Chapters 24-26 Summary

Siuan Sanche had told Mat that he would be voracious for days because of the energy he used up during his healing procedure. He eats everything they bring him and begins to get stronger, thinking all the while about ways that he might extricate himself from Tar Valon.

While walking the grounds, he chances upon Gawyn and Galad, who are sparring in the Warder's practice yard. Mat bets them that he can best them both at the same time, them using practice swords, him using a quarterstaff. Mat wins the bet and surprises the weapons master by inadvertently using the Old Tongue at the end of the fight.

Even before taking the ring from Verin, Egwene has been having prophetic dreams, including one about Rand reaching for a crystal sword with a net above his head, one of Perrin with a...