The Dragon Reborn/Chapter 20

==Summary==
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Selene visits Mat in his room. He swears he's seen her before, but he can't place it. He dismisses it as surely he would remember such a beautiful woman. Mat asks if she is Aes Sedai or even a novice and she laughs. She tells him that he could be great and that the Aes Sedai will try to use him. Mat says the Aes Sedai cannot be interested in him, a simple country man just trying to see a bit of the world before returning to his father's farm. Mat asks if she is a Darkfriend but she says she is no follower of Ba'alzamon; she follows no one, although she could stand beside one.Rand. Much of what she tells Mat is cryptic and he doesn't understand her meaning. She tells him that he needs to trust her; she reveals that his father Abell and Rand's father Tam came to the city looking for him - will the Aes Sedai tell him that? Selene begins to use the Power on Mat, but suddenly hears something and stops. She tells him that many people are after Mat and want to kill him; she alone can guarantee him safety, but he must do as she says. Then she glides out of the room.
Mat decides to inventory his resources for departing as soon as possible. He finds his clothes and dice cup, but not very many coins. Siuan and Leane come in and tell him the guards have his description and are not to allow him to leave the island. Mat asks why the Aes Sedai want to hold him but Siuan says they are not sure he will not need more Healing; he will also need to eat huge amounts of food for days yet. Mat brings up his father and eventually Siuan admits that his father did come to Tar Valon but that was a while ago and she doesn't mention that Tam came also.
Siuan sends Leane out of the room to bring Mat more food. Then she warns Mat that he should be careful with what he says, even around people like Leane. Siuan asks him about the Horn of Valere and Mat finally admits he remembers blowing the horn. She tells him he is now linked to the Horn and the only one that can summon the Heroes as long as he lives. Mat realizes that the Amyrlin could have let him die so that someone else could blow the Horn for her. He realizes that he will need to be at the Last Battle to blow the Horn for the cause of the Light. She warns him that he must not let anyone know about his link to the Horn; everyone wants the Horn and especially forces of the Shadow. Anyone wanting to harness the power of the Horn will want to kill him. Tar Valon is the safest place for him to be.
The Amyrlin leaves and Mat thinks about everything Siuan and Selene said to him. Both of them want to use him. He feels the need to get away from the Amyrlin, Aes Sedai in general, Selene, and avoid Darkfriends. He just needs to come up with a way to do all of that.
==Unanswered Questions==
*Where has Mat seen Selene before?
==Characters ==
*Mat
*Selene
*Siuan - as Amyrlin
*Leane
===Referenced===
*Rand
*Perrin
*Egwene
*Elayne
*Verin
*Moiraine
*Ba'alzamon
*Nynaeve
*Huan
*Abell Cauthon
*Tamlin al'Thor
==Places==
*White Tower
===Referenced===
*Tar Valon
*Two Rivers
*Emond's Field
*Aridhol
*Fal Dara
*Shayol Ghul
==Items==
=== Referenced===
*Horn of Valere
==Notes==