Mat’s gonna get ballsy and sneak into the Palace. He uses the wall that Rand used once to run away from whatever, I don’t remember. As he makes his way through, he eavesdrops on a couple of guards who are talking about unseemly shit. One calls the other “Great Master”, and the one who is called “Great Master” wants to find the three Aes Sedai girls and kill them before they get to Tear. He also asks about “the boy”, who may be Rand or Mat or even Jonathan Lipnicki.

The non-Great Master is named Comar and he is to bring back the girls’ heads or else his head will be the one lopped off his neck, boy howdy! The two disperse and Mat continues on, wondering if he should now tell Morgase what he had heard.

Mat decides to come out of hiding and strolls through the garden until he comes across a guard named Tallanvor. Mat speaks of his mission, and Tallanvor recognizes the seal on the letter. He puts his sword to Mat’s throat and tells him that he’ll die if he tries any funny business, to which Mat replies “grrehrhrhjrh”. Tallanvor leads Mat into the Palace.

The courtyard contains many people, including Morgase and a handsome dark-haired man by her side named Gaebril. The Gaebril. He looks like Jon Hamm, probably! All rugged and sleeping around. Mat offers Morgase the letter, and the only thing she finds palatable is that Elayne rose to the rank of Accepted. Other than that, Morgase is like “fuck this kid”.

Mat is just about to reveal what he overheard, but Gaebril shushes him. Mat then realizes that Gaebril is the Grand Master voice! Light! Light! Light! And Morgase is fawning over this guy?! Light! And he wants to kill Elayne?? Light!

Mat lies and tells the two that his name is Thom Grinwell from a small farmtown and that he was visiting his sister, Else, in Tar Valon. Elayne overheard that he was going to Caemlyn and that she trusted him to send a letter. Other than that, he doesn’t know how Elayne’s doing or what she’s up to. Fair enough!

Gaebril throws Mat a purse of gold and walks away with Morgase, discussing her claim to the the throne of Cairhien due to her marriage with some Cairhien guy, I don’t know. Sounds like Morgase is going to rule two lands now! I wish her the best of luck, I guess.