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! __Mat__ POV

Shouting for help, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] ducks an attack, grabs his %%ot [ashandarei]%% and slashes the tent wall to escape. He holds out the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] as the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% follows. The %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that the one who now controls him wants [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] more than anyone.[1] It taunts [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] with [Tylin|Tylin Quintara]'s death and says he has been ordered to kill others as well, [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. The %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% attacks, but the knife flies out of its hand and something yanks [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] out of range. %%red [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon]%% saved him. Next she throws furniture at it. The %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% flees, killing [Gorderan] and [Fergin] as it makes its escape. Fearing for [Olver], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] rushes back into his tent. [Lopin] is dead along with his two guards, [Riddem] and [Will Reeve]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] remembers [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya] and the others who died before. [Slone Maddow] reports that [Olver] is with [Noal|Noal Charin]. 

An hour later [Olver] is with [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] meets with [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Noal|Noal Charin]. He tells them what the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% said. It killed another guard [Derry] and interrogated him. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] says they will have to hunt it and kill it. They cannot have it following them to the [Tower of Ghenjei]. They need to leave as soon as his word to [Verin|Verin Mathwin] is up. He also needs to talk to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] about [Aludra]'s dragons. He will write a stronger letter. There is a commotion outside and %%green [Joline|Joline Maza]%% enters with [Fen|Fen Mizar] and [Blaeric|Blaeric Negina]. She announces that she will be leaving for the [White Tower] tomorrow. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] will give her horses as well. 
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! Notes (Possible Spoilers)

[#1] So who is it that now controls the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%%? The working assumption is that it was originally [Sammael] and that the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% continued working on his orders after his death.
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