Matrim Cauthon
Chapter 11 - Tar Valon
Mat — aliases: the boy
Mat lies unconscious in a horse litter, breathing with a dry rasp, while a mysterious leather sack is taken from his feet by Verin. He is hurriedly carried away by guards to a secluded location due to his dangerous illness, left behind as the others are confined.
Chapter 18 - Healing
Mat
Mat lies unconscious and gaunt on a stone table, his hand clenched around the Shadar Logoth dagger. During the Healing, he arches his back and shouts commands in the Old Tongue as Manetheren soldiers, commanding the Aes Sedai to release him. When the dagger is sealed in a box, he collapses, and Siuan declares he is as well as can be expected, requiring only rest and food.
Chapter 19 - Awakening
Mat
Mat awakens to find himself in a lavish room, recalling fragmented memories of battles from his past life and his recent illness. He eats a large meal, worries about the implications of being Healed by the Aes Sedai, and resolves to find Egwene and Nynaeve before leaving Tar Valon, but is interrupted by a knock on the door.
Chapter 20 - Visitations
Mat / Matrim Cauthon — aliases: my son
Mat recovers in his room, enduring an unwanted visit from the enigmatic Selene who offers him an alliance against the Aes Sedai. He later faces Siuan Sanche and Leane Dare, who compel him to accept his link to the Horn of Valere and restrict his departure from Tar Valon to protect the artifact from the Shadow.
Chapter 24 - Scouting and Discoveries
Mat / Mat Cauthon
Mat wakes, eats heavily, and sneaks out to scout the Tower, learning from guards that his description is widely known and he is confined. He encounters Else Grinwell, who dismisses him, then finds the Warder training yard where he challenges and defeats Gawyn and Galad in a quarterstaff duel, speaking the Old Tongue and exhibiting Manetheren skills. After the fight, Gawyn and Hammar speak to him, giving him his winnings and asking his origins, before Mat collapses from exhaustion and hunger.
Chapter 28 - A Way Out
Mat / Matrim Cauthon
Mat Cauthon finishes a breakfast snack and is visited by Egwene, Nynaeve, and Elayne. He deflects their initial attempts to persuade him to carry a letter to Caemlyn by citing the Amyrlin's confinement orders until Nynaeve channels him to prove his health. Eventually, he agrees to the escape plan after Nynaeve reveals an order bearing Siuan Sanche's seal, dancing in victory once the women leave.
Chapter 30 - The First Toss
Mat
Mat packs his quarters with food, dons his cloak and quarterstaff, and slips out of the White Tower past an amused Anaiya. He gambles wildly in Tar Valon’s inns, winning every toss with miraculous luck, before fleeing through the streets and rooftops to escape pursuers, eventually killing a man who attacks him on a narrow bridge by flipping them both over the railing.