A Crown of Swords/Chapter 16

Mat decides to visit Elayne and Nynaeve, so he goes to the front entrance of the Tarasin Palace. The dice are rolling in Mat's head. After a long trek through many corridors and stairways, being handed off to one servant after another, Mat stumbles across Joline Maza and Teslyn Baradon of the White Tower Aes Sedai. Then Adeleas Namelle, Sareitha Tomares, and Merilille Ceandevin of the Rebel Aes Sedai arrive. The two groups of Aes Sedai start a tug-of-war with Mat's coat as the rope. The servant Laren returns to summon Mat to see Queen Tylin, which ends the Aes Sedai confrontation in a stalemate.
Mat gives a flowery greeting to Tylin without realizing that he is speaking the Old Tongue. Tylin allows him to compose a message to Elayne and Nynaeve which he seals with the signet ring he hastily bought when he was following the Darkfriend Mili Skane. He notices that it is a fox startling two birds into flight. He decides to tell the queen that Carridin, the Whitecloak emissary, is entertaining Darkfriends, which she accepts. Tylin tries seducing Mat, gently touching his checks until her son, Beslan, enters. He announces that he's won another duel, but accidentally killed the man and owes condolences to his widow. Tylin introduces Beslan to Mat and suggests they become friends.
==Characters==
* Mat
* Master Jen servant
* Haesel servant
* Carin servant
* Matilde servant
* Bren servant
* Madic
* Laren servant
* Joline Maza
* Teslyn
* Adeleas
* Sareitha Tomares
* Merilille Ceandevin
* Tylin
* Beslan
===Referenced===
* Elayne
* Nynaeve
* Elaida
* Thom
* Vandene
* Rand
* Egwene
* Anghara
* Carridin
* Nevin Duelist with Beslan
* Davindra wife of Nevin
* Isebele
==Places==
* Tarasin Palace
* Ebou Dar
===Referenced===
* Altara
* Dal Calain
* Caemlyn
==Items==
===Referenced===
* Horn of Valere