A Crown of Swords: Chapter 21
Swovan Night
Author: Toral Delvar
Points of view: Mat, Nynaeve
Mat's Point of View:
Setting: Ebou Dar
Characters: Caira, Birgitte, Mat.
Mat is attacked by two beggars, but forces them off him. He returns to the Wandering Woman where he is rebuked for having a woman in his room, who he discovers to be Birgitte. He has a flashback to when he blew the Horn of Valere, which called the Hunters, and he recognizes her. They start talking in the Old Tongue, which Mat does not realize until she points out this fact. They agree to keep each others' secrets and go drinking.
Nynaeve's Point of View:
Setting: Ebou Dar
Characters: Aviendha, Birgitte, Elayne, Juilin, Nynaeve, Thom.
Nynaeve sits with Elayne and Aviendha in their apartments while reading Mat's note. She wonders what they can do about Carridin and why Tylin does not arrest him. They do not understand Tylin's position with theWhitecloaks until Thom explains it. Elayne's behavior grows increasingly bizarre and she starts weaving disguises, one of which shows Nynaeve as a Sea folk woman at sea, making her angry enough to channel. Elayne realizes Birgitte must be drunk and it is affecting her. Birgitte returns, complaining that Mat and Beslan can drink too much. Thom and Juilin leave while she goes to be sick.
They ask if Mat will be there in the morning and are told that he might help them, if they apologize. Angry, they ask about what they should apologize. Birgitte tells them he wants an apology for the way that they treated him after he rescued them from the Stone, although he hadn't mentioned either the Black Ajah or the Forsaken being there. Birgitte and Aviendha both say that he deserves apologies and thanks. Elayne reluctantly accepts, though Nynaeve refuses. Aviendha tells Elayne she has toh to Mat, which she must meet.
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