First Time Reading:
WoT4: The Shadow Rising

Chapter 23

We finally reached Rhuidean - oh how I’ve waited for this day!

Hahaha I love that! First Mat made me laugh and then Rand’s answer did too.

I also wondered how far you could trust those snake people. If what they do is the same as the Wise Ones for example. See possibilities not certainties.

For now, Mat my lad, for now. But just you wait until you get blisters from that little stunt. It won’t feel good then.

Sincerely,
A reader with sensitive feet.

Mat my lad.... first off: if you think you’re going to find a tree to freely disecrate in the desert, then... good luck, I don’t think the Aiel will take kindly to that, considering how rare shade is. And also.... think of how disgraced Loial would be.

Actually how about Loial and Perrin and Falcon? Did they arrive safely in two rivers? Are the Whitecloaks there’s too? Will they be alright? I’m worried. Perrin and Loial are too kindhearted.

What?? Here?? So suddenly!??

I have often wondered where the tree or life was situated. So this is it. Rhuidean. Of course.

....Mat my lad! No! Don’t you dare. No Avendesora quarterstaff!

Good idea, Mat. Wait no! What if it’s the dark one’s luck? But it has served him in the past, but.... it only takes one wrong step... Ah....

This is what I go through every time Mat relies on his luck. I’m excited for it and then very worried.

...Mat is going in there, isn’t he?

He is going to do something stupid for certain.

Uh uh.... Mat! I know you’re unsupervised right now, but don’t you dare take a jewelled dagger from a treasure anywhere here. In fact, don’t touch anything. Just stand there and wait.

Oh no, Mat my lad. Oh no, oh no...

Please don’t step through. Don’t play with things you don’t understand in this world, it’s too dangerous!

He is definitely going to step through. Well... I warned him.

Here comes trouble, Mat my lad. It sticks to you as reliably as your luck.

It’s what...?? It’s..... flesh?..... human?

Oh great, Mat. You’ve walked into a cannibal trap. Great going. Bravo. Go ahead and make that Avidensora quarterstaff. See if that will save you now.

YOU’RE MESSING WITH THINGS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND!

Oh dear Mat.. please just survive.

I don’t think so, Mat. I don’t think they’re supposed to answer. I think these are different.

Maybe they grant different wishes, so will you PLEASE watch your Old Tongue??

I think they do what you say and you’ve just ordered silence and for their bones to burn to ash....

Great. Just... great.

You did demand silence though, so u suppose you got that wish... you were the one making a ruckus and now you aren’t. Wish granted.

Ah Mat my lad.... why do you let your rash temper bring you such trouble?