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! __Gawyn__ POV

[Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] walks the [Tower|White Tower] grounds frustrated that [Egwene|Egwene alVere] sent him away from her door. He enters the [Tower|White Tower] and finds [Mazone], [Celark] and [Zang] fraternizing with some [Tower Guards|White Tower]. Many of the [Younglings] are no longer certain that they want to become [Warders]. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] offers to put in a word with [Chubain|Jimar Chubain] and [Makzim], lead [Warder|Warders] trainer, so they may join the [Tower Guards|White Tower]. 

He then goes to [Gareth Bryne]'s rooms. [Bryne|Gareth Bryne] is preparing for war, to defend [Tar Valon] against [Trollocs]. The [Field of Merrilor] is marked on the maps near the border of [Shienar]. Another map has a village near [Dragonmount] circled.[1] [Bryne|Gareth Bryne] gives [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] advice on what he should do about [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] enters bringing tea. 

[Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] leaves and, despite orders, goes to the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s quarters. He sees movement in a shadow and narrowly dodges a thrown knife. He runs after the assassin but the person vanishes.[2] The assassin attacks with sword out of nowhere then flees again when he cannot defeat [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] immediately. [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] rushes back to [Egwene|Egwene alVere]'s door and opens it. There is an explosion of light and sound and he is wrapped in [Air|One Power]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is awake, dressed, and very displeased.[3]
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! __Mat__ POV

[Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is at a tavern in [Low Caemlyn|Caemlyn] talking with a man named [Chet] picking up rumors. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks a pretty serving girl might be good for [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde]. [Noal|Noal Charin] joins him and says [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] will soon be more famous than [Jain Farstrider|Jain Charin]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] comes in disguised as a [Murandian|Murandy]. They have not learned anything useful about the [Tower of Ghenjei]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] says the [Aelfinn|Finn] and [Eelfinn|Finn] made a deal with the [Aes Sedai]. If he can learn what they did, maybe he can trade it for %%blue [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]%%.[4] They will take lanterns, torches and fireworks from [Aludra]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] has some hand drums and cymbals along with his flute and harp. [Noal|Noal Charin] has some iron swords and knives and a band of iron for [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s %%ot [ashandarei]%%. 

[Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Noal|Noal Charin] head back to the camp and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] takes a roundabout route to his inn. He still has [Verin|Verin Mathwin]'s letter. The dice thunder in his head. He feels naked without his [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] still has. He makes his way into the [New City|Caemlyn]. He thinks about the [Two Rivers] and sees images of [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Rand|Rand alThor]. [Rand|Rand alThor] sits in a fine chair staring at the floor with a single lamp. He looks exhausted.[5] He has to figure out what to do with [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. He suddenly realizes that if anyone might know about the [Tower of Ghenjei] it would be [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]. She told [Olver] about it in the first place. He heads through the [Mason's Gate|Caemlyn] to the [Inner City|Caemlyn]. He passes an alley where a man is being robbed and goes to help. He takes out the thugs. The man thanks him. He recognizes [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and lunges with a dagger. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] kills him and finds a picture of himself in the man's pocket.[6] 
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! __Birgitte__ POV

[Elayne|Elayne Trakand] has invited nobles including [Ellorien|Ellorien Traemane] to a new form of entertainment, a "play". This one is The Death of Princess [Walishen|walishen]. [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] thinks the story and song have barely changed over many years. She has led many lives but never been a [Warder|Warders] before. She is sad that she can barely remember [Gaidal Cain]. 

[Kaila Bent] brings a report from [Calison] of a disturbance at the [Plum Gate|Royal Palace], someone sneaking in. [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] goes to check. The sergeant is [Renald Macer]. The intruder turns out to be [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. They go to an inn [The Grand Hike]. The innkeeper is [Snert]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks about the [Tower of Ghenjei] and she warns him away. She admits that she entered once as [Jethari Moondancer|Birgitte Trahelion]. After the battle of [Lahpoint Hills|Other History] where she led the [Buchaner|Other History] rebellion, [Gaidal|Gaidal Cain] was wounded as she took him there to be [Healed|Weaves]. The [Eelfinn|Finn] killed them both after they were lost for two months. They feed off emotion and they particularly like [Aes Sedai]. Suddenly [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] feels a jolt of anger, fury and pain. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] is in trouble again.\\
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] [Almen Bunt]'s village that [Rand|Rand alThor] visited. ([ToM,Ch1])
\\[#2] One of the surviving [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] [Bloodknives|Seanchan (People)].
\\[#3] To be continued...next chapter.
\\[#4] Not really, as we learn in [ToM,Ch57].
\\[#5] It is not clear exactly where [Rand|Rand alThor] is.
\\[#6] One of the many [Darkfriends] after [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
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