Egwene and at first she thinks he is trying to escape Tuon and the Seanchan; in reality, he is just trying to avoid Tuon because she wants him to judge a trial and has sent the Deathwatch Guards to bring him to her. It is then that the dice start rattling in Mat's head. When he goes to tell Rand, he ends up discussing battle plans with Lan (TFoH, Ch. The foxhead went cool again, and from behind another roar hammered him to the pavement, pavement that jumped up to meet him. In A Knife of Dreams, Tuon performs her half of the marriage ceremony. Mat convinces Selucia to tell him that Tuon is in the gardens. 44). Recently, all of her dreams about Mat were pale and full of pain, like shadows cast by nightmares, almost as though Mat himself were not quite real. Mat notes that Thom is rereading the letter from Moiraine, and this launches Mat into his own reverie and dread about the Tower of Ghenjei and the upcoming attempted rescue. he doubted he would ever get over the shock ... but on the other, he doubted he would be able to hear the music downstairs for the noise of those dice rattling in his skull. He can see Mashadar making its way towards where Rand still fights the Dark One. Mat engages the locals and begins gambling, desiring to lose, which he does, noting to himself again the torn and patched state of the clothing, as well as their evident exhaustion. They stop at some ruins that Mat has memories of dying near, and an unwelcome thought occurs to him: in order for him to remember dying so many times, the Eelfinn must create some link to the people they take memories from so that they can continue collecting memories throughout those peoples’ lives. That night, Mat finds Aludra and tells her that he has figured out why she wants bellfounders: to make lofting tubes. Mat could hear those dice rolling in his head again. 25). I'm a gambler, a farmboy, and … 17). Mat doesn’t tell anyone his new battle plan, afraid that the Shadow might use compulsion to discover it. Settling the hat squarely back on his head, he marched down the landing, brushed past the Wise Women and caught up to Elayne. At his side, Pevin looked no more perturbed by what he saw than the Aiel chief, which was to say not at all. Furyk Karede, who has been searching for Tuon, finally tracks down Mat’s camp. Mat, hanging by his neck from a tree limb.