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! __Mat__ POV

[Mat|Matrim Cauthon] rides [Pips] as he prepares his forces for the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army. [Musenge] leads the [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)]. He addresses [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] as Highness. They are in a broad field with only one easy entrance, courtesy of Master [Roidelle]'s maps. He hopes they did not get a whiff of [Karede|Furyk Karede], [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and [Selucia]. [Aludra] prepares her weapons. [Noal|Noal Charin], [Olver], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Setalle|Setalle Anan] stay with the pack animals. [Harnan] and the other [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] have been teaching [Olver] to fight. [Leilwin|Egeanin Tamarath] and [Domon|Bayle Domon] are with [Aludra]. [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon], [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin], [Joline|Joline Maza], [Fen|Fen Mizar], [Blaeric|Blaeric Negina], [Seta|Seta Zarbey] and [Bethamin|Bethamin Zeami] are with the soldiers, though the two %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% are forbidden to fight. [Mandevwin] has command of the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. [Musenge] asks [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] why he is not wearing armor and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] quotes [Madoc Comadrin], "a general who draws his sword has put aside his baton and become a common soldier." 

Suddenly [Vanin|Chel Vanin], two of the [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)], [Hartha] and another [Ogier] come out of the trees at a gallop. Shortly the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army comes after them at a gallop. [Aludra] sends up a nightflower to keep their attention forward. The crossbowmen attack them from the front. [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and his cavalry attack them from behind. Fifty slingmen throw hand grenades crafted by [Aludra]. When the [Aes Sedai] feel in danger they throw fireballs as well. A lancer named [Macoll] carries the banner of the Red Hand. It bears the slogan %%ot Dovie'andi se tovya sagain%%. ("It's time to toss the dice" in the [Old Tongue]). The battle is soon over. [Hartha] goes to find their leader, the traitor who wanted to kill [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. [Musenge] is suitably impressed with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s strategy. [Hartha] soon returns with a head. [Musenge] recognizes the man but will not say more. They must take this to [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] as fast as possible.[1] [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks [Musenge] to call him [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] instead of Highness. [Musenge] is shocked. That would lower his eyes forever because marrying [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] made [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] Prince of the Ravens. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] can only laugh.
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] The head belongs to [Zaired Elbar] proving that [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] was behind the attack. ([KoD,Epilogue])
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