Mat Cauthon
Chapter 1 - Time to be Gone
Mat / Cauthon
Sits on a mossy boulder by the River Eldar counting Seanchan ships and wrecks, wrestling with guilt over the casualties from his escape and nursing a throbbing hip. He reflects on his ta'veren nature, maintains a farmer's disguise, and worries about the lack of alarm following Tuon's kidnapping.
Chapter 2 - Two Captains
Mat / Mat Cauthon
He navigates the traveling show camp while managing tensions with Egeanin and Domon over command and disguise. He discovers Seanchan soldiers inspecting Luca's horse warrant, learns the troupe will depart soon, and checks on his hidden companions before hearing his luck-dice warning signal imminent danger.
Chapter 3 - A Fan of Colors
Mat / Mat Cauthon
He wrestles with his dice warning and confronts Egeanin over command before visiting Tuon. After shaking her hand, the dice stop, and he learns of Tylin's death from a gholam. He later refuses Joline's plan to divert north and experiences a vivid vision of colors pointing to Rand.
Chapter 20 - In the Night
Mat / Mat Cauthon
Appears in a true dream bowling pins that are actually men, revealing a future possibility of mass slaughter orchestrated by an Illuminator.
Chapter 28 - A Cluster of Rosebuds
Mat
Navigates the slow pace of Luca’s show while managing anxiety over Seanchan patrols and an accidental marriage pledge, ultimately agreeing to complete the ceremony after a smile instantly silences internal dice warnings.
Chapter 29 - Something Flickers
Mat
Navigates anxiety over his accidental marriage pledge while shopping for silk with Tuon, discovers Egeanin stabbed by Renna, orders the show packed up immediately, and personally leads a pursuit that ends with him ordering Renna’s execution, which finally silences his internal dice warning.