The Shadow Rising/Chapter 4
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- Point of view: Thom
As the chapter opens, Thom is just finishing forging a letter in the hand of High Lord Carleon. The letter, intended to be found by High Lord Tedosian, reads "Be wary. Your husband suspects".
Upon hearing a knock on the door, Thom quickly hides all of his forgery supplies and inspects his room for any signs of incriminating evidence, before opening the door. Answering the door Thom is surprised to see Mat. Mat tells the story of how the playing cards came to life and attacked him. He is convinced that the attack was caused by Rand, and he tells Thom that he has been thinking about leaving Tear immediately.
Although Thom has thought about doing the very same thing, he advises Mat to talk with Moiraine or Nynaeve before making up his mind. Mat declares that he will absolutely not go to an Aes Sedai, and that Nynaeve will just lecture him. Angered by these suggestions Mat makes up his mind to leave immediately.
Thom convinces him to wait until morning, and gets Mat to play a game of stones with him. While he is setting up the game, Thom considers if Mat will really leave and about how they are all caught by Rand's Ta'veren influence.
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- At least one edition has the wheel icon for this chapter.
