Darkest Night

As the world came into focus, Mat knew something was wrong. He remembered talking to Thom that morning about what would he give in order to save Moriaine. Mat had the feeling even more that something wasn't right. His memory or the memories of the other men he wasn't such as who's they were now the line between him and them had blurred long ago. But Just to keep himself sane, he decided weeks ago that his memory was his own. Even if they he had come from the snakes or foxes. Mat was starting to think, " just one more time and then I'm though saving Aes Sedai." One thing was fact, that helping one only came at a price a very high price, one that usually cane out of one's hide.

One thing he did know was some thing was very wrong. When the memories flooded about, he was all ready in the tower. The Eelfinn and Aelfinn's tower with Thom and Natue but when where they? As his vision cleared more, he saw what looked to be a woman's figure. His first thought was "Tuon, what are you doing here?" he mumbled under his breath. The face cleared more but something was definitely wrong. He heard voices to his left "Who is this Tuon?" said the women. It was then Thom spoke, "She is the boy's wife and the heir of the Seanchan empire. A lot has happen since we thought you were dead."

Mat just closed his left eye and saw only blackness. Opening his eye and closing the other and the light never changed. Lifting his hand to feel his face he found a bandage covering the right side of his face. "He's awake" Mat could feel the coldness that came from someone using the one power close by. Looking down he saw he didn't have a shirt nor the medallion. Starting to panic Mat looked around for the gift he had long ago been hung for.

Finding what he wanted on the table next to him was his shirt and his weapon of choice a long staff with two foot of blade on the one end. The weapon was made from some kind of black medal. The blade never dulled and wouldn't break. On the blade was two ravens in flight with a fox chasing them. Then he saw his medallion.

Upon instinct Mat reached for his medallion but saw Moriaine stopped his hand "I need to heal you before you once again became immune to my powers". Mat just laughed at this, still the same old Moriaine. Always the one in command wait a minute I don't have the amulet on but can still feel the power within Moriaine. "You may heal me this time Moriaine but, I will be the one to say if you may do it again" said Mat. Moriaine then undid the bandages seeing what had bought her freedom; Mat was missing his right eye.

Recalling the Prophecies of the Dragon Reborn: The one on his left will give up half the light to save to world and by doing so will become immune to his pull. Could this line have come true. Putting this info it the back of her mind she concentrated on her task at hand. Putting a hand on his head and the other on his chest, ('I can see the weaves', was all Mat could think) as Moriaine started to heal him. Her face just looked confused as the healing started to take place, but stopped and her power started to be undone. She looked to see if Mat was touching his beloved medallion, but found he wasn't. Had just wearing the amulet for a few years given Mat permanent protection from the one power? Or was this a new gift the Eelfinn had given him?

Then seeing dark spot on his chest which looked similar to frostbite, skin akin to the Eelfinn, who she had been a guest of the last few years. Written within this area was a tattoo of a kind that read in the old tongue:

Luck is your tool for we needed it to rebuild our world and the gateway. We thank you. As our gift, we give you freedom from the one power! May it never again trouble you or your heirs forever. If you need healing from the one power, put on the medallion. It will cancel out the gift as long as you wear it. But for anyone other then your line, they will have your gift that the power may not touch them.

After Moriaine read this, it pealed from Mat's chest. She put it under his cloak and then let Mat put on his medallion and proceeded to heal him.

Mat didn't know what was wrong once the amulet hit his chest he could no longer feel what Moriaine was doing. After she was done, she said "take off the amulet" and then gave Mat the letter that had been craved into his chest. After wearing the medallion for so long, he no longer need it. He knew who he would give the medallion to: the one the Aelfinn had said he had married.

Taking off the amulet he started to put on his shirt, when his second in command, Roidelle walked into the tent with five Aiel maidens behind him. He saw that it was just before dawn; his darkness night had past.

"It seems that the Dragon Reborn has come to claim, his General I told the maidens that you went into the tower three days ago and I didn't know when you would come out." Mat just smiled as he spoke to the rest of the maidens. "Tell Rand I will have breakfast in two hours time. He can join me in my tent."

Tower Raven

From questioning the officers in the Death Watch Parol, Rand had learned that Mat had married the heir of the Seanchan Empire, a noble called the Daughter of the Nine Moons. So thought Rand, Mat's luck has given me what I needed before he knew what I needed to stop this war.

Just then the last five of his bodyguard showed up. They were not the least out of breath even if they had just ran five leagues. The maiden with the graying hair spoke first "Mat, will see you in one hour's time for breakfast and an old friend will be joining you." Rand Thought for a few minutes who could Mat be talking about.

Ledwood had talked with the Dragon Reborn for the last couple of days. Knowing he was at the Dragon's mercy. He said "My Lord my I join you and the Prince of Ravens for the meal." It was not a question. Rand could tell that "I have news he needs to hear". Pulling a letter out of his pack, he let the Dragon look at the seal but he would not let him read it. The letter was for the Prince of Ravens only and it was for him to decide who could read it.

Rand studied the seal, it had the Nine Phases of the moon with a woman in the middle nursing a small child. Behind the woman was two ravens sitting on a tree branch. Rand just handed the letter back to the man "this is your duty, you must give this to him yourself. You may join us for the meal."